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Boston, MA--NH Urban Area

4,453,352 Population
1,655.9 square miles 2,689.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.8 ±0.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$63,059 ±$706 Per capita income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$116,199 ±$2,189 Median household income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

9.2% ±0.4% (395,018  ±18,254) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

32.2 minutes ±0.2 (65,246,160  ±853,784) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

1,744,392 ±7,498 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.5 ±0 (4,290,717  ±12,185) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.5% ±0.3% (49,608  ±3,443) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

1,836,364 ±5,427 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$690,700 ±$4,535 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • nearly double the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

11.8% ±0.4% (520,400  ±19,381.9) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

91.3% ±0.9% (2,877,499  ±28,944.4) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
52.8% ±0.6% (1,665,967  ±20,136.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

30.1% ±0.6% (1,273,037  ±25,867.6) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 23% 74,050,850 (±0.1% / ±226,318.1)

22.8% ±0.4% (1,016,804  ±18,705) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

3.2% ±0.2% (115,304  ±5,503) Population with veteran status
  • about half the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
115,304 Total veterans ±5,503 105,428 Male ±5,006 9,876 Female ±1,646

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