Chelsea, MA Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	35,080	100.0

Male	17,617	50.2
Female	17,463	49.8

Under 5 years	2,829	8.1
5 to 9 years	2,915	8.3
10 to 14 years	2,497	7.1
15 to 19 years	2,259	6.4
20 to 24 years	2,785	7.9
25 to 34 years	6,674	19.0
35 to 44 years	5,470	15.6
45 to 54 years	3,426	9.8
55 to 59 years	1,239	3.5
60 to 64 years	1,053	3.0
65 to 74 years	1,901	5.4
75 to 84 years	1,391	4.0
85 years and over	641	1.8

Median age (years)	31.3	(X)

18 years and over	25,512	72.7
Male	12,735	36.3
Female	12,777	36.4
21 years and over	24,062	68.6
62 years and over	4,526	12.9
65 years and over	3,933	11.2
Male	1,672	4.8
Female	2,261	6.4

RACE
One race	32,770	93.4
White	20,328	57.9
Black or African American	2,544	7.3
American Indian and Alaska Native	170	0.5
Asian	1,647	4.7
Asian Indian	121	0.3
Chinese	213	0.6
Filipino	75	0.2
Japanese	13	0.0
Korean	37	0.1
Vietnamese	870	2.5
Other Asian ¹	318	0.9
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	32	0.1
Native Hawaiian	0	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	17	0.0
Samoan	5	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	10	0.0
Some other race	8,049	22.9
Two or more races	2,310	6.6

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	22,201	63.3
Black or African American	3,037	8.7
American Indian and Alaska Native	328	0.9
Asian	1,793	5.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	110	0.3
Some other race	9,983	28.5

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	35,080	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	16,984	48.4
Mexican	660	1.9
Puerto Rican	5,363	15.3
Cuban	227	0.6
Other Hispanic or Latino	10,734	30.6
Not Hispanic or Latino	18,096	51.6
White alone	13,424	38.3

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	35,080	100.0
In households	34,127	97.3
Householder	11,888	33.9
Spouse	4,388	12.5
Child	11,003	31.4
Own child under 18 years	8,312	23.7
Other relatives	3,625	10.3
Under 18 years	998	2.8
Nonrelatives	3,223	9.2
Unmarried partner	842	2.4
In group quarters	953	2.7
Institutionalized population	878	2.5
Noninstitutionalized population	75	0.2

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	11,888	100.0
Family households (families)	7,614	64.0
With own children under 18 years	4,327	36.4
Married-couple family	4,388	36.9
With own children under 18 years	2,403	20.2
Female householder, no husband present	2,384	20.1
With own children under 18 years	1,542	13.0
Nonfamily households	4,274	36.0
Householder living alone	3,421	28.8
Householder 65 years and over	1,278	10.8

Households with individuals under 18 years	4,843	40.7
Households with individuals 65 years and over	2,589	21.8

Average household size	2.87	(X)
Average family size	3.50	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	12,337	100.0
Occupied housing units	11,888	96.4
Vacant housing units	449	3.6
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	20	0.2

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.1	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	1.6	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	11,888	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	3,440	28.9
Renter-occupied housing units	8,448	71.1

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.87	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.87	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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