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Congressional District 8, MA

791,775 Population
293.4 square miles 2,698.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39 ±0.6 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Massachusetts: 40.3 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$64,492 ±$1,841 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Massachusetts: $55,897 ±$450
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$114,053 ±$3,821 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Massachusetts: $99,858 ±$1,355
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

9.6% ±1% (74,527  ±7,627) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Massachusetts: 10.4% 706,730 (±0.4% / ±24,578)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

33.7 minutes ±0.7 (12,359,550  ±432,882) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 29.9 93,102,016 (±0.2 / ±1,049,623)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

330,944 ±5,754 Number of households
  • Massachusetts: 2,800,984 ±8,760
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.4 ±0.1 (777,687  ±11,596) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Massachusetts: 2.4 6,760,613
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

2.9% ±0.8% (5,761  ±1,637) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Massachusetts: 4.4% 73,773 (±0.4% / ±5,978)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

349,923 ±5,846 Number of housing units
  • Massachusetts: 3,045,867 ±257
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$631,900 ±$10,923 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Massachusetts: $570,800 ±$3,746
  • nearly double the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

11.8% ±1.1% (92,757  ±8,591.1) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Massachusetts: 11.8% 816,565 (±0.4% / ±25,330.8)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

92.4% ±1.6% (540,264  ±12,545) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Massachusetts: 91.4% 4,546,817 (±0.7% / ±33,154.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
52.9% ±1.3% (308,883  ±9,116) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 47.8% 2,377,209 (±0.5% / ±22,965.8)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

26.4% ±2.2% (198,526  ±16,722.6) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • a little higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 25.3% 1,684,973 (±0.3% / ±21,948.7)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 22.5% 71,109,120 (±0.1% / ±222,236.2)

20.6% ±1.2% (162,735  ±9,480) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 18.1% 1,263,580
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

4.3% ±0.4% (28,272  ±2,801) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 4.1% 234,066 (±0.1% / ±7,800)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
28,272 Total veterans ±2,801 26,135 Male ±2,780 2,137 Female ±852

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