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Shirley town, Middlesex County, MA

7,633 Population
15.8 square miles 482.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2019 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

47.2 ±2.9 Median age
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Middlesex County: 38.5 ±0.2
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 39.5 ±0.1

Economics

$35,543 ±$4,903 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Middlesex County: $52,228 ±$396
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Massachusetts: $43,761 ±$193
$76,875 ±$17,544 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Middlesex County: $102,603 ±$943
  • a little less than the amount in Massachusetts: $81,215 ±$429

4.5% ±2.4% (278  ±150) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Middlesex County: 7.4% 114,942 (±0.2% / ±3,357)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Massachusetts: 10.3% 680,962 (±0.2% / ±10,241)

29.9 minutes ±3.3 (95,060  ±14,909) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Middlesex County: 31.4 25,809,255 (±0.2 / ±176,975)
  • about the same as the figure in Massachusetts: 30.2 101,408,620 (±0.1 / ±497,208)

Families

2,449 ±196 Number of households
  • Middlesex County: 604,384 ±1,826
  • Massachusetts: 2,617,497 ±4,909
2.5 ±0.2 (6,162  ±215) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Middlesex County: 2.6 1,542,942 (±0 / ±1,531)
  • about the same as the figure in Massachusetts: 2.5 6,601,918

7.5% ±7.1% (78  ±76) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Middlesex County: 4.5% 18,108 (±0.2% / ±963)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Massachusetts: 4.5% 74,969 (±0.1% / ±2,361)

Housing

2,597 ±262 Number of housing units
  • Middlesex County: 636,543 ±731
  • Massachusetts: 2,897,259 ±493

$314,200 ±$33,761 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Middlesex County: $500,700 ±$3,445
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Massachusetts: $381,600 ±$975

11.8% ±3.5% (893  ±264.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Middlesex County: 13.5% 214,506 (±0.3% / ±5,073.3)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Massachusetts: 12.7% 862,481 (±0.2% / ±10,411.7)

Social

89.9% ±7.4% (5,417  ±533.5) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Middlesex County: 93.4% 1,049,635 (±0.6% / ±6,610.2)
  • about the same as the rate in Massachusetts: 90.8% 4,339,739 (±0.3% / ±14,478.7)
24.4% ±4.4% (1,471  ±275.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Middlesex County: 56.3% 632,232 (±0.4% / ±4,731)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Massachusetts: 43.7% 2,089,065 (±0.2% / ±9,152.3)

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

8.9% ±3.9% (679  ±295) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Middlesex County: 21.4% 342,181 (±0.3% / ±4,370)
  • about half the rate in Massachusetts: 16.8% 1,148,909 (±0.1% / ±9,328)

7.9% ±3% (531  ±202) Population with veteran status
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Middlesex County: 4.5% 57,176 (±0.1% / ±1,326)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Massachusetts: 5.5% 303,534 (±0.1% / ±3,541)
531 Total veterans ±202 518 Male ±195 13 Female ±21

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