MA · STATE PERSPECTIVE
How does Massachusetts compare?
Explore the income, housing, work, health coverage, and people behind Massachusetts’s economic picture. Each measure tells a different part of the story.
Median household income$104,828#1 of 50 states · highest first ↗Reported monthly rent$1,848#48 of 50 states · lowest first ↗Mean commute time30.6 min#47 of 50 states · lowest first ↗
Calculated uninsured share2.8%Uninsured ÷ (insured + uninsured)
INCOME
| MEASURE | REPORTED VALUE | 50-STATE RANK | Ranking link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $104,828 | #1Highest first | ↗ |
| Per capita income | $57,789 | #1Highest first | ↗ |
| Mean household income | $144,312 | #1Highest first | ↗ |
HOUSING
| MEASURE | REPORTED VALUE | 50-STATE RANK | Ranking link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Housing units | 2,998,537 | #16Highest first | ↗ |
| Vacant housing units | 228,049 | #23Highest first | ↗ |
| Reported monthly rent | $1,848 | #48Lowest first | ↗ |
WORK
| MEASURE | REPORTED VALUE | 50-STATE RANK | Ranking link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employed residents | 3,831,790 | #14Highest first | ↗ |
| Unemployed residents | 162,597 | #15Highest first | ↗ |
| Armed Forces personnel | 6,047 | #35Highest first | ↗ |
| Residents outside the labor force | 1,953,387 | #17Highest first | ↗ |
| Public transportation commuters | 291,776 | #5Highest first | ↗ |
| Residents working from home | 556,682 | #15Highest first | ↗ |
| Mean commute time | 30.6 min | #47Lowest first | ↗ |
| Private wage workers | 3,122,484 | #13Highest first | ↗ |
| Government workers | 502,969 | #15Highest first | ↗ |
| Self-employed workers | 200,942 | #16Highest first | ↗ |
HEALTH COVERAGE
| MEASURE | REPORTED VALUE | 50-STATE RANK | Ranking link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residents with health insurance | 6,872,233 | #14Highest first | ↗ |
| Residents without health insurance | 198,589 | #35Highest first | ↗ |
| Private health insurance | 5,170,360 | #14Highest first | ↗ |
| Public health insurance | 2,646,331 | #15Highest first | ↗ |
SUPPORT
| MEASURE | REPORTED VALUE | 50-STATE RANK | Ranking link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reported SNAP receipt | 426,702 | #11Highest first | ↗ |
| Reported Social Security income | 872,672 | #17Highest first | ↗ |
| Reported retirement income | 669,715 | #19Highest first | ↗ |
| Reported SSI receipt | 151,041 | #12Highest first | ↗ |
| Reported cash public assistance | 95,822 | #9Highest first | ↗ |
PEOPLE
| MEASURE | REPORTED VALUE | 50-STATE RANK | Ranking link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 7,136,171 | #16Highest first | ↗ |
| White non-Hispanic population | 4,638,530 | #17Highest first | ↗ |
| Black or African American population | 451,443 | #21Highest first | ↗ |
| American Indian & Alaska Native population | 5,548 | #42Highest first | ↗ |
| Asian population | 545,521 | #9Highest first | ↗ |
| Hispanic or Latino population | 998,795 | #16Highest first | ↗ |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · 2020–2024 ACS 5-Year Estimates. Supplied extract; descriptive ranks across 50 states.
CONTEXT MATTERS
These measures describe the state as a whole. They do not describe every household, identify the same people across measures, or show what an individual family has left after expenses. Read the source and methodology before interpreting rank differences.