Suffolk County, Massachusetts Demographics

Suffolk County is 5th out of 3,143 other counties in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Suffolk County is 7th out of 3,143 other counties in Population density (people per sqmi)

Suffolk County is 22nd out of 3,143 other counties in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Suffolk County is 29th out of 3,143 other counties in Non-farm private employees

Suffolk County is 36th out of 3,143 other counties in Foreign born residents

Suffolk County is 1st in Massachusetts out of 14 other counties in Foreign born residents

Suffolk County is 1st in Massachusetts out of 14 other counties in Income below poverty line

Suffolk County is 1st in Massachusetts out of 14 other counties in Population density (people per sqmi)

Suffolk County is 1st in Massachusetts out of 14 other counties in Race - Black or African American

Suffolk County is 1st in Massachusetts out of 14 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Suffolk County is 1st in Massachusetts out of 14 other counties in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Suffolk County is 1st in Massachusetts out of 14 other counties in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Suffolk County is 2nd in Massachusetts out of 14 other counties in Building permits (last year)

Suffolk County is 2nd in Massachusetts out of 14 other counties in Non-farm private employees

Suffolk County is 2nd in Massachusetts out of 14 other counties in Non-farm private establishments

Size Demographics
	Suffolk County	Rank	Massachusetts	US
Current population (2012)	744,426	4th	6,646,144	313,914,040
Size in square miles	58.1	13th	7,800.1	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	12,415.7	1st	839.4	87.4

Age Demographics
	Suffolk County	Rank	Massachusetts	US
Residents younger than 5	5.7%	5th	5.5%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	17.7%	12th	21.1%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	10.7%	14th	14.4%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Suffolk County	Rank	Massachusetts	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	83.1%	13th	88.9%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	39.2%	7th	38.7%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Suffolk County	Rank	Massachusetts	US
Race - White	63.1%	14th	83.7%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	24.5%	1st	7.9%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.8%	3rd	0.5%	1.2%
Race - Asian	8.7%	3rd	5.8%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.2%	1st	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	2.8%	2nd	2.0%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	20.8%	2nd	10.1%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	47.9%	14th	75.8%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Suffolk County	Rank	Massachusetts	US
Female residents	51.7%	6th	51.5%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	27.8%	1st	14.7%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Suffolk County	Rank	Massachusetts	US
Housing units	317,327	3rd	2,818,940	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	80.8%	1st	41.8%	25.9%
Households	286,437	3rd	2,522,409	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	36.1%	14th	63.6%	66.1%
Home median value	$371,300	6th	$343,500	$186,200
People per household	2.3	10th	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	1,965	2nd	11,111	829,658

Income Demographics
	Suffolk County	Rank	Massachusetts	US
Income per capita	$32,034	8th	$35,051	$27,915
Income per household	$51,638	12th	$65,981	$52,762
Income below poverty line	20.8%	1st	10.7%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Suffolk County	Rank	Massachusetts	US
Non-farm private establishments	19,436	2nd	169,146	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	550,649	2nd	2,960,712	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	55,613	5th	596,790	27,092,908
Retail sales	$7,565,785	6th	$88,082,966	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$10,381	12th	$13,553	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$3,795,879	1st	$14,917,210	$613,795,732