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| Waltham |
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| Population 2000: | 59,226 |
| Population 2002: | 59,073 |
| Area codes: | 781, 617, 339 |
| Elevation: | 50 feet |
| Foreign born: | 20.2% (7.3% Asia, 5.3% Latin America, 4.0% Europe, 2.6% North America) |
| Land area: | 12.7 square miles |
| County: | Middlesex |
| Industries: | Educational,health and social services (23.1%), Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (16.1%), Manufacturing (12.1%), Retail trade (10.6%). |
| Population growth: | -153 (-0.26%) |
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| Races |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 78.4% |
| Hispanic: | 8.5% |
| Black: | 4.4% |
| Other race: | 3.2% |
| Asian Indian: | 2.7% |
| Chinese: | 2.5% |
| Two or more races: | 1.9% |
| Other Asian: | 0.6% |
| Korean: | 0.6% |
| Vietnamese: | 0.5% |
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| Marital Status |
| Now married: | 43.7% |
| Never married: | 41.8% |
| Divorced: | 7.0% |
| Widowed: | 6.1% |
| Separated: | 1.3% |
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| Median |
| House value: | $250,800 |
| Household income: | $54,010 |
| Resident age: | 34.2 years |
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| Waltham Compared to Massachusetts State Average |
| House age: | above |
| Number of college students: | above |
| Median house value: | much above |
| Hispanic race population percentage: | much above |
| Black race population percentage: | much below |
| Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher: | above |
| Foreign-born population percentage: | much above |
| Renting percentage: | above |
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| Education |
| High school or higher: | 85.4% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 38.4% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 15.7% |
| Unemployed: | 5.4% |
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| Crime Statistics |
| 2002 larceny counts: | 779 (1299.2 per 100,000) |
| 2002 burglaries: | 144 (240.2 per 100,000) |
| 2002 crime index: | 121.9 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime |
| 2002 auto thefts: | 111 (185.1 per 100,000) |
| 2002 assaults: | 67 (111.7 per 100,000) |
| 2002 robberies: | 19 (31.7 per 100,000) |
| 2002 rapes: | 5 (8.3 per 100,000) |
| 2002 murder: | 1 (1.7 per 100,000) |
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| Ancestries |
| Irish: | 21.2% |
| Italian: | 18.5% |
| English: | 8.3% |
| French Canadian: | 5.7% |
| German: | 4.9% |
| French: | 4.6% |