Middlesex County--Woburn, Melrose & Reading PUMA, MA

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2023 Population

162,045

0.363% 1-year growth

US Senator

N/AElizabeth Warren

Democratic Party

US Senator

N/AEd Markey

Democratic Party

2023 Poverty Rate

4.77%

3.87% 1-year increase

2023 Median Property Value

$687,300

4.44% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Middlesex County--Woburn, Melrose & Reading PUMA, MA had a population of 162k people with a median age of N/A and a median household income of N/A. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Middlesex County--Woburn, Melrose & Reading PUMA, MA grew from 161,459 to 162,045, a 0.363% increase and its median household income N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Middlesex County--Woburn, Melrose & Reading PUMA, MA are White (Non-Hispanic) (81.1%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (7.14%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (4.3%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (2.23%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (1.79%).

None of the households in Middlesex County--Woburn, Melrose & Reading PUMA, 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.

94.3% of the residents in Middlesex County--Woburn, Melrose & Reading PUMA, MA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Middlesex County--Woburn, Melrose & Reading PUMA, MA are Catherine Hinds Institute of Esthetics (209 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2023, the median property value in Middlesex County--Woburn, Melrose & Reading PUMA, MA was $687,300, and the homeownership rate was 69.9%.

Most people in Middlesex County--Woburn, Melrose & Reading PUMA, MA N/A, and the average commute time was 30.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Middlesex County--Woburn, Melrose & Reading PUMA, MA was 2 cars per household.

Middlesex County--Woburn, Melrose & Reading PUMA, MA borders Middlesex County--Lexington, Burlington & Wilmington PUMA, MA, Middlesex County (East)--Malden & Medford PUMA, MA, Essex County (West)--Lawrence & Andover PUMA, MA, Essex County (North)--Newburyport, Amesbury & North Andover PUMA, MA, Essex County (Central)--Peabody, Danvers & Saugus PUMA, MA, and Suffolk County (North)--Revere, Chelsea & Winthrop PUMA, MA.

United States Massachusetts

Population & Diversity

Middlesex County--Woburn, Melrose & Reading PUMA, MA is home to a population of 162k people, from which 94.3% are citizens. As of N/A, N/A% of Middlesex County--Woburn, Melrose & Reading PUMA, MA residents were born outside of the country (N/A people).

In 2023, there were 11.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (131k people) in Middlesex County--Woburn, Melrose & Reading PUMA, MA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 11.6k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 6.97k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Residents by Gender and Age

RACE/ETHNICITY

82,993

Women

51.4%

78,321

Men

48.6%

The resident population of United States in N/A was 161,314 inhabitants, with 48.6% men, and 51.4% women.

The visualization shows the distribution of the residents by gender and age in the United States.

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Citizenship

94.3%

2023 Citizenship

94.4%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 94.3% of Middlesex County--Woburn, Melrose & Reading PUMA, MA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Middlesex County--Woburn, Melrose & Reading PUMA, MA was 94.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Middlesex County--Woburn, Melrose & Reading PUMA, MA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Middlesex County--Woburn, Melrose & Reading PUMA, MA

White (Non-Hispanic)
131k ± 1.92k
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
11.6k ± 1.7k
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
6.97k ± 972

4.58%

Hispanic Population

7.42k people

4.58% of the people in Middlesex County--Woburn, Melrose & Reading PUMA, MA are hispanic (7.42k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Middlesex County--Woburn, Melrose & Reading PUMA, MA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

Most Common Origin

Brazil
2,989 ± 1,330 people
India
2,241 ± 1,154 people
China
2,196 ± 1,143 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Middlesex County--Woburn, Melrose & Reading PUMA, MA was Brazil, the natal country of 2,989 Middlesex County--Woburn, Melrose & Reading PUMA, MA residents, followed by India with 2,241 and China with 2,196.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
1,806 ± 279
Gulf War (2001-)
898 ± 225
Gulf War (1990s)
624 ± 214

Middlesex County--Woburn, Melrose & Reading PUMA, MA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.01 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Middlesex County--Woburn, Melrose & Reading PUMA, MA employs N/A people. The largest industries in Middlesex County--Woburn, Melrose & Reading PUMA, MA are Elementary & secondary schools (6,532 people), Construction (6,050 people), and General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (5,546 people), and the highest paying industries are Footwear manufacturing ($410,692), Household appliances & electrical & electronic goods merchant wholesalers ($272,350), and Air transportation ($242,270).

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure

RACE/ETHNICITY

37,785

Women

49.2%

38,987

Men

50.8%

The workforce of Middlesex County--Woburn, Melrose & Reading PUMA, MA in 2020 was 76,772 people, with 49.2% woman, and 50.8% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Middlesex County--Woburn, Melrose & Reading PUMA, MA.

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Occupations

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From N/A to N/A, employment in Middlesex County--Woburn, Melrose & Reading PUMA, MA stayed at a rate of NaNk%, from N/A employees to N/A employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Middlesex County--Woburn, Melrose & Reading PUMA, MA, are Other managers (3,185 people), Registered nurses (2,599 people), and Elementary & middle school teachers (2,261 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Middlesex County--Woburn, Melrose & Reading PUMA, 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.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

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From N/A to N/A, employment in Middlesex County--Woburn, Melrose & Reading PUMA, MA stayed at a rate of NaNk%, from N/A employees to N/A employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Middlesex County--Woburn, Melrose & Reading PUMA, MA, are Elementary & secondary schools (6,532 people), Construction (6,050 people), and General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (5,546 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Middlesex County--Woburn, Melrose & Reading PUMA, MA, though some of these residents may live in Middlesex County--Woburn, Melrose & Reading PUMA, MA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$90,007

Median earning men ± $3,149

$66,632

Median earning women ± $2,570

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($118,824), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($118,085), and Manufacturing ($115,426).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($100,222), Information ($96,273), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($95,388).

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.

Civics

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.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Massachusetts

N/AElizabeth Warren

Senator from Massachusetts

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

N/AEd 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.

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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 Middlesex County--Woburn, Melrose & Reading PUMA, MA awarded 209 degrees. The student population of Middlesex County--Woburn, Melrose & Reading PUMA, MA in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 3 male students and 160 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Middlesex County--Woburn, Melrose & Reading PUMA, MA are White (128 and 61.2%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (53 and 25.4%), Unknown (12 and 5.74%), and Asian (10 and 4.78%).

The largest universities in Middlesex County--Woburn, Melrose & Reading PUMA, MA by number of degrees awarded are Catherine Hinds Institute of Esthetics (209 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Middlesex County--Woburn, Melrose & Reading PUMA, MA are Aesthetician & Skin Care Specialist (113 and 54.1%) and Facial Treatment Specialist (96 and 45.9%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 163 students enrolled in Middlesex County--Woburn, Melrose & Reading PUMA, MA, 1.84% men and 98.2% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 130 records, of which 97.7% were women and 2.31% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Aesthetician & Skin Care Specialist

Most Common

113 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Middlesex County--Woburn, Melrose & Reading PUMA, MA was N/A with N/A degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate from schools in Middlesex County--Woburn, Melrose & Reading PUMA, MA according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Catherine Hinds Institute of Esthetics

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

209 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Catherine Hinds Institute of Esthetics with 209 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2023, 3 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Middlesex County--Woburn, Melrose & Reading PUMA, MA, which is 0.0146 times less than the 206 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 128 degrees mean that there were 2.42 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 53 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.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2022, 0.867% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.757% of women were in the same situation.

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

Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Middlesex County--Woburn, Melrose & Reading PUMA, MA in 2022 were Bachelors Degree (37.1k), High School or Equivalent (31.2k), and Graduate Degree (25.7k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Middlesex County--Woburn, Melrose & Reading PUMA, MA was $687,300 in 2023, which is 2.27 times larger than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $658,100 to $687,300, a 4.44% increase. The homeownership rate in Middlesex County--Woburn, Melrose & Reading PUMA, MA is 69.9%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Middlesex County--Woburn, Melrose & Reading PUMA, MA have an average commute time of 30.3 minutes, and they N/A. Car ownership in Middlesex County--Woburn, Melrose & Reading PUMA, MA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$687,300

Median Property Value 2023

±$8,420

$45,247

Median Property Taxes

±$1,283

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Middlesex County--Woburn, Melrose & Reading PUMA, MA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Middlesex County--Woburn, Melrose & Reading PUMA, MA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the PUMAs in Middlesex County--Woburn, Melrose & Reading PUMA, MA colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

N/A

Median Household Income

± N/A

64.7k

Number of Households

± 1,916

In N/A, the median household income of the 64.7k households in Middlesex County--Woburn, Melrose & Reading PUMA, MA N/A N/A from the previous year's value of N/A.

The following chart displays the households in Middlesex County--Woburn, Melrose & Reading PUMA, 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

0.431

2022 Wage GINI in Middlesex County--Woburn, Melrose & Reading PUMA, MA

0.42

2021 Wage GINI in Middlesex County--Woburn, Melrose & Reading PUMA, MA

In 2022, the income inequality in Middlesex County--Woburn, Melrose & Reading PUMA, MA was 0.431 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 2.74% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Middlesex County--Woburn, Melrose & Reading PUMA, MA was lower than than the national average of 1. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Middlesex County--Woburn, Melrose & Reading PUMA, MA in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Middlesex County--Woburn, Melrose & Reading PUMA, MA across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

In N/A, N/A% of workers in Middlesex County--Woburn, Melrose & Reading PUMA, MA N/A, followed by those who N/A (N/A%) and those who N/A (N/A%).

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

30.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Middlesex County--Woburn, Melrose & Reading PUMA, MA have a longer commute time (30.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 2.24% of the workforce in Middlesex County--Woburn, Melrose & Reading PUMA, MA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Middlesex County--Woburn, Melrose & Reading PUMA, MA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Middlesex County--Woburn, Melrose & Reading PUMA, MA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Middlesex County--Woburn, Melrose & Reading PUMA, MA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

4.77% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Middlesex County--Woburn, Melrose & Reading PUMA, MA (7.68k out of 161k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 75+, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 65 - 74.

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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.

Health

98.3% of the population of Middlesex County--Woburn, Melrose & Reading PUMA, MA has health coverage, with 63.7% on employee plans, 9.88% on Medicaid, 12.7% on Medicare, 11.7% on non-group plans, and 0.355% on military or VA plans.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

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

Uninsured People

1.66%

Uninsured

63.7%

Employer Coverage

9.88%

Medicaid

12.7%

Medicare

11.7%

Non-Group

0.355%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Middlesex County--Woburn, Melrose & Reading PUMA, MA grew by 9.39% from 1.52% to 1.66%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Middlesex County--Woburn, Melrose & Reading PUMA, MA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.