Suffolk County vs. Middlesex County

	Suffolk County (MA)	Middlesex County (MA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	807,252	1,614,714
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	11.8%	7.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	722,190	1,503,123
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	722,023	1,503,085
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.2%	5.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent	16.6%	19.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	12.0%	15.3%
Female persons, percent	51.7%	51.0%
White alone, percent	61.5%	78.5%
Black or African American alone, percent	24.7%	5.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.7%	0.3%
Asian alone, percent	9.3%	12.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.2%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	3.6%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	23.4%	8.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	44.9%	71.6%
Veterans, 2014-2018	19,788	59,816
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	29.8%	21.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	342,052	641,398
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	36.1%	62.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$463,200	$476,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$2,341	$2,529
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$819	$923
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,506	$1,541
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	80.5%	44.5%
Building permits, 2018	3,738	4,309
Households, 2014-2018	307,870	600,032
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.41	2.56
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	80.9%	86.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	40.1%	26.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	89.1%	92.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	82.8%	88.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	85.5%	93.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	44.8%	55.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	8.6%	5.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	4.2%	3.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	68.7%	69.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	65.9%	65.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	4,550,958	3,940,307
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	16,983,330	15,136,621
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	3,805,223	22,760,719
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	12,840,656	46,631,358
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	8,850,957	21,344,600
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$11,890	$13,885
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	31.1	30.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$64,582	$97,012
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$40,190	$49,669
Persons in poverty, percent	17.5%	7.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017	21,478	44,711
Total employment, 2017	638,238	893,022
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	56,756,148	70,163,577
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	4.2%	0.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	62,985	146,222
All firms, 2012	66,834	153,958
Men-owned firms, 2012	38,307	88,608
Women-owned firms, 2012	21,877	51,807
Minority-owned firms, 2012	20,276	24,102
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	42,276	124,407
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	5,091	13,412
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	57,225	134,199
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	11.0%	2.7%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.7%	0.3%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	7.8%	6.2%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.1%	0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	8.3%	2.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	29.5%	31.1%
Population per square mile, 2010	12,415.7	1,837.9
Land area in square miles, 2010	58.15	817.82

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Suffolk county (MA) and Middlesex county (MA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.