Boston, MA

Census Place

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2023 Population

663,972

0.296% 1-year decline

US Senator

Elizabeth Warren

Democratic Party

US Senator

Ed Markey

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

33.2

0.912% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$94,755

6.21% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$710,400

3.72% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

379,153

1.82% 1-year growth

About

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None of the households in Boston, MA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2023, the median property value in Boston, MA was $710,400, and the homeownership rate was N/A%.

Most people in Boston, MA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 30.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Boston, MA was 1 car per household.

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Economy

The economy of Boston, MA employs 379k people. The largest industries in Boston, MA are Health Care & Social Assistance (68,387 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (59,167 people), and Educational Services (50,428 people), and the highest paying industries are Management of Companies & Enterprises ($113,355), Finance & Insurance ($105,513), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($100,296).

Employment

Occupations

379k

2023 Value

± 5,021

1.82%

1 Year growth

± 1.86%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Boston, MA, are Management Occupations (49,234 people), Business & Financial Operations Occupations (36,313 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (34,352 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Boston, MA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Massachusetts (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

379k

2023 Value

± 5,021

1.82%

1 Year growth

± 1.86%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Boston, MA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (68,387 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (59,167 people), and Educational Services (50,428 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Boston, MA, though some of these residents may live in Boston, MA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.61%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 3.67M people employed in Massachusetts. This represents a 2.61% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 17.5%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Massachusetts.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Massachusetts went to Kamala Harris with 61.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (36%), followed by Other (1.48%).

Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey are the senators currently representing the state of Massachusetts. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Massachusetts is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

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2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (61.2%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (36%)
Republican Party
Other (1.48%)
Other Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Massachusetts went to Kamala Harris with 61.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (36%), followed by Other (1.48%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Massachusetts for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Massachusetts

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Elizabeth Warren

Senator from Massachusetts

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

Ed Markey

Senator from Massachusetts

Assumed office on July 16, 2013
Elected to the seat to succeed Mo Cowan, who had been appointed to the seat following the resignation of John Kerry, who had become Secretary of State.

Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey are the senators currently representing Massachusetts.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Massachusetts over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Massachusetts

Massachusetts is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Massachusetts have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Boston, MA awarded 45,858 degrees. The student population of Boston, MA in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 61,428 male students and 90,107 female students.

The median tuition costs in N/A are $42,925 for private four year colleges, and $7,786 and $31,468 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

Measure

In 2022 in Boston, MA, the percentage of applicants admitted was 29.7%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 21.3%. The number of students enrolled in N/A was N/A (N/A% men and N/A% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Boston, MA was $710,400 in 2023, which is 2.34 times larger than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $684,900 to $710,400, a 3.72% increase. The homeownership rate in Boston, MA is N/A%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Boston, MA have an average commute time of 30.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Boston, MA is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Median household income in Boston, MA is $94,755. In 2023, the place with the highest median household income in Boston, MA was Census Tract 1201.03 with a value of $247,533, followed by Census Tract 706 and Census Tract 201.01, with respective values of $241,008 and $213,421.

Housing

Property

$710,400

Median Property Value 2023

±$8,898

$98,813

Median Property Taxes

±$2,436

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Boston, MA the largest share of households pay taxes in the N/A range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Boston, MA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

N/A%

Homeownership

N/A

64.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Boston, MA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 1201.03
Census Tract 706
Census Tract 201.01

In 2023, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Boston, MA was Census Tract 1201.03 with a value of $247,533, followed by Census Tract 706 and Census Tract 201.01, with respective values of $241,008 and $213,421.

The following map shows all of the places in Boston, MA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$94,755

Median Household Income

± $2,136

279k

Number of Households

± 4,290

The following chart displays the households in Boston, MA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Boston, MA is from Boston, MA.

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In N/A, the income inequality in N/A was N/A according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a N/A N/A from N/A to N/A, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat N/A even. The GINI for N/A was N/A than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed N/A evenly in N/A in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Boston, MA across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (34.1%)
Public Transit (24%)
Worked At Home (18.8%)

In 2023, 34.1% of workers in Boston, MA drove alone to work, followed by those who used public transit to get to work (24%) and those who worked at home (18.8%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

30.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Boston, MA have a longer commute time (30.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 2.3% of the workforce in Boston, MA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Boston, MA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Boston, MA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Boston, MA have 1 car.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Boston, MA (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Boston, MA is White, followed by Hispanic and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

3.05%

Uninsured

53.9%

Employer Coverage

23.2%

Medicaid

7.18%

Medicare

12.3%

Non-Group

0.382%

Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Boston, MA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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