| Capital City: Boston |
State FLower: Mayflower |
State Bird: Chickadee |
State #6 Admitted to Union: February 6, 1788 |
| People Facts | Massachusetts | USA | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population, 2006 estimate | 6,437,193 | 299,398,484 | |
| Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 | 1.4% | 6.4% | |
| Population, 2000 | 6,349,097 | 281,421,906 | |
| Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2006 | 6.0% | 6.8% | |
| Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2006 | 22.5% | 24.6% | |
| Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2006 | 13.3% | 12.4% | |
| Female persons, percent, 2006 | 51.6% | 50.7% | |
| White persons, percent, 2006 | 86.5% | 80.1% | |
| Black persons, percent, 2006 | 6.9% | 12.8% | |
| American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2006 | 0.3% | 1.0% | |
| Asian persons, percent, 2006 | 4.9% | 4.4% | |
| Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2006 | 1.3% | 1.6% | |
| Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2006 | 7.9% | 14.8% | |
| White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2006 | 80.0% | 66.4% | |
| Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over | 58.5% | 54.1% | |
| Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 | 12.2% | 11.1% | |
| Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 | 18.7% | 17.9% | |
| High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 | 84.8% | 80.4% | |
| Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 | 33.2% | 24.4% | |
| Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 | 1,084,746 | 49,746,248 | |
| Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 | 27.0 | 25.5 | |
| Housing units, 2006 | 2,708,986 | 126,316,181 | |
| Homeownership rate, 2000 | 61.7% | 66.2% | |
| Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 | 42.7% | 26.4% | |
| Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 | $185,700 | $119,600 | |
| Households, 2000 | 2,443,580 | 105,480,101 | |
| Persons per household, 2000 | 2.51 | 2.59 | |
| Median household income, 2004 | $53,657 | $44,334 | |
| Per capita money income, 1999 | $25,952 | $21,587 | |
| Persons below poverty, percent, 2004 | 9.9% | 12.7% | |
| Business Facts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private nonfarm establishments, 2005 | 175,291 | 7,499,702 | |
| Private nonfarm employment, 2005 | 2,996,347 | 116,317,003 | |
| Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2005 | -2.9% | 2.0% | |
| Nonemployer establishments, 2005 | 471,257 | 20,392,068 | |
| Total number of firms, 2002 | 563,539 | 22,974,655 | |
| Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 | 2.3% | 5.2% | |
| American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 | 0.4% | 0.9% | |
| Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 | 3.2% | 4.8% | |
| Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 | 2.8% | 6.8% | |
| Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 | 28.7% | 28.2% | |
| Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) | 77,996,586 | 3,916,136,712 | |
| Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) | 127,129,789 | 4,634,755,112 | |
| Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) | 73,903,837 | 3,056,421,997 | |
| Retail sales per capita, 2002 | $11,525 | $10,615 | |
| Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) | 11,789,582 | 449,498,718 | |
| Building permits, 2006 | 19,580 | 1,838,903 | |
| Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) | 53,120,445 | 2,143,781,727 | |
| Geography Facts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Land area, 2000 (square miles) | 7,840.02 | 3,537,438.44 | |
| Persons per square mile, 2000 | 809.8 | 79.6 |
