Wakefield, Massachusetts Demographics

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Wakefield is 20th in Massachusetts out of 116 other cities in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Wakefield Rank Massachusetts US
Size in square miles 7.4 63rd 7,800.1 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 3,389.3 35th 839.4 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Wakefield Rank Massachusetts US
Residents younger than 5 5.6% 66th 5.5% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 21.5% 61st 21.1% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 14.7% 58th 14.4% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Wakefield Rank Massachusetts US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 95.1% 29th 88.9% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 44.5% 37th 38.7% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Wakefield Rank Massachusetts US
Race - White 94.5% 22nd 83.7% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 0.9% 98th 7.9% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.1% 107th 0.5% 1.2%
Race - Asian 2.6% 60th 5.8% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 78th 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 1.2% 104th 2.0% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 2.3% 89th 10.1% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 93.0% 20th 75.8% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Wakefield Rank Massachusetts US
Female residents 51.9% 65th 51.5% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 6.4% 92nd 14.7% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Wakefield Rank Massachusetts US
Housing units 10,500 54th 2,818,940 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 34.0% 76th 41.8% 25.9%
Households 10,058 53rd 2,522,409 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 76.2% 29th 63.6% 66.1%
Home median value $406,900 29th $343,500 $186,200
People per household 2.4 58th 2.5 2.6

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Wakefield Rank Massachusetts US
Income per capita $40,227 32nd $35,051 $27,915
Income per household $85,379 26th $65,981 $52,762
Income below poverty line 3.7% 100th 10.7% 14.3%

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