|
|
Number |
Percent |
| Boston Population: |
589141 |
100.00% |
| |
|
|
| Sex and Age |
|
|
| Male |
283588 |
48.14% |
| Female |
305553 |
51.86% |
| |
|
|
| Under 5 years |
32046 |
5.44% |
| 5 to 9 years |
33721 |
5.72% |
| 10 to 14 years |
32553 |
5.53% |
| 15 to 19 years |
43631 |
7.41% |
| 20 to 24 years |
70084 |
11.9% |
| 25 to 34 years |
124762 |
21.18% |
| 35 to 44 years |
86420 |
14.67% |
| 45 to 54 years |
63554 |
10.79% |
| 55 to 59 years |
22746 |
3.86% |
| 60 to 64 years |
18288 |
3.1% |
| 65 to 74 years |
31154 |
5.29% |
| 75 to 84 years |
21675 |
3.68% |
| 85 years and over |
8507 |
1.44% |
| |
|
|
| Median age (years) |
31.1 |
|
| |
|
|
| 18 years and over |
472582 |
80.22% |
 Male |
224078 |
38.03% |
| Female |
248504 |
42.18% |
| 21 years and over |
432815 |
73.47% |
| 62 years and over |
71847 |
12.2% |
| 65 years and over |
61336 |
10.41% |
| Male |
23435 |
3.98% |
| Female |
37901 |
6.43% |
| |
|
|
| Race |
|
|
| One race |
563263 |
95.61% |
| White |
320944 |
54.48% |
| Black or African American |
149202 |
25.33% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native |
2365 |
0.4% |
| Asian |
44284 |
7.52% |
| Asian indian |
4442 |
0.75% |
| Chinese |
19638 |
3.33% |
| Filipino |
1405 |
0.24% |
| Japanese |
2384 |
0.4% |
| Korean |
2564 |
0.44% |
| Vietnamese |
10818 |
1.84% |
| Other Asian |
3033 |
0.51% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander |
366 |
0.06% |
| Native Hawaiian |
84 |
0.01% |
| Guamanian or Chamorro |
44 |
0.01% |
| Samoan |
77 |
0.01% |
| Other Pacific Islander |
161 |
0.03% |
| Some other race |
46102 |
7.83% |
| Two or more races |
25878 |
4.39% |
| |
|
|
| Hispanic or Latino and race |
|
|
| Total Population |
589141 |
100.00% |
| Hispanic or Latino(of any race) |
85089 |
14.44% |
| Mexican |
4126 |
0.7% |
| Puerto Rican |
27442 |
4.66% |
| Cuban |
2221 |
0.38% |
| Other Hispanic or Latino |
51300 |
8.71% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino |
504052 |
85.56% |
| White alone |
291561 |
49.49% |
| |
|
|
| Relationship |
|
|
| Total Population |
589141 |
100.00% |
| In households |
554064 |
94.05% |
| Householder |
239528 |
40.66% |
| Spouse |
65747 |
11.16% |
| Child |
142362 |
24.16% |
| Own child under 18 years |
100177 |
17% |
| Other relatives |
41110 |
6.98% |
| Under 18 years |
13170 |
2.24% |
| Nonrelatives |
65317 |
11.09% |
| Unmarried partner |
14719 |
2.5% |
| In group quarters |
35077 |
5.95% |
| Institutionalized population |
8481 |
1.44% |
| Non-Institutionalized population |
26596 |
4.51% |
| |
|
|
| Households by Type |
|
|
| Total Households |
239528 |
100.0 % |
| Family households (families) |
115096 |
48.05% |
| With own children under 18 years |
54310 |
22.67% |
| Married-couple family |
65747 |
27.45% |
| With own children under 18 years |
28219 |
11.78% |
| Female householder, no husband present |
39366 |
16.43% |
| With own children under 18 years |
22793 |
9.52% |
| Non Family households |
124432 |
51.95% |
| Householder living alone |
88944 |
37.13% |
| Householder 65 years and over |
21796 |
9.1% |
| |
|
|
| Households with individuals under 18 years |
61428 |
25.65% |
| Households with individuals 65 years and over |
45350 |
18.93% |
| |
|
|
| Average Household size |
2.31 |
|
| Average family size |
3.17 |
|
| |
|
|
| Housing Occupancy |
|
|
| Total housing units |
251935 |
100.00% |
| Occupied housing units |
239528 |
95.08% |
| Vacant housing units |
12407 |
4.92% |
| For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use |
1568 |
0.62% |
| Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) |
1 |
|
| Rental vacancy rate (percent) |
3 |
|
| |
|
|
| Housing Tenure |
|
|
| Occupied housing units |
239528 |
100.00% |
| Owner-occupied housing units. |
77226 |
32.24% |
| Renter-occupied housing units. |
162302 |
67.76% |
| |
|
|
| Average household size of owner-occupied units |
2.51 |
|
| Average household size of renter-occupied units |
2.22 |
|
