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12th Middlesex District, MA

45,282 Population
12.6 square miles 3,582.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

45.4 ±1.5 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 40 ±0.1
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.7 ±0.1

Population by age category

18 to 6455%
  • Under 18
  • 18 to 64
  • 65 and over
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Female51%
  • Male
  • Female
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68%White2%†Black0%Native19%Asian0%†Islander1%†Other5%†Two+5%†Hispanic
* Hispanic includes respondents of any race. Other categories are non-Hispanic.
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Economics

$111,841 ±$6,937 Per capita income
  • about double the amount in Massachusetts: $56,284 ±$289
  • more than double the amount in United States: $43,289 ±$119
$194,523 ±$10,576 Median household income
  • nearly double the amount in Massachusetts: $101,341 ±$539
  • more than double the amount in United States: $78,538 ±$176

4.6% ±0.9% (2,037  ±419) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in Massachusetts: 10% 676,516 (±0.2% / ±12,095)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.4% 40,390,044 (±0.1% / ±272,803)

Children (Under 18)

Poverty4%†
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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Seniors (65 and over)

Poverty5%†
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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28.4 minutes ±2.5 (449,500  ±23,933) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Massachusetts: 29.3 87,917,376 (±0.1 / ±449,257)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

16,935 ±624 Number of households
  • Massachusetts: 2,762,070 ±5,223
  • United States: 127,482,864 ±208,633
2.6 ±0.1 (44,111  ±1,483) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 2.5 6,759,181
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 324,275,230

Population by household type

Married couples78%
  • Married couples
  • Male householder
  • Female householder
  • Non-family
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Married64%
  • Married
  • Single
* Universe: Population 15 years and over
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Marital status, by sex

Never marriedMale27%†Female24%†
Now marriedMale67%Female62%
DivorcedMale4%†Female7%†
WidowedMale2%†Female7%†
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3.5% ±1.2% (309  ±111) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Massachusetts: 4.4% 73,953 (±0.1% / ±2,140)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,128 (±0% / ±22,535)

Women who gave birth during past year, by age group

1%†15-190%20-244%†25-2913%†30-358%†35-391%†40-442%†45-50
* Universe: Women 15 to 50 years
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Housing

17,965 ±576 Number of housing units
  • Massachusetts: 3,014,657 ±502
  • United States: 142,332,880 ±9,434

Occupied vs. Vacant

Occupied94%
  • Occupied
  • Vacant
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Ownership of occupied units

Owner occupied77%
  • Owner occupied
  • Renter occupied
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Types of structure

Single unit67%
  • Single unit
  • Multi-unit
  • Mobile home
  • Boat, RV, van, etc.
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$1,293,300 ±$56,036 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than double the amount in Massachusetts: $525,800 ±$2,244
  • more than double the amount in United States: $303,400 ±$362

14% ±2.2% (6,285  ±1,003.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 12% 831,356 (±0.2% / ±11,392.9)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.7% 41,707,981 (±0% / ±144,000.6)

Social

97.9% ±2.3% (30,936  ±1,208.4) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 91.4% 4,520,421 (±0.4% / ±17,553.1)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.4% 204,204,445 (±0.1% / ±279,113.6)
84.1% ±2.2% (26,565  ±1,096) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • nearly double the rate in Massachusetts: 46.6% 2,305,899 (±0.3% / ±12,376.1)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 35% 79,954,302 (±0.1% / ±180,792.5)

Population by highest level of education

2%†No degree4%†High school9%†Some college29%Bachelor's55%Post-grad
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N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

Language at home, children 5-17

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Language at home, adults 18+

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26.1% ±2% (11,816  ±971) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Massachusetts: 17.7% 1,236,518
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,108,900

2% ±0.5% (687  ±171) Population with veteran status
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Massachusetts: 4.5% 253,731 (±0.1% / ±3,490)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,569,149 (±0% / ±47,618)

Veterans by wartime service

31†WWII89†Korea199†Vietnam65†Gulf (1990s)149†Gulf (2001-)
* Civilian veterans who served during wartime only
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687 Total veterans ±171 631 Male ±155 56 Female ±59

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Citation: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for 12th Middlesex District, MA <http://censusreporter.org/profiles/62000US25070-12th-middlesex-district-ma/>