Boston, MA Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	589,141	100.0

Male	283,588	48.1
Female	305,553	51.9

Under 5 years	32,046	5.4
5 to 9 years	33,721	5.7
10 to 14 years	32,553	5.5
15 to 19 years	43,631	7.4
20 to 24 years	70,084	11.9
25 to 34 years	124,762	21.2
35 to 44 years	86,420	14.7
45 to 54 years	63,554	10.8
55 to 59 years	22,746	3.9
60 to 64 years	18,288	3.1
65 to 74 years	31,154	5.3
75 to 84 years	21,675	3.7
85 years and over	8,507	1.4

Median age (years)	31.1	(X)

18 years and over	472,582	80.2
Male	224,078	38.0
Female	248,504	42.2
21 years and over	432,815	73.5
62 years and over	71,847	12.2
65 years and over	61,336	10.4
Male	23,435	4.0
Female	37,901	6.4

RACE
One race	563,263	95.6
White	320,944	54.5
Black or African American	149,202	25.3
American Indian and Alaska Native	2,365	0.4
Asian	44,284	7.5
Asian Indian	4,442	0.8
Chinese	19,638	3.3
Filipino	1,405	0.2
Japanese	2,384	0.4
Korean	2,564	0.4
Vietnamese	10,818	1.8
Other Asian ¹	3,033	0.5
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	366	0.1
Native Hawaiian	84	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	44	0.0
Samoan	77	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	161	0.0
Some other race	46,102	7.8
Two or more races	25,878	4.4

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	334,684	56.8
Black or African American	163,006	27.7
American Indian and Alaska Native	5,384	0.9
Asian	47,634	8.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	1,565	0.3
Some other race	64,262	10.9

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	589,141	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	85,089	14.4
Mexican	4,126	0.7
Puerto Rican	27,442	4.7
Cuban	2,221	0.4
Other Hispanic or Latino	51,300	8.7
Not Hispanic or Latino	504,052	85.6
White alone	291,561	49.5

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	589,141	100.0
In households	554,064	94.0
Householder	239,528	40.7
Spouse	65,747	11.2
Child	142,362	24.2
Own child under 18 years	100,177	17.0
Other relatives	41,110	7.0
Under 18 years	13,170	2.2
Nonrelatives	65,317	11.1
Unmarried partner	14,719	2.5
In group quarters	35,077	6.0
Institutionalized population	8,481	1.4
Noninstitutionalized population	26,596	4.5

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	239,528	100.0
Family households (families)	115,096	48.1
With own children under 18 years	54,310	22.7
Married-couple family	65,747	27.4
With own children under 18 years	28,219	11.8
Female householder, no husband present	39,366	16.4
With own children under 18 years	22,793	9.5
Nonfamily households	124,432	51.9
Householder living alone	88,944	37.1
Householder 65 years and over	21,796	9.1

Households with individuals under 18 years	61,428	25.6
Households with individuals 65 years and over	45,350	18.9

Average household size	2.31	(X)
Average family size	3.17	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	251,935	100.0
Occupied housing units	239,528	95.1
Vacant housing units	12,407	4.9
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	1,568	0.6

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.0	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	3.0	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	239,528	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	77,226	32.2
Renter-occupied housing units	162,302	67.8

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.51	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.22	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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