Chelsea, Massachusetts


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Chelsea
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Population 2000:35,080
Population 2002:34,913
Area codes:617 857
Foreign born:36.1% (26.2% Latin America, 3.8% Europe, 3.7% Asia)
Elevation:10 feet
Land area:2.2 square miles
County:Suffolk
Industries:Educational,health and social services (16.6%), Manufacturing (15.1%), Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (12.2%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (10.7%).
Population growth:-167 (-0.48%)
Races
Hispanic:48.4%
White Non-Hispanic:38.3%
Other race:22.9%
Black:7.3%
Two or more races:6.6%
Vietnamese:2.5%
Other Asian:0.9%
American Indian:0.9%
Chinese:0.6%
Marital Status
Now married:40.3%
Never married:38.8%
Divorced:8.9%
Widowed:7.5%
Separated:4.5%
Median
House value:$149,200
Household income:$30,161
Resident age:31.3 years
Chelsea Compared to Massachusetts State Average
House age:above
Median house value:above
Number of rooms per house:below
Hispanic race population percentage:much above
Black race population percentage:below
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher:much below
Foreign-born population percentage:much above
Population density:above
Median age:below
Renting percentage:above
Education
High school or higher:59.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher:10.0%
Unemployed:7.3%
Graduate or professional degree:3.0%
Crime Statistics
2002 crime index:659.9 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime
2002 assaults:488 (1374.1 per 100,000)
2002 larceny counts:481 (1354.4 per 100,000)
2002 auto thefts:440 (1238.9 per 100,000)
2002 burglaries:281 (791.2 per 100,000)
2002 robberies:134 (377.3 per 100,000)
2002 rapes:39 (109.8 per 100,000)
2002 murders:4 (11.3 per 100,000)
Ancestries
Italian:9.0%
Irish:8.5%
United States:4.1%
Polish:3.6%
English:2.8%
Subsaharan African:2.4%
 

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Chelsea, Massachusetts ZIP Codes: 02150