In 2020, Massachusetts had a population of 6.87M people with a median age of 39.6 and a median household income of $84,385. Between 2019 and 2020 the population of Massachusetts grew from 6.85M to 6.87M, a 0.328% increase and its median household income grew from $81,215 to $84,385, a 3.9% increase.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in Massachusetts are White (Non-Hispanic) (70.8%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (6.78%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (6.73%), White (Hispanic) (5.77%), and Other (Hispanic) (3.39%).
23.9% of the households in Massachusetts reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.
92.3% of the residents in Massachusetts are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Massachusetts are Boston University (11,580 degrees awarded in 2021), Harvard University (9,623 degrees), and University of Massachusetts-Amherst (9,582 degrees).
In 2020, the median property value in Massachusetts was $398,800, and the homeownership rate was 62.5%.
Most people in Massachusetts drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 30 minutes. The average car ownership in Massachusetts was 2 cars per household.
Massachusetts borders Connecticut, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont.