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Chelmsford, MA
Demographic Data




Chelmsford Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated November 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Chelmsford Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

36,180

Age

Under 5 Years:
5.2%
5 - 17:
15.5%
18 - 24:
8.1%
25 - 34:
11.1%
35 - 54:
27.4%
55 - 64:
14.3%
Over 65 Years:
18.4%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
3.6%
3.6%
95.9%
95.9%
53.6%
53.6%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Chelmsford
USA
$57,133
$57,133
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Chelmsford
USA
$134,291
$134,291
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

4.7%

Employment Industries

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Professional, scientific, and technical services
Manufacturing
Education
Healthcare
Retail
Construction
Finance
Information Technology
Administration
Public Service
Accommodation
Other
Transportation
Wholesale
15.8%
15.8%
15.2%
15.2%
11.7%
11.7%
11.4%
11.4%
9.7%
9.7%
5.4%
5.4%
4.0%
4.0%
3.8%
3.8%
3.8%
3.8%
3.3%
3.3%
2.9%
2.9%
2.9%
2.9%
2.7%
2.7%
2.5%
2.5%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Asian
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Other Race / Two or More Races
Black or African American
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
81.0%
81.0%
8.8%
8.8%
4.4%
4.4%
3.8%
3.8%
2.0%
2.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Irish
Italian
English
German
French Canadian
French
Polish
Greek
Scottish
Portuguese
Scots-Irish
European
Swedish
Russian
Canadian
Jamaican
Dutch
Scandinavian
Lithuanian
Brazilian
23.6%
23.6%
14.0%
14.0%
12.5%
12.5%
6.2%
6.2%
5.1%
5.1%
4.9%
4.9%
3.9%
3.9%
2.6%
2.6%
2.1%
2.1%
1.9%
1.9%
1.8%
1.8%
1.5%
1.5%
1.3%
1.3%
1.2%
1.2%
1.0%
1.0%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Langs. of India
Spanish
Other Asian languages
Chinese
French
Vietnamese
Polish
Mon-Khmer (Cambodian)
Portuguese
Greek
German/Yiddish
Arabic
Italian
African languages
Native American languages
Korean
Scandinavian languages
Other Indo-European
Persian
85.3%
85.3%
2.2%
2.2%
1.6%
1.6%
1.5%
1.5%
1.5%
1.5%
0.9%
0.9%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Chelmsford Residents

11.9%


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