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General Demographics

Homeless Demographics

Indicators National Massachusetts  Populations Total population 304,059,724[1] 6,449,755[2] Families 34,884,816[3] 736,985[4] Children 89,378,554[5] 1,873,474[6]  Households Average family size 3.20[7] 3.17[8]  Family Composition One parent (female) 23.80%[9] 23.54%[10] One parent (male) 7.27%[11] 6.47%[12] Two-parent 68.93%[13] 69.99%[14]  Income Median family income $63,211[15] $78,497[16] Mean family income $82,719[17] $99,830[18] Fair market rent two-bedroom apartment $928[19] $1,193[20] Income needed to afford two-bedroom apartment $37,105[21] $47,719[22]  Employment Unemployed 5.80%[23] 6.12%[24]  Families Below Poverty Level Total 14.93%[25] 11.48%[26] Children under 5 21.02%[27] 13.34%[28] Children 5-17 16.53%[29] 12.29%[30]  Education No high school diploma 15.47%[31] 11.61%[32] High school and above 84.53%[33] 88.39%[34] Bachelor’s degree and above 27.41%[35] 37.90%[36] High school dropout rate 3.70%[37] 3.80%[38]  Teen Birth Rate Percent of total births to teens 10.36%[39] 5.98%[40] Birth rate ranking 2[41]