Marlborough, MA

Census Place

Add Comparison

2024 Population

41,647

US Senator

Elizabeth Warren

Democratic Party

US Senator

Ed Markey

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

37.5

0.806% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

9.6%

4.1% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$91,968

3.24% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$513,100

5.71% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

23,074

0.488% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Marlborough, MA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

81.1% of the residents in Marlborough, MA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Marlborough, MA are Assabet Valley Regional Technical School (41 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Marlborough, MA was $513,100, and the homeownership rate was 56%.

Most people in Marlborough, MA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 29.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Marlborough, MA was 2 cars per household.

United States Massachusetts Middlesex County, MA Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Worcester County (East Central)--Outside Worcester City PUMA, MA Middlesex County (West Central) PUMA, MA Middlesex County--Framingham & Marlborough PUMA, MA

Population & Diversity

Marlborough, MA is home to a population of 41.6k people, from which 81.1% are citizens. As of 2024, 30.7% of Marlborough, MA residents were born outside of the country (12.8k people).

In 2024, there were 5.77 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (22.5k people) in Marlborough, MA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.9k Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) and 3.48k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

81.1%

2024 Citizenship

82.7%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 81.1% of Marlborough, MA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Marlborough, MA was 82.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Marlborough, MA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Marlborough, MA

White (Non-Hispanic)
22.5k ± 1.6k
Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
3.9k ± 974
Other (Hispanic)
3.48k ± 1.11k

18%

Hispanic Population

7.48k people

18% of the people in Marlborough, MA are hispanic (7.48k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Marlborough, MA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Massachusetts.

Most Common Origin

China
103,356 ± 7,834 people
Brazil
101,793 ± 7,776 people
Dominican Republic
101,190 ± 7,753 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Massachusetts was China, the natal country of 103,356 Massachusetts residents, followed by Brazil with 101,793 and Dominican Republic with 101,190.

Foreign-Born Population

30.7%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

12.8k people

29.3%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

12.1k people

As of 2024, 30.7% of Marlborough, MA residents (12.8k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Marlborough, MA was 29.3%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Marlborough, MA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
563 ± 255
Gulf War (2001-)
224 ± 186
Gulf War (1990s)
153 ± 103

Marlborough, MA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.51 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Marlborough, MA.

Economy

The economy of Marlborough, MA employs 23.1k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Marlborough, MA were Manufacturing (3,094 people), Retail Trade (2,604 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (2,538 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($107,708), Utilities ($105,562), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($100,844).

Employment

Occupations

23.1k

2024 Value

± 1,413

0.488%

1 Year growth

± 8.57%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Marlborough, MA grew at a rate of 0.488%, from 23k employees to 23.1k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Marlborough, MA, are Management Occupations (2,434 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,992 people), and Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (1,954 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Marlborough, MA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Massachusetts.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Massachusetts (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

23.1k

2024 Value

± 1,413

0.488%

1 Year growth

± 8.57%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Marlborough, MA grew at a rate of 0.488%, from 23k employees to 23.1k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Marlborough, MA, are Manufacturing (3,094 people), Retail Trade (2,604 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (2,538 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Marlborough, MA, though some of these residents may live in Marlborough, MA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$61,095

Median earning men ± $3,722

$44,165

Median earning women ± $4,755

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($91,646), Public Administration ($88,750), and Wholesale Trade ($85,170).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($105,615), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($105,225), and Information ($96,154).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Massachusetts.

Y-Axis

2.61%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 3.67M people employed in Massachusetts. This represents a 2.61% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 17.5%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Massachusetts.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Massachusetts went to Kamala Harris with 61.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (36%), followed by Other (1.48%).

Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey are the senators currently representing the state of Massachusetts. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Massachusetts is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Marlborough, MA. Showing the available data for Massachusetts.

2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (61.2%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (36%)
Republican Party
Other (1.48%)
Other Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Massachusetts went to Kamala Harris with 61.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (36%), followed by Other (1.48%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Massachusetts for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Massachusetts

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Massachusetts.

Elizabeth Warren

Senator from Massachusetts

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

Ed Markey

Senator from Massachusetts

Assumed office on July 16, 2013
Elected to the seat to succeed Mo Cowan, who had been appointed to the seat following the resignation of John Kerry, who had become Secretary of State.

Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey are the senators currently representing Massachusetts.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Massachusetts over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2023, universities in Marlborough, MA awarded 41 degrees. The student population of Marlborough, MA in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 5 male students and 43 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Marlborough, MA are Black or African American (17 and 41.5%), White (16 and 39%), Hispanic or Latino (4 and 9.76%), and Asian (2 and 4.88%).

The largest universities in Marlborough, MA by number of degrees awarded are Assabet Valley Regional Technical School (41 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Marlborough, MA are Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training (41 and 100%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

Measure

In 2023 in Marlborough, MA, the percentage of applicants admitted was 33.3%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 100%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 48 (10.4% men and 89.6% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 48 students enrolled in Marlborough, MA, 10.4% men and 89.6% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 17 records, of which 100% were women and 0% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training

Most Common

41 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Marlborough, MA was Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training with 41 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate from schools in Marlborough, MA according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Assabet Valley Regional Technical School

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

41 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Assabet Valley Regional Technical School with 41 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2023, 9 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Marlborough, MA, which is 0.281 times less than the 32 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Black or African American students. These 17 degrees mean that there were 1.06 times more degrees awarded to Black or African American students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 16 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Marlborough, MA was $513,100 in 2024, which is 1.54 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $485,400 to $513,100, a 5.71% increase. The homeownership rate in Marlborough, MA is 56%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Marlborough, MA have an average commute time of 29.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Marlborough, MA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$513,100

Median Property Value 2024

±$28,290

$9,336

Median Property Taxes

±$752

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Marlborough, MA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Marlborough, MA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

56%

Homeownership

2024

62.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 56% of the housing units in Marlborough, MA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 56.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Marlborough, MA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$91,968

Median Household Income

± $9,070

16.7k

Number of Households

± 1,091

In 2024, the median household income of the 16.7k households in Marlborough, MA declined from $91,968 from the previous year's value of $95,047.

The following chart displays the households in Marlborough, MA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Marlborough, MA is from Massachusetts.

0.478

2023 Wage GINI in Massachusetts

0.48

2022 Wage GINI in Massachusetts

In 2023, the income inequality in Massachusetts was 0.478 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.384% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Massachusetts was higher than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Massachusetts in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Massachusetts across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (65.2%)
Worked At Home (16.2%)
Carpooled (12.3%)

In 2024, 65.2% of workers in Marlborough, MA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (16.2%) and those who carpooled to work (12.3%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

29.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Marlborough, MA have a longer commute time (29.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.97% of the workforce in Marlborough, MA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Marlborough, MA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Marlborough, MA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Marlborough, MA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

9.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Marlborough, MA (3.95k out of 41.1k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Marlborough, MA is White, followed by Other and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

95.7% of the population of Marlborough, MA has health coverage, with 47.2% on employee plans, 22.9% on Medicaid, 10.8% on Medicare, 14.5% on non-group plans, and 0.298% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Massachusetts see 990 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (990 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 915 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 130 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.2% were men and 50.8% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.4% under 18 years, 23.5% between 18 and 34 years, 39.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 14.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.2% were men and 50.8% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

4.28%

Uninsured

47.2%

Employer Coverage

22.9%

Medicaid

10.8%

Medicare

14.5%

Non-Group

0.298%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Marlborough, MA grew by 8.78% from 3.94% to 4.28%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Marlborough, MA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Keep Exploring

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH