| Area | Census 2000 | 7/1/2008 | Absolute Change | Relative Change |
| Massachusetts | 6,349,097 | 6,497,967 | 148,870 | 2.34% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agawam city | 28,144 | 28,091 | -53 | -0.19% |
| Attleboro city | 42,068 | 42,833 | 765 | 1.82% |
| Beverly city | 39,862 | 39,343 | -519 | -1.30% |
| Boston city | 589,141 | 609,023 | 19,882 | 3.37% |
| Brockton city | 94,304 | 93,007 | -1,297 | -1.38% |
| Cambridge city | 101,355 | 105,596 | 4,241 | 4.18% |
| Chelsea city | 35,080 | 41,577 | 6,497 | 18.52% |
| Chicopee city | 54,653 | 54,941 | 288 | 0.53% |
| Easthampton city | 15,994 | 16,195 | 201 | 1.26% |
| Everett city | 38,037 | 37,353 | -684 | -1.80% |
| Fall River city | 91,938 | 90,931 | -1,007 | -1.10% |
| Fitchburg city | 39,102 | 40,239 | 1,137 | 2.91% |
| Franklin city | 29,560 | 32,148 | 2,588 | 8.76% |
| Gardner city | 20,770 | 20,682 | -88 | -0.42% |
| Gloucester city | 30,273 | 30,243 | -30 | -0.10% |
| Haverhill city | 58,969 | 61,275 | 2,306 | 3.91% |
| Holyoke city | 39,838 | 39,947 | 109 | 0.27% |
| Lawrence city | 72,043 | 70,014 | -2,029 | -2.82% |
| Leominster city | 41,303 | 41,055 | -248 | -0.60% |
| Lowell city | 105,167 | 103,615 | -1,552 | -1.48% |
| Lynn city | 89,050 | 86,957 | -2,093 | -2.35% |
| Malden city | 56,340 | 55,597 | -743 | -1.32% |
| Marlborough city | 36,255 | 37,932 | 1,677 | 4.63% |
| Medford city | 55,765 | 55,573 | -192 | -0.34% |
| Melrose city | 27,134 | 26,708 | -426 | -1.57% |
| Methuen city | 43,789 | 44,055 | 266 | 0.61% |
| New Bedford city | 93,768 | 91,365 | -2,403 | -2.56% |
| Newburyport city | 17,189 | 17,542 | 353 | 2.05% |
| Newton city | 83,829 | 82,139 | -1,690 | -2.02% |
| North Adams city | 14,681 | 13,711 | -970 | -6.61% |
| Northampton city | 28,978 | 28,379 | -599 | -2.07% |
| Peabody city | 48,129 | 51,331 | 3,202 | 6.65% |
| Pittsfield city | 45,793 | 42,652 | -3,141 | -6.86% |
| Quincy city | 88,025 | 92,339 | 4,314 | 4.90% |
| Revere city | 47,283 | 60,204 | 12,921 | 27.33% |
| Salem city | 40,407 | 41,256 | 849 | 2.10% |
| Somerville city | 77,478 | 75,662 | -1,816 | -2.34% |
| Springfield city | 152,082 | 150,640 | -1,442 | -0.95% |
| Taunton city | 55,976 | 55,702 | -274 | -0.49% |
| Waltham city | 59,226 | 60,236 | 1,010 | 1.71% |
| Watertown city | 32,986 | 32,365 | -621 | -1.88% |
| Westfield city | 40,072 | 40,608 | 536 | 1.34% |
| Woburn city | 37,258 | 36,871 | -387 | -1.04% |
| Worcester city | 172,648 | 175,011 | 2,363 | 1.37% |
Source: Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau