Massachusetts 8th Congressional District Demographics

MA8 is 37th out of 436 other congressional districts in Income per capita

MA8 is 39th out of 436 other congressional districts in Female residents

MA8 is 45th out of 436 other congressional districts in Units inside multi-unit buildings

MA8 is 47th out of 436 other congressional districts in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

MA8 is 50th out of 436 other congressional districts in Income per household

MA8 is 2nd in Massachusetts out of 9 other congressional districts in Households

MA8 is 2nd in Massachusetts out of 9 other congressional districts in Race - Black or African American

MA8 is 3rd in Massachusetts out of 9 other congressional districts in Female residents

MA8 is 3rd in Massachusetts out of 9 other congressional districts in Housing units

MA8 is 3rd in Massachusetts out of 9 other congressional districts in Race - Asian

MA8 is 3rd in Massachusetts out of 9 other congressional districts in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

MA8 is 3rd in Massachusetts out of 9 other congressional districts in Units inside multi-unit buildings

MA8 is 4th in Massachusetts out of 9 other congressional districts in Current population (2012)

MA8 is 4th in Massachusetts out of 9 other congressional districts in Foreign born residents

MA8 is 4th in Massachusetts out of 9 other congressional districts in Home median value

Size Demographics
	8th Congressional District	Rank	Massachusetts	US
Current population (2012)	743,817	4th	6,646,144	313,914,040

Age Demographics
	8th Congressional District	Rank	Massachusetts	US
Residents younger than 5	5.5%	5th	5.5%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	20.6%	6th	21.1%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	15.0%	4th	14.4%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	8th Congressional District	Rank	Massachusetts	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	91.5%	4th	88.9%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	41.7%	3rd	38.7%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	8th Congressional District	Rank	Massachusetts	US
Race - White	78.9%	7th	83.7%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	9.5%	2nd	7.9%	13.1%
Race - Asian	7.0%	3rd	5.8%	5.1%
Race - Two or More	2.3%	6th	2.0%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	4.9%	7th	10.1%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	76.6%	5th	75.8%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	8th Congressional District	Rank	Massachusetts	US
Female residents	52.0%	3rd	51.5%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	15.7%	4th	14.7%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	8th Congressional District	Rank	Massachusetts	US
Housing units	307,906	3rd	2,818,940	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	43.6%	3rd	41.8%	25.9%
Households	289,685	2nd	2,522,409	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	63.0%	7th	63.6%	66.1%
Home median value	$352,000	4th	$343,500	$186,200
People per household	2.4	5th	2.5	2.6

Income Demographics
	8th Congressional District	Rank	Massachusetts	US
Income per capita	$37,565	4th	$35,051	$27,915
Income per household	$71,580	4th	$65,981	$52,762
Income below poverty line	9.7%	6th	10.7%	14.3%