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Middlesex County
Middlesex County, Massachusetts
At a Glance
Population 1,632,002 County Seat Middlesex County Superior Court House State FIPS 25 County FIPS 017 Num Towns 37 Census-Designated Places 24 Total Town Population 1,188,634 Census Source Census ACS 5-Year 2022
People & Demographics
Population (official) 1,623,109 Median Age 38.8 Veterans 48,667 Housing Units 658,555 Uninsured 5,483 Net Migration (recent) -32,915 Growing No
Economy & Employment
Total Establishments 44,541 Total Employees 935,121 Avg Annual Pay $113,704 Median Household Income $121,304 Poverty Rate 7.4% Unemployment Rate 4.4% Avg AGI per Return (IRS) $152,234 Federal Spending FY2024 $24,099,134,977 Federal Spending Per Capita $14,767
Housing & Cost of Living
Median Home Value $654,300 Median Rent $2,004 FMR Studio $2,263 FMR 1BR $2,394 FMR 2BR $2,837 FMR 3BR $3,418 FMR 4BR $3,761
Health & Safety
Hospitals 370 EMS Stations 111 Fire Stations 111 Police Stations 111 Adult Smoking 9.4% Adult Obesity 23.4% Overdose Deaths Rate/100k 30.9 Air Quality Good Days 314
Infrastructure
Electricity Price (¢/kWh) 29.35 Electric Customers 2924535 Towns with Broadband Data 37 Towns with 90%+ Coverage 37
Community
Churches 716 Libraries 49 Historic Places (NRHP) 1,349 Homeless Population N/A Schools 385 SNAP Stores 752 Bank Branches 327
Agriculture
Total Farms 92 Land in Farms (acres) 3,407 Avg Farm Size (acres) 37.0 Year 2,022
Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (15)
Type Title Date EM HURRICANE LEE 2023-09-15 DR COVID-19 PANDEMIC 2020-03-27 EM COVID-19 2020-03-13 DR SEVERE WINTER STORM AND SNOWSTORM 2018-07-19 DR SEVERE WINTER STORM, SNOWSTORM, AND FLOODING 2015-04-13 DR SEVERE WINTER STORM, SNOWSTORM, AND FLOODING 2013-04-19 EM EXPLOSIONS 2013-04-17 EM HURRICANE SANDY 2012-10-28 DR SEVERE STORM AND SNOWSTORM 2012-01-06 EM SEVERE STORM 2011-11-01
Detailed Topics
Communities in Middlesex County
Cambridge — pop 118,403Lowell — pop 115,554Newton — pop 88,923Somerville — pop 81,045Framingham — pop 72,362Malden — pop 66,263Waltham — pop 65,218Medford — pop 59,659Everett — pop 49,075Arlington — pop 46,308Marlborough — pop 41,793Woburn — pop 40,876Watertown Town — pop 35,329Lexington — pop 34,454Melrose — pop 29,817Belmont — pop 27,295Wakefield — pop 27,090Burlington — pop 26,377Reading — pop 25,518Wilmington — pop 23,349Stoneham — pop 23,244Winchester — pop 22,970Hudson — pop 15,749Maynard — pop 10,746Pinehurst — pop 7,368Cochituate — pop 6,927West Concord — pop 6,320Littleton Common — pop 3,065Ayer — pop 2,986Hopkinton — pop 2,651Pepperell — pop 2,390East Pepperell — pop 2,120Devens — pop 1,697Shirley — pop 1,611Hanscom AFB — pop 1,516Groton — pop 1,353Townsend — pop 1,213
Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.
