What is the population of Chelsea, Massachusetts?

The population of Chelsea, Massachusetts is 38,745.

What is the median household income in Chelsea, Massachusetts?

The median household income in Chelsea, Massachusetts is $70,961, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Chelsea, Massachusetts is $298,901, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Chelsea, Massachusetts is 8.8%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health B

Income D

Education F

Metric	Chelsea	Massachusetts Avg	U.S. Average
Population	38,745	6,906,117	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	15716.3	654.1	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	0.41%	0.50%	0.57%
Median age	33.1	40.0	37.1
Households	13,537	2,760,541	128,459,983

Year	Chelsea

Group	Share

Chelsea has a the economy index of D, which means it is barely prosperous.

Metric	Chelsea	Massachusetts Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$70,961	$101,501	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	5.29%	5.21%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	8.8%	5.1%	5.2%

Metric	Chelsea	Massachusetts Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$298,901	$478,681	$242,182
Median rent	$1,858	$1,687	$1,342
Homeownership rate	29.2%	62.6%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM , followed by 06:30 AM – 06:59 AM .

Metric	Chelsea	Massachusetts Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	30.5	25.7	22.5
Work from home	9.6%	16.7%	13.4%

Chelsea has a education index of F, which means it scores poorly in education.

Metric	Chelsea	Massachusetts Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.4%	42.7%	31.6%
Average household size	2.85	2.45	2.54

Chelsea has a health index of B, which means it is quite healthy.

Metric	Chelsea	Massachusetts Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	77.5	80.5	78.3
Self-rated poor health	17.5%	11.8%	16.3%
Smokers	17.1%	13.9%	19.0%