Middlesex County Information

Middlesex in Massachusetts occupies 848 square miles and has a 2006 population of 1,467,016, a change from a 2000 population of 1,466,394 and 1,398,468 in 1990. 12.5% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24, 14.1% percent is 25-35, and 16.6% percent of the population is 35 to 44.

There were 3,713 acts of violent crime reported in Middlesex in 2004, a change from 3,536 reports of violent crime in 2000.

The unemployed population in 2006 was 33,593 people: 4.1% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of 2.2%.

Read more about Middlesex, Massachusetts in the Wikipedia entry.

General Information
CountyMiddlesex 
StateMassachusetts 
Land Area848 sq. milesRanked 1,086 of 3,140
Population 20061,467,016Ranked 22 of 3,140
Population 20051,464,985 
Population 20001,466,394Ranked 19 of 3,140
Population 19901,398,468Ranked 18 of 3,140
Race BreakdownPercentage
Caucasion86.1% 
African American4.2% 
Asian American8.2% 
Native American.2% 
Pacific Islander.5% 
Age BreakdownPercentage
Population Under 56.2% 
Population 5 to 1412.2% 
Population 15 to 2412.5% 
Population 25 to 3414.1% 
Population 35 to 4416.6% 
Population 45 to 5415% 
Population 55 to 6410.5% 
Population 65 to 746.1% 
Population 75 and up6.8% 
Crime Counts20042000
Total Violent Crimes3,7133,536
Murders / Manslaughters19 
Forcible Rapes203 
Robberies1,050 
Aggravated Assaults2,441 
Total Property Crimes27,46527,340
Burglaries5,367 
Larceny Thefts18,879 
Motor Vehicle Thefts3,219 
Employment Data20062000
Labor Population814,972821,779
Unemployed Population33,59318,240
Unemployment Rate4.1%2.2%

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