Suffolk County, MA

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2023 Population

782,172

0.416% 1-year decline

US Senator

Elizabeth Warren

Democratic Party

US Senator

Ed Markey

Democratic Party

2023 Poverty Rate

16.5%

3.33% 1-year decrease

About

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None of the households in Suffolk County, MA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

85.4% of the residents in Suffolk County, MA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Suffolk County, MA are Boston University (13,495 degrees awarded in 2023), Northeastern University (9,832 degrees), and University of Massachusetts-Boston (3,589 degrees).

Most people in Suffolk County, MA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 30.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Suffolk County, MA was 1 car per household.

Suffolk County, MA borders Essex County, MA, Middlesex County, MA, Norfolk County, MA, and Plymouth County, MA.

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Population & Diversity

Suffolk County, MA is home to a population of 782k people, from which 85.4% are citizens. As of N/A, N/A% of Suffolk County, MA residents were born outside of the country (N/A people).

In N/A, there were N/A times more N/A residents (N/A people) in Suffolk County, MA than any other race or ethnicity. There were N/A N/A and N/A N/A residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

85.4%

2023 Citizenship

85.1%

2022 Citizenship

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Suffolk County, MA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
4,529 ± 519
Vietnam
4,001 ± 492
Gulf War (1990s)
1,483 ± 309

Suffolk County, MA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.13 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Suffolk County, MA employs N/A people. The largest industries in Suffolk County, MA are Health Care & Social Assistance (76,600 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (63,646 people), and Educational Services (54,734 people), and the highest paying industries are Management of Companies & Enterprises ($109,722), Finance & Insurance ($104,424), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($99,329).

Employment

Occupations

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in Suffolk County, MA, are Management Occupations (55,624 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (40,545 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (39,202 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Suffolk County, MA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Massachusetts (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in Suffolk County, MA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (76,600 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (63,646 people), and Educational Services (54,734 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Suffolk County, MA, though some of these residents may live in Suffolk County, MA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($106,327), Public Administration ($92,586), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($91,724).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($88,733), Construction ($76,336), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($75,890).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.61%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 3.67M people employed in Massachusetts. This represents a 2.61% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 17.5%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Massachusetts.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

1,847
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
1,486
Other Services (except Public Administration)
1,252
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$19.6M
Finance and Insurance
$16.5M
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
$12.7M
Health Care and Social Assistance

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Suffolk County, MA went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 80.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (17.4%), followed by Other (1.53%).

Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey are the senators currently representing the state of Massachusetts. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Massachusetts is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (80.2%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (17.4%)
Republican Party
Other (1.53%)
Green and Other Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Suffolk County, MA went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 80.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (17.4%), followed by Other (1.53%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Suffolk County, MA for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Massachusetts

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Elizabeth Warren

Senator from Massachusetts

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

Ed Markey

Senator from Massachusetts

Assumed office on July 16, 2013
Elected to the seat to succeed Mo Cowan, who had been appointed to the seat following the resignation of John Kerry, who had become Secretary of State.

Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey are the senators currently representing Massachusetts.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Massachusetts over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Massachusetts

Massachusetts is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Massachusetts have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2023, universities in Suffolk County, MA awarded 46,995 degrees. The student population of Suffolk County, MA in N/A is skewed towards N/A, with N/A male students and N/A female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Suffolk County, MA are White (18,527 and 53.6%), followed by Asian (5,079 and 14.7%), Hispanic or Latino (4,314 and 12.5%), and Black or African American (2,950 and 8.53%).

The largest universities in Suffolk County, MA by number of degrees awarded are Boston University (13,495 and 28.7%), Northeastern University (9,832 and 20.9%), and University of Massachusetts-Boston (3,589 and 7.64%).

The most popular majors in Suffolk County, MA are General Business Administration & Management (2,842 and 6.05%), General Computer & Information Sciences (1,411 and 3%), and General Business (1,303 and 2.77%).

The median tuition costs in Suffolk County, MA are $44,208 for private four year colleges, and $7,968 and $32,416 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2023 in Suffolk County, MA, the percentage of applicants admitted was 28.3%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 21.1%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 151,501 (41.1% men and 58.9% women).

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Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 151,501 students enrolled in Suffolk County, MA, 41.1% men and 58.9% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 53,159 records, of which 61.1% were women and 38.9% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Business Administration & Management
1,354 degrees awarded
Management Science
965 degrees awarded
Social Work
885 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Masters Degree recipients in Suffolk County, MA was General Business Administration & Management with 1,354 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Masters Degree from schools in Suffolk County, MA according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Boston University
13,495 degrees awarded
Northeastern University
9,832 degrees awarded
University of Massachusetts-Boston
3,589 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Boston University with 13,495 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 18,859 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Suffolk County, MA, which is 0.67 times less than the 28,136 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 18,527 degrees mean that there were 3.65 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Asian, with 5,079 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($44,208) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($7,260) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($2,008) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Housing & Living

People in Suffolk County, MA have an average commute time of 30.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Suffolk County, MA is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

In 2023, 23.9% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Suffolk County, MA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 2.7%.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the tracts in Suffolk County, MA colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

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Median Household Income

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322k

Number of Households

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The following chart displays the households in Suffolk County, MA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the N/A range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Suffolk County, MA is from Suffolk County, MA.

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This chart shows the number of workers in Suffolk County, MA across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (36.6%)
Public Transit (23.6%)
Worked At Home (17.5%)

In 2023, 36.6% of workers in Suffolk County, MA drove alone to work, followed by those who used public transit to get to work (23.6%) and those who worked at home (17.5%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

30.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Suffolk County, MA have a longer commute time (30.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 2.52% of the workforce in Suffolk County, MA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Suffolk County, MA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Suffolk County, MA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Suffolk County, MA have 1 car.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 23.9% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Suffolk County, MA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 2.7%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

16.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Suffolk County, MA (122k out of 741k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Suffolk County, MA is White, followed by Hispanic and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

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Employer Coverage

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Medicaid

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Medicare

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Non-Group

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Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Suffolk County, MA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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