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Chelsea, MA
Demographic Data




Chelsea 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 February 2025.

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

Chelsea Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

38,319

Age

Under 5 Years:
7.8%
5 - 17:
16.7%
18 - 24:
7.7%
25 - 34:
18.7%
35 - 54:
27.7%
55 - 64:
10.1%
Over 65 Years:
11.2%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
3.2%
3.2%
69.1%
69.1%
22.0%
22.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Chelsea
USA
$31,544
$31,544
$43,289
$43,289

Median household income

Chelsea
USA
$72,220
$72,220
$78,538
$78,538
Individuals Below Poverty Level

20.6%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Construction
Accommodation
Retail
Transportation
Administration
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Education
Manufacturing
Other
Wholesale
Public Service
Finance
14.1%
14.1%
12.5%
12.5%
10.9%
10.9%
8.9%
8.9%
8.1%
8.1%
7.0%
7.0%
6.2%
6.2%
6.1%
6.1%
5.3%
5.3%
5.1%
5.1%
4.8%
4.8%
2.9%
2.9%
2.6%
2.6%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
White
Other Race / Two or More Races
Black or African American
Asian
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
65.0%
65.0%
19.5%
19.5%
6.4%
6.4%
6.2%
6.2%
2.9%
2.9%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Italian
Irish
Brazilian
English
German
Polish
French Canadian
Moroccan
Other Arab
African
French
Ethiopian
Cape Verdean
European
Haitian
Russian
Yugoslavian
Jamaican
Albanian
Slovak
4.5%
4.5%
3.9%
3.9%
1.7%
1.7%
1.4%
1.4%
1.2%
1.2%
1.2%
1.2%
1.1%
1.1%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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Spanish
English
Portuguese
Arabic
African languages
French
Vietnamese
French Creole
Chinese
Serbo-Croatian
Other Indo-European
Russian
Italian
Langs. of India
Mon-Khmer (Cambodian)
Polish
German/Yiddish
Korean
Other Asian languages
Greek
59.3%
59.3%
29.6%
29.6%
2.3%
2.3%
2.1%
2.1%
1.4%
1.4%
1.0%
1.0%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
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% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Chelsea Residents

45.3%


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