People QuickFacts
Massachusetts
USA
Population, 2005 estimate
6,398,743
296,410,404
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005
0.8%
5.3%
Population, 2000
6,349,097
281,421,906
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2005
6.2%
6.8%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2005
22.8%
24.8%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2005
13.3%
12.4%
Female persons, percent, 2005
51.5%
50.7%
White persons, percent, 2005 (a)
86.7%
80.2%
Black persons, percent, 2005 (a)
6.9%
12.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2005 (a)
0.3%
1.0%
Asian persons, percent, 2005 (a)
4.7%
4.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2005 (a)
0.1%
0.2%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2005
1.3%
1.5%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2005 (b)
7.9%
14.4%
White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2005
80.3%
66.9%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over
58.5%
54.1%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000
12.2%
11.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000
18.7%
17.9%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000
84.8%
80.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000
33.2%
24.4%
Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000
1,084,746
49,746,248
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000
27.0
25.5
Housing units, 2005
2,688,014
124,521,886
Homeownership rate, 2000
61.7%
66.2%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000
42.7%
26.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000
$185,700
$119,600
Households, 2000
2,443,580
105,480,101
Persons per household, 2000
2.51
2.59
Median household income, 2003
$52,713
$43,318
Per capita money income, 1999
$25,952
$21,587
Persons below poverty, percent, 2003
9.5%
12.5%
Business QuickFacts
Massachusetts
USA
Private nonfarm establishments, 2004
175,9331
7,387,724
Private nonfarm employment, 2004
2,979,6901
115,074,924
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2004
-3.5%1
0.9%
Nonemployer establishments, 2004
457,981
19,523,741
Total number of firms, 2002
563,539
22,974,655
Black-owned firms, percent, 2002
2.3%
5.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002
0.4%
0.9%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002
3.2%
4.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002
NA
0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002
2.8%
6.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2002
28.7%
28.2%
Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000)
77,996,586
3,916,136,712
Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000)
127,129,789
4,634,755,112
Retail sales, 2002 ($1000)
73,903,837
3,056,421,997
Retail sales per capita, 2002
$11,525
$10,615
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000)
11,789,582
449,498,718
Building permits, 2005
24,549
2,155,316
Federal spending, 2004 ($1000)
53,120,4451
2,143,781,7272
Geography QuickFacts
Massachusetts
USA
Land area, 2000 (square miles)
7,840
3,537,438
Persons per square mile, 2000
809.8
79.6
