In 2019, Massachusetts had a population of 6.89M people with a median age of 39.7 and a median household income of $85,843. Between 2018 and 2019 the population of Massachusetts declined from 6.9M to 6.89M, a −0.14% decrease and its median household income grew from $79,835 to $85,843, a 7.53% increase.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in Massachusetts are White (Non-Hispanic) (70.3%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (7.1%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (6.82%), White (Hispanic) (6.66%), and Other (Hispanic) (3.51%). 24.7% of the households in Massachusetts speak a non-English language at home as their primary language.
92.2% of the residents in Massachusetts are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Massachusetts are Boston University (12,396 degrees awarded in 2020), Harvard University (9,947 degrees), and University of Massachusetts-Amherst (9,484 degrees).
In 2019, the median property value in Massachusetts was $418,600, and the homeownership rate was 62.2%. Most people in Massachusetts drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 29.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Massachusetts was 2 cars per household.
Massachusetts borders Connecticut, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont.