Massachusetts Profile and Statistics

Massachusetts Cities Households By Type

In 2007, Massachusetts had 2448608 total households with the average home having 2.54 residents and the average family coming in at 3.16.

Of those homes reported, 30.1% were made up of families with kids under 18 years old; 21.4% of homes were married couples with kids under 18 years old.

There were 43464 homes where the male was the sole parent of one or more kids under 18, and 170090 where the female was the sole head of household.

In Massachusetts, 709188 people live alone, and of that, 252543 are 65 and over.

There were 795080 (32.5%) homes with at least one person under 18 living there and 592481 (24.2%) where one resident or more was 65 or older.

Relationships in Massachusetts

So who are the folks in those homes? Out of the total household population of 6221882, 39.4 percent are the main “Householder,” while 18.8 are spouses. There are 1873619 children, and 335885 comprise “other relatives.” 391497 are non-relatives sharing the space, while 142899 reflect an unmarried partner in the home.

Massachusetts Census Marital Status data

In Massachusetts, there are 2513587 males, 15 years or older. Of that, 939965 have never married; 1276117 are currently still married, but have separated. 39399 are legally separated, 191209 are divorced and 66897 are widowed.

Among women 15 or over (2742072), 31.8% never married, 45.6% are married but separated while 2.4% are legally still separated. 10.2% are divorced and 10% are widowed.

Massachusetts Fertility Rates and MA Statistics

Let’s talk babies in Massachusetts (MA): In the 2007 report, 77190 women (15-50) had given birth in the previous 12 months. Here’s how it breaks down:

Of the unmarried women in Massachusetts (which could mean widowed, divorced or never hitched); of those, 20354 had a baby in the previous year.

A finer breakdown is as follows (each category reflects per 1000 women):
Among unmarried women, there were 22 births; among women 15 to 50, it totals 46 babies. Women 15 to 19 had 12 babies, while there were 80 babies delivered to women 20 to 34. Among women 35 to 50, the birth rate totaled 29.

Massachusetts Grandparents Statistics

There are 102793 grandparents living with their own grandkids, and 28691 (27.9%) that are responsible for those young ‘uns. Of those, 64.1% are the grandmothers and 70.6% of the grandparents are married.

Among those “Nanas” and ”Pop Pops” caring for the kids, 6597 have done it for less than a year; 6542 have been in charge from 1-2 years, 4485 handling things 3 or 4 years and 11067 doing the job 5 or more years.

Massachusetts School Enrollment / Educational Attainment: (MA)

In Massachusetts, 1706541 (100%) of the population is 3 years old and over and enrolled in school. Of that, 114044 (6.7%) are in nursery or preschool; 76642 (4.5%) are in kindergarten, while 641821 (37.6%) are in Elementary school (meaning, grades 1-8). 357429 (20.9%) are slogging through High School, while 516605 (30.3%) are in college or graduate school.

The total percentage of those folks with a high school graduate degree (or higher) is 27.9% (1216805); 21.4% (930199) percent hold a Bachelor’s degree or higher. It breaks down as follows:

Among the population 25 years or older (4355378), 220033 (5.1%) have less than a 9th grade education, while 305615 (7%) made it anywhere from 9th to 12th grade, but received no diploma. There are 1216805 (27.9%) who are high school graduates (or have the equivalency). 670415 (15.4%) have some college experience but no degree; 327905 (7.5%) reached an Associate’s degree; 930199 (21.4%) attained their Bachelor’s degree and 684406 (15.7%) hold a Graduate or other professional degree.

Veteran Information

The civilian population (18 and over) in Massachusetts is 4984640. Of that, 451485 (100%) are civilian veterans.

Disability Status Of Civilian. Noninstitutionalized Pop.

The total population in this demographic (5 years and over) is 5966151 (100%) – of that, 826609 (13.9%) have a disability. The different groups break down as follows:

Among the total age group of 5-15 years (887524), 59831 (6.7%) have a disability.

Of those 16-64 years old (4272850), 467557 (10.9%) have a disability.

Of those 65 and older (805777), 299221 (37.1%) have a disability.

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