Middlesex County (Massachusetts, MA)

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Language Spoken At Home in Middlesex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over1,421,700100%
English only1,070,09075.3%
Language other than English351,61024.7%
   Speak English less than very well130,4619.2%
   Spanish77,0315.4%
      Speak English less than very well28,7622.0%
   Other Indo-European languages166,77411.7%
      Speak English less than very well56,5954.0%
   Asian and Pacific Islander languages86,6936.1%
      Speak English less than very well39,1202.8%
   Other languages21,1121.5%
      Speak English less than very well5,9840.4%

Ancestry in Middlesex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population1,507,558100%
  American53,4653.5%
  Arab16,1021.1%
  Czech3,6090.2%
  Danish4,8250.3%
  Dutch11,4480.8%
  English162,51010.8%
  French (except Basque)76,5535.1%
  French Canadian51,1503.4%
  German106,1717.0%
  Greek24,8691.6%
  Hungarian6,1980.4%
  Irish350,16823.2%
  Italian240,26215.9%
  Lithuanian10,5410.7%
  Norwegian9,7550.6%
  Polish60,0474.0%
  Portuguese46,8033.1%
  Russian39,9862.7%
  Scotch-Irish11,3620.8%
  Scottish38,3132.5%
  Slovak1,5150.1%
  Subsaharan African18,9751.3%
  Swedish25,0841.7%
  Swiss3,3970.2%
  Ukrainian6,9060.5%
  Welsh6,1160.4%
  West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)22,6051.5%
Households By Type in Middlesex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households579,209100%
  Family households (families)369,92863.9%
     With own children under 18 years170,59929.5%
     Married-couple family294,85750.9%
        With own children under 18 years135,34923.4%
     Male householder, no wife present, family18,3663.2%
        With own children under 18 years6,7681.2%
     Female householder, no husband present, family56,7059.8%
        With own children under 18 years28,4824.9%
  Nonfamily households209,28136.1%
     Householder living alone161,60827.9%
        65 years and over57,1429.9%
 
  Households with one or more people under 18 years181,28531.3%
  Households with one or more people 65 years and over141,25324.4%
 
  Average household size30%
  Average family size30%
Relationship in Middlesex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households1,451,888100%
  Householder579,20939.9%
  Spouse294,66120.3%
  Child418,01828.8%
  Other relatives70,1284.8%
  Nonrelatives89,8726.2%
     Unmarried partner33,6972.3%
Marital Status in Middlesex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over599,226100%
  Never married221,13936.9%
  Now married, except separated318,32353.1%
  Separated7,2391.2%
  Widowed13,9252.3%
  Divorced38,6006.4%
 
  Females 15 years and over644,885100%
  Never married204,21631.7%
  Now married, except separated313,91248.7%
  Separated11,2181.7%
  Widowed53,8048.3%
  Divorced61,7359.6%
Fertility in Middlesex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months19,008100%
  Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)3,66519.3%
     Per 1,000 unmarried women180%
  Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old490%
     Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old140%
     Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old700%
     Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old390%
Grandparents in Middlesex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years23,633100%
  Responsible for grandchildren5,68724.1%
        Less than 1 year1,2825.4%
        1 or 2 years1,3405.7%
        3 or 4 years9804.1%
        5 or more years2,0858.8%
  Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years5,687100%
  Who are female3,63263.9%
  Who are married4,12972.6%
School Enrollment in Middlesex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school405,566100%
  Nursery school, preschool28,4937.0%
  Kindergarten19,4394.8%
  Elementary school (grades 1-8)139,63534.4%
  High school (grades 9-12)74,37818.3%
  College or graduate school143,62135.4%
Educational Attainment in Middlesex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over1,043,896100%
  Less than 9th grade39,4503.8%
  9th to 12th grade, no diploma44,6364.3%
  High school graduate (includes equivalency)228,46721.9%
  Some college, no degree143,45613.7%
  Associate's degree63,9716.1%
  Bachelor's degree268,30625.7%
  Graduate or professional degree255,61024.5%
 
  Percent high school graduate or higher091.9%
  Percent bachelor's degree or higher050.2%
Veteran Status in Middlesex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over1,185,792100%
  Civilian veterans78,6496.6%
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Middlesex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population1,491,999100%
  With a disability133,4478.9%
 
Under 18 years319,704100%
  With a disability11,0203.4%
 
18 to 64 years981,216100%
  With a disability62,6646.4%
 
65 years and over191,079100%
  With a disability59,76331.3%
Residence 1 Year Ago in Middlesex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over1,491,023100%
  Same house1,282,88286.0%
  Different house in the U.S.189,83212.7%
     Same county110,3477.4%
     Different county79,4855.3%
        Same state40,6712.7%
        Different state38,8142.6%
  Abroad18,3091.2%
Place Of Birth in Middlesex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population1,507,558100%
  Native1,221,65181.0%
     Born in United States1,196,07279.3%
        State of residence870,89857.8%
        Different state325,17421.6%
     Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s)25,5791.7%
  Foreign born285,90719.0%
U.S. Citizenship Status in Middlesex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population285,907100%
  Naturalized U.S. citizen133,70446.8%
  Not a U.S. citizen152,20353.2%
Year of Entry in Middlesex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States311,486100%
  Native25,579100%
    Entered 2010 or later5702.2%
    Entered before 201025,00997.8%
  Foreign born285,907100%
    Entered 2010 or later13,0204.6%
    Entered before 2010272,88795.4%
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Middlesex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea285,907100%
  Europe62,27221.8%
  Asia111,86239.1%
  Africa17,2986.1%
  Oceania1,4640.5%
  Latin America84,39829.5%
  Northern America8,6133.0%