# Cities in Massachusetts by average household size, 2024

All 58 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `average_household_size`
- Unit: persons per household
- Definition: Average number of persons per private household. EU countries: EU-SILC. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate of people in households divided by occupied housing units, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25010: average household size of occupied housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25010.dat)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/us-census-bureau
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25010: average household size of occupied housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25010.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-household-size/massachusetts-cities

| Rank | Place | persons per household |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Brockton, MA | 2.9 |
| 2 | Everett, MA | 2.9 |
| 3 | Chelsea, MA | 2.9 |
| 4 | Methuen, MA | 2.8 |
| 5 | Lawrence, MA | 2.8 |
| 6 | Lynn, MA | 2.8 |
| 7 | Randolph Town, MA | 2.7 |
| 8 | Revere, MA | 2.7 |
| 9 | Braintree Town, MA | 2.7 |
| 9 | Bridgewater Town, MA | 2.7 |
| 11 | Lowell, MA | 2.6 |
| 12 | Framingham, MA | 2.6 |
| 12 | Franklin Town, MA | 2.6 |
| 12 | Springfield, MA | 2.6 |
| 15 | Attleboro, MA | 2.6 |
| 16 | Newton, MA | 2.6 |
| 17 | Woburn, MA | 2.5 |
| 18 | Malden, MA | 2.5 |
| 19 | Haverhill, MA | 2.5 |
| 20 | Taunton, MA | 2.5 |
| 21 | Marlborough, MA | 2.5 |
| 22 | Southbridge Town, MA | 2.4 |
| 23 | Worcester, MA | 2.4 |
| 24 | Peabody, MA | 2.4 |
| 25 | Fitchburg, MA | 2.4 |
| 26 | Westfield, MA | 2.4 |
| 27 | Melrose, MA | 2.4 |
| 27 | North Attleborough Town, MA | 2.4 |
| 29 | Leominster, MA | 2.4 |
| 29 | New Bedford, MA | 2.4 |
| 29 | Winthrop Town, MA | 2.4 |
| 32 | Agawam Town, MA | 2.3 |
| 32 | Holyoke, MA | 2.3 |
| 32 | Medford, MA | 2.3 |
| 35 | Beverly, MA | 2.3 |
| 36 | Barnstable Town, MA | 2.3 |
| 37 | Amesbury, MA | 2.3 |
| 37 | Newburyport, MA | 2.3 |
| 39 | West Springfield Town, MA | 2.3 |
| 39 | Weymouth Town, MA | 2.3 |
| 41 | Palmer Town, MA | 2.2 |
| 42 | Chicopee, MA | 2.2 |
| 42 | Gardner, MA | 2.2 |
| 42 | Waltham, MA | 2.2 |
| 45 | Gloucester, MA | 2.2 |
| 45 | Quincy, MA | 2.2 |
| 47 | Amherst Town, MA | 2.2 |
| 48 | Fall River, MA | 2.2 |
| 49 | Boston, MA | 2.2 |
| 49 | Somerville, MA | 2.2 |
| 51 | Pittsfield, MA | 2.2 |
| 52 | Watertown, MA | 2.2 |
| 53 | Salem, MA | 2.1 |
| 54 | Easthampton, MA | 2.1 |
| 55 | Greenfield, MA | 2.1 |
| 56 | Cambridge, MA | 2.1 |
| 57 | Northampton, MA | 2 |
| 58 | North Adams, MA | 2 |