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Shirley town, Middlesex County, MA

7,400 Population
15.8 square miles 467.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2021 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

46.6 ±2.9 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Middlesex County: 38.5 ±0.1
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 39.6 ±0.1

Economics

$40,933 ±$5,559 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Middlesex County: $58,399 ±$506
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Massachusetts: $48,617 ±$231
$111,875 ±$29,162 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Middlesex County: $111,790 ±$1,032
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Massachusetts: $89,026 ±$495

4.2% ±2.1% (248  ±125) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Middlesex County: 7.4% 116,510 (±0.3% / ±4,912)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Massachusetts: 9.9% 668,780 (±0.2% / ±11,582)

32.2 minutes ±2.5 (89,030  ±16,286) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in Middlesex County: 30.7 22,856,284 (±0.2 / ±240,210)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 29.6 93,753,936 (±0.1 / ±545,814)

Families

2,345 ±181 Number of households
  • Middlesex County: 624,335 ±1,904
  • Massachusetts: 2,714,448 ±4,158
2.5 ±0.2 (5,939  ±216) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Middlesex County: 2.5 1,565,505 (±0 / ±1,879)
  • about the same as the figure in Massachusetts: 2.5 6,744,826

5.4% ±4.3% (56  ±46) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Middlesex County: 4.6% 18,701 (±0.3% / ±1,016)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 4.5% 75,648 (±0.1% / ±2,253)

Housing

2,441 ±215 Number of housing units
  • Middlesex County: 653,621 ±718
  • Massachusetts: 2,979,634 ±699

$324,000 ±$34,349 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Middlesex County: $575,500 ±$2,871
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Massachusetts: $424,700 ±$1,321

13.7% ±4.7% (1,008  ±344.2) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Middlesex County: 13.6% 217,905 (±0.3% / ±5,345.5)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 12.5% 862,370 (±0.2% / ±11,414.3)

Social

89.1% ±8% (5,247  ±542.1) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Middlesex County: 93.6% 1,069,079 (±0.7% / ±7,651.5)
  • about the same as the rate in Massachusetts: 91.2% 4,469,653 (±0.3% / ±16,460.8)
30.3% ±5.2% (1,782  ±316.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in Middlesex County: 57.8% 659,984 (±0.5% / ±5,528.6)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Massachusetts: 45.2% 2,216,349 (±0.2% / ±11,163)

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

9.1% ±3.5% (674  ±260) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Middlesex County: 21.9% 355,581 (±0.3% / ±5,198)
  • about half the rate in Massachusetts: 17.3% 1,209,717 (±0.2% / ±10,227)

8.6% ±3.8% (550  ±242) Population with veteran status
  • more than double the rate in Middlesex County: 3.9% 51,113 (±0.1% / ±1,636)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Massachusetts: 5% 277,442 (±0.1% / ±3,409)
550 Total veterans ±242 537 Male ±238 13 Female ±22

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