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Boston, MA-NH-VT Market Area


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2022 population: 6,801,810   ( 479,377 from 2010 , 28,610 from 2020)
Land area: 9243.8 square miles
Population density: 735.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:4,891,559 71.92% 0.9%
Black:464,1216.82% 34.3%
Indian:12,1540.18% 15.7%
Asian:532,3587.83% 54.0%
2+ races:132,1731.94% 17.0%
Hispanic:769,44511.31% 48.5%
Total non-White:1,910,25128.08% 37.7%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:149,950 11.0
Deaths:140,03410.3
Net Migration: -98,320-7.2
Net Immigration: 59,8204.4
Change in White population:-43,387 -0.7
Change in Non-White pop.:522,764 8.3




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
6,322,433
4,934,94678.05%
345,4805.46%
10,5040.17%
345,6375.47%
112,9291.79%
518,1808.20%
1,387,48721.95%

2000
6,080,476
5,075,41283.47%
276,5504.55%
11,0990.18%
233,0203.83%
99,0171.63%
350,8045.77%
1,005,06416.53%

1990
5,664,859
5,042,90689.02%
235,5554.16%
10,6830.19%
151,1102.67%
n/a
224,6053.96%
621,95310.98%

1980
5,263,734
4,906,70093.22%
180,6733.43%
7,2380.14%
49,6520.94%
n/a
109,3572.08%
357,0346.78%

1970
5,085,279
4,855,34095.48%
144,9622.85%
4,0430.08%
20,5920.40%
n/a
52,7421.04%
229,939 4.52%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
706,460 11.6
467,5897.7
-228,448-3.8
238,1503.9
-140,466 -2.3
382,423 6.3
1990's
NumberRate
800,923 14.1
498,6218.8
-162,897-2.9
163,1192.9
32,506 0.6
383,111 6.8
1980's
NumberRate
771,042 14.6
491,924 9.3
155,736 3.0
n/a
136,206 2.6
264,919 5.0
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
-85,953 -1.7
n/a
51,360 1.0
127,095 2.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Boston, MA-NH-VT Market Area
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
40.4
1,322,728 19.4%
5,479,082 80.6%
1,158,849 17.0%
2,657,285
2.48
1,676,778 63.1%
1,276,276 76.1%
137,872 8.2%
980,507 36.9%

2010
NumberPercent
39.2
1,375,488 21.8%
4,946,945 78.2%
851,984 13.5%
2,457,811
2.49
1,558,980 63.4%
1,172,084 75.2%
154,018 9.9%
898,831 36.6%

2000
NumberPercent
?
2,888,058 47.5%
3,192,418 52.5%
1,576,038 25.9%
4,669,712
2.52
3,051,352 65.3%
2,389,342 78.3%
281,128 9.2%
1,618,360 34.7%

1990
NumberPercent
33.5
1,282,360 22.6%
4,382,499 77.4%
732,362 12.9%
2,112,722
2.59
1,438,301 68.1%
1,144,680 79.6%
118,466 8.2%
674,421 31.9%

1980
NumberPercent
31.2
1,380,423 26.2%
3,883,311 73.8%
648,431 12.3%
1,863,722
2.73
1,322,132 70.9%
1,078,001 81.5%
110,160 8.3%
541,590 29.1%

2022 Housing Data for Boston, MA-NH-VT Market Area

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units2,925,522 
Median Value$528,037 
Occupied2,657,28590.8%
Vacant268,2379.2%
Owned1,696,37863.8%
Rented960,90736.2%
Median Rent$1,673 
Single-Family Units1,711,05158.5%
    Detached1,533,15352.4%
    Attached177,8986.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units638,84421.8%
Mobile Homes39,9951.4%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Boston, MA-NH-VT Market Area

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,000105,6644.0%
$10,000 to $14,99986,5283.3%
$15,000 to $19,99971,2662.7%
$20,000 to $24,99970,6272.7%
$25,000 to $29,99970,8242.7%
$30,000 to $34,99967,7782.6%
$35,000 to $39,99965,5652.5%
$40,000 to $44,99967,1672.5%
$45,000 to $49,99967,9532.6%
$50,000 to $59,999139,5715.3%
$60,000 to $74,999195,4127.4%
$75,000 to $99,999303,78811.4%
$100,000 to $124,999262,4119.9%
$125,000 to $149,999218,8128.2%
$150,000 to $199,999324,04012.2%
$200,000 or more539,87920.3%
Median Household Income102,634 
Per Capita Income55,348 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.132 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI130,2254.9%
Public Assistance79,8473.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps315,33211.9%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed3,038,17676.3%
Unemployed145,1683.6%
In Armed Forces5,1860.1%
Total Labor Force3,188,53080.1%
Not in Labor Force794,21619.9%
Real Unemployment Rate 23.6%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector1,320,2191,080,12855.0%
Non-Profit173,722307,43736.1%
Self-Employed197,542125,13961.2%
Local Government94,071159,52637.1%
State Government55,56765,71745.8%
Federal Government38,88124,37961.5%
Total Private + Self1,517,7611,205,26755.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.362,241557,05939.4%
Total1,880,0021,762,32651.6%
Pct. Govt.12.0%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts741,95120.3%
Sales and Office Occupations673,06218.4%
Professional, Technical1,105,02030.3%
Service Occupations551,76515.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing7,0510.2%
All others576,46615.8%
White Collar 69.1%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance564,3052400.1%
Professional, scientific, technical435,9871854.3%
Educational services411,6311750.7%
Retail trade367,4211562.7%
Manufacturing347,0041475.9%
Construction221,695942.9%
Finance and insurance210,595895.7%
Accommodation and food services209,967893.0%
Other services154,822658.5%
Public administration137,154583.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.135,476576.2%
Transportation and warehousing121,719517.7%
Information80,573342.7%
Wholesale trade73,200311.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation71,426303.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing61,024259.5%
Utilities24,086102.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting13,45557.2%
Management5,20522.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction1,5196.5%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Boston, MA-NH-VT Market Area

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican51,0280.75%
Puerto Rican208,9943.07%
Cuban15,4990.23%
Dominican171,2172.52%
Total Central American147,8832.18%
Costa Rican3,6440.05%
Guatemalan45,9770.68%
Honduran19,4000.29%
Nicaraguan2,3680.03%
Panamanian3,0300.04%
Salvadoran69,8711.03%
Other Central American3,5930.05%
Total South American88,3991.30%
Argentinean5,1650.08%
Bolivian1,6570.02%
Chilean3,8970.06%
Colombian39,0120.57%
Ecuadorian16,0520.24%
Paraguayan6640.01%
Peruvian11,0620.16%
Uruguayan2,2680.03%
Venezuelan7,1170.10%
Other South American1,5050.02%
Other Hispanic55,1490.81%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Chinese167,8342.47%
Indian127,1801.87%
Vietnamese51,1350.75%
Cambodian26,9660.40%
Korean26,1350.38%
Filipino15,3900.23%
Japanese9,5840.14%
Taiwanese5,9480.09%
Bangladeshi3,7620.06%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English5,001,65577.5%
Spanish533,5208.3%
Other Indo-European322,7305.0%
Chinese138,6892.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun133,7552.1%
Other Asian81,1151.3%
Other61,5831.0%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic57,8820.9%
Vietnamese42,2300.7%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
Irish1,346,24019.8%
Italian799,08211.8%
English729,08810.7%
German412,4076.1%
French372,0705.5%
French Canadian254,0103.7%
American250,5713.7%
Polish233,0273.4%
Scottish150,1602.2%
Portuguese134,6332.0%
Swedish103,8731.5%
European87,9401.3%
Russian87,6501.3%
Greek86,5361.3%
Brazilian80,7281.2%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen6,266,69492.2%
Not a citizen531,7297.8%
Native5,639,36483.0%
Foreign-born1,159,05917.0%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Boston, MA-NH-VT Market Area

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
176,938 3.7%192,621 4.0%1,077,088 22.4%1,083,628 22.5%1,257,204 26.1%1,026,517 21.3%
  Average years of education: 14.3
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 176,938 3.7%
9-12 Years 192,621 4.0%
H.S. Grad or GED 1,077,088 22.4%
Some College 1,083,628 22.5%
Bach. Degree 1,257,204 26.1%
Grad Degree 1,026,517 21.3%
Average years of education: 14.3

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Boston, MA-NH-VT Market Area

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 3,103,190 2,919,522 183,668 5.9%
1991 3,057,964 2,810,272 247,692 8.1%
1992 3,058,756 2,807,435 251,321 8.2%
1993 3,064,976 2,859,139 205,837 6.7%
1994 3,080,157 2,907,580 172,577 5.6%
1995 3,099,472 2,948,326 151,146 4.9%
1996 3,136,184 3,004,689 131,495 4.2%
1997 3,208,435 3,089,505 118,930 3.7%
1998 3,243,004 3,142,559 100,445 3.1%
1999 3,281,321 3,181,427 99,894 3.0%
2000 3,256,202 3,169,113 87,089 2.7%
2001 3,301,050 3,180,814 120,236 3.6%
2002 3,341,921 3,172,251 169,670 5.1%
2003 3,330,670 3,148,869 181,801 5.5%
2004 3,318,147 3,159,572 158,575 4.8%
2005 3,313,882 3,165,974 147,908 4.5%
2006 3,340,258 3,195,045 145,213 4.3%
2007 3,367,309 3,226,598 140,711 4.2%
2008 3,401,326 3,237,214 164,112 4.8%
2009 3,403,241 3,148,227 255,014 7.5%
2010 3,429,542 3,174,516 255,026 7.4%
2011 3,433,755 3,206,750 227,005 6.6%
2012 3,458,545 3,243,890 214,655 6.2%
2013 3,473,079 3,260,703 212,376 6.1%
2014 3,521,549 3,337,357 184,192 5.2%
2015 3,543,735 3,389,914 153,821 4.3%
2016 3,577,598 3,447,784 129,814 3.6%
2017 3,635,097 3,508,994 126,103 3.5%
2018 3,713,429 3,596,472 116,957 3.1%
2019 3,742,234 3,637,399 104,835 2.8%
2020 3,631,676 3,329,917 301,759 8.3%
2021 3,695,087 3,510,062 185,025 5.0%
2022 3,709,118 3,583,129 125,989 3.4%
2023 3,716,269 3,602,522 113,747 3.1%
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