Massachusetts Social Statistics
Updated June 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Number | Percent | |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 1,726,111 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 122,930 | 7.1 |
| Kindergarten | 86,479 | 5.0 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 703,094 | 40.7 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 340,205 | 19.7 |
| College or graduate school | 473,403 | 27.4 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 4,273,275 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 247,556 | 5.8 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 403,537 | 9.4 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 1,165,489 | 27.3 |
| Some college, no degree | 730,135 | 17.1 |
| Associate degree | 308,263 | 7.2 |
| Bachelor's degree | 834,554 | 19.5 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 583,741 | 13.7 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 84.8 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 33.2 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 5,091,369 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 1,581,452 | 31.1 |
| Now married, except separated | 2,631,643 | 51.7 |
| Separated | 100,839 | 2.0 |
| Widowed | 354,485 | 7.0 |
Female | 288,734 | 5.7 |
| Divorced | 422,950 | 8.3 |
Female | 254,419 | 5.0 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 98,325 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 27,915 | 28.4 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 4,847,708 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 558,933 | 11.5 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 1,355,512 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 116,151 | 8.6 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 3,698,327 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 663,354 | 17.9 |
Percent employed | 60.0 | (X) |
| No disability | 3,034,973 | 82.1 |
Percent employed | 80.6 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 807,006 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 305,241 | 37.8 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 5,954,249 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 3,481,597 | 58.5 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 2,266,930 | 38.1 |
Same county | 1,356,297 | 22.8 |
Different county | 910,633 | 15.3 |
Same state | 463,784 | 7.8 |
Different state | 446,849 | 7.5 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 205,722 | 3.5 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 6,349,097 | 100.0 |
| Native | 5,576,114 | 87.8 |
Born in United States | 5,432,764 | 85.6 |
State of residence | 4,196,702 | 66.1 |
Different state | 1,236,062 | 19.5 |
Born outside United States | 143,350 | 2.3 |
| Foreign born | 772,983 | 12.2 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 312,288 | 4.9 |
Naturalized citizen | 337,617 | 5.3 |
Not a citizen | 435,366 | 6.9 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 772,972 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 248,614 | 32.2 |
| Asia | 201,598 | 26.1 |
| Africa | 47,770 | 6.2 |
| Oceania | 2,517 | 0.3 |
| Latin America | 231,759 | 30.0 |
| Northern America | 40,714 | 5.3 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 5,954,249 | 100.0 |
| English only | 4,838,679 | 81.3 |
| Language other than English | 1,115,570 | 18.7 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 459,073 | 7.7 |
Spanish | 370,011 | 6.2 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 162,908 | 2.7 |
Other Indo-European languages | 529,784 | 8.9 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 194,256 | 3.3 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 171,253 | 2.9 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 89,931 | 1.5 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 6,349,097 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 7,309,014 | 115.1 |
| Arab | 53,511 | 0.8 |
| Czech1 | 15,562 | 0.2 |
| Danish | 16,335 | 0.3 |
| Dutch | 43,727 | 0.7 |
| English | 721,905 | 11.4 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 508,784 | 8.0 |
| French Canadian1 | 310,572 | 4.9 |
| German | 377,152 | 5.9 |
| Greek | 78,172 | 1.2 |
| Hungarian | 18,427 | 0.3 |
| Irish1 | 1,428,472 | 22.5 |
| Italian | 860,079 | 13.5 |
| Lithuanian | 51,054 | 0.8 |
| Norwegian | 36,106 | 0.6 |
| Polish | 323,210 | 5.1 |
| Portuguese | 279,722 | 4.4 |
| Russian | 110,033 | 1.7 |
| Scotch-Irish | 99,759 | 1.6 |
| Scottish | 162,357 | 2.6 |
| Slovak | 6,690 | 0.1 |
| Subsaharan African | 80,274 | 1.3 |
| Swedish | 119,267 | 1.9 |
| Swiss | 10,191 | 0.2 |
| Ukrainian | 22,616 | 0.4 |
| United States or American | 244,572 | 3.9 |
| Welsh | 23,719 | 0.4 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 81,451 | 1.3 |
| Other ancestries | 1,225,295 | 19.3 |
| (X) Not applicable. 1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19 |
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