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Suffolk County

County in Massachusetts. 785,121 residents. 151 km² of land (58 sq mi).

Rents

Median gross rent

$2,129USD per month, ± $24

Massachusetts $1,762, U.S. $1,413

2020–2024.

Gross rent is the contract rent plus utilities. It covers all renter households, sitting tenants included, so it lags the rents asked for new leases. Five-year pooled sample survey (2020–2024), not a single-year figure; small areas carry large margins of error. Medians above $3,500 are published only as "$3,500+" and medians below $100 as "$100-". Medians by number of bedrooms rest on fewer households, so they are missing more often and less precise.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

By number of bedrooms

Home sizeMedian rent, USD per month
Studio (no bedroom)$1,947 ± $71
1 bedroom$1,966 ± $51
2 bedrooms$2,210 ± $41
3 bedrooms$2,269 ± $64
4 bedrooms$2,554 ± $123
5 or more bedrooms$2,169 ± $410

2020–2024. Gross rent is the contract rent plus utilities. It covers all renter households, sitting tenants included, so it lags the rents asked for new leases. Five-year pooled sample survey (2020–2024), not a single-year figure; small areas carry large margins of error. Medians above $3,500 are published only as "$3,500+" and medians below $100 as "$100-". Medians by number of bedrooms rest on fewer households, so they are missing more often and less precise.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Home prices

Median home value

$705,800USD, ± $8,139

Massachusetts $562,100, U.S. $332,700

2020–2024.

The value is each owner's own estimate of what the home would sell for, not a sale price. Five-year pooled sample survey (2020–2024), not a single-year figure; small areas carry large margins of error. Medians above $2,000,000 are published only as "$2,000,000+" and medians below $10,000 as "$10,000-".

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Work and pay

Average wage

$63.13$2,525$10,942USD per hour, at 40 hours a weekUSD per weekUSD per month

Massachusetts $46.20$1,848$8,008, U.S. $36.35$1,454$6,301

2014: $41.68$1,667$7,2242024: $63.13$2,525$10,942

2024.

Hourly figure calculated by Marsadata: the weekly wage divided by 40 hours. The source does not report hours worked and counts part-time jobs, so actual hourly pay is higher where part-time work is common.

Monthly figure calculated by Marsadata: the weekly wage times 52, divided by 12.

Covers jobs at employers subject to unemployment insurance, more than 95% of U.S. jobs; the self-employed are not included. Wages include bonuses. It is an average per job, full-time and part-time alike, not per worker. Figures are withheld where they could reveal an individual employer. Recent figures are revised by the publisher.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages.

Employment

713,809jobs

2014: 621,7112024: 713,809

2024.

Counts jobs at employers subject to unemployment insurance, more than 95% of U.S. jobs; the self-employed are not included. A person with two jobs is counted twice. Figures are withheld where they could reveal an individual employer.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages.

By industry sector

SectorWage, private sector, USD per hour, at 40 hours a weekUSD per weekUSD per monthJobs, private sectorEstablishments
Health care and social assistance$46.38$1,855$8,038153,5402,169
Professional, scientific, and technical services$99.98$3,999$17,32999,5643,477
Finance and insurance$140.65$5,626$24,37967,1871,781
Accommodation and food services$21.55$862$3,73564,2382,808
Educational services$44.20$1,768$7,66144,579431
Retail trade$29.88$1,195$5,17832,2442,298
Administrative and support and waste management services$36.55$1,462$6,33531,9661,155
Information$93.80$3,752$16,25923,326634
Transportation and warehousing$42.33$1,693$7,33622,406501
Other services (except public administration)$30.80$1,232$5,33921,7162,540
Construction$66.10$2,644$11,45715,1261,142
Real estate and rental and leasing$68.78$2,751$11,92114,8911,561
Arts, entertainment, and recreation$51.48$2,059$8,92212,800392
Wholesale trade$75.25$3,010$13,04310,355555
Manufacturing$48.75$1,950$8,4508,820299
Management of companies and enterprises$104.45$4,178$18,1058,809193
Utilities$83.75$3,350$14,5171,99644
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and huntingwithheldwithheld10
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extractionwithheldwithheld3

Periods: 2024, 2023. “Withheld” marks cells the publisher suppresses to protect individual employers.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Businesses

Business establishments

22,034establishments

2023.

Employer establishments only: the self-employed are not counted. Excludes crop and animal production, rail transportation, the postal service, public administration and most government. The source publishes no turnover.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Business establishments per 1,000 residents

28.1per 1,000 residents

Massachusetts 26.1, U.S. 25.0

2023.

The two inputs cover different periods (2023 and 2020–2024). Establishments are counted where they operate and residents where they live, so employment centres score high. The self-employed and most government are not counted.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. Calculated by Marsadata from County Business Patterns 2023 total establishments divided by the ACS 5-year 2020–2024 population estimate, times 1,000. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Energy

Residential electricity price

Published for states only. See Massachusetts

Residential natural gas price

Published for states only. See Massachusetts

People

Population

785,121people

2020–2024.

Five-year pooled sample survey (2020–2024), not a single-year figure; small areas carry large margins of error. It is a survey estimate, not a census count. The national figure covers the 50 states and the District of Columbia; Puerto Rico is published separately.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Population density

5,203.4people per km²

Massachusetts 348.6, U.S. 36.6

2020–2024.

Land area excludes water. The national figure uses the land area of the 50 states and the District of Columbia, matching the population estimate.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. Calculated by Marsadata from the ACS 5-year population estimate (table B01003) divided by the land area in the Census Bureau's 2025 cartographic boundary files. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Languages

People speaking a language other than English at home

38.8%% of people aged 5 and over

Massachusetts 25.1%, U.S. 22.3%

2020–2024.

Says nothing about English ability: many of these people also speak English very well. Based on a sample survey with large margins of error for census tracts; no margin of error is given for the share.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. Calculated by Marsadata from ACS table C16001: population aged 5 and over minus people who speak only English at home, divided by the population aged 5 and over, times 100. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Languages spoken at home

Language groupSharePeople
English only61.2%457,549 ± 4,917
Spanish19.2%143,206 ± 2,279
Other Indo-European languages5.1%38,197 ± 2,597
French, Haitian or Cajun3.8%28,557 ± 2,475
Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)3.6%26,959 ± 1,415
Other and unspecified languages1.7%12,453 ± 1,418
Vietnamese1.4%10,834 ± 1,293
Arabic1.1%7,930 ± 1,512
Other Asian and Pacific Island languages0.9%6,968 ± 835
Russian, Polish or other Slavic languages0.9%6,943 ± 792
Korean0.4%3,354 ± 544
German or other West Germanic languages0.4%3,222 ± 573
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)0.1%1,064 ± 352

2020–2024. Of 747,236 residents aged five and over. Shares are calculated by Marsadata from the published counts.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.