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Boston, MA--NH Urban Area

4,355,184 Population
1,655.9 square miles 2,630.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39 ±0.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$60,714 ±$628 Per capita income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$109,693 ±$2,118 Median household income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

9.5% ±0.4% (399,367  ±18,253) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

31.2 minutes ±0.3 (61,008,944  ±816,569) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

1,727,024 ±9,085 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.4 ±0 (4,204,064  ±14,402) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 † 326,701,630 (±4.2 / ±-555,555,600)

4.2% ±0.4% (45,619  ±3,867) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

1,827,377 ±6,410 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$661,000 ±$4,016 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • nearly double the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

12.2% ±0.5% (526,295  ±20,708.9) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±,198,133.8)

Social

91.6% ±0.8% (2,826,100  ±26,392.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±,278,776.4)
52.5% ±0.6% (1,618,821  ±19,158.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±,181,834.5)

28.9% ±0.6% (1,197,011  ±24,889.7) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 22.5% 71,109,120 (±0.1% / ±,222,236.2)

22% ±0.5% (958,660  ±19,698) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 14.3% † 47,831,412 (±23.7% / ±190,469)

3.6% ±0.2% (127,265  ±5,756) Population with veteran status
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
127,265 Total veterans ±5,756 116,728 Male ±5,418 10,537 Female ±1,448

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