Middlesex County, MA community profile: poverty, income, insurance & broadband (ACS 2020–2024)
Massachusetts county profiles · GEOID 25017
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year Data Profiles (2024 endpoint), tables DP02, DP03 and DP05. Estimate and MOE variable IDs appear below. Retrieved 2026-10-19. Census Data Profiles source.
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- In Middlesex County, 7.7% (±0.3 percentage points) of people for whom poverty status was determined lived below the poverty line, compared with 10.0% in Massachusetts and 12.5% nationally (ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates; DP03_0128PE).
- In Middlesex County, 7.9% (±0.7 percentage points) of children under 18 for whom poverty status was determined lived below the poverty line, compared with 11.7% in Massachusetts and 16.1% nationally (ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates; DP03_0129PE).
- In Middlesex County, 2.4% (±0.2 percentage points) of the civilian noninstitutionalized population had no health insurance coverage, compared with 2.6% in Massachusetts and 8.4% nationally (ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates; DP03_0099PE).
- In Middlesex County, median household income was $130,847 (±$1,164) in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars, compared with $103,960 in Massachusetts and $80,734 nationally (ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates; DP03_0062E).
- In Middlesex County, 94.7% (±0.3 percentage points) of households had a broadband Internet subscription, compared with 92.8% in Massachusetts and 91.0% nationally (ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates; DP02_0154PE).
- In Middlesex County, 9.9% (±0.2 percentage points) of the civilian noninstitutionalized population had a disability, compared with 12.3% in Massachusetts and 13.3% nationally (ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates; DP02_0072PE).
18 community indicators
± denotes the 90% margin of error (MOE). Percentage MOEs use percentage points (pp). Read definitions and cautions.
| Indicator and population | County ± MOE | Massachusetts ± MOE | US ± MOE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total populationDP05_0001E / DP05_0001M · Total population | 1,638,365MOE unavailableOfficial controlled total (no MOE) | 7,044,056MOE unavailableOfficial controlled total (no MOE) | 334,922,499MOE unavailableOfficial controlled total (no MOE) |
| Under age 5DP05_0005PE / DP05_0005PM · Total population | 5.0% ± 0.1 pp | 5.0% ± 0.1 pp | 5.6% ± 0.1 pp |
| Under age 18DP05_0019PE / DP05_0019PM · Total population | 19.5% ± 0.1 pp | 19.4% ± 0.1 pp | 22.0% ± 0.1 pp |
| Age 65 and overDP05_0024PE / DP05_0024PM · Total population | 16.3% ± 0.1 pp | 17.9% ± 0.1 pp | 17.2% ± 0.1 pp |
| Total householdsDP02_0001E / DP02_0001M · Households | 634,215 ± 1,681 | 2,785,042 ± 5,182 | 129,227,496 ± 209,365 |
| Median household incomeDP03_0062E / DP03_0062M · Households | $130,847 ± $1,164 | $103,960 ± $527 | $80,734 ± $166 |
| Per capita incomeDP03_0088E / DP03_0088M · Total population | $69,556 ± $581 | $57,897 ± $291 | $44,673 ± $122 |
| Poverty rateDP03_0128PE / DP03_0128PM · Population for whom poverty status is determined | 7.7% ± 0.3 pp | 10.0% ± 0.1 pp | 12.5% ± 0.1 pp |
| Child poverty rateDP03_0129PE / DP03_0129PM · Population under 18 for whom poverty status is determined | 7.9% ± 0.7 pp | 11.7% ± 0.4 pp | 16.1% ± 0.2 pp |
| Unemployment rateDP03_0009PE / DP03_0009PM · Civilian labor force age 16 and over | 4.4% ± 0.2 pp | 5.2% ± 0.1 pp | 5.2% ± 0.1 pp |
| UninsuredDP03_0099PE / DP03_0099PM · Civilian noninstitutionalized population | 2.4% ± 0.2 pp | 2.6% ± 0.1 pp | 8.4% ± 0.1 pp |
| Households receiving SNAPDP03_0074PE / DP03_0074PM · Households | 9.3% ± 0.4 pp | 14.7% ± 0.2 pp | 12.1% ± 0.1 pp |
| High school graduate or higherDP02_0067PE / DP02_0067PM · Population age 25 and over | 93.2% ± 0.2 pp | 91.4% ± 0.1 pp | 89.6% ± 0.1 pp |
| Bachelor’s degree or higherDP02_0068PE / DP02_0068PM · Population age 25 and over | 59.5% ± 0.5 pp | 47.3% ± 0.3 pp | 35.7% ± 0.2 pp |
| Broadband subscriptionDP02_0154PE / DP02_0154PM · Households | 94.7% ± 0.3 pp | 92.8% ± 0.1 pp | 91.0% ± 0.1 pp |
| DisabilityDP02_0072PE / DP02_0072PM · Civilian noninstitutionalized population | 9.9% ± 0.2 pp | 12.3% ± 0.1 pp | 13.3% ± 0.1 pp |
| Civilian veteransDP02_0070PE / DP02_0070PM · Civilian population age 18 and over | 3.3% ± 0.1 pp | 4.3% ± 0.1 pp | 6.2% ± 0.1 pp |
| Speak English less than very wellDP02_0115PE / DP02_0115PM · Population age 5 and over | 10.3% ± 0.3 pp | 10.0% ± 0.1 pp | 8.6% ± 0.1 pp |
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