U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Boston city, Massachusetts; United States

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Boston city, Massachusetts; United States

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Table

Boston city, Massachusetts
United States
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
650,706
333,271,411
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
NA
334,914,895
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
650,706
333,271,411
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
NA
331,464,948
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
675,632
331,464,948
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
NA
1.0%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
-3.7%
0.5%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 675,647 331,449,281
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 617,594 308,745,538
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
4.7%
5.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent
15.7%
21.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
12.3%
17.3%
Female persons, percent
51.8%
50.4%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
48.6%
75.5%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
22.5%
13.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
0.3%
1.3%
Asian alone, percent(a)
9.7%
6.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.1%
0.3%
Two or More Races, percent
12.0%
3.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
19.6%
19.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
44.2%
58.9%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2018-2022 13,282 17,038,807
Foreign born persons, percent, 2018-2022 28.1% 13.7%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022) X 143,786,655
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2018-2022 34.8% 64.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2018-2022 $684,900 $281,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2018-2022 $2,798 $1,828
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2018-2022 $957 $584
Median gross rent, 2018-2022 $1,981 $1,268
Building permits, 2022 X 1,665,088
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2018-2022 276,053 125,736,353
Persons per household, 2018-2022 2.26 2.57
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2018-2022 80.4% 86.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2018-2022 36.0% 21.7%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2018-2022 94.2% 94.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2018-2022 89.6% 88.3%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 88.4% 89.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 53.4% 34.3%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2018-2022 8.4% 8.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
3.6%
9.3%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 69.7% 63.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 67.9% 58.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 6,072,943 938,237,077
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 21,411,934 2,527,903,275
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 5,475,132 895,225,411
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 12,080,224 4,949,601,481
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $17,552 $15,224
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2018-2022 30.6 26.7
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $89,212 $75,149
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $55,949 $41,261
Persons in poverty, percent
17.5%
11.5%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2021 X 8,148,606
Total employment, 2021 X 128,346,299
Total annual payroll, 2021 ($1,000) X 8,278,573,947
Total employment, percent change, 2020-2021 X -4.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2021 X 28,477,518
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 15,358 5,744,643
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 9,110 3,480,438
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 2,316 1,134,549
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 2,426 1,014,958
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 10,036 4,371,152
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 536 351,237
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 11,997 4,968,606
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 13,976.7 93.8
Population per square mile, 2010 12,792.7 87.4
Land area in square miles, 2020 48.34 3,533,038.28
Land area in square miles, 2010 48.28 3,531,905.43
FIPS Code 2507000 1
Value Notes

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    Fact Notes
    • (a)Includes persons reporting only one race
    • (c)Economic Census - Puerto Rico data are not comparable to U.S. Economic Census data
    • (b)Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories
    Value Flags
    • -Either no or too few sample observations were available to compute an estimate, or a ratio of medians cannot be calculated because one or both of the median estimates falls in the lowest or upper interval of an open ended distribution.
    • FFewer than 25 firms
    • DSuppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
    • NData for this geographic area cannot be displayed because the number of sample cases is too small.
    • FNFootnote on this item in place of data
    • XNot applicable
    • SSuppressed; does not meet publication standards
    • NANot available
    • ZValue greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown

    QuickFacts data are derived from: Population Estimates, American Community Survey, Census of Population and Housing, Current Population Survey, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits.

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