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Boston, MA Metro Division

2,031,206 Population
1,112.9 square miles 1,825.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.6 ±0.2 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metro Area: 39.7 ±0.3
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$61,211 ±$1,108 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metro Area: $60,944 ±$588
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$107,974 ±$2,553 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metro Area: $110,697 ±$1,909
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

10.4% ±0.6% (204,705  ±12,509) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metro Area: 9% 429,171 (±0.4% / ±19,754)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

32.7 minutes ±0.4 (29,983,956  ±527,433) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metro Area: 31.1 68,201,136 (±0.3 / ±838,067)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

822,929 ±4,851 Number of households
  • the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metro Area: 1,949,953 ±7,358
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.4 ±0 (1,954,440  ±569) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metro Area: 2.4 4,756,588 (±0 / ±897)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 † 326,701,630 (±4.2 / ±-555,555,600)

3.7% ±0.5% (18,934  ±2,671) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metro Area: 4.3% 50,885 (±0.3% / ±4,042)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

878,180 ±295 Number of housing units
  • the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metro Area: 2,071,733 ±445
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$648,700 ±$6,799 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metro Area: $646,600 ±$3,949
  • nearly double the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

12.8% ±0.7% (257,904  ±13,971.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metro Area: 11.8% 574,519 (±0.4% / ±21,468.9)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±,198,133.8)

Social

91.4% ±1.3% (1,317,154  ±18,832.3) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metro Area: 92.3% 3,230,512 (±0.8% / ±28,116.6)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±,278,776.4)
51.8% ±0.9% (746,067  ±13,429.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metro Area: 52.2% 1,825,723 (±0.6% / ±20,569.4)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±,181,834.5)

27% ±0.7% (520,325  ±12,621) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • a little higher than the rate in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metro Area: 26.1% 1,220,696 (±0.4% / ±18,860.3)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 22.5% 71,109,120 (±0.1% / ±,222,236.2)

20.8% ±5,676.6% (421,568  ±13,204) Foreign-born population
  • a little higher than the rate in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metro Area: 19.9% † 980,579 (±2,251.3% / ±20,361)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 14.3% † 47,831,412 (±23.7% / ±190,469)

3.8% ±0.2% (62,972  ±3,670) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metro Area: 3.9% 155,928 (±0.2% / ±6,310)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
62,972 Total veterans ±3,670 58,636 Male ±3,627 4,336 Female ±1,111

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