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Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metro Area

4,875,390 Population
3,486.5 square miles 1,398.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2018 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.8 ±0.1 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Massachusetts: 39.5 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.2 ±0.2

Economics

$47,358 ±$551 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Massachusetts: $43,349 ±$382
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $33,831 ±$77
$88,711 ±$1,470 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Massachusetts: $79,835 ±$970
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $61,937 ±$94

9.2% ±0.4% (433,504  ±17,786) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Massachusetts: 10% 663,918 (±0.3% / ±20,551)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 13.1% 41,852,315 (±0.1% / ±232,949)

32.2 minutes ±0.3 (78,690,415  ±823,845) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 30.5 102,698,470 (±0.2 / ±837,302)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 27.1 3,967,761,655 (±0 / ±7,704,522)

Families

1,847,798 ±6,660 Number of households
  • Massachusetts: 2,624,294 ±8,879
  • United States: 121,520,180 ±153,217
2.6 ±0 (4,708,651  ±3,831) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Massachusetts: 2.5 6,653,753 (±0)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.6 319,075,830

4.4% ±0.3% (53,548  ±3,756) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Massachusetts: 4.4% 74,345 (±0.2% / ±4,014)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,956,960 (±0% / ±30,916)

Housing

1,973,416 ±1,550 Number of housing units
  • Massachusetts: 2,915,043 ±327
  • United States: 138,539,906 ±4,033

$464,600 ±$3,463 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Massachusetts: $400,700 ±$2,804
  • about double the amount in United States: $229,700 ±$366

13.1% ±0.4% (629,699  ±21,369.7) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 12.7% 864,299 (±0.4% / ±24,918.7)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 45,452,496 (±0.1% / ±185,008.3)

Social

91.7% ±0.8% (3,133,643  ±26,570.1) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Massachusetts: 90.8% 4,386,424 (±0.7% / ±31,907.4)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 88.3% 197,114,684 (±0.1% / ±245,154.7)
49.1% ±0.5% (1,679,658  ±17,258.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 44.5% 2,152,010 (±0.4% / ±20,295.8)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 32.6% 72,750,461 (±0.1% / ±151,650)

25% ±0.4% (1,155,410  ±18,393.2) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • a little higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 24.3% 1,590,873 (±0.4% / ±23,724.2)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 21.9% 67,268,668 (±0.1% / ±198,318.9)

19.4% ±0.4% (943,500  ±18,684) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 17.4% 1,198,148 (±0.3% / ±20,609)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,728,721 (±0.1% / ±157,222)

4.8% ±0.2% (187,685  ±6,132) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Massachusetts: 5.3% 292,644 (±0.2% / ±8,712)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 7.1% 17,964,242 (±0% / ±66,854)
187,685 Total veterans ±6,132 173,804 Male ±5,761 13,881 Female ±2,202

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