Chelsea, Massachusetts Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Chelsea is 21st out of 6,405 other cities in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Chelsea is 35th out of 6,406 other cities in Population density (people per sqmi)

Chelsea is 1st in Massachusetts out of 116 other cities in Foreign born residents

Chelsea is 1st in Massachusetts out of 116 other cities in Residents younger than 5

Chelsea is 1st in Massachusetts out of 116 other cities in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Chelsea is 2nd in Massachusetts out of 116 other cities in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Chelsea is 3rd in Massachusetts out of 116 other cities in People per household

Chelsea is 3rd in Massachusetts out of 116 other cities in Population density (people per sqmi)

Chelsea is 3rd in Massachusetts out of 116 other cities in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Chelsea is 3rd in Massachusetts out of 116 other cities in Race - Two or More

Chelsea is 6th in Massachusetts out of 116 other cities in Income below poverty line

Chelsea is 13th in Massachusetts out of 116 other cities in Race - Black or African American

Size Demographics
	Chelsea	Rank	Massachusetts	US
Current population (2012)	36,828	36th	6,646,144	313,914,040
Size in square miles	2.2	111th	7,800.1	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	15,902.8	3rd	839.4	87.4

Age Demographics
	Chelsea	Rank	Massachusetts	US
Residents younger than 5	8.7%	1st	5.5%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	25.3%	19th	21.1%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	8.7%	112th	14.4%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Chelsea	Rank	Massachusetts	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	65.3%	115th	88.9%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	14.5%	110th	38.7%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Chelsea	Rank	Massachusetts	US
Race - White	47.8%	113th	83.7%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	8.5%	13th	7.9%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	1.1%	3rd	0.5%	1.2%
Race - Asian	3.1%	53rd	5.8%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	114th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	5.9%	3rd	2.0%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	62.1%	2nd	10.1%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	25.2%	115th	75.8%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Chelsea	Rank	Massachusetts	US
Female residents	49.1%	112th	51.5%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	44.1%	1st	14.7%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Chelsea	Rank	Massachusetts	US
Housing units	12,621	44th	2,818,940	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	86.3%	1st	41.8%	25.9%
Households	12,035	43rd	2,522,409	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	31.8%	115th	63.6%	66.1%
Home median value	$301,900	75th	$343,500	$186,200
People per household	2.8	3rd	2.5	2.6

Income Demographics
	Chelsea	Rank	Massachusetts	US
Income per capita	$20,214	112th	$35,051	$27,915
Income per household	$43,155	107th	$65,981	$52,762
Income below poverty line	23.3%	6th	10.7%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Chelsea	Rank	Massachusetts	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	1,887	40th	596,790	27,092,908
Retail sales	$348,167	37th	$88,082,966	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$9,560	34th	$13,553	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$33,380	35th	$14,917,210	$613,795,732