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OverviewFoundationsBonding Social CapitalCongregations
Basics (2000)
1. Name Middlesex County ('FIPS' code: 25017)
2. State Massachusetts
3. Population 1,465,396
4. Avg. household income 80,294
5. Median household income 60,821
Population Segments: By Age, Race and Ethnicity (2000)
6. Number of children under 5 91,638
7. Number of children ages 5-17 236,317
8. Number of adults, 18-64 950,504
9. Number of elderly 186,937
10. Number of black non-Hispanics 45,887
11. Number of Hispanics 66,436
12. Number of Asians 91,721
13. Number of Native Americans (non-Hispanic) 2,067
Community Needs: Unemployment, Poverty, Education & Disability (2000)
14. Unemployment rate 3.44
15. Number in poverty 92,705
16. % in poverty 6.33
17. Number of children in poverty 24,378
18. % of children in poverty 7.43
19. Number of elderly in poverty 12,464
20. % without high school diploma (over 25 years old) 11.53
21. % with disability, ages 5-15 5.44
22. % with disability, ages 16-64 14.69
23. % with disability, ages 65 & over 35.45
Community Resources: Households and Organizations
Households (2000)
24. % with college (over 25 years old) 43.59
25. % of households with income of $100,000 or more -
Household Giving (2004)
26. Number of households 700,810
27. Number of households itemizing deductions 306,964
28. % of households itemizing 43.80
29. Percentage reporting contributions 89.91
30. Total AGI ($ thousands) 52,303,861
31. Total contributions ($ thousands) 1,049,609
32. Contributions as a % of AGI 2.01
Household Giving (2005)
33. Number of households 709,430
34. Number of households itemizing deductions 319,022
35. % of households itemizing 44.97
36. Percentage reporting contributions 89.26
37. Total AGI ($ thousands) 59,250,317
38. Total contributions ($ thousands) 1,325,393
39. Contributions as a % of AGI 2.24
Nonprofit Public Charity Activities (2008)
40. Number of organizations filing annually 2,826
41. Private contributions & government grants 6,466,962,227
42. Total revenue 23,286,248,662
43. Total expenses 18,149,660,135
44. Total assets 99,891,387,529
Nonprofit Public Charity Activities per Capita (2008)
45. Number of organizations (per 10,000 persons) 19.28
46. Private contributions & government grants 4,413
47. Total revenue 15,891
48. Total expenses 12,385
49. Total assets 68,167