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Moving to Chelsea, Massachusetts

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Population: 35,080. Estimated population in July 2024: 32,518 (-7.3% change)
Males: 17,617 (50.2%), Females: 17,463 (49.8%)

Suffolk County

Demographics

Median resident age: 31.3 years
Median household income: $30,161
Median house value: $149,200

Population by Race

Races in Chelsea:

  • Hispanic (48.4%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (38.3%)
  • Other race (22.9%)
  • Black (7.3%)
  • Two or more races (6.6%)
  • Vietnamese (2.5%)
  • American Indian (0.9%)
  • Other Asian (0.9%)
  • Chinese (0.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: Italian (9.0%), Irish (8.5%), United States (4.1%), Polish (3.6%), English (2.8%), Subsaharan African (2.4%).

Elevation: 10 feet

Land area: 2.2 square miles

Map of Chelsea, MA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Chelsea

  • High school or higher: 59.5%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
  • Unemployed: 7.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 30.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Chelsea city

  • Never married: 38.8%
  • Now married: 40.3%
  • Separated: 4.5%
  • Widowed: 7.5%
  • Divorced: 8.9%

36.1% Foreign born (26.2% Latin America, 3.8% Europe, 3.7% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: +6,457 (+22.6%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Chelsea:

  • QUIGLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (91 CREST AVE)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Chelsea:

  • HALLMARK HEALTH SYSTEM (about 3 miles; MALDEN, MA)
  • ERICH LINDEMANN MENTAL HEALTH CENTER (about 4 miles; BOSTON, MA)
  • MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY (about 4 miles; BOSTON, MA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Chelsea:

  • GENERAL EDWARD LAWRENCE LOGAN INTL (about 4 miles; BOSTON, MA; Abbreviation: BOS)
  • LAURENCE G HANSCOM FLD (about 18 miles; BEDFORD, MA; Abbreviation: BED)
  • MANCHESTER (about 47 miles; MANCHESTER, NH; Abbreviation: MHT)

Other public-use airports nearest to Chelsea:

  • BEVERLY MUNI (about 16 miles; BEVERLY, MA; Abbreviation: BVY)
  • NORWOOD MEMORIAL (about 18 miles; NORWOOD, MA; Abbreviation: OWD)
  • LAWRENCE MUNI (about 23 miles; LAWRENCE, MA; Abbreviation: LWM)

Amtrak stations near Chelsea:

  • 3 miles: BOSTON, NORTH STATION (BOSTON, 126 CAUSEWAY ST.). Services: ticket office, enclosed waiting area.
  • 4 miles: BOSTON (SO. STA) (BOSTON, ATLANTIC AVE. & SUMMER ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities and snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.
  • 5 miles: BACK BAY (BOSTON, 145 DARTMOUTH ST.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Colleges and Universities

College/University in Chelsea:

  • SOLDIERS HOME IN MASSACHUSETTS SCH OF PRACT NURS (Full-time enrollment: 40; Location: 91 CREST AVE; Public)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Chelsea:

  • BUNKER HILL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 3 miles; BOSTON, MA; Full-time enrollment: 3,638)
  • SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY (about 4 miles; BOSTON, MA; Full-time enrollment: 5,291)
  • EMERSON COLLEGE (about 5 miles; Boston, MA; Full-time enrollment: 3,697)
  • MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 6 miles; CAMBRIDGE, MA; Full-time enrollment: 9,895)
  • NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY (about 6 miles; BOSTON, MA; Full-time enrollment: 19,294)
  • WENTWORTH INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 6 miles; BOSTON, MA; Full-time enrollment: 2,732)
  • SIMMONS COLLEGE (about 6 miles; BOSTON, MA; Full-time enrollment: 2,386)

Schools

Public high school in Chelsea:

  • CHELSEA HIGH (Students: 1,296; Location: 299 EVERETT AVENUE; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Chelsea:

  • WILLIAMS MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 969; Location: 180 WALNUT STREET; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • SHURTLEFF EARLY CHILDHOOD (Students: 869; Location: 99 HAWTHORN STREET; Grades: PK – 01)
  • CLARK AVENUE SCHOOL (Students: 722; Location: 8 CLARK AVENUE; Grades: 05 – 06)
  • GEORGE D KELLY ELEM (Students: 461; Location: 300 CRESCENT AVENUE; Grades: KG – 05)
  • FRANK M SOKOLOWSKI ELEM (Students: 452; Location: 300 CRESCENT AVENUE; Grades: 01 – 05)
  • EDGAR A HOOKS ELEM (Students: 428; Location: 300 CRESCENT AVENUE; Grades: 01 – 05)
  • WILLIAM A BERKOWITZ ELEM (Students: 424; Location: 300 CRESCENT AVENUE; Grades: KG – 05)
  • TUDOR HILL SCHOOL (Students: 51; Location: 49 CLARK AVENUE; Grades: 05 – 12)

Private primary/middle school in Chelsea:

  • ST ROSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 373; Location: 580 BROADWAY; Grades: KG – 8)

Libraries

Library in Chelsea:

  • CHELSEA PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $316,493; Location: 569 BROADWAY; 69,899 books; 4,094 audio materials; 2,796 video materials; 100 serial subscriptions)

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