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Boston city, Suffolk County, MA

654,281 Population
48.3 square miles 13,534.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2021 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

33 ±0.3 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Suffolk County: 33.8 ±0.2
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Massachusetts: 39.9 ±0.1

Economics

$50,337 ±$2,047 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in Suffolk County: $48,030 ±$1,809
  • about the same as the amount in Massachusetts: $49,746 ±$459
$79,283 ±$4,089 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Suffolk County: $78,155 ±$3,900
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Massachusetts: $89,645 ±$1,287

18.7% ±1.3% (114,198  ±7,831) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in Suffolk County: 18.7% 135,921 (±1.4% / ±9,886)
  • nearly double the rate in Massachusetts: 10.4% 700,138 (±0.3% / ±21,871)

28.6 minutes ±0.7 (6,980,695  ±297,783) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Suffolk County: 29.3 8,560,350 (±0.7 / ±317,609)
  • a little higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 27.5 73,941,424 (±0.2 / ±862,637)

Families

271,941 ±4,553 Number of households
  • Suffolk County: 315,257 ±4,266
  • Massachusetts: 2,759,018 ±9,086
2.2 ±0 (604,141  ±5,232) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Suffolk County: 2.3 720,067 (±0 / ±4,666)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Massachusetts: 2.4 6,738,001 (±0)

3.5% ±0.8% (6,974  ±1,512) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Suffolk County: 3.5% † 7,941 (±0.7% / ±1,607)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Massachusetts: 4.5% 75,136 (±0.3% / ±4,819)

Housing

307,025 ±2,891 Number of housing units
  • Suffolk County: 353,845 ±2,036
  • Massachusetts: 3,017,772 ±315

$659,700 ±$18,243 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in Suffolk County: $636,800 ±$15,174
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Massachusetts: $480,600 ±$3,093

19.7% ±1.1% (127,679  ±7,041.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Suffolk County: 18.3% 139,729 (±1% / ±7,734.9)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Massachusetts: 12.6% 872,355 (±0.3% / ±22,449.6)

Social

88.1% ±2.1% (400,759  ±10,139.6) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Suffolk County: 87.2% 470,738 (±2% / ±10,887.2)
  • a little less than the rate in Massachusetts: 91.1% 4,495,563 (±0.7% / ±33,250.2)
52.5% ±1.5% (238,640  ±7,235.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Suffolk County: 48.4% 261,142 (±1.4% / ±7,430.3)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 46.6% 2,300,423 (±0.5% / ±23,318)

36.6% ±1.5% (227,793  ±9,375.9) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Suffolk County: 39.9% 292,595 (±1.2% / ±8,843)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Massachusetts: 24.6% 1,629,599 (±0.4% / ±23,757)

27.5% ±1.2% (179,974  ±8,055) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Suffolk County: 29.7% 228,732 (±1.2% / ±9,378)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Massachusetts: 17.6% 1,227,488 (±0.3% / ±21,752)

1.9% ±0.3% (10,545  ±1,696) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Suffolk County: 1.9% † 12,167 (±0.3% / ±1,695)
  • about half the rate in Massachusetts: 4.2% 238,039 (±0.1% / ±7,249)
10,545 Total veterans ±1,696 9,505 Male ±1,461 1,040 Female ±582

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