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Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metro Area

4,794,447 Population
3,485.9 square miles 1,375.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2016 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.8 ±0.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Massachusetts: 39.5 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 37.9 ±0.1

Economics

$43,044 ±$432 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Massachusetts: $39,771 ±$315
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $31,128 ±$63
$82,380 ±$1,171 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Massachusetts: $75,297 ±$771
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $57,617 ±$115

9.6% ±0.4% (446,502  ±16,797) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Massachusetts: 10.4% 686,597 (±0.3% / ±20,435)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 14.1% 44,268,996 (±0.1% / ±246,910)

31.2 minutes ±0.3 (75,053,995  ±923,720) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 29.6 98,321,840 (±0.2 / ±961,235)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.6 3,802,425,670 (±0.1 / ±7,681,794)

Families

1,803,269 ±7,501 Number of households
  • Massachusetts: 2,579,398 ±8,290
  • United States: 118,860,065 ±154,606
2.6 ±0 (4,626,964  ±4,432) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Massachusetts: 2.5 6,559,193 (±0)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.7 315,047,636

4.4% ±0.3% (52,557  ±4,053) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Massachusetts: 4.5% 73,911 (±0.3% / ±4,633)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,946,903 (±0.1% / ±36,746)

Housing

1,928,620 ±1,823 Number of housing units
  • Massachusetts: 2,858,087 ±339
  • United States: 135,702,775 ±3,052

$412,700 ±$3,354 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Massachusetts: $366,900 ±$2,249
  • about double the amount in United States: $205,000 ±$467

13.6% ±0.4% (647,221  ±17,607.1) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 13% 879,425 (±0.3% / ±20,844.7)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 14.6% 46,701,858 (±0.1% / ±203,161.6)

Social

91.4% ±0.7% (3,045,095  ±24,259.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Massachusetts: 90.4% 4,274,830 (±0.6% / ±27,803.8)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 87.5% 191,063,246 (±0.1% / ±220,872.9)
46.9% ±0.5% (1,562,655  ±16,028.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 42.7% 2,020,346 (±0.4% / ±17,688.6)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 31.3% 68,334,277 (±0.1% / ±133,659.9)

24.9% ±0.4% (1,130,719  ±19,188.4) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • a little higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 23.7% 1,527,229 (±0.3% / ±21,150.1)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 21.6% 65,518,938 (±0.1% / ±163,928.5)

18.8% ±0.4% (901,013  ±16,751) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 16.5% 1,123,882 (±0.3% / ±17,519)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 13.5% 43,739,345 (±0% / ±129,849)

5.3% ±0.2% (201,893  ±6,001) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Massachusetts: 5.7% 311,150 (±0.1% / ±6,546)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 7.4% 18,496,937 (±0% / ±66,959)
201,893 Total veterans ±6,001 191,462 Male ±5,757 10,431 Female ±1,434

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