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Boston city, Suffolk County, MA

652,442 Population
48.3 square miles 13,496.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

33.7 ±0.3 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Suffolk County: 34.3 ±0.2
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Massachusetts: 40.3 ±0.1

Population by age category

18 to 6472%
  • Under 18
  • 18 to 64
  • 65 and over
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Female52%
  • Male
  • Female
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44%White19%Black0%†Native10%Asian0%†Islander1%†Other6%†Two+19%Hispanic
* Hispanic includes respondents of any race. Other categories are non-Hispanic.
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Economics

$61,919 ±$2,072 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in Suffolk County: $58,662 ±$1,745
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Massachusetts: $55,897 ±$450
$96,931 ±$4,762 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in Suffolk County: $93,360 ±$4,590
  • a little less than the amount in Massachusetts: $99,858 ±$1,355

15.6% ±1.4% (95,207  ±8,325) Persons below poverty line
  • a little higher than the rate in Suffolk County: 15% 108,444 (±1.2% / ±8,648)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Massachusetts: 10.4% 706,730 (±0.4% / ±24,578)

Children (Under 18)

Poverty20%†
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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Seniors (65 and over)

Poverty19%†
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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30.2 minutes ±0.9 (9,435,920  ±371,176) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Suffolk County: 30.6 11,246,080 (±0.7 / ±357,677)
  • about the same as the figure in Massachusetts: 29.9 93,102,016 (±0.2 / ±1,049,623)

Families

288,129 ±3,992 Number of households
  • Suffolk County: 332,924 ±3,370
  • Massachusetts: 2,800,984 ±8,760
2.1 ±0 (606,392  ±4,935) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Suffolk County: 2.2 720,730 (±0 / ±704)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Massachusetts: 2.4 6,760,613

Population by household type

Married couples38%
  • Married couples
  • Male householder
  • Female householder
  • Non-family
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Married32%
  • Married
  • Single
* Universe: Population 15 years and over
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Marital status, by sex

Never marriedMale57%Female57%
Now marriedMale34%Female29%
DivorcedMale6%†Female9%†
WidowedMale2%†Female5%†
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3% ±0.7% (6,021  ±1,392) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Suffolk County: 3.4% † 7,746 (±0.7% / ±1,614)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Massachusetts: 4.4% 73,773 (±0.4% / ±5,978)

Women who gave birth during past year, by age group

0%15-191%†20-241%†25-296%†30-359%†35-392%†40-442%†45-50
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Housing

313,752 ±2,859 Number of housing units
  • Suffolk County: 361,135 ±330
  • Massachusetts: 3,045,867 ±257

Occupied vs. Vacant

Occupied92%
  • Occupied
  • Vacant
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Ownership of occupied units

Renter occupied64%
  • Owner occupied
  • Renter occupied
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Types of structure

Multi-unit83%
  • Single unit
  • Multi-unit
  • Mobile home
  • Boat, RV, van, etc.
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$703,600 ±$16,739 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in Suffolk County: $683,900 ±$14,206
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Massachusetts: $570,800 ±$3,746

19.4% ±1.3% (125,379  ±8,619.3) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in Suffolk County: 18.7% 141,676 (±1.3% / ±9,620.8)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Massachusetts: 11.8% 816,565 (±0.4% / ±25,330.8)

Social

89.3% ±2.3% (410,993  ±11,262.6) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Suffolk County: 87.6% 474,468 (±2.2% / ±11,892.2)
  • about the same as the rate in Massachusetts: 91.4% 4,546,817 (±0.7% / ±33,154.6)
55.8% ±1.8% (256,694  ±8,425.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Suffolk County: 51.7% 279,982 (±1.6% / ±8,771.4)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 47.8% 2,377,209 (±0.5% / ±22,965.8)

Population by highest level of education

11%No degree17%High school16%Some college29%Bachelor's26%Post-grad
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34.3% ±1.5% (213,327  ±9,640.7) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Suffolk County: 37.6% 275,491 (±1.2% / ±8,532)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Massachusetts: 25.3% 1,684,973 (±0.3% / ±21,948.7)

Language at home, children 5-17

English only59%
  • English only
  • Spanish
  • Indo-European
  • Asian/Islander
  • Other
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Language at home, adults 18+

English only66%
  • English only
  • Spanish
  • Indo-European
  • Asian/Islander
  • Other
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26.6% ±1.4% (173,341  ±9,040) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Suffolk County: 28.8% 220,884
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Massachusetts: 18.1% 1,263,580

Place of birth for foreign-born population

11%Europe28%Asia11%Africa0%†Oceania48%Latin America2%†Northern America
* ACS 2023 5-year data
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2.3% ±0.3% (12,650  ±1,919) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in Suffolk County: 2.4% † 15,599 (±0.3% / ±2,021)
  • about half the rate in Massachusetts: 4.1% 234,066 (±0.1% / ±7,800)

Veterans by wartime service

229†WWII711†Korea3,330†Vietnam1,799†Gulf (1990s)3,984†Gulf (2001-)
* Civilian veterans who served during wartime only; ACS 2023 5-year data
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12,650 Total veterans ±1,919 12,030 Male ±1,886 620 Female ±337

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This profile displays data from more than one ACS release. Charts not derived from ACS 2023 1-year data are noted with an *.

Citation: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 1-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for Boston city, Suffolk County, MA <http://censusreporter.org/profiles/06000US2502507000-boston-city-suffolk-county-ma/>

Citation: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for Boston city, Suffolk County, MA <http://censusreporter.org/profiles/06000US2502507000-boston-city-suffolk-county-ma/>