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Moving to Waltham, Massachusetts

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Population: 59,226. Estimated population in July 2024: 59,556 (+0.6% change)
Males: 29,194 (49.3%), Females: 30,032 (50.7%)

Middlesex County

Demographics

Median resident age: 34.2 years
Median household income: $54,010
Median house value: $250,800

Population by Race

Races in Waltham:

  • White Non-Hispanic (78.4%)
  • Hispanic (8.5%)
  • Black (4.4%)
  • Other race (3.2%)
  • Asian Indian (2.7%)
  • Chinese (2.5%)
  • Two or more races (1.9%)
  • Other Asian (0.6%)
  • Korean (0.6%)
  • Vietnamese (0.5%)

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

Ancestries: Irish (21.2%), Italian (18.5%), English (8.3%), French Canadian (5.7%), German (4.9%), French (4.6%).

Elevation: 50 feet

Land area: 12.7 square miles

Map of Waltham, MA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Waltham

  • High school or higher: 85.4%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 38.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 15.7%
  • Unemployed: 5.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Waltham city

  • Never married: 41.8%
  • Now married: 43.7%
  • Separated: 1.3%
  • Widowed: 6.1%
  • Divorced: 7.0%

20.2% Foreign born (7.3% Asia, 5.3% Latin America, 4.0% Europe, 2.6% North America).

Population change in the 1990s: +1,355 (+2.3%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers in Waltham:

  • DEACONESS-WALTHAM HOSPITAL (HOPE AVE)
  • OLYMPUS SPECIALTY HOSPITAL (775 TRAPELO ROAD)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Waltham:

  • NEWTON-WELLESLEY HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; NEWTON, MA)
  • MCLEAN HOSPITAL CORPORATION (about 5 miles; BELMONT, MA)
  • DEACONESS-GLOVER HOSPITAL CORP (about 6 miles; NEEDHAM, MA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Waltham:

  • LAURENCE G HANSCOM FLD (about 7 miles; BEDFORD, MA; Abbreviation: BED)
  • GENERAL EDWARD LAWRENCE LOGAN INTL (about 17 miles; BOSTON, MA; Abbreviation: BOS)
  • MANCHESTER (about 41 miles; MANCHESTER, NH; Abbreviation: MHT)

Other public-use airports nearest to Waltham:

  • NORWOOD MEMORIAL (about 15 miles; NORWOOD, MA; Abbreviation: OWD)
  • MARLBORO (about 19 miles; MARLBORO, MA; Abbreviation: 9B1)
  • MINUTE MAN AIR FIELD (about 21 miles; STOW, MA; Abbreviation: 6B6)

Amtrak stations near Waltham:

  • 12 miles: WOBURN (100 ATLANTIC AVE.). Services: ticket office.
  • 12 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.
  • 13 miles: BOSTON, NORTH STATION (BOSTON, 126 CAUSEWAY ST.). Services: ticket office, enclosed waiting area.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/Universities in Waltham:

  • BENTLEY COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 4,651; Location: 175 FOREST ST; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.bentley.edu; Offers Master’s degree)
  • BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY (Full-time enrollment: 4,444; Location: 415 SOUTH ST; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.brandeis.edu; Offers Doctor’s degree)
  • BLAINE THE BEAUTY CAREER SCHOOL (Full-time enrollment: 86; Location: 314 MOODY ST; Private, for-profit; Website: [email protected])
  • SULLIVAN AND COGLIANO TRAINING CENTER (Location: 230 SECOND AVE; Private, for-profit)
  • AMERICAN REAL ESTATE ACADEMY (Location: 771 MAIN ST; Private, for-profit)

Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Waltham:

  • WELLESLEY COLLEGE (about 6 miles; WELLESLEY, MA; Full-time enrollment: 2,241)
  • MASSACHUSETTS BAY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 6 miles; WELLESLEY HILLS, MA; Full-time enrollment: 2,938)
  • BOSTON COLLEGE (about 6 miles; CHESTNUT HILL, MA; Full-time enrollment: 13,341)
  • HARVARD UNIVERSITY (about 8 miles; CAMBRIDGE, MA; Full-time enrollment: 20,531)
  • LESLEY UNIVERSITY (about 8 miles; CAMBRIDGE, MA; Full-time enrollment: 3,700)
  • MIDDLESEX COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 9 miles; BEDFORD, MA; Full-time enrollment: 4,501)
  • TUFTS UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles; MEDFORD, MA; Full-time enrollment: 8,627)

Schools

Public high school in Waltham:

  • WALTHAM SR HIGH (Students: 1,486; Location: 617 LEXINGTON STREET; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Waltham:

  • JOHN W. MCDEVITT MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 578; Location: 75 CHURCH STREET; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • JOHN F KENNEDY MIDDLE (Students: 495; Location: 655 LEXINGTON STREET; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • WILLIAM F. STANLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 488; Location: 250 SOUTH STREET; Grades: PK – 05)
  • NORTHEAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 368; Location: PUTNEY LN; Grades: PK – 05)
  • DOUGLAS MACARTHUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 339; Location: 40 PUTNEY LANE; Grades: KG – 05)
  • HENRY WHITTEMORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 282; Location: 30 PARMENTER RD; Grades: KG – 05)
  • THOMAS R PLYMPTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 254; Location: 948 MAIN STREET; Grades: KG – 05)
  • JAMES FITZGERALD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 237; Location: 140 BEAL RD; Grades: KG – 05)
  • JONATHAN BRIGHT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 140; Location: 260 GROVE STREET; Grades: KG – 05)

Private primary/middle schools in Waltham:

  • OUR LADY COMFORTER OF THE AFFL (Students: 290; Location: 920 TRAPELO ROAD; Grades: KG – 8)
  • SAINT JUDE SCHOOL (Students: 254; Location: 175 MAIN STREET; Grades: KG – 8)
  • WALTHAM CHILD CARE CENTER (Students: 20; Location: 764 MAIN STREET; Grades: PK – KG)

Libraries

Library in Waltham:

  • WALTHAM PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $1,631,852; Location: 735 MAIN ST.; 138,788 books; 16,022 audio materials; 12,619 video materials; 380 serial subscriptions)

 

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