Boston vs New Haven

A side-by-side comparison of Boston and New Haven: population, income, housing, and more.

Boston and New Haven are places in Kentucky. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

New Haven has the higher population (798 vs 154 in Boston). New Haven has the higher median household income ($68,977 vs $60,486 in Boston). Boston has the higher median home value ($180,400 vs $143,100 in New Haven).

Population, income & housing

	Boston	New Haven
Population	154	798
Median age	40.4 yrs	40.7 yrs
Median household income	$60,486	$68,977
Median home value	$180,400	$143,100
Median gross rent	—	$808
Housing units	88	379
Homeownership rate	75.3%	67.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.1%	10.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	10.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Boston	New Haven
Population	131 → 154 (+17.6%)	676 → 798 (+18.0%)
Median household income	$78,750 → $60,486 (-23.2%)	$42,143 → $68,977 (+63.7%)
Median home value	$165,000 → $180,400 (+9.3%)	$102,100 → $143,100 (+40.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$651 → $808 (+24.1%)

Boston

Population

131154

Median household income

$78,750$60,486

Median home value

$165,000$180,400

New Haven

Population

676798

Median household income

$42,143$68,977

Median home value

$102,100$143,100

Median gross rent

$651$808

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Boston	New Haven
Under 5	2.6%	2.4%
5 to 17	9.1%	16.3%
18 to 24	0.0%	13.0%
25 to 34	24.0%	12.7%
35 to 44	20.1%	8.4%
45 to 54	11.7%	13.5%
55 to 64	18.2%	12.5%
65 to 74	14.3%	11.4%
75 and over	0.0%	9.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Boston	New Haven
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	96.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Boston	New Haven
No high school diploma	0.0%	7.0%
High school graduate	77.2%	51.4%
Some college or associate's	17.6%	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	5.1%	4.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	6.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Boston	New Haven
Drove alone	100.0%	73.6%
Carpooled	0.0%	12.8%
Public transit	0.0%	1.6%
Walked	0.0%	6.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	3.5%
Other means	0.0%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Boston	New Haven
1-unit, detached	71.6%	79.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	8.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	28.4%	2.6%

Poverty & households

	Boston	New Haven
Poverty rate	0.0%	12.3%
Average household size	2.11	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	22	27
Median year structure built	1989	1967