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Chelsea, Massachusetts Neighborhood Profile

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The population of Chelsea, Massachusetts includes thirty-five thousand, eighty, among them 57.95% white, seven point two five percent black. Chelsea, Massachusetts total female population forty-nine point seven eight percent, total male population in Chelsea, Massachusetts is 50.22%. In Chelsea, Massachusetts, four hundred and forty-nine units are vacant, [owner_occupied] housing units are occupied by owners and eight thousand, four hundred and forty-eight are occupied by renters. The median age for Chelsea, Massachusetts is thirty-one point three years old. In the city of Chelsea, Massachusetts the total number of households is 11,888, among them there are 7,614 family households. High school students account for twenty-two percent of students and college students make up 17.86% of Chelsea, Massachusetts graduates.

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 Chelsea, Massachusetts United States
Total population35,080 281,421,906
StateMassachusetts 
CityChelsea 

Chelsea, Massachusetts Population

 Chelsea, Massachusetts %, Chelsea, Massachusetts United States
Male17,61750.22%49.06%
Female17,46349.78%50.94%
Median age (years)31.3  35.3
18 years and over25,51272.73%74.31%
21 years and over24,06268.59%69.97%
62 years and over4,52612.9%14.66%
65 years and over3,93311.21%12.43%

 Chelsea, Massachusetts %, Chelsea, Massachusetts United States
White20,32857.95%75.14%
Black or African American2,5447.25%12.32%
Asian1,6474.69%3.64%
Some other race8,25123.52%5.46%
Two or more races2,3106.58%2.43%

Chelsea, Massachusetts Housing

 Chelsea, Massachusetts %, Chelsea, Massachusetts United States
Total housing units 12,337 115,904,641
- Vacant housing units 4493.64%8.99%
- Occupied housing units 11,88896.36%91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units 3,44027.88%60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units 8,44868.48%30.77%
 Chelsea, Massachusetts %, Chelsea, Massachusetts United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 20002,511 21.12%19.95%
1995 to 19984,140 34.83%28.9%
1990 to 19942,053 17.27%16.07%
1980 to 19891,522 12.8%15.58%
1970 to 1979650 5.47%9.86%
1969 or earlier1,012 8.51%9.65%
 Chelsea, Massachusetts %, Chelsea, Massachusetts United States
Total households11,888  105,480,101
Family households (families)7,614 64.05%68.06%
Nonfamily households4,274 35.95%31.94%
 Chelsea, Massachusetts United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000145,457,817
$50,000 to $99,99916816,778,971
$100,000 to $149,99935213,110,384
$150,000 to $199,9992498,075,904
$200,000 to $299,9992166,583,049
$300,000 to $499,999443,584,108
$500,000 to $999,999141,308,116
$1,000,000 or more0313,759
Median (dollars)149,200119,600

Chelsea, Massachusetts Education

 Chelsea, Massachusetts %, Chelsea, Massachusetts United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 9,727 76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool5876.03% 6.47%
Kindergarten6997.19% 5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)4,56446.92% 43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)2,14022.0% 21.38%
College or graduate school1,73717.86% 22.81%

Chelsea, Massachusetts Economy

 Chelsea, Massachusetts %, Chelsea, Massachusetts United States
Population 16 years and over26,394  217,168,077
In labor force14,212 53.85%63.92%
- Civilian labor force14,212 53.85%63.39%
- - Employed13,173 49.91%59.73%
- - Unemployed1,039 3.94%3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force7.3  5.8
- Armed Forces0  0.53%
Not in labor force12,182 46.15%36.08%
Females 16 years and over13,085 49.58%51.66%
In labor force6,452 24.44%29.72%
- Civilian labor force6,452 24.44%29.65%
- - Employed5,887 22.3%27.92%
Own children under 6 years3,102 11.75%10.05%
All parents in family in labor force1,695  12,787,501
With earnings8,519 32.28%39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)46,963  56,604
With Social Security income2,882 10.92%12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)9,433  11,320
With Supplemental Security Income1,455 5.51%2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)5,953  6,320
With public assistance income864 3.27%1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)4,274  3,032
With retirement income1,476 5.59%8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)14,300  17,376
 Chelsea, Massachusetts %, Chelsea, Massachusetts United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households11,908  105,539,122
Less than $10,0002,255 18.94%9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999994 8.35%6.31%
$15,000 to $24,9991,772 14.88%12.83%
$25,000 to $34,9991,617 13.58%12.81%
$35,000 to $49,9991,815 15.24%16.53%
$50,000 to $74,9991,849 15.53%19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999816 6.85%10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999589 4.95%7.72%
$150,000 to $199,99995 0.8%2.2%
$200,000 or more106 0.89%2.37%
Median household income (dollars)30,161  41,994


The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.