Boston

Population: 663,972
Median household income: $94,755
Median home value: $710,400

Boston, a community in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, has 663,972 residents. The median household income of $94,755 is in line with the Suffolk County median ($92,859).

Between 2019 and 2023, Boston's population declined 3.0% from 684,379 to 663,972, while its median home value rose 33.4% from $532,700 to $710,400.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 44.5% of the population. 34.1% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 663,972
Median age: 33.2 yrs
Median household income: $94,755
Median home value: $710,400
Median gross rent: $2,093
Housing units: 307,840
Homeownership rate: 35.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 54.1%
Unemployment rate: 6.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

684,379663,972

Median household income

$71,115$94,755

Median home value

$532,700$710,400

Median gross rent

$1,620$2,093

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	684,379	$71,115	$532,700	$1,620
2020	689,326	$76,298	$581,200	$1,685
2021	672,814	$81,744	$610,400	$1,783
2022	665,945	$89,212	$684,900	$1,981
2023	663,972	$94,755	$710,400	$2,093

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.6%

5 to 1710.6%

18 to 2414.5%

25 to 3423.5%

35 to 4413.3%

45 to 5410.2%

55 to 6410.5%

65 to 747.6%

75 and over5.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	30,589	4.6%
5 to 17	70,487	10.6%
18 to 24	96,438	14.5%
25 to 34	156,260	23.5%
35 to 44	88,517	13.3%
45 to 54	67,948	10.2%
55 to 64	69,659	10.5%
65 to 74	50,349	7.6%
75 and over	33,725	5.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	295,342	44.5%
Black or African American	134,494	20.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	744	0.1%
Asian	65,899	9.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	411	0.1%
Some other race	6,937	1.0%
Two or more races	34,378	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	125,767	18.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.1%

High school graduate18.3%

Some college or associate's16.5%

Bachelor's degree28.5%

Graduate or professional degree25.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	51,827	11.1%
High school graduate	85,305	18.3%
Some college or associate's	77,135	16.5%
Bachelor's degree	132,913	28.5%
Graduate or professional degree	119,278	25.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone34.1%

Carpooled5.4%

Public transit24.0%

Walked13.8%

Bicycle2.1%

Worked from home18.8%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	126,122	34.1%
Carpooled	19,852	5.4%
Public transit	88,917	24.0%
Walked	50,923	13.8%
Bicycle	7,955	2.1%
Worked from home	69,480	18.8%
Other means	6,780	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	45,112	15.0%
15 to 29 min	101,893	33.9%
30 to 44 min	86,706	28.8%
45 to 59 min	34,202	11.4%
60+ min	32,636	10.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.22
Poverty rate: 16.9% (105,290 of 624,251)

	Count	Share
Family households	128,433	46.0%
Nonfamily households	150,783	54.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1947

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	279,216	90.7%
Vacant	28,624	9.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	98,813	35.4%
Renter-occupied	180,403	64.6%

1-unit, detached12.0%

1-unit, attached6.2%

2 to 4 units35.8%

5 to 19 units18.7%

20 or more units27.1%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	37,040	12.0%
1-unit, attached	18,986	6.2%
2 to 4 units	110,079	35.8%
5 to 19 units	57,501	18.7%
20 or more units	83,531	27.1%
Mobile home & other	703	0.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2507000
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 48 sq mi
Water area: 41 sq mi
Center point: 42.3386, -71.0183