Chelsea, MA

General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2513205, place: Chelsea city, Massachusetts)

Total Population: 35,080
Male: 17,617 (50.22%)
Female: 17,463 (49.78%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 2,829 (8.06%)
5 to 9 years: 2,915 (8.31%)
10 to 14 years: 2,497 (7.12%)
15 to 19 years: 2,259 (6.44%)
20 to 24 years: 2,785 (7.94%)
25 to 34 years: 6,674 (19.03%)
35 to 44 years: 5,470 (15.59%)
45 to 54 years: 3,426 (9.77%)
55 to 59 years: 1,239 (3.53%)
60 to 64 years: 1,053 (3%)
65 to 74 years: 1,901 (5.42%)
75 to 84 years: 1,391 (3.97%)
85 years and over: 641 (1.83%)

Median age: 31.3 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 25,512 (72.73%)
21 years and over: 24,062 (68.59%)
62 years and over: 4,526 (12.9%)
65 years and over: 3,933 (11.21%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 25,512 (72.73%)
--Male: 12,735 (36.3%)
--Female: 12,777 (36.42%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 3,933 (11.21%)
--Male: 1,672 (4.77%)
--Female: 2,261 (6.45%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 32,770 (93.42%)
--White: 13,424 (38.27%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 16,984 (48.42%)
--Black or African American: 2,544 (7.25%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 170 (0.48%)
--Asian: 1,647 (4.69%)
----Asian Indian: 121 (0.34%)
----Chinese: 213 (0.61%)
----Filipino: 75 (0.21%)
----Japanese: 13 (0.04%)
----Korean: 37 (0.11%)
----Vietnamese: 870 (2.48%)
----Other Asian: 318 (0.91%)
--Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 32 (0.09%)
----Native Hawaiian: 0 (0%)
----Guamanian or Chamorro: 17 (0.05%)
----Samoan: 5 (0.01%)
----Other Pacific Islander: 10 (0.03%)
--Some other race: 8,049 (22.94%)
Two or more Races: 2,310 (6.58%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 16,984 (48.42%)
--Mexican: 660 (1.88%)
--Puerto Rican: 5,363 (15.29%)
--Cuban: 227 (0.65%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 10,734 (30.6%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 18,096 (51.58%)
--White Alone: 13,424 (38.27%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 34,127 (97.28%)
--Householder: 11,888 (33.89%)
--Spouse: 4,388 (12.51%)
--Child: 11,003 (31.37%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 8,312 (23.69%)
--Other relatives: 3,625 (10.33%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 998 (2.84%)
--Nonrelatives: 3,223 (9.19%)
----Unmarried partner: 842 (2.4%)
Living in group quarters: 953 (2.72%)
--Institutionalized Population: 878 (2.5%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 75 (0.21%)
Total households: 11,888
Family households (families): 7,614 (64.05%)
----With own children under 18 years: 4,327 (36.4%)
--Married-couple families: 4,388 (36.91%)
----With own children under 18 years: 2,403 (20.21%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 2,384 (20.05%)
----With own children under 18 years: 1,542 (12.97%)
Nonfamily households: 4,274 (35.95%)
--Householder living alone: 3,421 (28.78%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 1,278 (10.75%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 4,843 (40.74%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 2,589 (21.78%)
Average household size: 2.87 people
Average family size: 3.5 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 12,337
Occupied housing units: 11,888 (96.36%)
Vacant housing units: 449 (3.64%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 20 (0.16%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 1.1%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 1.6%
Occupied housing units: 11,888 (96.36%)
Owner occupied housing units: 3,440 (27.88%)
Renter occupied housing units: 8,448 (68.48%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.87 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 2.87 people

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