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Boston City--Mattapan & Roxbury PUMA, MA

135,218 Population
6.8 square miles 19,870.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

35 ±1.9 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Massachusetts: 40.3 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Population by age category

18 to 6464%
  • Under 18
  • 18 to 64
  • 65 and over
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Female52%
  • Male
  • Female
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11%†White44%Black0%†Native6%†Asian0%†Islander3%†Other5%†Two+31%†Hispanic
* Hispanic includes respondents of any race. Other categories are non-Hispanic.
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Economics

$32,652 ±$3,380 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Massachusetts: $55,897 ±$450
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$51,423 ±$7,399 Median household income
  • about half the amount in Massachusetts: $99,858 ±$1,355
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

26.3% ±3.7% (34,360  ±5,470) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in Massachusetts: 10.4% 706,730 (±0.4% / ±24,578)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

Children (Under 18)

Poverty38%†
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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Seniors (65 and over)

Poverty26%†
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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33.1 minutes ±2.1 (1,805,700  ±224,211) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 29.9 93,102,016 (±0.2 / ±1,049,623)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

52,834 ±3,470 Number of households
  • Massachusetts: 2,800,984 ±8,760
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.5 ±0.1 (129,982  ±9,952) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Massachusetts: 2.4 6,760,613
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

Population by household type

Female householder40%†
  • Married couples
  • Male householder
  • Female householder
  • Non-family
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Married28%
  • Married
  • Single
* Universe: Population 15 years and over
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Marital status, by sex

Never marriedMale57%Female57%
Now marriedMale31%†Female25%†
DivorcedMale9%†Female12%†
WidowedMale2%†Female6%†
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3.6% ±1.5% (1,281  ±557) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Massachusetts: 4.4% 73,773 (±0.4% / ±5,978)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Women who gave birth during past year, by age group

0%15-194%†20-243%†25-298%†30-358%†35-392%†40-440%45-50
* Universe: Women 15 to 50 years
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Housing

56,324 ±3,201 Number of housing units
  • Massachusetts: 3,045,867 ±257
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

Occupied vs. Vacant

Occupied94%
  • Occupied
  • Vacant
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Ownership of occupied units

Renter occupied77%
  • Owner occupied
  • Renter occupied
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Types of structure

Multi-unit81%
  • Single unit
  • Multi-unit
  • Mobile home
  • Boat, RV, van, etc.
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$617,500 ±$41,264 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Massachusetts: $570,800 ±$3,746
  • nearly double the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

15.1% ±2.4% (20,188  ±3,523.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Massachusetts: 11.8% 816,565 (±0.4% / ±25,330.8)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

82.4% ±8.9% (71,733  ±5,438) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Massachusetts: 91.4% 4,546,817 (±0.7% / ±33,154.6)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
27.3% ±2.7% (23,766  ±2,940.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Massachusetts: 47.8% 2,377,209 (±0.5% / ±22,965.8)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

Population by highest level of education

18%†No degree29%†High school26%†Some college15%†Bachelor's12%†Post-grad
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43.8% ±2.7% (56,813  ±3,685.5) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Massachusetts: 24.8% 1,644,572 (±0.2% / ±13,262.6)
  • about double the rate in United States: 22% 68,845,870 (±0.1% / ±206,858.2)

Language at home, children 5-17

English only51%†
  • English only
  • Spanish
  • Indo-European
  • Asian/Islander
  • Other
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Language at home, adults 18+

English only58%
  • English only
  • Spanish
  • Indo-European
  • Asian/Islander
  • Other
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28.4% ±3% (38,436  ±4,927) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Massachusetts: 18.1% 1,263,580
  • about double the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

Place of birth for foreign-born population

3%†Europe12%†Asia18%†Africa0%†Oceania66%Latin America1%†Northern America
* ACS 2023 5-year data
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1.5% ±0.7% (1,613  ±761) Population with veteran status
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Massachusetts: 4.1% 234,066 (±0.1% / ±7,800)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)

Veterans by wartime service

7†WWII120†Korea422†Vietnam366†Gulf (1990s)711†Gulf (2001-)
* Civilian veterans who served during wartime only; ACS 2023 5-year data
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1,613 Total veterans ±761 1,540 Male ±752 73 Female ±87

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This profile displays data from more than one ACS release. Charts not derived from ACS 2023 1-year data are noted with an *.

Citation: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 1-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for Boston City--Mattapan & Roxbury PUMA, MA <http://censusreporter.org/profiles/79500US2500804-boston-city-mattapan-roxbury-puma-ma/>

Citation: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for Boston City--Mattapan & Roxbury PUMA, MA <http://censusreporter.org/profiles/79500US2500804-boston-city-mattapan-roxbury-puma-ma/>