Middlesex County vs. Suffolk County

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

Source: United States Census Bureau

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