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Voter Registration (August 22, 2026)
- Democratic: 1,252,092 (24.2%)
- Republican: 407,768 (7.9%)
- Unenrolled and other: 3,524,494 (68.0%)
- Total registered voters: 5,184,354
Unenrolled (independent) voters are by far the largest group, outnumbering the two parties combined.
Population & Household Data
- Total population (2025 estimate): 7,154,084
- Foreign-born residents: 18.0%
- Residents under 18: 19.4%
- Residents 65 and over: 17.9%
- Language other than English at home: 25.1%
- Total housing units (2025 estimate): 3,072,289
- Median gross rent: $1,762
- Average travel time to work: 29.1 minutes
Economic & Employment Data
- In civilian labor force (age 16+): 66.9%
- Median household income: $103,960
- Per capita income: $57,897
- Population in poverty: 10.0%
- Veterans: 243,596
Student Demographics (2025-26)
- Total students: 900,487
- White: 50.8%
- Hispanic or Latino: 26.2%
- Black or African American: 10.4%
- Asian: 7.6%
- Multi-race, non-Hispanic: 4.8%
- American Indian or Alaska Native: 0.2%
- Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander: 0.1%
- Male: 51.3%
- Female: 48.6%
- Nonbinary: 0.1%
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MassCivics last checked this page on September 28, 2026.
Sources
- Population and demographics: US Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates 2020-2024, DP02, Massachusetts, as of December 31, 2024.
- Population and demographics: US Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates 2020-2024, DP03, Massachusetts, as of December 31, 2024.
- Population and demographics: US Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates 2020-2024, DP04, Massachusetts, as of December 31, 2024.
- Population and demographics: US Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates 2020-2024, DP05, Massachusetts, as of December 31, 2024.
- Population and demographics: US Census Bureau (spreadsheet), Annual Estimates of Housing Units for Counties in Massachusetts: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2025 (CO-EST2025-HU-25), as of July 1, 2025.
- Population and demographics: US Census Bureau (spreadsheet), Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for the United States, Regions, States: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2025 (NST-EST2025-POP), as of July 1, 2025.
- Population and demographics: US Census Bureau, U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Massachusetts.
- Schools and districts: Massachusetts DESE, 2026 Enrollment By Race/Gender Report (2025-26 school year), as of October 1, 2025.
- Schools and districts: Massachusetts DESE, state profile, Enrollment Data (2025-26), as of October 1, 2025.
- Elections and voter enrollment: Secretary of the Commonwealth (spreadsheet), registration and party enrollment by county, municipality and precinct, 2026 state primary, as of August 22, 2026.