Clarence vs North Boston

A side-by-side comparison of Clarence and North Boston: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Clarence has the higher population (2,600 vs 2,590 in North Boston). Clarence has the higher median household income ($87,344 vs $65,037 in North Boston). Clarence has the higher median home value ($288,600 vs $231,500 in North Boston).

Population, income & housing

	Clarence	North Boston
Population	2,600	2,590
Median age	58.3 yrs	57.0 yrs
Median household income	$87,344	$65,037
Median home value	$288,600	$231,500
Median gross rent	$803	$1,305
Housing units	1,285	1,392
Homeownership rate	65.2%	76.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.0%	24.4%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	10.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clarence	North Boston
Population	2,650 → 2,600 (-1.9%)	2,694 → 2,590 (-3.9%)
Median household income	$70,488 → $87,344 (+23.9%)	$57,500 → $65,037 (+13.1%)
Median home value	$253,100 → $288,600 (+14.0%)	$157,100 → $231,500 (+47.4%)
Median gross rent	$751 → $803 (+6.9%)	$845 → $1,305 (+54.4%)

Clarence

Population

2,6502,600

Median household income

$70,488$87,344

Median home value

$253,100$288,600

Median gross rent

$751$803

North Boston

Population

2,6942,590

Median household income

$57,500$65,037

Median home value

$157,100$231,500

Median gross rent

$845$1,305

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clarence	North Boston
Under 5	3.1%	1.5%
5 to 17	9.3%	10.8%
18 to 24	4.4%	8.1%
25 to 34	7.8%	7.1%
35 to 44	3.7%	5.8%
45 to 54	10.3%	11.3%
55 to 64	23.2%	28.6%
65 to 74	16.4%	11.8%
75 and over	21.9%	14.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clarence	North Boston
White (non-Hispanic)	98.2%	92.4%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	6.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.4%	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clarence	North Boston
No high school diploma	2.6%	4.7%
High school graduate	25.9%	32.9%
Some college or associate's	31.6%	38.1%
Bachelor's degree	22.0%	17.6%
Graduate or professional degree	18.0%	6.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clarence	North Boston
Drove alone	63.7%	90.1%
Carpooled	8.4%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	24.8%	9.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clarence	North Boston
1-unit, detached	63.3%	73.5%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	3.7%
2 to 4 units	8.1%	2.4%
5 to 19 units	5.4%	9.8%
20 or more units	20.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	10.6%

Poverty & households

	Clarence	North Boston
Poverty rate	7.9%	6.7%
Average household size	1.97	1.87
Mean commute (minutes)	24	23
Median year structure built	1966	1967