Boston city, Massachusetts demographics

Population: 672,814
Median age: 32.6

Median household income: 81,744

Boston is a city in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States.

Demographics, population, home values, social and economic characteristics of Boston city, MA.

Population

2021672,814
2020689,326
2019684,379
2018679,413
2017669,158
2016658,279
2015650,281
2014639,594
2013629,182
2012619,662
2011609,942
2010602,609
2009625,304

Census data for Boston city, Massachusetts

Demographic and housing estimates in Boston city, Massachusetts

Total population
Total population672,814
Male323,045
Female349,769
Population by age
Total population672,814
Under 5 years31,990
5 to 9 years27,344
10 to 14 years29,365
15 to 19 years48,605
20 to 24 years68,551
25 to 34 years161,128
35 to 44 years86,159
45 to 54 years71,064
55 to 59 years36,278
60 to 64 years32,871
65 to 74 years47,358
75 to 84 years21,280
85 years and over10,821
Median age (years)32.6
Under 18 years105,850
16 years and over577,953
18 years and over566,964
21 years and over520,155
62 years and over98,650
65 years and over79,459
Population by race
Total population672,814
One race608,149
   White337,100
   Black or African American158,008
   American Indian and Alaska Native2,073
   Asian65,259
   Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander489
   Some other race45,220
Two or more races64,665
Citizen, voting age population
Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population481,137
Male Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population225,079
Female Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population256,058

Social characteristics in Boston city, Massachusetts

Households by type
Total households271,950
Family households (families)77,392
Married-couple family21,865
Male householder, no wife present, family66,017
Female householder, no husband present, family42,772
Nonfamily households106,676
Average household size59,766
Average family size2.30

Economic characteristics in Boston city, Massachusetts

Income and benefits (in inflation-adjusted dollars)
Total households271,950
Less than $10,00023,445
$10,000 to $14,99917,020
$15,000 to $24,99919,656
$25,000 to $34,99914,986
$35,000 to $49,99920,814
$50,000 to $74,99932,434
$75,000 to $99,99928,524
$100,000 to $149,99943,822
$150,000 to $199,99926,738
$200,000 or more44,511
Median household income (dollars)81,744

Housing characteristics in Boston city, Massachusetts

Housing occupancy
Total housing units300,437
Occupied housing units271,950
Vacant housing units28,487
Units in structure
Total housing units300,437
1-unit, detached36,043
1-unit, attached18,855
2 units38,901
3 or 4 units70,873
5 to 9 units33,807
10 to 19 units23,238
20 or more units78,217
Mobile home455
Boat, RV, van, etc.48
Year structure built
Total housing units300,437
Built 2014 or later586
Built 2010 to 201321,544
Built 2000 to 200919,691
Built 1990 to 199913,171
Built 1980 to 198916,971
Built 1970 to 197922,486
Built 1960 to 196922,797
Built 1950 to 195921,942
Built 1940 to 194916,373
Built 1939 or earlier144,876
Rooms
Total housing units300,437
1 room20,949
2 rooms20,415
3 rooms56,935
4 rooms67,895
5 rooms57,277
6 rooms36,241
7 rooms17,349
8 rooms9,885
9 rooms or more13,491
Median rooms4.3
Bedrooms
Total housing units300,437
No bedroom23,401
1 bedroom71,195
2 bedrooms103,608
3 bedrooms70,922
4 bedrooms22,698
5 or more bedrooms8,613
Housing tenure
Occupied housing units271,950
Owner-occupied94,579
Renter-occupied177,371
Average household size of owner-occupied unit2.45
Average household size of renter-occupied unit2.22
Year householder moved into unit
Occupied housing units271,950
Moved in 2017 or later36,872
Moved in 2015 to 201694,988
Moved in 2010 to 201450,456
Moved in 2000 to 200945,513
Moved in 1990 to 199922,887
Moved in 1989 and earlier21,234
Value
Owner-occupied units94,579
Less than $50,0001,945
$50,000 to $99,999551
$100,000 to $149,999247
$150,000 to $199,999675
$200,000 to $299,9995,202
$300,000 to $499,99924,650
$500,000 to $999,99945,735
$1,000,000 or more15,574
Median (dollars)610,400
Mortgage status
Owner-occupied units94,579
Housing units with a mortgage68,495
Housing units without a mortgage26,084
Gross rent
Occupied units paying rent173,958
Less than $50024,562
$500 to $99918,587
$1,000 to $1,49923,171
$1,500 to $1,99936,438
$2,000 to $2,49930,843
$2,500 to $2,99916,673
$3,000 or more23,684
Median (dollars)1,783
No rent paid3,413
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