Ancestry in Wakefield, Massachusetts (Unincorporated Place)

European and African Ancestry#1

Self-reported anscestry as a percentage of the total population; more than one answer per person permitted.
Scope: population of Massachusetts and Wakefield
Wakefield
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%CountIrishItalianEnglishOther1Unclassified2GermanFrench CanadianFrenchPolishAmericanPortugueseGreekEuropeanScottishRussianSwedishArabDutchLithuanianLebanese34.834653%21.158762%34.834653%34.8%9,19628.788969%13.186668%28.788969%28.8%7,60012.235312%9.773717%12.235312%12.2%3,23010.155688%23.893367%10.155688%10.2%2,6818.799576%11.797110%8.799576%8.8%2,3235.666881%6.003952%5.666881%5.7%1,4965.125194%3.905064%5.125194%5.1%1,3535.011553%6.824166%5.011553%5.0%1,3234.125156%4.666958%4.125156%4.1%1,0893.174363%4.261612%3.174363%3.2%8382.670556%4.396955%2.670556%2.7%7052.367514%1.221615%2.367514%2.4%6252.090988%1.081674%2.090988%2.1%5521.984924%2.283146%1.984924%2.0%5241.651578%1.647711%1.651578%1.7%4361.443236%1.666251%1.443236%1.4%3811.026554%1.098879%1.026554%1.0%2710.886397%0.616940%0.886397%0.9%2340.810637%0.700222%0.810637%0.8%2140.776545%0.482562%0.776545%0.8%205
Count number of people reporting given ancestry
1includes Hispanics and Asians 2and unreported

Hispanic Ancestry#2

Self-reported Hispanic anscestry as a percentage of the Hispanic population.
Scope: population of Massachusetts and Wakefield
Wakefield
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count%Central AmericanSalvadoranSouth AmericanGuatemalanPuerto RicanColombianMexicanCubanVenezuelanHonduranOther HispanicEcuadorianSpaniardArgentineanBolivian50.719823%16.461744%50.719823%50.7%4581.735%1.73%31.339978%7.372301%31.339978%31.3%2831.072%1.07%15.836102%10.374191%15.836102%15.8%1430.542%0.54%15.503876%5.464243%15.503876%15.5%1400.530%0.53%15.282392%41.650097%15.282392%15.3%1380.523%0.52%8.637874%4.405123%8.637874%8.6%780.295%0.30%8.194906%6.173649%8.194906%8.2%740.280%0.28%6.201550%1.752674%6.201550%6.2%560.212%0.21%3.986711%0.732775%3.986711%4.0%360.136%0.14%3.875969%2.388010%3.875969%3.9%350.133%0.13%3.433001%4.840250%3.433001%3.4%310.117%0.12%1.661130%1.475799%1.661130%1.7%150.057%0.06%0.996678%1.480719%0.996678%1.0%90.034%0.03%0.775194%0.705579%0.775194%0.8%70.027%0.03%0.775194%0.265395%0.775194%0.8%70.027%0.03%
Count number of people reporting given ancestry
% as a percentage of the total population

Asian Ancestry#3

Self-reported Asian anscestry as a percentage of the Asian population.
Scope: population of Massachusetts and Wakefield
Wakefield
Massachusetts
0%20%40%60%Count%ChineseIndianThaiCambodianKorean61.144578%36.195280%61.144578%61.1%4061.538%1.54%30.873494%22.694396%30.873494%30.9%2050.777%0.78%5.722892%0.796384%5.722892%5.7%380.144%0.14%0.903614%6.978258%0.903614%0.9%60.023%0.02%0.903614%5.995832%0.903614%0.9%60.023%0.02%
Count number of people reporting given ancestry
% as a percentage of the total population

Map of Ancestry by Neighborhood in Wakefield

Irish Ancestry by Neighborhood#4

Percentage of the population reporting 'Irish' ancestry (%):
30.4%32.0%33.5%35.0%36.5%38.0%

Italian Ancestry by Neighborhood#5

Percentage of the population reporting 'Italian' ancestry (%):
15.7%18.9%22.1%25.2%28.4%31.6%

English Ancestry by Neighborhood#6

Percentage of the population reporting 'English' ancestry (%):
6.5%8.3%10.0%11.7%13.4%15.2%

German Ancestry by Neighborhood#7

Percentage of the population reporting 'German' ancestry (%):
2.9%4.1%5.1%6.2%7.2%8.3%

French Canadian Ancestry by Neighborhood#8

Percentage of the population reporting 'French Canadian' ancestry (%):
1.2%2.2%3.2%4.1%5.1%6.1%

French Ancestry by Neighborhood#9

Percentage of the population reporting 'French' ancestry (%):
1.0%2.7%4.4%6.0%7.7%9.4%

Polish Ancestry by Neighborhood#10

Percentage of the population reporting 'Polish' ancestry (%):
1.8%2.6%3.4%4.1%4.9%5.7%

American Ancestry by Neighborhood#11

Percentage of the population reporting 'American' ancestry (%):
1.6%2.7%3.6%4.6%5.6%6.6%

Portuguese Ancestry by Neighborhood#12

Percentage of the population reporting 'Portuguese' ancestry (%):
0.8%1.7%2.6%3.5%4.4%5.3%

Greek Ancestry by Neighborhood#13

Percentage of the population reporting 'Greek' ancestry (%):
1.78%2.08%2.39%2.69%2.99%3.29%

European Ancestry by Neighborhood#14

Percentage of the population reporting 'European' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.9%1.8%2.8%3.7%4.7%

Scottish Ancestry by Neighborhood#15

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scottish' ancestry (%):
0.7%1.5%2.2%2.9%3.6%4.3%

Russian Ancestry by Neighborhood#16

Percentage of the population reporting 'Russian' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.7%1.3%2.0%2.6%3.3%

Swedish Ancestry by Neighborhood#17

Percentage of the population reporting 'Swedish' ancestry (%):
0.84%1.06%1.28%1.50%1.72%1.94%

Arab Ancestry by Neighborhood#18

Percentage of the population reporting 'Arab' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.44%0.88%1.32%1.76%2.20%

Central American Ancestry by Neighborhood#19

Percentage of the population reporting ' Central American' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.8%1.6%2.4%3.2%4.1%

Salvadoran Ancestry by Neighborhood#20

Percentage of the population reporting ' Salvadoran' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.43%0.86%1.29%1.73%2.16%

South American Ancestry by Neighborhood#21

Percentage of the population reporting ' South American' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.27%0.54%0.81%1.08%1.36%

Guatemalan Ancestry by Neighborhood#22

Percentage of the population reporting ' Guatemalan' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.39%0.78%1.17%1.57%1.96%

Puerto Rican Ancestry by Neighborhood#23

Percentage of the population reporting ' Puerto Rican' ancestry (%):
0.07%0.32%0.56%0.81%1.05%1.30%

Chinese Ancestry by Neighborhood#24

Percentage of the population reporting 'Chinese' ancestry (%):
0.2%1.1%1.9%2.8%3.7%4.6%

Indian Ancestry by Neighborhood#25

Percentage of the population reporting 'Indian' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.5%1.1%1.6%2.2%2.8%

Thai Ancestry by Neighborhood#26

Percentage of the population reporting 'Thai' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.06%0.12%0.19%0.25%0.32%

Cambodian Ancestry by Neighborhood#27

Percentage of the population reporting 'Cambodian' ancestry (%):
0.000%0.028%0.057%0.085%0.113%0.142%

Korean Ancestry by Neighborhood#28

Percentage of the population reporting 'Korean' ancestry (%):
0.000%0.020%0.041%0.061%0.081%0.102%
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Map of Ancestry by Tract in Wakefield

Irish Ancestry by Tract#29

Percentage of the population reporting 'Irish' ancestry (%):
30.4%32.0%33.6%35.1%36.6%38.2%

Italian Ancestry by Tract#30

Percentage of the population reporting 'Italian' ancestry (%):
23.6%25.3%27.0%28.7%30.3%32.1%

English Ancestry by Tract#31

Percentage of the population reporting 'English' ancestry (%):
6.5%8.3%10.0%11.7%13.4%15.2%

German Ancestry by Tract#32

Percentage of the population reporting 'German' ancestry (%):
2.9%3.9%4.7%5.6%6.4%7.4%

French Canadian Ancestry by Tract#33

Percentage of the population reporting 'French Canadian' ancestry (%):
3.76%4.25%4.74%5.22%5.70%6.19%

French Ancestry by Tract#34

Percentage of the population reporting 'French' ancestry (%):
2.8%4.2%5.5%6.8%8.0%9.4%

Polish Ancestry by Tract#35

Percentage of the population reporting 'Polish' ancestry (%):
2.8%3.4%4.0%4.5%5.1%5.7%

American Ancestry by Tract#36

Percentage of the population reporting 'American' ancestry (%):
1.5%2.3%3.1%3.9%4.6%5.5%

Portuguese Ancestry by Tract#37

Percentage of the population reporting 'Portuguese' ancestry (%):
0.8%1.9%2.9%3.9%5.0%6.0%

Greek Ancestry by Tract#38

Percentage of the population reporting 'Greek' ancestry (%):
1.78%2.08%2.39%2.69%2.99%3.29%

European Ancestry by Tract#39

Percentage of the population reporting 'European' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.0%1.9%2.9%3.9%4.9%

Scottish Ancestry by Tract#40

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scottish' ancestry (%):
0.79%1.23%1.66%2.09%2.53%2.97%

Russian Ancestry by Tract#41

Percentage of the population reporting 'Russian' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.7%1.4%2.1%2.8%3.6%

Swedish Ancestry by Tract#42

Percentage of the population reporting 'Swedish' ancestry (%):
1.13%1.32%1.51%1.70%1.88%2.08%

Arab Ancestry by Tract#43

Percentage of the population reporting 'Arab' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.48%0.96%1.43%1.91%2.39%

Central American Ancestry by Tract#44

Percentage of the population reporting ' Central American' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.8%1.6%2.4%3.2%4.1%

Salvadoran Ancestry by Tract#45

Percentage of the population reporting ' Salvadoran' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.46%0.92%1.37%1.83%2.29%

South American Ancestry by Tract#46

Percentage of the population reporting ' South American' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.27%0.54%0.81%1.08%1.36%

Guatemalan Ancestry by Tract#47

Percentage of the population reporting ' Guatemalan' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.39%0.78%1.17%1.57%1.96%

Puerto Rican Ancestry by Tract#48

Percentage of the population reporting ' Puerto Rican' ancestry (%):
0.06%0.31%0.56%0.80%1.05%1.30%

Chinese Ancestry by Tract#49

Percentage of the population reporting 'Chinese' ancestry (%):
0.2%1.1%1.9%2.8%3.7%4.6%

Indian Ancestry by Tract#50

Percentage of the population reporting 'Indian' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.5%1.1%1.6%2.2%2.8%

Thai Ancestry by Tract#51

Percentage of the population reporting 'Thai' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.07%0.13%0.20%0.27%0.34%

Cambodian Ancestry by Tract#52

Percentage of the population reporting 'Cambodian' ancestry (%):
0.000%0.028%0.057%0.085%0.113%0.142%

Korean Ancestry by Tract#53

Percentage of the population reporting 'Korean' ancestry (%):
0.000%0.024%0.047%0.071%0.095%0.119%
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Ancestry by Neighborhood in Wakefield

There are 7 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Wakefield (2 fully and 5 partially). This section compares all 7 of those to each other, Wakefield, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wakefield.

Irish Ancestry by Neighborhood#54

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Wakefield, selected neighborhoods in Wakefield, and entities that contain Wakefield
0%10%20%30%Count#West Side NeighborhoodWest SideMontrose NeighborhoodMontroseDowntown NeighborhoodDowntownTown of WakefieldWakefieldWakefield School DistrictWakefieldWakefieldGreenwood NeighborhoodGreenwoodWoodville NeighborhoodWoodvilleMelrose Highlands NeighborhoodMelrose HighlandsEast Side NeighborhoodEast SideBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaMassachusettsMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexNew EnglandNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited States37.973027%37.973027%38.0%2,2652,266135.992943%35.992943%36.0%1,663235.632184%35.632184%35.6%394334.834653%34.834653%34.8%9,19634.834653%34.834653%34.8%9,19634.834653%34.834653%34.8%9,19632.020160%32.020160%32.0%1,685431.074428%31.074428%31.1%542543530.916167%30.916167%30.9%1,299630.480905%30.480905%30.5%592722.284326%22.284326%22.3%1,053,7911.05M21.158762%21.158762%21.2%1,426,5541.43M20.873559%20.873559%20.9%327,216327k19.063584%19.063584%19.1%2,796,4142.80M15.136166%15.136166%15.1%8,486,2088.49M10.388542%10.388542%10.4%33,093,55033.1M
Count number of people reporting 'Irish' ancestry
# rank of neighborhood out of 7 by percentage reporting 'Irish' anscestry

Ancestry by Place in the Boston Area

There are 132 places in the Boston Area. This section compares Wakefield to all of the places in the Boston Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wakefield.

Irish Ancestry by Place#79

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Wakefield, selected other places in the Boston Area, and entities that contain Wakefield
0%20%40%Count#Marshfield HillsMarshfield HlsOcean Bluff-Brant RockOcean Bluff-Brant …ScituateWalpoleNorth ScituateN ScituateHansonHinghamGreen Harbor-Cedar CrestGrn Hbr-Cedar CrstBraintree TownNewfieldsWeymouth TownAbingtonNahantSeabrook BeachSeabrook BchMiltonMilton MillsMattapoisett CenterMattapoisett CtrHullMiddleborough CenterMiddleborough CtrBridgewaterTopsfieldKingstonNorwoodTown of WakefieldWakefieldWakefield School DistrictWakefieldWakefieldLittleton CommonLittleton CmnWhite Island ShoresWhite Is ShrsEssexHolbrookWest WarehamMarshfieldThe PinehillsNorth PlymouthN PlymouthWeweanticAyerAndoverNeedhamBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaMassachusettsMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexArlingtonNew EnglandRockportFarmingtonLowellNortheastBostonLynnBrocktonCambridgeRandolphRevereUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesOnsetChelseaLawrence59.753185%59.753185%59.8%1,501149.528302%49.528302%49.5%2,730248.693109%48.693109%48.7%2,664345.643421%45.643421%45.6%2,834444.862155%44.862155%44.9%2,327541.434263%41.434263%41.4%728641.059373%41.059373%41.1%2,372740.758123%40.758123%40.8%1,129840.382021%40.382021%40.4%14,96815.0k940.247678%40.247678%40.2%1301038.279887%38.279887%38.3%21,28421.3k1138.132872%38.132872%38.1%6,1761237.597234%37.597234%37.6%1,3051337.056367%37.056367%37.1%3551436.989507%36.989507%37.0%10,11710.1k1536.956522%36.956522%37.0%1361636.873156%36.873156%36.9%1,2501736.514324%36.514324%36.5%3,8111836.304788%36.304788%36.3%2,6921936.165730%36.165730%36.2%3,0902036.069869%36.069869%36.1%1,2392135.245379%35.245379%35.2%2,2122235.071335%35.071335%35.1%10,17710.2k2334.834653%34.834653%34.8%9,19634.834653%34.834653%34.8%9,19634.834653%34.834653%34.8%9,1962434.410393%34.410393%34.4%1,0332534.070796%34.070796%34.1%5392633.943089%33.943089%33.9%5012733.839026%33.839026%33.8%3,7252833.690360%33.690360%33.7%1,0382933.626421%33.626421%33.6%1,5683031.764706%31.764706%31.8%4053830.239262%30.239262%30.2%1,0494728.481675%28.481675%28.5%5445627.058006%27.058006%27.1%7796625.081575%25.081575%25.1%2,3067522.912454%22.912454%22.9%6,9128422.284326%22.284326%22.3%1,053,7911.05M21.158762%21.158762%21.2%1,426,5541.43M20.873559%20.873559%20.9%327,216327k20.714736%20.714736%20.7%9,1999319.063584%19.063584%19.1%2,796,4142.80M18.447363%18.447363%18.4%94110317.054828%17.054828%17.1%70311216.187165%16.187165%16.2%17,78517.8k11615.136166%15.136166%15.1%8,486,2088.49M14.063186%14.063186%14.1%92,57592.6k11913.771532%13.771532%13.8%12,68012.7k12113.461234%13.461234%13.5%12,76312.8k12212.388168%12.388168%12.4%13,47313.5k12611.104814%11.104814%11.1%3,72312710.943290%10.943290%10.9%5,81812810.388542%10.388542%10.4%33,093,55033.1M9.787928%9.787928%9.8%1201296.304257%6.304257%6.3%2,4111304.673734%4.673734%4.7%3,708131
Count number of people reporting 'Irish' ancestry
# rank of place out of 131 by percentage reporting 'Irish' anscestry

Ancestry by Place in Massachusetts

There are 246 places in Massachusetts. This section compares Wakefield to the 50 most populous places in Massachusetts and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wakefield. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 28,575.

Irish Ancestry by Place#104

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Wakefield, selected other places in Massachusetts, and entities that contain Wakefield
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Braintree TownWeymouth TownNorwoodTown of WakefieldWakefieldWakefield School DistrictWakefieldWakefieldFranklin TownWoburnBeverlyQuincyAttleboroBarnstable TownSalemPeabodyPittsfieldNeedhamWestfieldMedfordBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaWellesleyGloucesterTauntonAgawam TownMassachusettsHaverhillWest Springfield TownW Springfield TownMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexArlingtonWatertown TownNew EnglandWalthamMarlboroughSomervilleMethuen TownFraminghamFitchburgLowellChicopeeNewtonLeominsterNortheastMaldenWorcesterBostonLynnBrocktonHolyokeLexingtonEverettBrooklineCambridgeFall RiverRandolphRevereUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSpringfieldNew BedfordChelseaLawrence40.382021%40.382021%40.4%14,96815.0k138.279887%38.279887%38.3%21,28421.3k235.071335%35.071335%35.1%10,17710.2k334.834653%34.834653%34.8%9,19634.834653%34.834653%34.8%9,19634.834653%34.834653%34.8%9,19631.326621%31.326621%31.3%10,29810.3k428.029067%28.029067%28.0%10,99311.0k526.355359%26.355359%26.4%10,79710.8k626.215600%26.215600%26.2%24,47224.5k726.114549%26.114549%26.1%11,52211.5k825.870826%25.870826%25.9%11,51211.5k924.584151%24.584151%24.6%10,52310.5k1024.217479%24.217479%24.2%12,65012.7k1123.785295%23.785295%23.8%10,37810.4k1222.912454%22.912454%22.9%6,9121322.718507%22.718507%22.7%9,4251422.717733%22.717733%22.7%12,99013.0k1522.284326%22.284326%22.3%1,053,7911.05M22.051956%22.051956%22.1%6,3751621.799905%21.799905%21.8%6,4411721.662183%21.662183%21.7%12,24012.2k1821.267552%21.267552%21.3%6,1041921.158762%21.158762%21.2%1,426,5541.43M20.949631%20.949631%20.9%13,06013.1k2020.906387%20.906387%20.9%5,9742120.873559%20.873559%20.9%327,216327k20.714736%20.714736%20.7%9,1992219.158616%19.158616%19.2%6,4852319.063584%19.063584%19.1%2,796,4142.80M18.658990%18.658990%18.7%11,69911.7k2418.386648%18.386648%18.4%7,2712517.817299%17.817299%17.8%14,16614.2k2617.539710%17.539710%17.5%8,6022716.400209%16.400209%16.4%11,60211.6k2816.344799%16.344799%16.3%6,6102916.187165%16.187165%16.2%17,78517.8k3015.570410%15.570410%15.6%8,7353115.557594%15.557594%15.6%13,74013.7k3215.264865%15.264865%15.3%6,3053315.136166%15.136166%15.1%8,486,2088.49M14.758282%14.758282%14.8%8,9633414.596275%14.596275%14.6%26,81026.8k3514.063186%14.063186%14.1%92,57592.6k3613.771532%13.771532%13.8%12,68012.7k3713.461234%13.461234%13.5%12,76312.8k3813.440914%13.440914%13.4%5,4143913.259048%13.259048%13.3%4,3674012.944708%12.944708%12.9%5,7784112.825279%12.825279%12.8%7,5904212.388168%12.388168%12.4%13,47313.5k4311.478932%11.478932%11.5%10,20510.2k4411.104814%11.104814%11.1%3,7234510.943290%10.943290%10.9%5,8184610.388542%10.388542%10.4%33,093,55033.1M9.564845%9.564845%9.6%14,72914.7k478.472649%8.472649%8.5%8,048486.304257%6.304257%6.3%2,411494.673734%4.673734%4.7%3,70850
Count number of people reporting 'Irish' ancestry
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage reporting 'Irish' anscestry

Ancestry by Place in the Northeast

There are 4,274 places in the Northeast. This section compares Wakefield to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wakefield. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 71,389.

Irish Ancestry by Place#129

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Wakefield, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Wakefield
0%10%20%30%Count#Town of WakefieldWakefieldWakefield School DistrictWakefieldWakefieldWarwickScrantonToms RiverQuincyBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaMassachusettsMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexNashuaManchesterNew EnglandSomervilleCranstonPittsburghLowellNewtonAlbanyNortheastErieWorcesterSyracuseBostonLynnCheektowagaBrocktonDanburyPawtucketBuffaloCambridgeBethlehemFall RiverPhiladelphiaNorwalkYonkersUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSpringfieldStamfordRochesterNew BedfordWaterburyProvidenceNew RochelleAllentownNew HavenNew BritainCliftonLawrenceNew YorkBridgeportJersey CityReadingHartfordTrentonCamdenElizabethNewarkPaterson34.834653%34.834653%34.8%9,19634.834653%34.834653%34.8%9,19634.834653%34.834653%34.8%9,19626.713157%26.713157%26.7%21,87321.9k126.535742%26.535742%26.5%20,26820.3k226.333623%26.333623%26.3%23,31523.3k326.215600%26.215600%26.2%24,47224.5k422.284326%22.284326%22.3%1,053,7911.05M21.158762%21.158762%21.2%1,426,5541.43M20.873559%20.873559%20.9%327,216327k19.631297%19.631297%19.6%17,13417.1k519.400169%19.400169%19.4%21,38521.4k619.063584%19.063584%19.1%2,796,4142.80M17.817299%17.817299%17.8%14,16614.2k716.563636%16.563636%16.6%13,39713.4k816.296163%16.296163%16.3%49,75349.8k916.187165%16.187165%16.2%17,78517.8k1015.557594%15.557594%15.6%13,74013.7k1115.464567%15.464567%15.5%15,22115.2k1215.136166%15.136166%15.1%8,486,2088.49M14.665974%14.665974%14.7%14,68914.7k1314.596275%14.596275%14.6%26,81026.8k1414.531347%14.531347%14.5%20,97621.0k1514.063186%14.063186%14.1%92,57592.6k1613.771532%13.771532%13.8%12,68012.7k1713.765350%13.765350%13.8%10,27910.3k1813.461234%13.461234%13.5%12,76312.8k1913.248301%13.248301%13.2%11,11411.1k2012.969785%12.969785%13.0%9,2592112.459989%12.459989%12.5%32,27032.3k2212.388168%12.388168%12.4%13,47313.5k2311.939822%11.939822%11.9%8,9682411.478932%11.478932%11.5%10,20510.2k2511.125314%11.125314%11.1%173,548174k2610.883657%10.883657%10.9%9,5702710.859932%10.859932%10.9%21,69021.7k2810.388542%10.388542%10.4%33,093,55033.1M9.564845%9.564845%9.6%14,72914.7k299.533004%9.533004%9.5%12,14612.1k308.835851%8.835851%8.8%18,58118.6k318.472649%8.472649%8.5%8,048328.068784%8.068784%8.1%8,812338.059782%8.059782%8.1%14,41514.4k347.558733%7.558733%7.6%5,994356.864007%6.864007%6.9%8,211366.782715%6.782715%6.8%8,845376.423239%6.423239%6.4%4,681385.225642%5.225642%5.2%4,472394.673734%4.673734%4.7%3,708404.435284%4.435284%4.4%375,312375k414.334045%4.334045%4.3%6,372424.104087%4.104087%4.1%10,73910.7k434.044415%4.044415%4.0%3,555443.199003%3.199003%3.2%3,977452.619473%2.619473%2.6%2,215461.607789%1.607789%1.6%1,222471.408913%1.408913%1.4%1,804480.802102%0.802102%0.8%2,247490.664425%0.664425%0.7%97650
Count number of people reporting 'Irish' ancestry
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage reporting 'Irish' anscestry

Ancestry by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares Wakefield to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wakefield. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Irish Ancestry by Place#154

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Wakefield, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Wakefield
0%10%20%30%Count#Town of WakefieldWakefieldWakefield School DistrictWakefieldWakefieldBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaMassachusettsMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexNew EnglandNortheastOmahaBostonColorado SpringsColorado SpgsPortlandLouisvilleKansas CitySeattleVirginia BeachVirginia BchColumbusPhiladelphiaTulsaMinneapolisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaDenverIndianapolisOklahoma CityTucsonJacksonvilleClevelandNashville-DavidsonMesaLas VegasRaleighSan FranciscoPhoenixAustinChicagoSan DiegoCharlotteAlbuquerqueArlingtonFort WorthWashingtonSacramentoMilwaukeeBaltimoreLong BeachOaklandAtlantaFresnoSan AntonioSan JoseNew YorkMemphisDallasHoustonLos AngelesEl PasoDetroitMiami34.834653%34.834653%34.8%9,19634.834653%34.834653%34.8%9,19634.834653%34.834653%34.8%9,19622.284326%22.284326%22.3%1,053,7911.05M21.158762%21.158762%21.2%1,426,5541.43M20.873559%20.873559%20.9%327,216327k19.063584%19.063584%19.1%2,796,4142.80M15.136166%15.136166%15.1%8,486,2088.49M14.108091%14.108091%14.1%62,50962.5k114.063186%14.063186%14.1%92,57592.6k212.658465%12.658465%12.7%56,80656.8k311.864052%11.864052%11.9%73,62773.6k411.749701%11.749701%11.7%71,85871.9k511.519458%11.519458%11.5%54,34554.3k611.431579%11.431579%11.4%76,46076.5k711.181968%11.181968%11.2%50,28950.3k811.167235%11.167235%11.2%93,47493.5k911.125314%11.125314%11.1%173,548174k1010.614244%10.614244%10.6%42,44742.4k1110.506586%10.506586%10.5%42,51742.5k1210.388542%10.388542%10.4%33,093,55033.1M9.846070%9.846070%9.8%38,20638.2k139.788287%9.788287%9.8%64,92664.9k149.566374%9.566374%9.6%80,99681.0k159.319291%9.319291%9.3%57,78157.8k169.083448%9.083448%9.1%47,92347.9k178.836398%8.836398%8.8%75,69475.7k188.824535%8.824535%8.8%34,34234.3k198.311496%8.311496%8.3%53,50753.5k208.286003%8.286003%8.3%38,98239.0k218.242689%8.242689%8.2%50,55250.6k228.046886%8.046886%8.0%35,51335.5k237.898791%7.898791%7.9%67,16267.2k247.678914%7.678914%7.7%119,432119k257.600749%7.600749%7.6%68,99869.0k267.480314%7.480314%7.5%203,017203k277.358679%7.358679%7.4%101,168101k287.303724%7.303724%7.3%59,07559.1k297.031762%7.031762%7.0%39,15739.2k306.977096%6.977096%7.0%26,78526.8k316.869462%6.869462%6.9%56,05056.1k326.726464%6.726464%6.7%44,32844.3k336.494747%6.494747%6.5%31,46931.5k345.930793%5.930793%5.9%35,50635.5k355.810145%5.810145%5.8%36,08136.1k365.570113%5.570113%5.6%26,16826.2k375.123774%5.123774%5.1%21,11221.1k385.118783%5.118783%5.1%23,36123.4k394.809199%4.809199%4.8%24,71024.7k404.498950%4.498950%4.5%64,75664.8k414.460338%4.460338%4.5%45,02145.0k424.435284%4.435284%4.4%375,312375k434.423830%4.423830%4.4%29,01429.0k444.210780%4.210780%4.2%53,83253.8k453.747821%3.747821%3.7%83,97384.0k463.589375%3.589375%3.6%140,663141k472.564087%2.564087%2.6%17,38617.4k481.555068%1.555068%1.6%10,62810.6k491.372792%1.372792%1.4%5,93950
Count number of people reporting 'Irish' ancestry
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage reporting 'Irish' anscestry

Definitions

This page discusses the self-reported ancestry of the residents of Wakefield. Respondents were not limited to one ancestry, so if a person reported both English and German, then they would be counted in both categories. Consequently, the sum of the counts over all the ancestries most often exceeds the total population of the entity. Asian and Hispanic ancestry is reported separately from European, Middle Eastern, and Subsaharan African ancestry. A full list of all possible categories is as follows:

  • European, Middle Eastern, and Subsaharan African Ancestries: Afghan, Albanian, Alsatian, American, Arab, Egyptian, Iraqi, Jordanian, Lebanese, Moroccan, Palestinian, Syrian, Arab, Other Arab, Armenian, Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac, Australian, Austrian, Basque, Belgian, Brazilian, British, Bulgarian, Cajun, Canadian, Carpatho Rusyn, Celtic, Croatian, Cypriot, Czech, Czechoslovakian, Danish, Dutch, Eastern European, English, Estonian, European, Finnish, French, French Canadian, German, German Russian, Greek, Guyanese, Hungarian, Icelander, Iranian, Irish, Israeli, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Luxemburger, Macedonian, Maltese, New Zealander, Northern European, Norwegian, Pennsylvania German, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Scandinavian, Scotch-Irish, Scottish, Serbian, Slavic, Slovak, Slovene, Soviet Union, Subsaharan African, Cape Verdean, Ethiopian, Ghanaian, Kenyan, Liberian, Nigerian, Senegalese, Sierra Leonean, Somali, South African, Sudanese, Ugandan, Zimbabwean, African, Other, Swedish, Swiss, Turkish, Ukrainian, Welsh, West Indian, Bahamian, Barbadian, Belizean, Bermudan, British West Indian, Dutch West Indian, Haitian, Jamaican, Trinidadian and Tobagonian, U.S. Virgin Islander, West Indian, Other West Indian, Yugoslavian, Other, and Unclassified
  • Asian Ancestries: Indian, Bangladeshi, Bhutanese, Burmese, Cambodian, Chinese, Filipino, Hmong, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Malaysian, Mongolian, Nepalese, Okinawan, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Taiwanese, Thai, Vietnamese, Other, Not Specified, and Mixed
  • Hispanic Ancestries: Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Dominican, Central American, Costa Rican, Guatemalan, Honduran, Nicaraguan, Panamanian, Salvadoran, Other Central American, South American, Argentinean, Bolivian, Chilean, Colombian, Ecuadorian, Paraguayan, Peruvian, Uruguayan, Venezuelan, Other South American, Other Hispanic, Spaniard, Spanish, and Spanish American

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State:
Massachusetts
County:
Middlesex
Metro Area:
Boston Area
Town:
Wakefield
ZIP Codes:
01880, 01906, 01940
Unified School District:
Wakefield
Neighborhoods:
Downtown, East Side, Greenwood, Melrose Highlands, Montrose, West Side, Woodville
Congressional District:
MA-6
Upper State Legislative District:
MA-5th Middlesex
Lower State Legislative Districts:
MA-9th Essex, MA-32nd Middlesex
Neighboring Cities:
Melrose
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Lynnfield, Reading, Saugus, Stoneham
Nearby Cities:
Everett, Lynn, Malden, Medford, Peabody, Revere, Woburn
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Burlington, Wilmington, Winchester