| People QuickFacts | Middlesex County | Massachusetts |
![Population definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130308082457im_/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/20130308082457im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Population, 2011 estimate | 1,518,171 | 6,607,003 |
![Population definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130308082457im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 1,503,085 | 6,547,629 |
![Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1 definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130308082457im_/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/20130308082457im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | 1.0% | 0.9% |
![Population definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130308082457im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Population, 2010 | 1,503,085 | 6,547,629 |
![Persons under 5 years, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130308082457im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 5.7% | 5.6% |
![Persons under 18 years, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130308082457im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 21.0% | 21.3% |
![Persons 65 years and over, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130308082457im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 13.3% | 14.0% |
![Female persons, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130308082457im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Female persons, percent, 2011 | 51.3% | 51.6% |
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![White persons, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130308082457im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 82.8% | 84.1% |
![Black persons, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130308082457im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 5.2% | 7.8% |
![American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130308082457im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.3% | 0.5% |
![Asian persons, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130308082457im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 9.8% | 5.6% |
![Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130308082457im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.1% | 0.1% |
![Persons reporting two or more races, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130308082457im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 1.9% | 2.0% |
![Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130308082457im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 6.8% | 9.9% |
![White persons not Hispanic, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130308082457im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 77.1% | 76.4% |
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![Living in same house 1 year & over, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130308082457im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 86.0% | 86.5% |
![Foreign born persons, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130308082457im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 18.7% | 14.7% |
![Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+ definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130308082457im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 24.3% | 21.4% |
![High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+ definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130308082457im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 91.8% | 88.9% |
![Bachelor](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130308082457im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 49.8% | 38.7% |
![Veterans definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130308082457im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Veterans, 2007-2011 | 81,460 | 412,617 |
![Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+ definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130308082457im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 28.0 | 27.5 |
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![Housing units definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130308082457im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Housing units, 2011 | 614,036 | 2,818,940 |
![Homeownership rate definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130308082457im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 63.4% | 63.6% |
![Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130308082457im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 44.8% | 41.8% |
![Median value of owner-occupied housing units definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130308082457im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $410,100 | $343,500 |
![Households definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130308082457im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Households, 2007-2011 | 577,349 | 2,522,409 |
![Persons per household definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130308082457im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.49 | 2.49 |
![Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars) definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130308082457im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $41,453 | $35,051 |
![Median household income definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130308082457im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Median household income, 2007-2011 | $79,691 | $65,981 |
![Persons below poverty level, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130308082457im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 7.7% | 10.7% |
| Business QuickFacts | Middlesex County | Massachusetts |
![Private nonfarm establishments definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130308082457im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 | 42,001 | 169,7901 |
![Private nonfarm employment definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130308082457im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Private nonfarm employment, 2010 | 791,554 | 2,928,5451 |
![Private nonfarm employment, percent change definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130308082457im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 | -7.2 | -5.11 |
![Nonemployer establishments definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130308082457im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 121,791 | 472,534 |
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![Total number of firms definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130308082457im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Total number of firms, 2007 | 154,765 | 596,790 |
![Black-owned firms, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130308082457im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 2.7% | 3.4% |
![American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130308082457im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 0.3% | 0.4% |
![Asian-owned firms, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130308082457im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 6.2% | 4.5% |
![Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130308082457im_/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/20130308082457im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 2.8% | 3.3% |
![Women-owned firms, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130308082457im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 31.1% | 29.8% |
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![Manufacturers shipments definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130308082457im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 22,482,647 | 86,428,959 |
![Merchant wholesaler sales definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130308082457im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 32,873,334 | 95,275,672 |
![Retail sales definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130308082457im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 19,661,130 | 88,082,966 |
![Retail sales per capita definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130308082457im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $13,325 | $13,553 |
![Accommodation and food services sales definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130308082457im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 3,250,213 | 14,917,210 |
![Building permits definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130308082457im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Building permits, 2011 | 1,823 | 7,725 |