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OverviewFoundationsBonding Social CapitalCongregations
Basics (2000)
1. Name Suffolk County ('FIPS' code: 25025)
2. State Massachusetts
3. Population 689,807
4. Avg. household income 54,926
5. Median household income 39,355
Population Segments: By Age, Race and Ethnicity (2000)
6. Number of children under 5 38,099
7. Number of children ages 5-17 100,485
8. Number of adults, 18-64 474,721
9. Number of elderly 76,502
10. Number of black non-Hispanics 142,369
11. Number of Hispanics 107,352
12. Number of Asians 47,984
13. Number of Native Americans (non-Hispanic) 2,060
Community Needs: Unemployment, Poverty, Education & Disability (2000)
14. Unemployment rate 7.05
15. Number in poverty 124,918
16. % in poverty 18.11
17. Number of children in poverty 34,360
18. % of children in poverty 24.79
19. Number of elderly in poverty 12,156
20. % without high school diploma (over 25 years old) 21.86
21. % with disability, ages 5-15 6.88
22. % with disability, ages 16-64 22.04
23. % with disability, ages 65 & over 46.12
Community Resources: Households and Organizations
Households (2000)
24. % with college (over 25 years old) 32.45
25. % of households with income of $100,000 or more -
Household Giving (2004)
26. Number of households 317,068
27. Number of households itemizing deductions 93,967
28. % of households itemizing 29.64
29. Percentage reporting contributions 85.05
30. Total AGI ($ thousands) 18,451,597
31. Total contributions ($ thousands) 491,483
32. Contributions as a % of AGI 2.66
Household Giving (2005)
33. Number of households 313,131
34. Number of households itemizing deductions 95,920
35. % of households itemizing 30.63
36. Percentage reporting contributions 84.57
37. Total AGI ($ thousands) 19,751,816
38. Total contributions ($ thousands) 487,478
39. Contributions as a % of AGI 2.47
Nonprofit Public Charity Activities (2008)
40. Number of organizations filing annually 2,096
41. Private contributions & government grants 18,616,885,826
42. Total revenue 41,383,390,891
43. Total expenses 32,056,073,296
44. Total assets 81,463,098,035
Nonprofit Public Charity Activities per Capita (2008)
45. Number of organizations (per 10,000 persons) 30.39
46. Private contributions & government grants 26,989
47. Total revenue 59,993
48. Total expenses 46,471
49. Total assets 118,095