Living in Waltham School District, Massachusetts

Overview

A total of 23,690 households are located in Waltham School District area. Among them, 4,944 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.02 people. The total number of children in the region is 11,477 and 17,595 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

19% (10,212) of residents are non-citizens and 35% (19,478) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Waltham School District, Massachusetts
Household	23,690
Population	55,148
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	4,944 (21%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	11,477
Total Students	17,595
Pre-Kindergarten	768
Kindergarten	508
Grade 1-8	3,680
Grade 9-12	1,423
College/Graduate School	11,216
Veterans	54,142
Non-citizen	10,212
Non-English Home Language	19,478
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

55,065 residents are over the age of 16 and 39,012 people are in labor force. Among them, 38,988 people are in civilian labor force and 24 are in armed labor force. 37,829 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 3.00%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Waltham School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	36,874	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	25,917	70.29%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	2,942	7.98%
Public transportation	2,770	7.51%
Walked	2,953	8.01%
Other method	599	1.62%
Worked from home	1,693	4.59%
Average Commute Time	26 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	37,829	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	20,022	52.93%
Service	6,082	16.08%
Sales and office	7,478	19.77%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	1,838	4.86%
Production, transportation, and material moving	2,409	6.37%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	37,829	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	-	-
Construction	1,761	4.66%
Manufacturing	3,462	9.15%
Wholesale trade	602	1.59%
Retail trade	4,130	10.92%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	963	2.55%
Information	1,043	2.76%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	2,830	7.48%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	6,187	16.36%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	10,655	28.17%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	2,938	7.77%
Other services, except public administration	2,041	5.40%
Public administration	1,217	3.22%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	37,829	-
Private wage and salary workers	31,877	84.27%
Government workers	3,788	10.01%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	2,105	5.56%
Unpaid family workers	59	0.16%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $115,461 for the 23,690 households in Waltham School District area, Massachusetts. The average income of a single worker is $43,901. 60,379 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 96.52%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	23,690	-
Less than $10,000	908	3.83%
$10,000 - $14,999	574	2.42%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,141	4.82%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,169	4.93%
$35,000 - $49,999	2,247	9.49%
$50,000 - $74,999	3,496	14.76%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,814	11.88%
$100,000 - $149,999	4,786	20.20%
$150,000 - $199,999	3,232	13.64%
More than $200,000	3,323	14.03%
Median Household Income	$95,964	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$115,461	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	12,743	-
Less than $10,000	252	1.98%
$10,000 - $14,999	79	0.62%
$15,000 - $24,999	359	2.82%
$25,000 - $34,999	488	3.83%
$35,000 - $49,999	966	7.58%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,790	14.05%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,552	12.18%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,851	22.37%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,087	16.38%
More than $200,000	2,319	18.20%

Median Family Income	$115,920	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$133,042	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$43,901	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$71,705	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$71,705	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	62,557	-
With health insurance coverage	60,379	96.52%
Public coverage	18,279	29.22%
Private health insurance	48,715	77.87%
Without health insurance coverage	2,178	3.48%

Housing

There are 25,136 housing units in Waltham School District area, Massachusetts with 23,690 units (94.25%) occupied. 12,240 houses (51.67%) are occupied by owner and 11,450 houses (48.33%) are rented. The average housing value is $536,500 and the average rental cost is $1,726. 555 houses (2.21%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 9,732 houses (38.72%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	25,136	-
Occupied	23,690	94.25%
Owner Occupied	12,240	51.67%
Renter Occupied	11,450	48.33%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	8,988	35.76%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	1,396	5.55%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	14,686	58.43%
Mobile Homes	66	0.26%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	25,136	-
Built 2014 or later	555	2.21%
Built 2010 - 2013	201	0.80%
Built 2000 - 2009	1,932	7.69%
Built 1990 - 1999	1,917	7.63%
Built 1980 - 1989	1,400	5.57%
Built 1970 - 1979	2,897	11.53%
Built 1960 - 1969	2,756	10.96%
Built 1950 - 1959	3,746	14.90%
Built 1949 or earlier	9,732	38.72%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	25,136	-
1 room	839	3.34%
2 rooms	1,028	4.09%
3 rooms	4,141	16.47%
4 rooms	5,233	20.82%
5 rooms	3,989	15.87%
6 rooms	3,874	15.41%
7 rooms	2,714	10.80%
8 rooms	1,714	6.82%
9 rooms or more	1,604	6.38%
Median Number of Rooms	4.8 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	25,136	-
no bedroom	883	3.51%
1 bedroom	4,965	19.75%
2 bedrooms	8,639	34.37%
3 bedrooms	7,250	28.84%
4 bedrooms	2,745	10.92%
5 bedrooms or more	654	2.60%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	12,240	-
Less than $50,000	104	0.85%
$50,000 - $99,999	39	0.32%
$100,000 - $149,999	41	0.33%
$150,000 - $199,999	194	1.58%
$200,000 - $299,999	605	4.94%
$300,000 - $499,999	4,335	35.42%
$500,000 - $999,999	6,492	53.04%
$1,000,000 or more	430	3.51%
Median House Value	$536,500	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	11,292	-
Less than $500	607	5.38%
$500 - $999	1,160	10.27%
$1,000 - $1,499	2,495	22.10%
$1,500 - $1,999	3,059	27.09%
$2,000 - $2,499	2,271	20.11%
$2,500 - $2,999	919	8.14%
$3,000 or more	781	6.92%
Median Rental Costs	$1,726	-

Demographic

A total of 62,777 people lives in Waltham School District area, Massachusetts with 30,645 male and 32,132 female. The males to female ratio is 48.82 to 51.18. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	62,777	-
Male	30,645	48.82%
Female	32,132	51.18%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	62,777	-
Under 5 years	2,778	4.43%
5 - 9 years	2,302	3.67%
10 - 14 years	2,276	3.63%
15 - 19 years	5,021	8.00%
20 - 24 years	7,576	12.07%
25 - 34 years	12,357	19.68%
35 - 44 years	8,373	13.34%
45 - 54 years	6,443	10.26%
55 - 59 years	3,648	5.81%
60 - 64 years	3,324	5.29%
65 - 74 years	4,795	7.64%
75 - 84 years	2,732	4.35%
85 years and older	1,152	1.84%
Median Age	34.3 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	62,777	-
One Race	60,375	96.17%
White	45,146	71.91%
Black or African American	4,450	7.09%
American Indian and Alaska Native	267	0.43%
Asian	7,321	11.66%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other	3,191	5.08%

Two or more races	2,402	3.83%
White and Black or African American	1,006	1.60%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	368	0.59%
White and Asian	565	0.90%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	4	0.01%

Living in Waltham School District Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic