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People QuickFacts |
Middlesex County |
Massachusetts |
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Population, 2008 estimate |
1,482,478 | 6,497,967 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |
1.1% | 2.3% |
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Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 |
1,466,396 | 6,349,113 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2008 |
5.9% | 5.9% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2008 |
21.6% | 22.0% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2008 |
12.9% | 13.4% |
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Female persons, percent, 2008 |
51.1% | 51.5% |
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White persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
85.4% | 86.2% |
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Black persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
4.3% | 7.0% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
0.2% | 0.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
8.6% | 4.9% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2008 (a) |
0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2008 |
1.4% | 1.4% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2008 (b) |
5.8% | 8.6% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2008 |
80.3% | 79.2% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
57.9% | 58.5% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
15.2% | 12.2% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
20.4% | 18.7% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
88.5% | 84.8% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
43.6% | 33.2% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
217,049 | 1,084,746 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
27.4 | 27.0 |
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Housing units, 2007 |
593,209 | 2,722,190 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
61.7% | 61.7% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
46.2% | 42.7% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$247,900 | $185,700 |
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Households, 2000 |
561,220 | 2,443,580 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.52 | 2.51 |
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Median household income, 2007 |
$74,558 | $62,383 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$31,199 | $25,952 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2007 |
6.9% | 10.0% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Middlesex County |
Massachusetts |
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Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 2006 |
42,945 | 175,4631 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2006 |
811,945 | 3,044,0801 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2006 |
-4.8% | -1.4%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2006 |
115,856 | 453,998 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
143,838 | 563,539 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
1.8% | 2.3% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
0.2% | 0.4% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
4.5% | 3.2% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | S |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
2.7% | 2.8% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
30.1% | 28.7% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
22,747,554 | 77,996,586 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
39,147,055 | 127,129,789 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
16,876,076 | 73,903,837 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$11,491 | $11,525 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
2,561,961 | 11,789,582 |
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Building permits, 2008 |
2,005 | 9,883 |
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Federal spending, 2007 ($1000) |
16,932,904 | 61,027,9831 |