Independent community site, not affiliated with any government.

Suffolk County, Massachusetts

Suffolk County, Massachusetts · ZIP 02108, 02109, 02110

  • Census data · ACS 2019-2023
  • 793,144 (2024 estimate)Population
  • 322,184Households
  • $92,859Median household income
  • $680,700Median home value
  • 4Towns with a page
  • 36ZIP codes

Suffolk County in numbersOfficial sources, refreshed yearly

Population, 2000 to 2020+15.7%
650k700k750k800k2000: 689,80720002010: 722,02320102020: 797,9362020689,807797,936
Population of Suffolk County at each census
CensusPopulation
2000689,807
2010722,023
2020797,936

As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.

Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 25, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 25, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, county level, state 25, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Household income in Suffolk County
Under $50k31.7%
$50k to $100k21.2%
$100k to $150k15.8%
$150k to $200k10.8%
$200k and over20.5%

Median household income $92,859 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, county level, state 25, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Housing tenure in Suffolk County
Owner occupied
117,938 units
Renter occupied
204,246 units
Vacancy rate
9%

Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 25, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Jobs by sector in Suffolk County2023
Health care and social assistance149,399
Professional, scientific, and technical services105,479
Finance and insurance82,623
Accommodation and food services66,677
Educational services61,790
Retail trade40,614
Information39,142
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services29,404

720,353 employees in 22,034 establishments with payroll in 2023, all sectors; employers themselves are not named in the source. County Business Patterns counts are published with noise.

Source: County Business Patterns 2023: employment by sector, county level, state 25, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Suffolk County compared with its state
Suffolk County compared with its state, American Community Survey 2019-2023
MeasureSuffolk CountyMassachusetts
Population782,1726,992,395
Median household income$92,859$101,341
Median age33.840.0
Median home value$680,700$525,800
Bachelor’s degree or higher49.9%46.6%
Foreign-born residents29.4%17.7%
Owner-occupied homes36.6%62.6%
Mean commute to work30.9 minutes29.3 minutes

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 25, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Townships, towns and villages in Suffolk County4 with a page · sort by any column

Type
BostonCity673,45848.3 sq mi
RevereCity60,7025.70 sq mi
ChelseaCity40,2452.22 sq mi
Winthrop TownCity18,7391.99 sq mi

Populations: Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 25 (2024). Land areas: Census Gazetteer 2025: counties. A dash means the figure is not in the cited file.

County officialsFrom public records

No county official is published yet. Names appear once a researcher drafts them from the county’s own site and a second person approves; office contacts only, never personal details.

Across Suffolk County

Jobs across Suffolk County

No job is posted in Suffolk County’s towns yet. Employers post from their business dashboard; public job banks are added once their terms are recorded.

Events in the next 31 days

No upcoming event is listed in Suffolk County's towns yet. Members and businesses add events from any town page.

Latest postsRolled up from the towns

Nothing has been posted in Suffolk County’s towns yet. Join a town to start its feed.

Neighboring counties

Neighboring counties

Sources: Census county adjacency file 2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 25, retrieved November 14, 2026.