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Shirley town, Middlesex County, MA

7,092 Population
15.8 square miles 448.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

46.3 ±3.1 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Middlesex County: 38.8 ±0.2
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 39.8 ±0.1

Economics

$46,749 ±$6,452 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Middlesex County: $64,197 ±$620
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Massachusetts: $53,513 ±$287
$114,118 ±$28,672 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in Middlesex County: $121,304 ±$1,349
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Massachusetts: $96,505 ±$551

2.1% ±1.4% (125  ±84) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Middlesex County: 7.4% 117,050 (±0.3% / ±4,262)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Massachusetts: 9.9% 672,361 (±0.2% / ±11,769)

35 minutes ±1.3 (92,690  ±16,100) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Middlesex County: 30.5 21,647,150 (±0.2 / ±217,806)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 29.4 90,231,104 (±0.1 / ±461,562)

Families

2,470 ±162 Number of households
  • Middlesex County: 629,775 ±1,705
  • Massachusetts: 2,740,995 ±5,239
2.4 ±0.2 (5,956  ±88) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Middlesex County: 2.5 1,569,712 (±0 / ±318)
  • about the same as the figure in Massachusetts: 2.5 6,755,387

3.4% ±4.1% (36  ±43) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Middlesex County: 4.5% 17,863 (±0.3% / ±1,204)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Massachusetts: 4.4% 73,661 (±0.2% / ±2,434)

Housing

2,566 ±152 Number of housing units
  • Middlesex County: 658,555 ±263
  • Massachusetts: 2,999,314 ±412

$384,200 ±$37,393 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Middlesex County: $654,300 ±$3,495
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Massachusetts: $483,900 ±$1,329

10.6% ±4.4% (749  ±,308.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Middlesex County: 13.4% 216,021 (±0.4% / ±5,640.5)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Massachusetts: 12.2% 844,491 (±0.2% / ±12,252.6)

Social

91.3% ±9.3% (5,241  ±,572.8) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Middlesex County: 93.4% 1,069,866 (±0.7% / ±7,487.2)
  • about the same as the rate in Massachusetts: 91.2% 4,488,514 (±0.3% / ±16,301.1)
32.6% ±5.5% (1,872  ±,322.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Middlesex County: 58.5% 669,550 (±0.5% / ±5,733.8)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Massachusetts: 45.9% 2,258,811 (±0.2% / ±10,925.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

8.4% ±3.5% (595  ±245) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Middlesex County: 22.2% 360,997
  • about half the rate in Massachusetts: 17.6% 1,227,846

8.6% ±3.5% (521  ±214) Population with veteran status
  • more than double the rate in Middlesex County: 3.7% 48,667 (±0.1% / ±1,669)
  • nearly double the rate in Massachusetts: 4.8% 266,304 (±0.1% / ±4,154)
521 Total veterans ±214 507 Male ±210 14 Female ±24

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