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 | | |
| County | Middlesex | |
| State | Massachusetts | |
| Land Area | 848 sq. miles | Ranked 1,086 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 1,467,016 | Ranked 22 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 1,464,985 | |
| Population 2000 | 1,466,394 | Ranked 19 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 1,398,468 | Ranked 18 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 86.1% | |
| African American | 4.2% | |
| Asian American | 8.2% | |
| Native American | .2% | |
| Pacific Islander | .5% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 6.2% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 12.2% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 12.5% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 14.1% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 16.6% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 15% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 10.5% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 6.1% | |
| Population 75 and up | 6.8% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 3,713 | 3,536 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 19 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 203 | |
| Robberies | 1,050 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 2,441 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 27,465 | 27,340 |
| Burglaries | 5,367 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 18,879 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 3,219 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 814,972 | 821,779 |
| Unemployed Population | 33,593 | 18,240 |
| Unemployment Rate | 4.1% | 2.2% |
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