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Congressional District 1, MA

767,012 Population
2,233.4 square miles 343.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.1 ±0.6 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 40.3 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$41,351 ±$1,406 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Massachusetts: $55,897 ±$450
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$72,540 ±$2,189 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Massachusetts: $99,858 ±$1,355
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

14.5% ±1.1% (108,012  ±8,622) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Massachusetts: 10.4% 706,730 (±0.4% / ±24,578)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

24.2 minutes ±0.8 (8,064,475  ±345,121) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Massachusetts: 29.9 93,102,016 (±0.2 / ±1,049,623)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

318,200 ±5,084 Number of households
  • Massachusetts: 2,800,984 ±8,760
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.3 ±0.1 (744,159  ±8,953) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Massachusetts: 2.4 6,760,613
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

4.6% ±1% (7,885  ±1,761) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 4.4% 73,773 (±0.4% / ±5,978)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

347,651 ±3,454 Number of housing units
  • Massachusetts: 3,045,867 ±257
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$318,000 ±$5,876 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Massachusetts: $570,800 ±$3,746
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

8.5% ±1% (64,478  ±7,426.4) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Massachusetts: 11.8% 816,565 (±0.4% / ±25,330.8)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

89.6% ±1.8% (490,781  ±11,217.8) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Massachusetts: 91.4% 4,546,817 (±0.7% / ±33,154.6)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
31.6% ±1.2% (173,106  ±6,981) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Massachusetts: 47.8% 2,377,209 (±0.5% / ±22,965.8)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

19.5% ±0.5% (143,807  ±3,315.2) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Massachusetts: 24.8% 1,644,572 (±0.2% / ±13,262.6)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 22% 68,845,870 (±0.1% / ±206,858.2)

8% ±0.8% (60,972  ±6,470) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Massachusetts: 18.1% 1,263,580
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

5.8% ±0.5% (35,856  ±3,185) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Massachusetts: 4.1% 234,066 (±0.1% / ±7,800)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
35,856 Total veterans ±3,185 33,574 Male ±3,011 2,282 Female ±807

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