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Local date and time: Massachusetts: Sat May 25 14:21:04 2013, 144-th day of the year

Date and time in Italy: Sat May 25 20:21:04 2013, 144-th day of the year

Difference -6 hours

The State consists of the following 14 Counties, alphabetically sorted:

Barnstable - Berkshire - Bristol - Dukes - Essex - Franklin - Hampden - Hampshire - Middlesex - Nantucket - Norfolk - Plymouth - Suffolk - Worcester.

Please find listed in what follows eighty-one statistical data about the Massachusetts state compared with those of the whole USA. Values are grouped by categories:

State of Massachusetts - Population data
State of Massachusetts - Population data by age
State of Massachusetts - Population data by sex
State of Massachusetts - Population data by races
State of Massachusetts - More population data
State of Massachusetts - Educational attainment
State of Massachusetts - Miscellanea
State of Massachusetts - Housing data
State of Massachusetts - Households data
State of Massachusetts - Incomes data (NAICS - North American Industry Classification System)
State of Massachusetts - Labor and Employment
State of Massachusetts - Geography data

State of Massachusetts - Population data ( Top )

Resident total population estimate (July 1) 2006 = 6,437,193
Resident population (April 1) 2000 (complete count) = 6,349,097
Resident total population estimate, net change - April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 = 88,088 abitanti
Resident total population estimate, percent change - April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 = 1.4%

State of Massachusetts - Miscellanea ( Top )

Civilian noninstitutionalized population, 5 years and over, with a disability 2000 (sample) = 1,084,746
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 = 27

State of Massachusetts - Population data by age ( Top )

Resident population under 5 years of age (July 1) 2006 = 387,863

Resident population under 5 years of age, percent (July 1) 2006

Massachusetts %

USA 6.8%

Resident population under 18 years of age (July 1) 2006 = 1,448,884

Resident population under 18 years of age, percent (July 1) 2006

Massachusetts 22.5%

USA 24.6%

Resident Population 65 years and over (July 1) 2006 = 855,962

Resident population 65 years and over, percent (July 1) 2006

Massachusetts 13.3%

USA 12.4%

State of Massachusetts - Population data by sex ( Top )

Resident population total females, percent (July 1) 2006 = 51.6%

Resident population total females, percent (July 1) 2006

Massachusetts 51.6%

USA 50.7%

Resident population total males, percent (July 1) 2006 = 48.4%

Resident population total males, percent (July 1) 2006

Massachusetts 48.4%

USA 49.3%

State of Massachusetts - More population data ( Top )

Births 2004 = 78,484
Deaths 2004 = 54,511
Infant deaths under one year 2004 = 380
Population 5 years and over by residence in 1995 - percent in same house 2000 (sample) = 58.5%

Population 5 years and over by residence in 1995 - percent in same house 2000 (sample)
Massachusetts 58.5%

USA 54.1%

Percent foreign born population 2000 (sample) = 12.2%

Percent foreign born population 2000 (sample)
Massachusetts 12.2%

USA 11.1%

Population 5 years and over, percent speaking language other than English at home 2000 (sample) = 18.7%

Population 5 years and over, percent speaking language other than English at home 2000 (sample)
Massachusetts 18.7%

USA 17.9%

State of Massachusetts - Incomes data (NAICS - North American Industry Classification System) ( Top )

Personal Income (NAICS) 2005 = Mil.$ 279,860
Per capita personal income (NAICS) 2005 = $ 43,501

State of Massachusetts - Geography data ( Top )

Land area, 2000 (square miles = 7.840,02
Persons per square mile, 2000 = 809,80

State of Massachusetts - Population data by races ( Top )

Resident population White alone (July 1) 2006 = 5,568,643

Resident population White alone, percent (July 1) 2006

Massachusetts 86.5%

USA 80.1%

Resident population Black alone (July 1) 2006 = 446,721

Resident population Black alone, percent (July 1) 2006
Massachusetts 6.9%

USA 12.8%

Resident population American Indian and Alaska Native alone (July 1) 2006 = 19,044

Resident population American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent (July 1) 2006
Massachusetts 0.3%

USA 1.0%
Resident population Asian alone (July 1) 2006 = 313,942

Resident population Asian alone, percent (July 1) 2006
Massachusetts 4.9%

USA 4.4%
Resident population Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone (July 1) 2006 = 5,126

Resident population Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent (July 1) 2006
Massachusetts 0.1%

USA 0.2%
Resident population Two or more races (July 1) 2006 = 83,717

Resident population Two or more races, percent (July 1) 2006
Massachusetts 1.3%

USA 1.6%

Resident population Hispanic or Latino Origin (July 1) 2006 = 511,014

Resident population Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent (July 1) 2006
Massachusetts 7.9%

USA 14.8%

Resident population Not Hispanic, White alone (July 1) 2006 = 5,150,232
Resident population Not Hispanic, White alone, percent (July 1) 2006 = 80.0%

Resident population Not Hispanic, White alone, percent (July 1) 2006

Massachusetts 80.0%

USA 66.4%

State of Massachusetts - Educational attainment ( Top )

Educational attainment - persons 25 years and over - percent high school graduate or higher 2000 = 84.8%

Educational attainment - persons 25 years and over - percent high school graduate or higher 2000

Massachusetts 84.8%

USA 80.4%

Educational attainment - persons 25 years and over - percent bachelor's degree or higher 2000 = 33.2%

Educational attainment - persons 25 years and over - percent bachelor's degree or higher 2000

Massachusetts 33.2%

USA 24.4%

State of Massachusetts - Households data ( Top )

Households 2000 (complete count) = 2,443,580
Persons per household 2000 (complete count) = 2.51
Per capita income in 1999 = $ 25,952
Median household income 2004 = $ 53,657
People of all ages in poverty - percent 2004 = 9.9%

People of all ages in poverty - percent 2004
Massachusetts 9.9%

USA 12.7%

State of Massachusetts - Housing data ( Top )

Housing unit estimates as of July 1, 2006 = 2,708,986
Housing unit estimates - net change, April 1, 2000 (base) to July 1, 2006 = 86,993
Housing unit estimates - percent change, April 1, 2000 (base) to July 1, 2006 = 3.3%

Housing unit estimates - percent change, April 1, 2000 (base) to July 1, 2006
Massachusetts 3.3%

USA 9.0%

Owner-occupied housing units - percent of total occupied housing units 2000 (complete count) = 61.7%

Owner-occupied housing units - percent of total occupied housing units 2000 (complete count)
Massachusetts 61.7%

USA 66.2%

Median value of specified owner-occupied housing units 2000 (sample) = $ 185,700
Housing units by units in structure - multiple units 2000 (sample) = 43%

Housing units by units in structure - multiple units 2000 (sample)
Massachusetts 43%

USA 26%

State of Massachusetts - Labor and Employment ( Top )

Civilian labor force 2006 = 3,404,394
Civilian labor force unemployment 2006 = 169,534
Civilian labor force unemployment rate 2006 = 5.0%

Civilian labor force unemployment rate 2006
Massachusetts 5.0%

USA 4.6%

Employment in all industries (NAICS) 2005 = 4,116,946
Employment in all industries (NAICS), net change 2000(SIC)- 2005 = 20,395
Employment in government and government enterprises (NAICS) 2005 = 438,013
Earnings in all industries (NAICS, no code) 2005 (thousands dollars) = $ 224,878,696
Earnings in all industries (NAICS, no code), average earnings per job 2005 (in thousands dollars) = $ 54,623
Private nonfarm establishments 2005 = 175,291
Private nonfarm employment for pay period including March 12, 2005 = 2,996,347
Private nonfarm employment for pay period including March 12, 2005, percent change 2000-2005 = -2.9%

Private nonfarm employment for pay period including March 12, 2005, percent change 2000-2005

Massachusetts -2.9%

USA 2.0%

Nonemployer: total (NAICS 00) establishments, 2005 = 471,257
Accommodation and Food Services: total (NAICS 72) - sales of establishments with payroll 2002 (thousands dollars) = $ 11,789,582
Total number of firms 2002 = 563,539
Total Black-owned firms of 100 or more, percent 2002 = 2.3%
Total American Indian-and Alaska Native-owned firms of 100 or more, percent 2002 = 0.4%
Total Asian-owned firms of 100 or more, percent 2002 = 3.2%
Total Hispanic-owned firms of 100 or more, percent 2002 = 2.8%
Total Native Hawaiian-and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms of 100 or more, percent 2002 = Less than 100 firms: percentage value is not available
Total women-owned firms of 100 or more, percent 2002 = 28.7%
Manufacturing: total (NAICS 31-33) - value of shipments 2002 (thousands dollars) = $ 77,996,586
Wholesale trade: total (NAICS 42) - sales of establishments with payroll 2002 = $ 127,129,789
Retail trade: total (NAICS 44-45) - sales of establishments with payroll 2002 = $ 73,903,837
Retail trade: total (NAICS 44-45) - sales of establishments with payroll per capita 2002 = $ 11,525
New private housing units authorized by building permits - total 2006 (20,000-place universe) = 19,580
Valuation of new private housing units authorized by building permits 2006 (20,000-place universe) (thousands dollars) = $ 3,249,210
Land in farms (NAICS) 2002(acres)(not adjusted) = 209,813
Federal Government expenditure - total FY 2004 (thousands dollars) = $ 53,120,445
Federal Government expenditure per capita FY 2004 = $ 8,279