Demographics

Population
under age 18
over age 55
% White
% Latino
% African American
% Asian
% Other
Education
residents over age 25 with
bachelor's degree
residents over age 25 with
high school degree
Foreign-Born Population
Families
Families with children
% of families with children
led by a single parent

Income
Median Household Income
Median Family Income
Housing
Homeownership rate

Unemployment
rate
(September 2011)
WGBH News
November 2011
Data provided by MassINC
wgbh.org/wherewelive

Chelsea

Massachusetts

2000

2010

Change

35,080
27%
18%
38%
48%
6%
5%
3%

35,177
25%
17%
25%
62%
7%
3%
3%

0%
-2%
-1%
-13%
14%
1%
-2%
0%

10%

12%

2%

59%

64%

36%

2000

2010

Change

22%
26%
76%
10%
6%
5%
3%

3%
-2%
4%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%

33%

39%

0%

4%

85%

89%

0%

46%

10%

15%

0%

56%

70%

14%

12%

48%

48%

0%

42%

46%

4%

26%

29%

3%

$40,691
$43,347

$41,840
$42,018

3%
-3%

$63,961
$80,734

-6%
-3%

29%

31%

2%

63%

2%

9.0%

7.3%

6,349,097

24%
22%
82%
7%
5%
4%
3%

$68,134
$83,192


62%

6,547,629