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Massachusetts
Population Estimates, July 1 2021, (V2021)	6,984,723
PEOPLE
Population	
Population Estimates, July 1 2021, (V2021)	6,984,723
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2021)	7,029,917
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2021, (V2021)	-0.6%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020	7,029,917
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	6,547,629
Age and Sex	
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent	19.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	17.4%
Female persons, percent	51.1%
Race and Hispanic Origin	
White alone, percent	79.8%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)	9.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)	0.5%
Asian alone, percent(a)	7.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)	12.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	70.1%
Population Characteristics	
Veterans, 2016-2020	290,648
Foreign born persons, percent, 2016-2020	16.9%
Housing	
Housing units, July 1, 2021, (V2021)	3,017,901
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2016-2020	62.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2016-2020	$398,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2016-2020	$2,268
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2016-2020	$829
Median gross rent, 2016-2020	$1,336
Building permits, 2021	19,853
Families & Living Arrangements	
Households, 2016-2020	2,646,980
Persons per household, 2016-2020	2.50
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2016-2020	87.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2016-2020	23.9%
Computer and Internet Use	
Households with a computer, percent, 2016-2020	92.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2016-2020	88.2%
Education	
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2016-2020	91.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2016-2020	44.5%
Health	
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2016-2020	7.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	2.9%
Economy	
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2016-2020	67.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2016-2020	63.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c)	22,892,801
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c)	74,023,959
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c)	13,596,083
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c)	110,194,522
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c)	$16,055
Transportation	
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2016-2020	30.0
Income & Poverty	
Median household income (in 2020 dollars), 2016-2020	$84,385
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2020 dollars), 2016-2020	$45,555
Persons in poverty, percent	10.4%
BUSINESSES
Businesses	
Total employer establishments, 2020	179,456
Total employment, 2020	3,390,833
Total annual payroll, 2020 ($1,000)	242,544,798
Total employment, percent change, 2019-2020	0.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2019	576,528
All employer firms, Reference year 2017	138,829
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017	89,993
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017	23,778
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017	15,015
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017	111,958
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017	8,299
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017	117,263
GEOGRAPHY
Geography	
Population per square mile, 2020	901.2
Population per square mile, 2010	839.4
Land area in square miles, 2020	7,800.96
Land area in square miles, 2010	7,800.06
FIPS Code	25
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Value Notes
 Estimates are not comparable to other geographic levels due to methodology differences that may exist between different data sources.

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Fact Notes
(a)Includes persons reporting only one race
(c)Economic Census - Puerto Rico data are not comparable to U.S. Economic Census data
(b)Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories
Value Flags
-Either no or too few sample observations were available to compute an estimate, or a ratio of medians cannot be calculated because one or both of the median estimates falls in the lowest or upper interval of an open ended distribution.
FFewer than 25 firms
DSuppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
NData for this geographic area cannot be displayed because the number of sample cases is too small.
FNFootnote on this item in place of data
XNot applicable
SSuppressed; does not meet publication standards
NANot available
ZValue greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
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