Suffolk County, Massachusetts
SNAPS data is derived from the 2000 U.S. Census and several 2003 CDC databases. For more information, see the Credits page.
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State Health Department
- Massachusetts Department of Public Health: 250 Washington Street 2nd Floor, Boston
Population:
- Total Population: 689,807
- Males: 332,918
- Females: 356,889
Ethnicity:
- White: 358,445
- Black/African American: 142,369
- Hispanic: 107,352
- Native American/Eskimo: 2,060
- Asian: 47,780
- Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 204
- Other: 8,939
- 2 or more: 22,658
Top 5 Languages spoken at home:
- English only (431,450)
- Spanish (94,480)
- French Creole (19,850)
- Chinese (14,610)
- Portuguese (14,505)
Top 10 Countries of Origin for Immigrants (pop. > 5000)
Total Reported: 176,031
- Haiti (15,808)
- Dominican Republic (13,404)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (11,187)
- Vietnam (10,911)
- El Salvador (9,947)
- Colombia (6,834)
- Jamaica (6,431)
- Brazil (6,227)
- Italy (5,350)
- Ireland (5,067)
Top 5 Religions by Adherents:
- Catholic Church (310,150)
- Jewish Estimate (24,700)
- Muslim Estimate (13,587)
- Episcopal Church (9,405)
- American Baptist Churches in the USA (9,115)
Migrant Health Clinics
Disabilities:
- Total Reported: 258,405
- Sensory: 19,380
- Physical: 48,906
- Mental: 34,049
- Self-care: 19,415
- Go outside home: 64,064
- Employment: 71,556
Grandparents as caregivers
Grandparents as caregivers: 4,809
Heating fuel:
- Total Reported: 278,722
- Utility gas: 133,246
- Bottled or LP gas: 7,644
- Electricity: 56,462
- Fuel oil, kerosene: 76,344
- Coal or Coke: 70
- Wood: 17
- Solar Energy: 43
- Other fuel: 2,643
- No fuel used: 2,253
Vehicles available:
- Total Reported: 478,812
- No vehicle: 154,389
- 1 or more vehicle: 324,423
Education Attainment:
- No School: 12,565
- No High School: 29,759
- Some High School: 55,286
- High School: 114,919
- Some College: 66,458
- Associate's Degree: 22,607
- College Degree: 83,802
- Master's Degree: 39,418
- Professional Degree: 14,362
- Doctoral Degree: 7,328
Household Phones:
- Households Reporting: 278,722
- Owners with phone: 94,104
- Owners without phone: 448
- Renters with phone: 180,175
- Renters without phone: 3,995
10 closest counties:
- Norfolk County, Massachusetts
- Middlesex County, Massachusetts
- Essex County, Massachusetts
- Plymouth County, Massachusetts
- Bristol County, Massachusetts
- Providence County, Rhode Island
- Rockingham County, New Hampshire
- Bristol County, Rhode Island
- Kent County, Rhode Island
- Hillsborough County, New Hampshire
Data Detail
Zip Codes in county:
02101, 02102, 02103, 02104, 02105, 02106, 02107, 02108, 02109, 02110, 02111, 02112, 02113, 02114, 02115, 02116, 02117, 02118, 02119, 02120, 02121, 02122, 02123, 02124, 02125, 02126, 02127, 02128, 02129, 02130, 02131, 02132, 02133, 02134, 02135, 02136, 02137, 02150, 02151, 02152, 02163, 02196, 02199, 02201, 02202, 02203, 02204, 02205, 02206, 02207, 02208, 02209, 02210, 02211, 02215, 02216, 02217, 02222, 02228, 02241, 02266, 02283, 02284, 02293, 02295, 02297
Licensed Broadcast Media Outlets:
- WFFT-TV ( TV) BOSTON, MA
- WGBH-TV ( TV) BOSTON, MA
- WGBX-TV ( TV) BOSTON, MA
- WMSN-TV ( TV) BOSTON, MA
- KAMR-TV (66 TV) BOSTON, MA
- KSVI (82 TV) BOSTON, MA
- WHDH-TV (174 TV) BOSTON, MA
- WTVW (174 TV) BOSTON, MA
- WVAH-TV (198 TV) BOSTON, MA
- KLBK-TV (210 TV) BOSTON, MA
- KARD (470 TV) BOSTON, MA
- WZTV (488 TV) BOSTON, MA
- WPXG (512 TV) BOSTON, MA
- WJET-TV (530 TV) BOSTON, MA
- WTAT-TV (530 TV) BOSTON, MA
- KOKH-TV (536 TV) BOSTON, MA
- WHAG-TV (536 TV) BOSTON, MA
- KSFX-TV (548 TV) BOSTON, MA
- WUTV (560 TV) BOSTON, MA
- WUHF (572 TV) BOSTON, MA
- WFXV (584 TV) BOSTON, MA
- WRLH-TV (596 TV) BOSTON, MA
- WQRF-TV (620 TV) BOSTON, MA
- WRGT-TV (656 TV) BOSTON, MA
- WXLV-TV (656 TV) BOSTON, MA
- WLVI-TV (722 TV) BOSTON, MA
- WDPX (734 TV) BOSTON, MA
- WBPX (794 TV) BOSTON, MA
- WERS (88.9 FM) BOSTON, MA
- WGBH (89.7 FM) BOSTON, MA
- WCAI (90.1 FM) BOSTON, MA
- WBUR-FM (90.9 FM) BOSTON, MA
- WNAN (91.1 FM) BOSTON, MA
- WNEF (91.7 FM) BOSTON, MA
- WBPR (91.9 FM) BOSTON, MA
- WFPB-FM (91.9 FM) BOSTON, MA
- WUMB-FM (91.9 FM) BOSTON, MA
- WHDR (93.1 FM) BOSTON, MA
- WLOB-FM (96.3 FM) BOSTON, MA
- WILD-FM (97.7 FM) PITTSFIELD, MA
- WFNX (101.7 FM) BOSTON, MA
- WBOQ (104.9 FM) BOSTON, MA
- WRBB (104.9 FM) BOSTON, MA
- WHFS (105.7 FM) BOSTON, MA
- WCCC-FM (106.9 FM) BOSTON, MA
- WACE (730 AM) BOSTON, MA
- WTME (780 AM) BOSTON, MA
- WCRN (830 AM) BOSTON, MA
- WROL (950 AM) BOSTON, MA
- WILD (1090 AM) BOSTON, MA
- WFPB (1170 AM) BOSTON, MA
- WXNI (1230 AM) BOSTON, MA
- WBUR (1240 AM) BOSTON, MA
- WRNI (1290 AM) BOSTON, MA
- WTMI (1290 AM) BOSTON, MA
- WLOB (1310 AM) BOSTON, MA
- WBET (1460 AM) PITTSFIELD, MA
- WUNR (1600 AM) BOSTON, MA
- Page last updated on Mar 12, 2007
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