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Situation & Outlook Report

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 14460)
Geographic-Demographic-Economic Characteristics -- access other areas
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Contents of this Report
This document is organized into these sections:
1. Recent Trends & Outlook
2. Overview & Updates
3. Reference & Thematic Pattern Maps
3.1. Lay of the Land
3.2. Neighborhood Patterns of Economic Prosperity
4. Population Characteristics & Trends
4.1. Component City Characteristics
4.2. Component County Characteristics
4.2.1. RDEMS Component County Characteristics
4.3. General Demographic Characteristics
5. Housing Characteristics & Trends
5.1. Total Housing Units
5.2. General Housing Characteristics
5.3. Residential Construction; Housing Units Authorized & Value
5.4. Housing Price Index
6. Economic Characteristics & Trends
6.1. Economic Profile
6.2. Cost of Living Indexes
6.3. Cost of Doing Business Indexes
6.4. Consumer Price Index
6.5. Gross Domestic Product
6.6. Establishments, Employment & Earnings by Type of Business
6.7. Labor Market Characteristics & Trends
7. Education Infrastructure
7.1. Component School District Characteristics
7.2. Component Higher Education Institution Characteristics
8. GeoPolitics
  Terms of Use
  Related Resources
  Using this Document
  Updates
  About Metros & Principal Cities
  Glossary


1. Recent Trends & Outlook
Summary of recent business, demographic, economic trends; year-ahead & 5-year outlook.
- the Recent Trends & Outlook section, updated quarterly, covers topics about this metro such as .. assessing the implications of next jobs report .. impact of Fed''s interest rate action .. which sectors are expanding or contracting .. housing market conditions .. insights to help your planning and decision-making. The Recent Trends & Outlook section is available in the subscription edition.

2. Overview & Update
The total population of the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH MSA metro changed from 4,565,410 in 2010 to 4,739,385 in 2015, a change of 208,911 (4.6%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 10 in 2010 and 10 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was 27,349 (2011), 26,880 (2012), 29,896 (2013), 26,535 (2014), 26,535 (2015). View annual population estimates and components of change table. See more about population characteristics below.

This metro is projected to have a total population in 2020 of 4,946,271. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 381,612 (8.4%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 614,094 (2010) to 920,631 (2020), a change of 306,537 (49.9%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 16 in 2008 and 13 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $56,935 in 2008 to $64,311 in 2014, a change of $7,376 (13%). Per capita personal income (PCPI) is a comprehensive measure of individual economic well-being. Use the interactive table to compare PCPI in this metro to other metros. See more about PCPI in Economic Characteristics section below.

282 metropolitan statistical areas, of the total 381, experienced an increase in real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) between 2009 and 2014. This metro ranked number 9 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $313,322 in 2009 to $382,459 in 2014 a change of $69,137 (22.07%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $313,322 in 2009 to $353,710 in 2014, a change of $40,388 (12.89%). GDP is the most comprehensive measure of metro economic activity. GDP is the sum of the GDP originating in all industries in the metro. See more about GDP in Economic Characteristics section below.

Attributes of driil-down, small area geography within the metro ... metros account for 65,744 of the national scope 73,056 census tracts (others are in non-metro areas). This metro is comprised of 1,007 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 14460; see table usage details below the table.

Fortune 1000 Companies with headquarters in this metro.
  • Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.
  • Alere Inc.
  • American Tower Corporation
  • Analog Devices, Inc.
  • Biogen Idec Inc.
  • Boston Properties, Inc.
  • Boston Scientific Corporation
  • Cabot Corporation
  • Clean Harbors, Inc.
  • EMC Corporation
  • Global Partners LP
  • Hologic, Inc.
  • Iron Mountain Incorporated
  • LPL Financial Holdings Inc.
  • Liberty Mutual Holding Company Inc.
  • PAREXEL International Corporation
  • PerkinElmer, Inc.
  • Raytheon Company
  • Sprague Resources LP
  • Staples, Inc.
  • State Street Corporation
  • The TJX Companies, Inc.
  • Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.

Number in this metro: 23. Extended data & analysis in subscription edition.

3. Lay of the Land & Neighborhood Patterns of Economic Prosperity   go top

3.1. Lay of the Land go top
Lay of the Land. The following map shows the metro with bold boundary.
Counties are labeled with county name and state-county FIPS code.

 
  View developed with CV XE GIS software.   See this section to learn about making custom metro maps.

3.2. Patterns of Economic Prosperity by Neighborhood go top

Median household income by census tract (see color/data legend at left of map).

 
  View developed with CV XE GIS software.   See this section to learn about making custom metro maps.

4. Population Characteristics & Trends go top
Updated monthly, quarterly, annually. Housing market conditions and extended detail Available in subscription edition.

4.1. Component City Characteristics go top
Principal Cities (about principal cities); Click link to view city profile.
  •   Boston
  •   Cambridge
  •   Framingham
  •   Newton
  •   Waltham

Cities 10,000 population and over; click link to view city profile.
  AreaCensus
2010
July 1
2010
July 1
2011
July 1
2012
July 1
2013
July 1
2014
Change
2010-14
%Change
2010-14
  Amesbury Town, MA (2501260) 16,283 16,314 16,441 16,538 16,679 16,794 480 2.90
  Beverly, MA (2505595) 39,502 39,718 40,070 40,343 40,784 40,952 1,234 3.10
  Boston, MA (2507000) 617,594 620,598 630,645 640,839 649,917 655,884 35,286 5.70
  Braintree Town, MA (2507740) 35,744 35,816 36,113 36,473 36,968 37,362 1,546 4.30
  Brockton, MA (2509000) 93,810 93,838 94,147 94,045 94,451 94,779 941 1.00
  Cambridge, MA (2511000) 105,162 104,955 105,809 106,046 107,732 109,694 4,739 4.50
  Chelsea, MA (2513205) 35,177 35,332 36,256 37,079 37,881 38,861 3,529 10.00
  Dover, NH (3318820) 29,987 30,023 30,244 30,369 30,370 30,665 642 2.10
  Everett, MA (2521990) 41,667 41,718 42,136 42,592 43,110 44,231 2,513 6.00
  Franklin Town, MA (2525172) 31,635 31,861 32,218 32,379 32,663 32,836 975 3.10
  Gloucester, MA (2526150) 28,789 28,859 29,030 29,222 29,444 29,626 767 2.70
  Haverhill, MA (2529405) 60,879 60,969 61,463 61,768 62,159 62,488 1,519 2.50
  Lawrence, MA (2534550) 76,377 76,521 76,986 77,353 77,765 78,197 1,676 2.20
  Lowell, MA (2537000) 106,519 106,659 107,553 108,564 109,675 109,945 3,286 3.10
  Lynn, MA (2537490) 90,329 90,492 90,778 91,275 91,785 92,137 1,645 1.80
  Malden, MA (2537875) 59,450 59,548 59,940 60,360 60,788 60,859 1,311 2.20
  Marlborough, MA (2538715) 38,499 38,543 38,878 39,258 39,493 39,612 1,069 2.80
  Medford, MA (2539835) 56,173 56,306 56,676 57,067 57,385 57,437 1,131 2.00
  Melrose, MA (2540115) 26,983 27,018 27,240 27,454 27,810 27,969 951 3.50
  Methuen Town, MA (2540710) 47,255 47,354 47,712 48,027 48,609 49,112 1,758 3.70
  Newburyport, MA (2545245) 17,416 17,446 17,556 17,635 17,796 17,926 480 2.80
  Newton, MA (2545560) 85,146 85,403 85,915 87,249 87,927 88,287 2,884 3.40
  Peabody, MA (2552490) 51,251 51,365 51,608 51,856 52,162 52,376 1,011 2.00
  Portsmouth, NH (3362900) 20,779 21,220 21,262 21,377 21,390 21,598 378 1.80
  Quincy, MA (2555745) 92,271 92,422 92,551 92,872 93,327 93,397 975 1.10
  Revere, MA (2556585) 51,755 51,857 52,755 53,524 54,063 54,157 2,300 4.40
  Rochester, NH (3365140) 29,752 29,747 29,915 29,858 29,862 29,991 244 0.80
  Salem, MA (2559105) 41,340 41,836 42,035 42,269 42,676 42,824 988 2.40
  Somersworth, NH (3369940) 11,766 11,766 11,798 11,762 11,760 11,777 11 0.10
  Somerville, MA (2562535) 75,754 75,757 76,666 77,723 78,857 78,901 3,144 4.20
  Waltham, MA (2572600) 60,632 60,842 61,377 62,008 62,424 63,014 2,172 3.60
  Watertown Town, MA (2573440) 31,915 31,971 32,210 32,899 33,130 34,127 2,156 6.70
  Weymouth Town, MA (2578972) 53,743 53,784 54,171 55,008 55,482 55,643 1,859 3.50
  Winthrop Town, MA (2581005) 17,497 17,532 17,815 18,062 18,232 18,352 820 4.70
  Woburn, MA (2581035) 38,120 38,273 38,622 38,870 39,170 39,272 999 2.60

All places interactive tables General Demographics | Social | Economic | Housing
All places time series population estimates interactive table.

4.2. Component County Characteristics   go top
Updated periodically, annually. General demographics, social characteristics and extended detail Available in subscription edition.

Metropolitan areas are defined as one or more contiguous counties based on a set of demographic-economic criteria. Counties comprising the metro are shown below. For multi-county metros, this section provides insights into how the population is changing by county. Many metros changed geographic composition (counties included in the metro) between the Census 2010 vintage and the current vintage. These changes, if any, are also shown below (county is marked with **). See projections in related section.Click county code link to view county components of change.

  AreaJuly 1
2010
PctJuly 1
2011
PctJuly 1
2012
PctJuly 1
2013
PctJuly 1
2014
PctJuly 1
2015
Pct
Metro Summary ... more details 4,565,410 100.0 4,608,426 100.0 4,652,342 100.0 4,698,356 100.0 4,739,385 100.0 4,774,321 100.0
  Essex County (25009) 745,634 16.3 751,514 16.3 757,050 16.3 764,154 16.3 770,486 16.3 776,043 16.3
  Middlesex County (25017) 1,507,262 33.0 1,523,909 33.1 1,540,714 33.1 1,558,294 33.2 1,572,523 33.2 1,585,139 33.2
  Norfolk County (25021) 672,788 14.7 678,073 14.7 682,997 14.7 688,826 14.7 692,688 14.6 696,023 14.6
  Plymouth County (25023) 495,912 10.9 498,214 10.8 499,510 10.7 503,236 10.7 507,050 10.7 510,393 10.7
  Suffolk County (25025) 725,262 15.9 736,692 16.0 749,610 16.1 760,364 16.2 769,809 16.2 778,121 16.3
  Rockingham County (33015) 295,333 6.5 296,022 6.4 297,837 6.4 298,758 6.4 300,638 6.3 301,777 6.3
  Strafford County (33017) 123,219 2.7 124,002 2.7 124,624 2.7 124,724 2.7 126,191 2.7 126,825 2.7

All counties interactive tables General Demographics | Social | Economic | Housing
All counties population estimates & components of change time series interactive table.

4.2.1. RDEMS County Characteristics
Updated quarterly. For more information, see RDEMS Main.
Links open HSG1 Housing & New Residential Construction section. Select other sections from list above table.
  Essex County, MA
  Middlesex County, MA
  Norfolk County, MA
  Plymouth County, MA
  Suffolk County, MA
  Rockingham County, NH
  Strafford County, NH

4.3. General Demographic Characteristics
Updated annually. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Race/Origin 4,684,299 4,732,161 47,862 1.02
  One race 4,541,861 4,575,843 33,982 0.75
    White 3,644,480 3,657,362 12,882 0.35
    Black/African American 3,644,480 3,657,362 12,882 0.35
    American Indian/Alaska Native 8,658 9,153 495 5.72
    Asian alone 327,254 348,363 21,109 6.45
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 618 903 285 46.12
    Some other race alone 198,767 196,640 -2,127 -1.07
  Two or more races 142,438 156,318 13,880 9.74
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 465,793 484,812 19,019 4.08
Population 25 years and over 3,232,066 3,272,485 40,419 4.08
  % high school graduate or higher 91.2 90.8 -0.4 -0.44
  % bachelor's degree or higher 44.8 45.2 0.4 0.89
Total Households 1,763,437 1,777,817 14,380 0.89
  Median household income ($) 72,907 75,667 2,760 3.79
  Mean household income ($) 100,687 104,657 3,970 3.94
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 4,684,299 4,732,161 47,862 1.02
  Male 2,272,333 2,296,636 24,303 3.94
  Female 2,411,966 2,435,525 23,559 3.94
  Under 5 years 258,310 261,068 2,758 3.94
  5 to 9 years 264,717 263,502 -1,215 -0.46
  10 to 14 years 279,071 278,173 -898 -0.32
  15 to 19 years 313,598 316,569 2,971 0.95
  20 to 24 years 336,537 340,364 3,827 1.14
  25 to 34 years 675,097 688,795 13,698 2.03
  35 to 44 years 605,071 603,717 -1,354 -0.22
  45 to 54 years 699,779 694,848 -4,931 -0.70
  55 to 59 years 326,348 327,754 1,406 0.43
  55 to 59 years 326,348 327,754 1,406 0.43
  60 to 64 years 266,680 280,592 13,912 5.22
  65 to 74 years 360,914 377,570 16,656 4.61
  75 to 84 years 197,564 200,867 3,303 1.67
  85 years and over 100,613 98,342 -2,271 -2.26
  Median age 38.8 38.7 -0.1 -0.26
  18 years and over 3,709,285 3,756,096 46,811 1.26
  21 years and over 3,500,162 3,542,562 42,400 1.21
  62 years and over 813,047 836,197 23,150 2.85
  65 years and over 659,091 676,779 17,688 2.68

5. Housing Characteristics & Trends go top
Updated monthly, quarterly, annually. Housing market conditions and extended detail Available in subscription edition.

5.1. Total Housing Units
Updated Annually. Independent annual model-based estimates. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
  ItemCensus
2010
July 1
2010
July 1
2011
July 1
2012
July 1
2013
July 1
2014
Change
2010-2014
%Change
2010-2014
  Total Housing Units 1,883,206 1,883,813 1,886,318 1,888,231 1,893,553 1,901,233 17,420 0.92

5.2. General Housing Characteristics
Updated Annually. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Units in Structure 1,889,157 1,901,363 12,206 0.65
  1-unit, detached 900,525 913,719 13,194 1.47
  1-unit, attached 110,182 116,377 6,195 5.62
  2 units 200,758 196,141 -4,617 -2.30
  3 or 4 units 207,922 198,730 -9,192 -4.42
  5 to 9 units 112,315 112,715 400 0.36
  10 to 20 units 88,730 96,489 7,759 8.74
  20 or more units 245,275 244,662 -613 -0.25
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 1,889,157 1,901,363 12,206 0.65
  Occupied Housing Units 1,763,437 1,777,817 14,380 0.82
    Owner 1,070,637 1,087,964 17,327 1.62
    Renter 692,800 689,853 -2,947 -0.43
  Vacant Housing Units 125,720 123,546 -2,174 -1.73
  Homeowner vacancy rate 0.80 0.90 0.10...
  Rental vacancy rate 4.00 3.30 -0.70...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.75 2.75 0.00 0.00
Average household size; renter-occ 2.26 2.29 0.03 1.33
Median Value $ owner occupied 363,200 375,200 12,000 3.30
Median Rent $ renter occupied 1,207 1,247 40 3.31

5.3. Residential Construction; Housing Units Authorized & Value
Updated Monthly. 12 most recent months. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
  ItemAug15Sep15Oct15Nov15Dec15Jan16Feb16Mar16Apr16May16Jun16Jul16
Total Residential Units 977 1,830 1,128 1,259 1,294 595 681 894 962 746 1,039 1,128
  in 1 unit bldgs 441 460 423 460 418 293 283 488 499 424 559 431
  in 2 unit bldgs 24 36 34 30 78 30 46 22 34 40 40 50
  in 3-4 unit bldgs 31 16 32 23 54 20 44 22 36 24 29 12
  in 5+ unit bldgs 481 1,318 639 746 744 252 308 362 393 258 411 635
  Bldgs with 5+ units 21 34 22 35 32 18 21 30 19 19 26 24
  Percent Coverage 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Value ($000), Total Units 205,222 371,770 218,471 198,878 274,818 192,644 162,839 241,706 230,033 177,689 248,020 231,508
  1 unit structures 122,521 136,852 127,093 123,686 122,444 80,604 96,262 139,480 140,363 136,470 155,081 124,585
  2 unit structures 3,822 5,677 5,938 5,118 12,310 5,471 6,170 4,034 5,194 5,859 6,631 7,951
  3-4 unit structures 4,242 1,909 5,489 3,424 7,313 3,117 4,168 3,780 12,255 4,514 4,307 1,413
  5+ unit structures 74,637 227,332 79,951 66,650 132,751 103,452 56,239 94,412 72,221 30,846 82,001 97,559

5.4. Housing Price Index go top
Updated quarterly. All transactions; not seasonally adjusted. See related Housing Price Index (HPI) interactive table.
See related 5-Digit ZIP Code HPI interactive table.

    Housing Price Index:2015Q32015Q42016Q12016Q22016Q3
    260.23 263.25 266.24 270.76 274.75
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  1.16 1.14 1.70 1.47 5.58
6. Economic Characteristics & Trends go top

6.1. Economic Profile go top
The Economic Profile shows shows derivation and key components of total personal income. Data are organized by place of residence and place of work. The place of residence profile includes estimates of total personal income, population, and per capita personal income. The place of work profile includes estimates of total earnings, total employment and average earnings per job. Updated annually. See related interactive table.

  Item20112012201320142015Change
2011-2015
%Change
2011-2015
Personal income 278,683,789 290,494,832 292,854,861 308,732,928 326,045,620 47,361,831 17.0
  Net earnings 1/ 190,665,065 195,732,437 197,366,756 206,769,981 220,172,987 29,507,922 15.5
  Personal current transfer receipts 36,052,716 36,176,375 36,549,556 37,672,880 40,187,628 4,134,912 11.5
    Income maintenance 2/ 3,597,811 3,651,005 3,618,609 3,565,728 3,539,642 -58,169 -1.6
    Unemployment insurance compensation 2,228,973 1,830,821 1,450,859 968,018 867,369 -1,361,604 -61.1
    Retirement and other 30,225,932 30,694,549 31,480,088 33,139,134 35,780,617 5,554,685 18.4
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 51,966,008 58,586,020 58,938,549 64,290,067 65,685,005 13,718,997 26.4
  Population 4/ 4,608,426 4,652,342 4,698,356 4,739,385 4,774,321 165,895 3.6
  Per capita personal income 60,473 62,441 62,331 65,142 68,292 7,819 12.9
  Per capita net earnings 41,373 42,072 42,008 43,628 46,116 4,743 11.5
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 7,823 7,776 7,779 7,949 8,417 594 7.6
    Per capita income maintenance 781 785 770 752 741 -40 -5.1
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 484 394 309 204 182 -302 -62.4
    Per capita retirement and other 6,559 6,598 6,700 6,992 7,494 935 14.3
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 11,276 12,593 12,545 13,565 13,758 2,482 22.0
  Earnings by place of work 223,479,610 230,180,890 234,825,529 245,314,607 261,620,031 38,140,421 17.1
    Wages and salaries 160,079,315 167,036,539 171,974,786 182,544,443 194,209,317 34,130,002 21.3
    Supplements to wages and salaries 35,593,946 36,727,050 36,879,659 37,574,473 39,984,359 4,390,413 12.3
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 24,399,403 25,124,789 25,072,642 25,242,368 27,407,524 3,008,121 12.3
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 11,194,543 11,602,261 11,807,017 12,332,105 12,576,835 1,382,292 12.3
    Proprietors' income 27,806,349 26,417,301 25,971,084 25,195,691 27,426,355 -379,994 -1.4
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 23,699 22,569 8,862 -5,588 -3,180 -26,879 -113.4
      Farm proprietors' income 27,782,650 26,394,732 25,962,222 25,201,279 27,429,535 -353,115 -1.3
Total full-time and part-time employment 3,136,531 3,192,528 3,269,121 3,344,480 3,423,787 287,256 9.2
  Wage and salary jobs 2,517,423 2,575,885 2,618,241 2,672,367 2,729,498 212,075 8.4
  Number of proprietors 619,108 616,643 650,880 672,113 694,289 75,181 12.1
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 2,684 2,666 2,721 2,738 2,736 52 1.9
    Number of farm proprietors 616,424 613,977 648,159 669,375 691,553 75,129 12.2
Average earnings per job (dollars) 71,251 72,100 71,831 73,349 76,412 5,161 7.2
  Average wages and salaries 63,589 64,846 65,683 68,308 71,152 7,563 11.9
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 45,071 42,990 40,055 37,649 39,664 -5,407 -12.0
Dollar items are in current dollars (not adjusted for inflation). Per capita items in dollars; other dollar items in thousands of dollars.
See related notes.

6.2. Cost of Living Indexes   go top
Updated periodically. Available in subscription edition.

6.3. Cost of Doing Business Indexes   go top
Updated periodically. Available in subscription edition.

6.4. Consumer Price Index   go top
Updated monthly. Available in subscription edition.

6.5. Gross Domestic Product by Sector   go top
Updated quarterly, annually. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table. Additional detail in subscription edition.
  Item200920102011201220132014Change
2009-14
%Change
2009-14
Gross Domestic Product, millions of current dollars 313,322 329,192 341,225 355,276 366,089 382,459 69,137 22.07
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 313,322 326,445 334,070 340,791 344,756 353,710 40,388 12.89

6.6. Establishments, Employment & Earnings by Detailed Type of Business go top
Updated quarterly. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
  SectorEstablishments
2015Q1
Employment
2015Q1
Avg Weekly Wages
2015Q1
Establishments
2015Q2
Employment
2015Q2
Avg Weekly Wages
2015Q2
 Total, all industries 154,924 4,127,132 1,465 156,385 4,244,584 1,307
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 583 57,476 1,667 584 57,761 1,423
 Total, all industries - St Govt 1,259 127,313 1,354 1,295 132,645 1,202
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 2,236 310,125 1,073 2,271 312,944 1,223
 Total, all industries - Private 150,846 3,632,217 1,499 152,235 3,741,234 1,316
    Goods-producing 17,590 446,069 1,799 17,802 467,624 1,564
      Natural resources and mining 499 5,636 1,810 502 7,616 894
      Construction 12,267 145,191 1,363 12,487 161,703 1,344
      Manufacturing 4,824 295,243 2,013 4,813 298,306 1,703
    Service-providing 133,256 3,186,148 1,457 134,433 3,273,609 1,280
      Trade, transportation & utilities 27,053 656,490 917 27,135 661,498 911
      Information 3,189 125,850 2,400 3,261 127,735 2,099
      Financial activities 12,168 288,587 3,523 12,242 292,672 2,026
      Professional & business services 31,538 718,274 2,098 31,934 743,334 1,940
      Education and health services 29,745 865,004 1,081 30,022 876,742 1,120
      Leisure and hospitality 13,773 392,771 475 13,907 427,671 486
      Other services 15,761 139,120 676 15,911 143,940 698
      Unclassified 29 51 348 21 18 717

Notes: cell value of '...' indicates value suppressed to maintain confidentiality.

Use the following links to access detailed establishment and employment data by type of business (CSV files).
  .. see notes on using these files.
  2013Q1 .. 2013Q2 .. 2013Q3 .. 2013Q4 .|. 2014Q1 .. 2014Q2 .. 2014Q3 .. 2014Q4 .|. 2015Q1 .. 2015Q2 .. 2015Q3 .. 2015Q4 .. 2016Q1 .. 2016Q2
 
6.7. Labor Market Characteristics & Trends go top
Updated monthly. Available in subscription edition.
For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
Table shows 13 most recent months.
  ItemAug15Sep15Oct15Nov15Dec15Jan16Feb16Mar16Apr16May16Jun16Jul16Aug16
Unemplymnt Rate 5.0 5.2 4.7 4.7 4.8 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.0 3.9 4.4 4.1 3.9
Unemployment 20,203 20,812 19,108 19,187 19,300 20,201 19,058 19,077 16,197 15,961 18,053 16,953 16,159
Employment 387,715 381,482 386,075 386,738 385,940 383,232 385,618 388,308 391,073 390,003 395,054 398,702 399,780
Labor Force407,918402,294405,183405,925405,240403,433404,676407,385407,270405,964413,107415,655415,939

7. Education Infrastructure   go top

7.1. Component School District Characteristics   go top
Districts in this metro. Updated periodically. See related School District interactive table.
District NameCity Name District
Code
Locale
Code
CountyState2012-13
Enrollment
2013 Total
Population
Grade Relevant
Pop Ages 5-17
AbingtonAbington 25016502125023MA 2,031 16,214 2,664
ActonActon 25016802125017MA 2,512 22,649 2,588
AmesburyAmesbury 25018602125009MA 2,337 16,708 2,596
AndoverAndover 25019502125009MA 6,225 34,075 6,930
ArlingtonArlington 25019802125017MA 4,903 44,260 6,061
AshlandAshland 25021002125017MA 2,573 17,141 2,947
AvonAvon 25022502125021MA 746 4,467 673
BedfordBedford 25024002125017MA 2,514 13,760 2,391
BellinghamBellingham 25024602125021MA 2,457 16,751 2,778
BelmontBelmont 25024902125017MA 4,065 25,546 4,526
BeverlyBeverly 25026402125009MA 4,335 40,532 5,474
BillericaBillerica 25026702125017MA 5,513 41,573 7,114
BostonBoston 25027901125025MA 55,114 646,264 72,057
BoxboroughBoxborough 25028502125017MA 437 5,161 465
BoxfordBoxford 25028804125009MA 778 8,173 891
BraintreeBraintree 25029402125021MA 5,549 36,648 6,015
BrocktonBrockton 25030902125023MA 16,595 95,137 16,754
BrooklineBrookline 25031502125021MA 7,112 60,109 7,101
BurlingtonBurlington 25032402125017MA 3,606 25,308 3,997
CambridgeCambridge 25032701225017MA 6,222 108,678 7,497
CantonCanton 25033002125021MA 3,262 22,121 3,828
CarlisleCarlisle 25033304125017MA 638 5,012 713
CarverCarver 25033602125023MA 1,737 11,672 1,950
ChelmsfordChelmsford 25035102125017MA 5,138 34,919 6,026
ChelseaChelsea 25035402125025MA 5,891 36,805 5,889
CohassetCohasset 25037802125021MA 1,584 7,732 1,744
ConcordConcord 25038402125017MA 2,140 18,252 2,106
DanversDanvers 25039902125009MA 3,593 27,184 4,140
DedhamDedham 25040502125021MA 2,826 25,358 3,768
DoverDover 25042602125021MA 523 5,734 620
DracutDracut 25043202125017MA 3,872 30,431 5,121
DuxburyDuxbury 25044102125023MA 3,242 15,272 3,424
East BridgewaterEast Bridgewater 25044402125023MA 2,246 13,985 2,562
EverettEverett 25047702125017MA 6,672 43,044 6,630
FoxboroughFoxborough 25049502125021MA 2,753 17,294 3,139
FraminghamFramingham 25049801325017MA 8,201 70,584 9,725
FranklinFranklin 25050102125021MA 5,868 32,440 7,009
GeorgetownGeorgetown 25052202125009MA 1,558 8,396 1,689
GloucesterGloucester 25052802125009MA 3,016 29,540 3,986
HalifaxKingston 25056104125023MA 582 7,624 674
HanoverHanover 25057902125023MA 2,684 14,075 3,016
HaverhillHaverhill 25059702125009MA 7,052 62,466 9,585
HinghamHingham 25060902125023MA 4,202 22,470 4,483
HolbrookHolbrook 25061502125021MA 1,238 11,077 1,720
HollistonHolliston 25062402125017MA 2,820 13,995 2,852
HopkintonHopkinton 25063302125017MA 3,414 15,418 3,863
HudsonHudson 25063902125017MA 2,896 19,693 3,182
HullHull 25064202125023MA 1,067 10,439 1,316
IpswichIpswich 25064802125009MA 2,048 13,518 2,155
KingstonKingston 25065402125023MA 1,134 12,808 1,286
LawrenceLawrence 25066602125009MA 13,145 78,368 15,469
LexingtonLexington 25068402125017MA 6,506 32,432 6,761
LincolnLincoln 25069004125017MA 1,241 6,572 953
LittletonLittleton 25069602125017MA 1,576 9,219 1,825
LowellLowell 25070202125017MA 13,879 110,039 17,415
LynnLynn 25071102125009MA 14,139 92,684 15,474
LynnfieldLynnfield 25071402125009MA 2,261 11,898 2,368
MaldenMalden 25071702125017MA 6,573 61,429 7,913
MarbleheadMarblehead 25072602125009MA 3,251 20,324 3,849
MarionMattapoisett 25072902225023MA 463 4,976 450
MarlboroughMarlborough 25073202125017MA 4,589 39,771 5,758
MarshfieldMarshfield 25073502125023MA 4,483 25,487 4,762
MattapoisettMattapoisett 25074702225023MA 503 6,130 486
MaynardMaynard 25075002125017MA 1,352 10,444 1,541
MedfieldMedfield 25075302125021MA 2,788 12,330 3,118
MedfordMedford 25075602125017MA 4,677 58,112 6,407
MedwayMedway 25075902125021MA 2,482 13,082 2,859
MelroseMelrose 25076202125017MA 3,679 27,875 4,338
MethuenMethuen 25077402125009MA 7,055 48,487 8,234
MiddleboroughMiddleborough 25077702125023MA 3,295 23,443 3,922
MiddletonBoxford 25078302125009MA 809 9,221 792
MillisMillis 25079202125021MA 1,451 8,092 1,466
MiltonMilton 25079802125021MA 3,934 27,690 5,075
NahantNahant 25082202125009MA 185 3,499 230
NatickNatick 25083402125017MA 5,065 34,093 5,635
NeedhamNeedham 25083702125021MA 5,476 29,625 6,194
NewburyportNewburyport 25085802125009MA 2,349 17,870 2,643
NewtonNewtonville 25086101325017MA 12,335 87,989 13,911
NorfolkNorfolk 25086402125021MA 926 11,513 1,046
North AndoverNorth Andover 25087002125009MA 4,766 29,091 5,650
North ReadingNorth Reading 25088202125017MA 2,606 15,384 3,028
NorwellNorwell 25090302125023MA 2,331 10,655 2,338
NorwoodNorwood 25090602125021MA 3,547 29,331 4,045
PeabodyPeabody 25093602125009MA 6,103 52,587 7,146
PembrokePembroke 25094202125023MA 3,329 18,089 3,526
PlainvillePlainville 25096902125021MA 802 8,474 744
PlymouthPlymouth 25097204125023MA 7,975 57,267 8,997
PlymptonKingston 25097804125023MA 242 2,860 245
QuincyQuincy 25098702125021MA 9,266 94,618 10,198
RandolphRandolph 25099302125021MA 2,957 32,925 5,038
ReadingReading 25099902125017MA 4,483 25,550 4,690
RevereRevere 25100502125025MA 6,648 54,127 7,393
RochesterMattapoisett 25101404125023MA 531 5,306 557
RocklandRockland 25101702125023MA 2,199 17,727 2,761
RockportRockport 25102002125009MA 931 7,133 916
SalemSalem 25103802125009MA 4,395 42,418 5,314
SaugusSaugus 25105002125009MA 2,850 27,330 3,827
ScituateScituate 25105602125023MA 3,220 18,391 3,493
SharonSharon 25106202125021MA 3,433 18,058 3,930
SherbornDover 25107104125021MA 405 4,255 422
SomervilleSomerville 25108902125017MA 4,922 78,135 5,624
StonehamStoneham 25112202125017MA 2,401 21,978 3,167
StoughtonStoughton 25112502125021MA 3,753 27,641 4,230
SudburySudbury 25113402125017MA 3,006 18,243 3,196
SwampscottSwampscott 25114302125009MA 2,283 17,645 2,545
TewksburyTewksbury 25115802125017MA 3,805 29,910 5,045
TopsfieldBoxford 25116704125009MA 597 6,244 625
TyngsboroughTyngsborough 25117602125017MA 1,867 11,665 2,272
WakefieldWakefield 25119102125017MA 3,388 25,923 3,963
WalpoleWalpole 25119702125021MA 4,015 24,681 4,669
WalthamWaltham 25120001325017MA 5,098 62,636 5,649
WarehamWareham 25120602225023MA 2,822 22,131 3,280
WatertownWatertown 25121802125017MA 2,688 32,970 3,124
WaylandWayland 25122102125017MA 2,717 13,423 2,875
WellesleyWellesley 25122702125021MA 4,954 28,682 5,885
West BridgewaterWest Bridgewater 25124202125023MA 1,344 7,014 1,141
WestfordWestford 25126602125017MA 5,259 22,676 5,390
WestonWeston 25127502125017MA 2,374 11,636 2,655
WestwoodWestwood 25128102125021MA 3,167 14,988 3,455
WeymouthWeymouth 25128402125021MA 6,897 55,110 7,864
WilmingtonWilmington 25130502125017MA 3,559 23,063 4,328
WinchesterWinchester 25131102125017MA 4,396 22,080 4,743
WinthropWinthrop 25131702125025MA 1,975 18,307 2,292
WoburnWoburn 25132002125017MA 4,766 39,394 5,275
WrenthamWrentham 25132902125021MA 1,155 11,234 1,165
Barrington School DistrictBarrington 33016504133017NH 1,379 8,677 1,459
Brentwood School DistrictExeter 33020104133015NH 368 4,545 404
Chester School DistrictChester 33022504133015NH 898 4,831 1,034
Derry School DistrictDerry 33026102233015NH 5,610 33,548 5,894
Dover School DistrictDover 33026402333017NH 3,705 30,334 4,141
East Kingston School DistrictExeter 33027904133015NH 179 2,388 201
Epping School DistrictEpping 33028804133015NH 1,005 6,493 1,009
Exeter Region Coop School DistrictExeter 33000174133015NH 3,202 32,635 3,359
Exeter School DistrictExeter 33029702333015NH 1,050 14,496 1,058
Farmington School DistrictFarmington 33030004133017NH 1,041 6,866 1,141
Fremont School DistrictFremont 33031504133015NH 711 4,340 778
Greenland School DistrictGreenland 33034202333015NH 542 3,596 598
Hampstead School DistrictPlaistow 33034802133015NH 1,346 8,634 1,460
Hampton Falls School DistrictHampton 33035402133015NH 285 2,266 260
Hampton School DistrictHampton 33035102333015NH 1,231 15,175 1,291
Kensington School DistrictExeter 33040804133015NH 170 2,152 199
Londonderry School DistrictLondonderry 33044102233015NH 4,618 24,449 5,019
Middleton School DistrictFarmington 33047703133017NH 268 1,804 298
Milton School DistrictMilton 33006162333017NH 614 4,652 752
New Castle School DistrictGreenland 33050702333015NH 93 981 112
Newfields School DistrictExeter 33051904133015NH 127 1,702 161
Newington School DistrictGreenland 33052504133015NH 70 763 97
Newmarket School DistrictNewmarket 33052802333015NH 1,030 9,054 1,105
North Hampton School DistrictHampton 33053704133015NH 470 4,358 483
Northwood School DistrictNorthwood 33054304233015NH 715 4,297 722
Nottingham School DistrictNorthwood 33054604233015NH 741 4,848 804
Oyster River Coop School DistrictDurham 33055202333017NH 1,982 20,990 2,159
Pelham School DistrictWindham 33055502133015NH 2,059 13,002 2,486
Portsmouth School DistrictPortsmouth 33058202333015NH 2,279 21,515 2,336
Raymond School DistrictRaymond 33058802133015NH 1,480 10,272 1,497
Rochester School DistrictRochester 33059402333017NH 4,293 30,102 4,608
Rollinsford School DistrictSomersworth 33059702333017NH 328 2,557 423
Rye School DistrictGreenland 33060302333015NH 689 5,368 815
Salem School DistrictSalem 33060602133015NH 4,068 29,158 4,629
Sanborn Regional School DistrictKingston 33060802133015NH 1,632 10,769 1,746
Seabrook School DistrictHampton 33061502133015NH 742 8,808 698
Somersworth School DistrictSomersworth 33062402333017NH 1,640 11,904 1,859
South Hampton School DistrictHampton 33062704133015NH 91 825 122
Strafford School DistrictNorthwood 33064204233015NH 663 4,038 754
Stratham School DistrictExeter 33064802333015NH 624 7,351 611
Timberlane Regional School DistrictPlaistow 33067202133015NH 4,077 25,063 4,378
Wakefield School DistrictMilton 33067804233017NH 630 5,047 703
Windham School DistrictWindham 33071704133015NH 2,787 13,772 2,743
Winnacunnet Coop School DistrictHampton 33072302333015NH 1,187 30,606 1,426

Number of districts: 169 ... Total enrollment: 578,934
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7.2. Component Higher Education Institution Characteristics   go top
2014-15 School Year. Extended detail Available in subscription edition.
  Institution City Name Code LevelTotal UG EnrollmentFulltime UG EnrollmentTotal Grad EnrollmentFulltime Grad Enrollment
Babson College Wellesley, MA1645808 2,107 2,107 942 453
Bay State College Boston, MA1646415 1,108 730 0 0
Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology Boston, MA1658845 507 430 0 0
Bentley University Waltham, MA1647399 4,264 4,170 1,301 695
Berklee College of Music Boston, MA1647487 4,743 4,187 165 146
Boston Architectural College Boston, MA1648727 470 354 406 382
Boston Baptist College Boston, MA1646145 94 63 0 0
Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA1649249 9,856 9,526 4,461 3,498
Boston University Boston, MA1649889 18,017 16,619 14,095 9,232
Brandeis University Waltham, MA1650159 3,729 3,711 2,216 1,746
Bridgewater State University Bridgewater, MA1650248 9,628 8,019 1,559 433
Bunker Hill Community College Boston, MA1651123 14,253 4,549 0 0
Cambridge College Cambridge, MA1651679 1,140 254 1,701 741
Curry College Milton, MA1655297 2,900 2,103 241 36
Dean College Franklin, MA1655745 1,325 1,062 0 0
Eastern Nazarene College Quincy, MA1656447 1,064 1,047 147 92
Emerson College Boston, MA1656627 3,787 3,707 758 688
Emmanuel College Boston, MA1656718 2,082 1,817 229 13
Endicott College Beverly, MA1656999 2,877 2,544 1,552 438
FINE Mortuary College Norwood, MA4365993 95 10 0 0
Fisher College Boston, MA1658025 1,875 1,161 0 0
Framingham State University Framingham, MA1658667 4,609 3,928 1,890 106
Franklin W Olin College of Engineering Needham, MA4419825 350 350 0 0
Gordon College Wenham, MA1659368 1,741 1,698 364 118
Great Bay Community College Portsmouth, NH1831503 2,079 578 0 0
Harvard University Cambridge, MA1660279 10,338 7,200 18,453 13,230
Hebrew College Newton Centre, MA1660458 2 1 144 68
Hellenic College-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology Brookline, MA1660547 81 81 102 89
ITT Technical Institute-Norwood Norwood, MA3665805 455 370 0 0
ITT Technical Institute-Wilmington Wilmington, MA4391365 347 276 0 0
Laboure College Milton, MA1652645 757 87 0 0
Lasell College Newton, MA1663917 1,737 1,706 333 52
Lawrence Memorial Hospital School of Nursing Medford, MA1664073 283 263 0 0
Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Cambridge Cambridge, MA4520543 474 474 0 0
Lesley University Cambridge, MA1664529 1,929 1,383 2,930 862
Longy School of Music of Bard College Cambridge, MA1664898 59 53 189 171
MCPHS University Boston, MA1666569 4,027 3,826 2,908 2,524
MGH Institute of Health Professions Boston, MA1668699 195 195 971 652
Marian Court College Swampscott, MA1666015 277 145 0 0
Massachusetts Bay Community College Wellesley Hills, MA1666473 5,369 1,874 0 0
Massachusetts College of Art and Design Boston, MA1666747 1,967 1,628 128 93
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA1666839 4,512 4,476 6,807 6,630
Massasoit Community College Brockton, MA1668233 7,905 3,401 0 0
Merrimack College North Andover, MA1668508 3,033 2,853 304 210
Middlesex Community College Bedford, MA1668873 9,205 3,537 0 0
Montserrat College of Art Beverly, MA1669115 402 383 0 0
Mount Ida College Newton, MA1669487 1,293 1,198 27 6
National Aviation Academy of New England Bedford, MA1656354 218 218 0 0
New England College of Business and Finance Boston, MA1644387 690 159 151 86
New England School of Photography Boston, MA1672244 65 65 0 0
Newbury College Brookline, MA1672515 874 800 0 0
North Bennet Street School Boston, MA1672974 154 154 0 0
North Shore Community College Danvers, MA1673123 7,412 2,575 0 0
Northeastern University Boston, MA1673589 13,510 13,492 6,288 5,130
Northeastern University Global Network Boston, MA4827059 3,689 1,467 6,413 802
Northern Essex Community College Haverhill, MA1673763 6,963 2,298 0 0
Northpoint Bible College Haverhill, MA2176067 303 259 9 6
Pine Manor College Chestnut Hill, MA1674557 403 399 39 39
Quincy College Quincy, MA1675253 4,705 1,818 0 0
Regis College Weston, MA1675989 1,166 911 746 265
Roxbury Community College Roxbury Crossing, MA1676313 2,393 756 0 0
Saint John's Seminary Brighton, MA1676777 35 28 155 68
Salem State University Salem, MA1677298 7,600 5,905 1,667 382
School of the Museum of Fine Arts-Boston Boston, MA1669847 385 342 163 156
Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital School of Nursing Brockton, MA1650604 317 201 0 0
Simmons College Boston, MA1677839 1,622 1,484 3,180 814
Suffolk University Boston, MA1680059 5,390 5,024 2,825 1,390
The Boston Conservatory Boston, MA1649338 505 502 206 191
The New England Conservatory of Music Boston, MA1670579 413 376 369 352
The New England Institute of Art Brookline, MA1673215 555 506 0 0
Tufts University Medford, MA1681489 5,177 5,127 5,730 4,892
Universal Technical Institute of Massachusetts Inc Norwood, MA4474034 1,009 1,009 0 0
University of Massachusetts-Boston Boston, MA1666389 12,700 9,178 4,056 1,365
University of Massachusetts-Lowell Lowell, MA1665139 12,983 9,443 4,196 1,354
University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham, NH1830449 12,831 12,380 2,286 1,213
University of Phoenix-Boston Campus Braintree, MA4404207 179 179 19 19
Urban College of Boston Boston, MA4291283 810 32 0 0
Wellesley College Wellesley, MA1682185 2,323 2,177 0 0
Wentworth Institute of Technology Boston, MA1682277 4,329 3,871 229 91
Wheelock College Boston, MA1682908 869 836 462 233

  Number of institutions: 80 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 261,924
  Levels: 3-Assoc degree, 4-at least 2, but < 4 years, 5-Bach degree, 6-Postbacc cert, 7 Masters degree, 8 Post-masters cert, 9 Doctors degree

8. GeoPolitics   go top
Updated periodically. Voting patterns, citizen voting age population, state legislative districts, congressional districts .. in this metro.
Available in subscription edition.

Notes
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  • Developed by ProximityOne -- Metro Reports (888-364-7656)
  • Data sources: ProximityOne, Census Bureau, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Housing Finance Agency,
    National Center for Education Statistics.

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