Middlesex County (Southwest) PUMA, MA

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2023 Population

107,565

0.436% 1-year growth

US Senator

Elizabeth Warren

Democratic Party

US Senator

Ed Markey

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

42.6

0.234% 1-year decrease

2023 Poverty Rate

4.26%

4.72% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$161,197

5.06% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$704,800

4.38% 1-year growth

2022 Employed Population

59,011

9.6% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Middlesex County (Southwest) PUMA, MA had a population of 108k people with a median age of 42.6 and a median household income of $161,197. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Middlesex County (Southwest) PUMA, MA grew from 107,098 to 107,565, a 0.436% increase and its median household income grew from $153,439 to $161,197, a 5.06% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Middlesex County (Southwest) PUMA, MA are White (Non-Hispanic) (74.7%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (13.3%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (4.35%), Two+ (Hispanic) (1.94%), and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (1.73%).

21.9% of the households in Middlesex County (Southwest) PUMA, 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.

90.7% of the residents in Middlesex County (Southwest) PUMA, MA are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Middlesex County (Southwest) PUMA, MA was $704,800, and the homeownership rate was 77.9%.

Most people in Middlesex County (Southwest) PUMA, MA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 33.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Middlesex County (Southwest) PUMA, MA was 2 cars per household.

Middlesex County (Southwest) PUMA, MA borders Worcester County (East Central)--Outside Worcester City PUMA, MA, Middlesex County (West Central) PUMA, MA, Middlesex County--Framingham & Marlborough PUMA, MA, Middlesex County--Lexington, Burlington & Wilmington PUMA, MA, and Norfolk County (Northwest)--Needham, Wellesley & Westwood PUMA, MA.

United States Massachusetts

Population & Diversity

Middlesex County (Southwest) PUMA, MA is home to a population of 108k people, from which 90.7% are citizens. As of 2023, 18.3% of Middlesex County (Southwest) PUMA, MA residents were born outside of the country (19.7k people).

In 2023, there were 5.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (80.4k people) in Middlesex County (Southwest) PUMA, MA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 14.4k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 4.68k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary langauge in households in Middlesex County (Southwest) PUMA, MA are Spanish (3,278 households), Portuguese (2,969 households), and Chinese (Incl. Mandarin, Cantonese) (2,960 households).

Population & Diversity

Residents by Gender and Age

RACE/ETHNICITY

59,837

Women

51.2%

57,081

Men

48.8%

The resident population of United States in 2022 was 116,918 inhabitants, with 48.8% men, and 51.2% women.

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Citizenship

90.7%

2023 Citizenship

91.7%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 90.7% of Middlesex County (Southwest) PUMA, MA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Middlesex County (Southwest) PUMA, MA was 91.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Middlesex County (Southwest) PUMA, MA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Middlesex County (Southwest) PUMA, MA

White (Non-Hispanic)
80.4k ± 1.53k
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
14.4k ± 1.13k
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
4.68k ± 889

4.45%

Hispanic Population

4.79k people

4.45% of the people in Middlesex County (Southwest) PUMA, MA are hispanic (4.79k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Middlesex County (Southwest) PUMA, MA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

Most Common Origin

Brazil
4,782 ± 1,663 people
India
3,724 ± 1,474 people
China
1,770 ± 1,025 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Middlesex County (Southwest) PUMA, MA was Brazil, the natal country of 4,782 Middlesex County (Southwest) PUMA, MA residents, followed by India with 3,724 and China with 1,770.

Foreign-Born Population

18.3%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

19.7k people

17.5%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

18.7k people

As of 2023, 18.3% of Middlesex County (Southwest) PUMA, MA residents (19.7k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Middlesex County (Southwest) PUMA, MA was 17.5%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Middlesex County (Southwest) PUMA, MA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages

Spanish
3,278 households (3.22%)
Portuguese
2,969 households (2.92%)
Chinese (Incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)
2,960 households (2.91%)

21.9% of the households in Middlesex County (Southwest) PUMA, MA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is lower than the national average of 22%. 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.

In 2023, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Middlesex County (Southwest) PUMA, MA was Spanish. 3.22% of the households in Middlesex County (Southwest) PUMA, MA reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
1,231 ± 235
Gulf War (2001-)
698 ± 251
Korea
317 ± 202

Middlesex County (Southwest) PUMA, MA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.76 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Middlesex County (Southwest) PUMA, MA employs 59k people. The largest industries in Middlesex County (Southwest) PUMA, MA are Elementary & secondary schools (3,885 people), Computer Systems Design (3,747 people), and Construction (3,725 people), and the highest paying industries are Data processing, hosting & related services ($450,212), Wired telecommunications carriers ($283,865), and Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments ($263,710).

Males in Middlesex County (Southwest) PUMA, MA have an average income that is 1.44 times higher than the average income of females, which is $103,313. The income inequality in Middlesex County (Southwest) PUMA, MA (measured using the Gini index) is 0.495, which is higher than than the national average.

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure

RACE/ETHNICITY

29,816

Women

46.7%

33,967

Men

53.3%

The workforce of Middlesex County (Southwest) PUMA, MA in 2020 was 63,783 people, with 46.7% woman, and 53.3% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Middlesex County (Southwest) PUMA, MA.

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Occupations

59k

2022 Value

−9.6%

1 Year decline

± −9.6%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Middlesex County (Southwest) PUMA, MA declined at a rate of −9.6%, from 65.3k employees to 59k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Middlesex County (Southwest) PUMA, MA, are Software developers (2,738 people), Other managers (2,482 people), and Chief executives & legislators (1,494 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Middlesex County (Southwest) PUMA, MA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

59k

2022 Value

−9.6%

1 Year decline

± −9.6%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Middlesex County (Southwest) PUMA, MA declined at a rate of −9.6%, from 65.3k employees to 59k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Middlesex County (Southwest) PUMA, MA, are Elementary & secondary schools (3,885 people), Computer Systems Design (3,747 people), and Construction (3,725 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Middlesex County (Southwest) PUMA, MA, though some of these residents may live in Middlesex County (Southwest) PUMA, MA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$117,640

Median earning men ± $5,485

$73,953

Median earning women ± $3,323

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($181,832), Manufacturing ($164,844), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($146,045).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($115,909), Information ($108,864), and Manufacturing ($100,635).

Employment by Industry Sector

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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 Middlesex County (Southwest) PUMA, 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

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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.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Massachusetts

Massachusetts is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Massachusetts have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

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.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2022, 0.848% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Middlesex County (Southwest) PUMA, MA in 2022 were Bachelors Degree (27.3k), Graduate Degree (25.2k), and High School or Equivalent (14.8k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Middlesex County (Southwest) PUMA, MA was $704,800 in 2023, which is 2.32 times larger than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $675,200 to $704,800, a 4.38% increase. The homeownership rate in Middlesex County (Southwest) PUMA, MA is 77.9%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Middlesex County (Southwest) PUMA, MA have an average commute time of 33.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Middlesex County (Southwest) PUMA, MA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Middlesex County (Southwest) PUMA, MA is $161,197. In 2023, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income in Middlesex County (Southwest) PUMA, MA was Norfolk County (Northwest)--Needham, Wellesley & Westwood PUMA, MA with a value of $208,032, followed by Middlesex County--Lexington, Burlington & Wilmington PUMA, MA and Middlesex County (West Central) PUMA, MA, with respective values of $183,363 and $164,588.

Housing

Property

$704,800

Median Property Value 2023

±$11,721

$32,516

Median Property Taxes

±$965

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 Middlesex County (Southwest) PUMA, MA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Middlesex County (Southwest) PUMA, MA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

77.9%

Homeownership

2023

59.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 77.9% of the housing units in Middlesex County (Southwest) PUMA, MA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 78.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Middlesex County (Southwest) PUMA, MA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

In 2023, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Middlesex County (Southwest) PUMA, MA was Norfolk County (Northwest)--Needham, Wellesley & Westwood PUMA, MA with a value of $208,032, followed by Middlesex County--Lexington, Burlington & Wilmington PUMA, MA and Middlesex County (West Central) PUMA, MA, with respective values of $183,363 and $164,588.

The following map shows all of the PUMAs in Middlesex County (Southwest) PUMA, MA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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

$161,197

Median Household Income

± $8,174

41.7k

Number of Households

± 1,418

In 2023, the median household income of the 41.7k households in Middlesex County (Southwest) PUMA, MA grew to $161,197 from the previous year's value of $153,439.

The following chart displays the households in Middlesex County (Southwest) PUMA, 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

0.495

2022 Wage GINI in Middlesex County (Southwest) PUMA, MA

0.494

2021 Wage GINI in Middlesex County (Southwest) PUMA, MA

In 2022, the income inequality in Middlesex County (Southwest) PUMA, MA was 0.495 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.289% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Middlesex County (Southwest) PUMA, MA was higher than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Middlesex County (Southwest) PUMA, MA in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Middlesex County (Southwest) PUMA, MA across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (62.2%)
Worked At Home (26.4%)
Public Transit (4.74%)

In 2023, 62.2% of workers in Middlesex County (Southwest) PUMA, MA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (26.4%) and those who used public transit to get to work (4.74%).

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

33.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Middlesex County (Southwest) PUMA, MA have a longer commute time (33.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 2.89% of the workforce in Middlesex County (Southwest) PUMA, MA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Middlesex County (Southwest) PUMA, MA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

4.26% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Middlesex County (Southwest) PUMA, MA (4.55k out of 107k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 75+, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Middlesex County (Southwest) PUMA, MA is White, followed by Asian and Two Or More.

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

98.6% of the population of Middlesex County (Southwest) PUMA, MA has health coverage, with 66.7% on employee plans, 6.81% on Medicaid, 12.8% on Medicare, 12% on non-group plans, and 0.37% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Massachusetts see 966 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.625% increase from the previous year (960 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 930 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 142 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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966 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Massachusetts

Primary care physicians in Massachusetts see an average of 966 patients per year. This represents a 0.625% increase from the previous year (960 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Massachusetts in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.5% under 18 years, 14.6% between 18 and 34 years, 43.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.9% were men and 51.1% were women.

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

Uninsured People

1.37%

Uninsured

66.7%

Employer Coverage

6.81%

Medicaid

12.8%

Medicare

12%

Non-Group

0.37%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Middlesex County (Southwest) PUMA, MA grew by 2.15% from 1.34% to 1.37%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Middlesex County (Southwest) PUMA, MA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.