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People MapStats |
Suffolk County |
Massachusetts |
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Population, 2008 estimate |
732,684 | 6,497,967 |
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Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 |
689,809 | 6,349,113 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |
6.2% | 2.3% |
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Population, change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |
42,875 | 148,854 |
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Persons under 5 years old, 2007 |
43,561 | 376,848 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2007 |
6.1% | 5.8% |
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Persons under 18 years old, 2007 |
140,758 | 1,432,856 |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2007 |
19.7% | 22.2% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2007 |
10.8% | 13.3% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, 2007 |
77,156 | 858,939 |
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Female persons, percent, 2007 |
51.5% | 51.5% |
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White persons, 2007 (a) |
474,359 | 5,576,368 |
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Black persons, 2007 (a) |
168,626 | 447,879 |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, 2007 (a) |
3,245 | 19,489 |
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Asian persons, 2007 (a) |
55,119 | 315,114 |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, 2007 (a) |
1,059 | 5,250 |
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Persons reporting two or more races, 2007 |
10,641 | 85,655 |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, 2007 (b) |
126,162 | 527,859 |
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White persons not Hispanic, 2007 |
377,723 | 5,142,223 |
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White persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
66.5% | 86.5% |
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Black persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
23.6% | 6.9% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
0.5% | 0.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
7.7% | 4.9% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2007 (a) |
0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2007 |
1.5% | 1.3% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2007 (b) |
17.7% | 8.2% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2007 |
53.0% | 79.7% |
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Births, 2005 |
9,083 | 76,865 |
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Deaths, 2005 |
5,092 | 53,874 |
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Infant deaths, 2005 |
52 | 391 |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
49.3% | 58.5% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
25.5% | 12.2% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
33.8% | 18.7% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
78.1% | 84.8% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
32.5% | 33.2% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
145,514 | 1,084,746 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
29.0 | 27.0 |
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Housing units, 2007 |
298,907 | 2,722,190 |
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Housing units, net change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2007 |
6,387 | 100,197 |
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Housing units percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2007 |
2.2% | 3.8% |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
33.9% | 61.7% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$187,300 | $185,700 |
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Households, 2000 |
278,722 | 2,443,580 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.34 | 2.51 |
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Median household income, 2007 |
$49,853 | $62,383 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2007 |
19.3% | 10.0% |
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Business MapStats |
Suffolk County |
Massachusetts |
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Personal income, 2006 ($million) |
34,967 | 297,905 |
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Personal income per capita, 2006 |
$49,239 | $46,299 |
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Civilian labor force, 2007 |
348,493 | 3,408,197 |
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Unemployment rate, 2007 |
4.5% | 4.5% |
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Full-time and part-time employment by place of work, 2006 |
688,435 | 4,216,027 |
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Full-time and part-time employment, net change 2000 to 2006 |
-20,866 | 119,476 |
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Employment in government, 2006 |
83,192 | 442,128 |
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Earnings, 2006 ($1000) |
57,248,445 | 236,349,167 |
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Average earnings per job, 2006 |
$83,157 | $56,060 |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2006 |
19,521 | 175,4631 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2006 |
553,016 | 3,044,0801 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2006 |
-3.2% | -1.4%1 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
54,514 | 563,539 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
7.1% | 2.3% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
0.6% | 0.4% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
6.0% | 3.2% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | S |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
25.3% | 28.7% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
6.7% | 2.8% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
3,909,976 | 77,996,586 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
2,684,230 | 11,789,582 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
15,426,399 | 127,129,789 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
6,007,610 | 73,903,837 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$8,768 | $11,525 |
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Building permits, 2007 |
1,073 | 15,358 |
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Valuation of building permits, 2007 ($1000) |
97,927 | 2,912,879 |
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Farm land, 2002 (acres) |
D | 518,570 |
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Federal spending, 2007 ($1000) |
10,143,681 | 61,027,9831 |
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Federal spending per capita, 2007 |
$14,226 | $9,4621 |
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