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21st Middlesex District, MA

44,485 Population
27.2 square miles 1,636.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

45.4 ±1.3 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 40 ±0.1
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$82,564 ±$6,476 Per capita income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Massachusetts: $57,897 ±$291
  • nearly double the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$161,803 ±$14,076 Median household income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Massachusetts: $103,960 ±$527
  • about double the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

5.6% ±1.3% (2,469  ±568) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Massachusetts: 10% 684,548 (±0.2% / ±9,915)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

27.3 minutes ±1.5 (463,880  ±37,805) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Massachusetts: 29.1 85,790,930 (±0.1 / ±442,067)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

17,083 ±413 Number of households
  • Massachusetts: 2,785,042 ±5,182
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.6 ±0.1 (43,831  ±417) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 2.4 6,798,980
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

5.8% ±1.9% (548  ±182) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Massachusetts: 4.4% 74,761 (±0.1% / ±2,382)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

17,655 ±431 Number of housing units
  • Massachusetts: 3,030,406 ±453
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$822,400 ±$30,364 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Massachusetts: $562,100 ±$2,169
  • more than double the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

10.8% ±1.9% (4,752  ±855.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Massachusetts: 11.7% 814,835 (±0.2% / ±10,826.5)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

96.2% ±3.9% (31,716  ±1,427.5) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 91.4% 4,556,673 (±0.4% / ±17,302.2)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
64.1% ±3.1% (21,124  ±1,099.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Massachusetts: 47.3% 2,357,947 (±0.2% / ±11,582.5)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

20.2% ±2.6% (8,962  ±1,151) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 18.1% 1,271,206
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

4.6% ±1.1% (1,660  ±378) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 4.3% 243,596 (±0.1% / ±3,368)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
1,660 Total veterans ±378 1,519 Male ±305 141 Female ±134

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