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Boston, MA Metro Division

2,075,988 Population
1,112.9 square miles 1,865.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.6 ±0.3 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metro Area: 39.5 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$62,706 ±$1,166 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metro Area: $63,331 ±$635
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$113,643 ±$2,393 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metro Area: $117,825 ±$2,297
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

10% ±0.7% (199,380  ±13,763) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metro Area: 8.8% 427,347 (±0.4% / ±19,328)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

33.9 minutes ±0.4 (32,501,696  ±562,545) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metro Area: 31.9 72,930,830 (±0.2 / ±843,432)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

830,559 ±5,117 Number of households
  • the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metro Area: 1,970,240 ±6,888
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.4 ±0 (1,994,973  ±884) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metro Area: 2.5 4,850,517 (±0 / ±1,456)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.1% ±0.4% (22,021  ±2,297) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metro Area: 4.2% 51,865 (±0.3% / ±3,175)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

882,140 ±420 Number of housing units
  • the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metro Area: 2,081,743 ±490
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$678,000 ±$7,067 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metro Area: $681,100 ±$4,127
  • nearly double the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

12.1% ±0.6% (248,830  ±11,654.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metro Area: 11.3% 562,710 (±0.4% / ±19,521.5)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

91.4% ±1.3% (1,344,553  ±19,687) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metro Area: 92% 3,284,580 (±0.8% / ±30,151.6)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
52.4% ±1% (771,549  ±14,167.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metro Area: 53% 1,891,663 (±0.6% / ±20,979.3)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

27.5% ±0.7% (541,614  ±12,726.3) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about the same as the rate in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metro Area: 27.1% 1,296,099 (±0.4% / ±20,799.5)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 23% 74,050,850 (±0.1% / ±226,318.1)

21.2% (440,531  ±11,720) Foreign-born population
  • a little higher than the rate in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metro Area: 20.7% 1,037,969
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

3.1% ±0.3% (52,426  ±4,447) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metro Area: 3.6% 144,865 (±0.2% / ±6,150)
  • about half the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
52,426 Total veterans ±4,447 48,814 Male ±4,104 3,612 Female ±970

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