Population 552,780
State Massachusetts
Current Time
Area 553.10 mi²
Zip Codes 1083, 2048, 2334, 2703, 2715, 2719-2726, 2740-2746, 2766, 2767, 2769, 2771, 2777, 2779, 2780, 2783
Per capita income $28,744

Census Data

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.2 %
White alone, percent, 2013 90.8 %
Asian alone, percent, 2013 2.1 %
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 12.0 %
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$8,647,669
Total number of firms, 2007 40,792
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 1.9 %
Population, 2013 estimate 552,780
Households, 2008-2012 209,532
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 0.8 %
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 30,501
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.3 %
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $28,744
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 20.7 %
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 2.0 %
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 196,479
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 26.6 min
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 4.4 %
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 26.7 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 0.1 %
Land area in square miles, 2010 553.10 mi²
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 548,285
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $287,800
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) TH$8,878,114
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 12,679
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 6.7 %
Median household income, 2008-2012 $55,995
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 21.4 %
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.3 %
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$885,231
Female persons, percent, 2013 51.5 %
Veterans, 2008-2012 35,363
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 81.3 %
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 5.3 %
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 11.8 %
Persons per household, 2008-2012 2.55
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 15.4 %
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.9 %
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 25.2 %
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 88.8 %
Population, 2010 548,285
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 41.5 %
Population per square mile, 2010 991.3
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 85.6 %
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 63.6 %
Housing units, 2013 230,256
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $15,882
Building permits, 2012 630
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 0.6 %
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$7,719,769
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %