| People QuickFacts | Suffolk County | Massachusetts |
![Population definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130308082514im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Population, 2012 estimate | NA | 6,646,144 |
![Population definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130308082514im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Population, 2011 estimate | 730,932 | 6,607,003 |
![Population definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130308082514im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 722,023 | 6,547,629 |
![Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1 definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130308082514im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | NA | 1.5% |
![Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1 definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130308082514im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | 1.2% | 0.9% |
![Population definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130308082514im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Population, 2010 | 722,023 | 6,547,629 |
![Persons under 5 years, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130308082514im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 5.6% | 5.6% |
![Persons under 18 years, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130308082514im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 17.6% | 21.3% |
![Persons 65 years and over, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130308082514im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 10.6% | 14.0% |
![Female persons, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130308082514im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Female persons, percent, 2011 | 51.8% | 51.6% |
|
![White persons, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130308082514im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 63.5% | 84.1% |
![Black persons, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130308082514im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 24.4% | 7.8% |
![American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130308082514im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.8% | 0.5% |
![Asian persons, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130308082514im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 8.5% | 5.6% |
![Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130308082514im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.2% | 0.1% |
![Persons reporting two or more races, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130308082514im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 2.6% | 2.0% |
![Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130308082514im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 20.3% | 9.9% |
![White persons not Hispanic, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130308082514im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 48.6% | 76.4% |
|
![Living in same house 1 year & over, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130308082514im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 77.1% | 86.5% |
![Foreign born persons, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130308082514im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 27.8% | 14.7% |
![Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+ definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130308082514im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 37.5% | 21.4% |
![High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+ definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130308082514im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 83.1% | 88.9% |
![Bachelor](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130308082514im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 39.2% | 38.7% |
![Veterans definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130308082514im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Veterans, 2007-2011 | 24,628 | 412,617 |
![Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+ definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130308082514im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 28.7 | 27.5 |
|
![Housing units definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130308082514im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Housing units, 2011 | 317,327 | 2,818,940 |
![Homeownership rate definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130308082514im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 36.1% | 63.6% |
![Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130308082514im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 80.8% | 41.8% |
![Median value of owner-occupied housing units definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130308082514im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $371,300 | $343,500 |
![Households definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130308082514im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Households, 2007-2011 | 286,437 | 2,522,409 |
![Persons per household definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130308082514im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.34 | 2.49 |
![Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars) definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130308082514im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $32,034 | $35,051 |
![Median household income definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130308082514im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Median household income, 2007-2011 | $51,638 | $65,981 |
![Persons below poverty level, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130308082514im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 20.8% | 10.7% |
| Business QuickFacts | Suffolk County | Massachusetts |
![Private nonfarm establishments definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130308082514im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 | 19,525 | 169,7901 |
![Private nonfarm employment definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130308082514im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Private nonfarm employment, 2010 | 556,104 | 2,928,5451 |
![Private nonfarm employment, percent change definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130308082514im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 | -2.6 | -5.11 |
![Nonemployer establishments definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130308082514im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 46,252 | 472,534 |
|
![Total number of firms definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130308082514im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Total number of firms, 2007 | 55,613 | 596,790 |
![Black-owned firms, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130308082514im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 11.0% | 3.4% |
![American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130308082514im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 0.7% | 0.4% |
![Asian-owned firms, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130308082514im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 7.8% | 4.5% |
![Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130308082514im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
![Hispanic-owned firms, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130308082514im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 8.3% | 3.3% |
![Women-owned firms, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130308082514im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 29.5% | 29.8% |
|
![Manufacturers shipments definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130308082514im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 3,703,400 | 86,428,959 |
![Merchant wholesaler sales definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130308082514im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 8,914,822 | 95,275,672 |
![Retail sales definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130308082514im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 7,565,785 | 88,082,966 |
![Retail sales per capita definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130308082514im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $10,381 | $13,553 |
![Accommodation and food services sales definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130308082514im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 3,795,879 | 14,917,210 |
![Building permits definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130308082514im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Building permits, 2011 | 902 | 7,725 |