Get to know Boston, MA

City snapshot

• Population: 663,972
• Median age: 33.2
• Median household income: $94,755
• Median home value: $710,400
• Median gross rent: $2,093
• Homeownership: 35.4%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 54.1%
• Poverty rate: 16.9%
• Work from home: 18.8%

All census stories about Boston

• Is Boston growing? — Population change, median age and how your city's growth compares.
• Who lives in Boston? — Age structure, where residents were born and the languages spoken at home.
• Can you afford to live in Boston? — Income, home values, rent and how much of a paycheck housing takes.
• Who owns and who rents in Boston? — The homeowner-renter split and how it's shifted since 2015.
• Households and housing in Boston — Household size, vacancy, the age of the housing stock and who is cost-burdened.
• How long is the commute in Boston? — Average travel time to work and how people here get there.
• How educated is Boston? — College degrees, advanced degrees and how the local share compares.
• Who's struggling to get by in Boston? — Poverty rate, household income and how many residents live below the line.
• Who works from home in Boston? — Remote work since 2015, how it reshaped commuting and how your city compares.
• How unequal is income in Boston? — The GINI index and how household income is spread across your city.
• What's the jobs picture in Boston? — Unemployment, labor force participation and how your city compares.
• How does Boston compare with America? — One profile: income, housing, education, poverty and commute versus the U.S.

Sources

• U.S. Census Bureau — American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates — Population, income, housing, education, commuting and poverty figures
• Census Bureau API — ACS Detailed Tables — The endpoint these pages are generated from
• data.census.gov — Look up the same tables for any place yourself
• ACS accuracy statement — Estimates carry margins of error; small places vary the most