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Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metro Area

4,900,550 Population
3,486.1 square miles 1,405.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.5 ±0.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39 ±0.1

Economics

$59,165 ±$800 Per capita income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $41,804 ±$92
$104,299 ±$1,371 Median household income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $74,755 ±$148

9.2% ±0.4% (436,311  ±17,125) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.6% 40,951,624 (±0.1% / ±260,310)

30.1 minutes ±0.3 (62,744,832  ±844,612) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,591,156,000 (±0 / ±7,204,853)

Families

1,948,354 ±6,735 Number of households
  • United States: 129,870,930 ±136,261
2.4 ±0 (4,741,371  ±772) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 325,134,660

4.3% ±0.3% (50,710  ±3,889) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,036,894 (±0.1% / ±36,689)

Housing

2,064,220 ±545 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,772,900 ±7,466

$618,100 ±$4,708 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • nearly double the amount in United States: $320,900 ±$622

13% ±0.4% (631,710  ±20,341.1) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 12.6% 41,404,691 (±0.1% / ±,187,841.9)

Social

92.2% ±0.8% (3,203,163  ±28,855.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 205,882,074 (±0.1% / ±,272,504.5)
51.4% ±0.6% (1,786,150  ±19,643.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 35.7% 81,908,335 (±0.1% / ±,175,321.9)

26.2% ±0.5% (1,219,689  ±21,514.2) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 22% 69,241,800 (±0.1% / ±,203,206.2)

20.1% (985,857  ±18,264) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,182,176

4% ±0.1% (158,930  ±5,394) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,200,322 (±0% / ±70,866)
158,930 Total veterans ±5,394 146,582 Male ±4,971 12,348 Female ±1,753

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