Basic Information

Full Name: Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Capital: Boston
Joined Union: February 6, 1788 (235 years ago)

Geographic Properties

Total Area: 10550 mi²
Land Area: 7800 mi²
Water Area: 2754 mi²
Farmland Area: 518000 acres
Mean Elevation: 492.1 ft
Highest Point: Mount Greylock, 3491 ft
Lowest Point: Atlantic Ocean, 0 ft

Demographics

Population: 6.985 million people (2021)
Population Growth: +0.75% per year (2010-12)
Population Density: 661.8 people/mi²
Race Distribution:
- White: 78.1%
- Black/African American: 7.6%
- Asian: 6.6%
Hispanic Origin: 11.8%
US Citizens: 92.2%

Educational Attainment (for population age 25 and older)

College Degree and Above: 51.3% (1.26 × national average)
High School Diploma: 24% (0.891 × national average)
Less than High School Diploma: 9.2% (0.77 × national average)

Housing

Housing Units: 2.819 million (2011)
Households: 2.522 million (2011)
People per Household: 2.606 people (2010)

Economic Properties

Number of Businesses: 596790 (2007)
Nonemployer Businesses: 472534 (2010)
Private Non-farm Businesses: 169790 (2010)

Income Statistics

Median Household Income: $81,215.00 per year (1.29 × national average)
Per Capita Income: $43,761 per year per person (1.28 × national average)
Population Below Poverty Line: 10.3% (0.767 × national average)

Crime Statistics (2019 estimate)

Total Rate of Crime: 1507 crimes/100,000 people/yr
Total Number of Crimes: 103895 crimes per year

Voting and Registration Rates (2020)

Total Voting Rate: 58.9%
Total Registration Rate: 64.3%

Public School Finance Information

Total Expenditures: $14.84 billion ($15,913 per student)
Total Revenue: $15.17 billion ($16,270 per student)
Total Debt: $5.118 billion ($5,489 per student)
Total Cash and Securities: $224.9 million ($241 per student)

State Symbols

State Bird: Chickadee (Paridae)
State Flower: Mayflower (Epigaea repens)
State Tree: American Elm (Ulmus americana)
State Motto: "Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem"