Massachusetts Added 10K Residents Last Year
Massachusetts added 9,868 people in the last year, according to new figures from the U.S. Census Bureau
Census Data: 82 Percent of MA Communities Growing
The state’s U.S. Census liaison is reporting “encouraging numbers” about population growth ahead of next year’s Census, with the largest population increases since the 2010 Census in the cities of Boston, Cambridge, Somerville, Everett and Lowell.
Mayor’s Ambitious Housing Plan Gets High Marks
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh’s ambitious Boston 2030 plan to manage the city’s expected population growth earns praise for meeting many of its lofty goals, but with more cuts in federal funding anticipated, making progress in creating affordable housing for Boston’s oldest and poorest residents is getting harder than ever.
