In 2021, Massachusetts had a population of 6.99M people with a median age of 39.6 and a median household income of $89,026. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Massachusetts grew from 6.87M to 6.99M, a 1.73% increase and its median household income grew from $84,385 to $89,026, a 5.5% increase.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in Massachusetts are White (Non-Hispanic) (69.7%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (6.83%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (6.69%), White (Hispanic) (4.86%), and Other (Hispanic) (3.62%).
24.4% of the households in Massachusetts 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.
92.1% of the residents in Massachusetts are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Massachusetts are Boston University (11,580 degrees awarded in 2021), Harvard University (9,623 degrees), and University of Massachusetts-Amherst (9,582 degrees).
In 2021, the median property value in Massachusetts was $424,700, and the homeownership rate was 62.4%.
Most people in Massachusetts drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 29.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Massachusetts was 2 cars per household.
Massachusetts borders Connecticut, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
