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Marlborough city, Middlesex County, MA

39,663 Population
20.9 square miles 1,901.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2020 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.4 ±1.6 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Middlesex County: 38.5 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in Massachusetts: 39.6 ±0.1

Economics

$42,147 ±$2,386 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Middlesex County: $54,433 ±$526
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Massachusetts: $45,555 ±$231
$83,469 ±$7,824 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Middlesex County: $106,202 ±$1,144
  • about the same as the amount in Massachusetts: $84,385 ±$511

7.2% ±2.4% (2,829  ±934) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in Middlesex County: 7.3% 112,373 (±0.3% / ±4,761)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Massachusetts: 9.9% 653,454 (±0.2% / ±10,187)

30.2 minutes ±1.3 (603,005  ±38,909) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Middlesex County: 31.2 24,443,805 (±0.2 / ±200,960)
  • about the same as the figure in Massachusetts: 30 97,551,415 (±0.1 / ±515,573)

Families

16,044 ±590 Number of households
  • Middlesex County: 611,850 ±1,348
  • Massachusetts: 2,646,980 ±4,188
2.4 ±0.1 (39,113  ±227) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Middlesex County: 2.5 1,547,964 (±0 / ±1,390)
  • about the same as the figure in Massachusetts: 2.5 6,624,698

4.3% ±1.8% (429  ±177) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in Middlesex County: 4.5% 18,094 (±0.2% / ±892)
  • a little less than the rate in Massachusetts: 4.5% 74,447 (±0.1% / ±2,126)

Housing

17,099 ±568 Number of housing units
  • Middlesex County: 641,278 ±560
  • Massachusetts: 2,913,009 ±462

$365,200 ±$15,227 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Middlesex County: $540,300 ±$3,956
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Massachusetts: $398,800 ±$1,388

13.8% ±2.5% (5,400  ±980.8) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Middlesex County: 13.5% 214,734 (±0.3% / ±5,036)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 12.6% 856,902 (±0.2% / ±11,187.8)

Social

91% ±4% (26,192  ±1,329) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Middlesex County: 93.7% 1,058,146 (±0.6% / ±7,204.4)
  • about the same as the rate in Massachusetts: 91.1% 4,385,537 (±0.3% / ±16,151.2)
40.4% ±2.7% (11,632  ±835.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Middlesex County: 57.1% 644,709 (±0.5% / ±5,258)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Massachusetts: 44.5% 2,144,142 (±0.2% / ±10,973.2)

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

24% ±3% (9,505  ±1,179) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Middlesex County: 21.3% 341,278 (±0.3% / ±4,868)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Massachusetts: 16.9% 1,158,909 (±0.1% / ±9,780)

5.9% ±1.1% (1,871  ±338) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Middlesex County: 4.3% 54,833 (±0.1% / ±1,830)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 5.3% 290,648 (±0.1% / ±3,865)
1,871 Total veterans ±338 1,795 Male ±332 76 Female ±66

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