United States · Massachusetts

Born in Boston

Boston is home to 653,833 people in Massachusetts. It is the number 28 city in United States by population. Sourced: GeoNames

Among the largest cities in United States

Sourced: GeoNames Population. Boston is highlighted.

People and money in Boston

• Median age: 33.8 years Sourced: US Census ACS
• Median household income: $97,791 a year Sourced: US Census ACS
• Income per person: $60,885 a year Sourced: US Census ACS
• Average household income: poorest fifth / richest fifth: $12,203 / $373,112 Sourced: US Census ACS
• People below the poverty line: 17% Sourced: US Census ACS
• Adults with a degree: 55% Sourced: US Census ACS
• Born abroad: 28% Sourced: US Census ACS
• People per household: 2.12 Sourced: US Census ACS
• Median rent: $2,196 a month Sourced: US Census ACS
• People per square kilometre: 5,382 Sourced: US Census ACS

United States as a whole

• Life expectancy at birth: 76.9 years for boys, 81.8 for girls Sourced: UN WPP 2024
• Children who die before age 5: 6.2 in every 1,000 births Sourced: UN WPP 2024

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