Housing density: 575 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $1,068,910.
Median contract rent in 2022: $1,793 (lower quartile is $1,318, upper quartile is over $2,000)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $2,566
Median gross rent in Chelmsford, MA in 2022: $1,858
Housing units in Chelmsford with a mortgage: 6,932 (461 second mortgage, 1,123 home equity loan, 17 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 2,451
In family households: 1,161,600 (250,263 male householders, 116,393 female householders)
287,332 spouses, 410,462 children (392,286 natural, 9,871 adopted, 8,305 stepchildren), 16,644 grandchildren, 14,569 brothers or sisters, 15,064 parents, foster children, 15,023 other relatives, 25,838 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 286,073 (95,244 male householders (67,197 living alone)), 118,788 female householders (94,319 living alone)), 72,041 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 55,412 (13,773 institutionalized population)
252,928 married couples with children.
55,356 single-parent households (9,721 men, 45,635 women).
90.0% of residents of Chelmsford speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (54% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
5.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
3.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (53% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (84% speak English very well, 16% speak English well).
Foreign born population: 4,039 (10.8%)
(75.2% of them are naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Chelmsford, Massachusetts
2941995 to March 2000
3141990 to 1994
3651985 to 1989
3041980 to 1984
2541975 to 1979
1271970 to 1974
2841965 to 1969
476Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
Irish: 10,852 (25.4%)
English: 5,726 (13.4%)
Italian: 4,752 (11.1%)
Other: 4,173 (9.8%)
French: 2,813 (6.6%)
German: 2,309 (5.4%)
French Canadian: 2,268 (5.3%)
Polish: 1,569 (3.7%)
Scottish: 1,211 (2.8%)
United States: 974 (2.3%)
Portuguese: 942 (2.2%)
Greek: 872 (2.0%)
Swedish: 821 (1.9%)
Scotch-Irish: 721 (1.7%)
Russian: 486 (1.1%)
Norwegian: 449 (1.1%)
Dutch: 336 (0.8%)
Arab: 293 (0.7%)
Lithuanian: 272 (0.6%)
Welsh: 176 (0.4%)
Danish: 174 (0.4%)
Slovak: 121 (0.3%)
Ukrainian: 105 (0.2%)
Hungarian: 83 (0.2%)
Czech: 70 (0.2%)
Subsaharan African: 58 (0.1%)
Swiss: 31 (0.07%)
West Indian: 27 (0.06%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
India
Chelmsford:
11.6% (280)
Massachusetts:
3.6% (28,086)
United Kingdom
Chelmsford:
10.0% (242)
Massachusetts:
3.3% (25,403)
Canada
Chelmsford:
8.7% (210)
Massachusetts:
5.2% (40,247)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Chelmsford:
7.2% (174)
Massachusetts:
5.1% (39,255)
Taiwan
Chelmsford:
6.4% (155)
Massachusetts:
0.9% (7,258)
Vietnam
Chelmsford:
4.5% (110)
Massachusetts:
3.9% (30,457)
Greece
Chelmsford:
4.3% (103)
Massachusetts:
1.7% (12,975)
Korea
Chelmsford:
4.3% (103)
Massachusetts:
1.7% (13,456)
Portugal
Chelmsford:
4.1% (98)
Massachusetts:
8.6% (66,627)
Iran
Chelmsford:
3.6% (88)
Massachusetts:
0.6% (4,416)
Colombia
Chelmsford:
2.9% (70)
Massachusetts:
2.0% (15,286)
Germany
Chelmsford:
2.9% (69)
Massachusetts:
1.9% (14,883)
Cambodia
Chelmsford:
2.9% (69)
Massachusetts:
1.8% (13,801)
Other Eastern Europe
Chelmsford:
2.6% (62)
Massachusetts:
1.6% (12,350)
Italy
Chelmsford:
2.2% (54)
Massachusetts:
3.7% (28,319)
Japan
Chelmsford:
1.9% (46)
Massachusetts:
1.1% (8,682)
Other South Eastern Asia
Chelmsford:
1.6% (39)
Massachusetts:
0.2% (1,659)
Hong Kong
Chelmsford:
1.6% (38)
Massachusetts:
1.0% (7,937)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 24,723
Other state: 6,547
Northeast: 3,851
Midwest: 1,034
South: 1,022
West: 640
66% of Chelmsford residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 70% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 38% lived in Massachusetts.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 24
Nursery to 4th grade: 7
5th and 6th grade: 17
7th and 8th grade: 161
9th grade: 104
10th grade: 207
11th grade: 86
12th grade, no diploma: 127
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,203
Less than 1 year of college: 564
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,303
Associate degree: 636
Bachelor's degree: 3,159
Master's degree: 2,020
Professional school degree: 171
Doctorate degree: 256
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 32
Nursery to 4th grade: 22
5th and 6th grade: 26
7th and 8th grade: 237
9th grade: 119
10th grade: 173
11th grade: 97
12th grade, no diploma: 215
High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,063
Less than 1 year of college: 714
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,599
Associate degree: 1,515
Bachelor's degree: 2,968
Master's degree: 1,548
Professional school degree: 201
Doctorate degree: 80
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 9,074
One, attached: 1,144
Two: 425
3 or 4: 285
5 to 9: 249
10 to 19: 529
20 to 49: 635
50 or more: 418
Mobile homes: 266
Median worth of mobile homes: $61,441
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.6%