Suffolk County, Massachusetts

Interactive maps and statistics for Suffolk County, Massachusetts: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Massachusetts and the United States.

Suffolk County, Massachusetts is among the highest in the country for total population (83rd of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher (93rd of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Suffolk County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States	Rank
Total Population	785,121	7,044,056	334,922,499	83rd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$95,631	$103,960	$80,734	213th of 3,221
Median Age	33.9	40.0	38.9	3036th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	50.6%	47.3%	35.7%	93rd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$705,800	$562,100	$332,700	51st of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$2,129	$1,762	$1,413	29th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	16.2%	10.0%	12.5%	1061st of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	6.3%	5.2%	5.2%	610th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	13,476.2	903.0	n/a	7th of 3,222
Foreign Born	29.8%	18.0%	14.1%	33rd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	80.4	n/a	n/a	224th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	36.5%	62.5%	65.2%	3215th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	30.9	29.1	26.4	406th of 3,221
Worked from Home	19.9%	18.6%	15.1%	142nd of 3,222
Uninsured	3.3%	n/a	n/a	3123rd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	28.9%	45.9%	46.9%	3184th of 3,222
Broadband Access	89.1%	n/a	n/a	510th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Suffolk County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Suffolk County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	43.6%	66.6%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	23.2%	13.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	17.1%	6.4%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	9.2%	7.3%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	5.6%	5.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	1.1%	1.2%	0.6%
Diversity Index	71.5	52.7	61.4

Age in Suffolk County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Suffolk County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
Median Age	33.9	40.0	38.9
Under 18 %	16.0%	19.4%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	13.7%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	22.3%	14.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.7%	13.0%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	21.0%	25.9%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	13.3%	17.9%	17.2%

Households and families in Suffolk County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Suffolk County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
Households	327,167	2,785,042	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.4	2.5
Family Households	47.4%	62.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	21.2%	27.9%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	18.5%	16.5%	17.3%
People Living Alone	36.5%	28.8%	28.7%
Never Married	53.7%	37.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Suffolk County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Suffolk County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
Per Capita Income	$58,636	$57,897	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	18.7%	13.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	10.7%	12.0%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	16.3%	17.5%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	21.0%	22.3%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	16.2%	10.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	30.4%	21.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	19.7%	14.7%	n/a

Housing in Suffolk County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Suffolk County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
Housing Units	357,290	3,030,406	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	13.1%	51.1%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	44.8%	22.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	8.4%	8.1%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,949.0	1,964.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	63.5%	37.5%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	31.0%	30.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$4,649	$5,992	n/a

Education in Suffolk County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Suffolk County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
Less than High School	12.5%	8.6%	10.4%
High School Graduate	20.2%	22.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	16.7%	21.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	27.1%	25.5%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	23.5%	21.8%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Suffolk County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Suffolk County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
Labour Force Participation	69.8%	67.0%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	35.4%	61.2%	68.8%
Public Transit	22.4%	6.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	12.0%	4.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	15.0%	22.9%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	11.8%	11.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	31.6%	11.7%	n/a

Origins and language in Suffolk County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Suffolk County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
Born in State of Residence	42.8%	58.7%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	15.1%	9.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	14.7%	8.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	61.2%	74.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	19.2%	9.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	28.5%	19.5%	16.7%

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