Demographics of Boston city, Massachusetts

Boston city, Massachusetts had 672,973 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +3,308 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Boston city, in four figures

672,973
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 666,442 ±55.; +0.5%
Change since July 2020: +3,308 people.; 33.3 ±0.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $97,344 ±$1,837
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Boston city, Massachusetts's population grew 0.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Boston city, Massachusetts's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Boston city, Massachusetts's population grew 0.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Boston city, Massachusetts's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	669,665	100.0	100.0
2021	659,884	98.5	100.2
2022	661,014	98.7	100.7
2023	667,453	99.7	101.6
2024	674,311	100.7	102.5
2025	672,973	100.5	103.1

Population of Boston city, Massachusetts on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	669,665	—
2021	659,884	−9,781
2022	661,014	+1,130
2023	667,453	+6,439
2024	674,311	+6,858
2025	672,973	−1,338

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 33.3 ±0.2: for men 32.9 ±0.2 and for women 33.7 ±0.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Boston city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under 5	30,947 ±759	4.6% ±0.1	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	69,691 ±1,785	10.5% ±0.3	14.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	98,999 ±2,016	14.9% ±0.3	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	244,274 ±2,269	36.7% ±0.3	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	135,607 ±2,175	20.3% ±0.3	25.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	86,924 ±2,147	13.0% ±0.3	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $97,344 ±$1,837, and income per person $61,698 ±$1,006, in 2024 dollars. The median is $103,960 ±$527 in Massachusetts and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Boston city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under $25,000	53,290 ±2,186	18.8% ±0.8	13.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	33,522 ±1,565	11.8% ±0.5	12.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	29,670 ±1,571	10.5% ±0.6	12.0% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	28,059 ±1,446	9.9% ±0.5	10.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	45,158 ±1,827	15.9% ±0.6	17.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	30,591 ±1,393	10.8% ±0.5	11.9% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	63,084 ±1,842	22.3% ±0.6	22.3% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Boston city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Massachusetts	United States
All ages	103,569 ±3,498	16.6% ±0.6	10.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	20,834 ±1,558	21.1% ±1.5	11.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	59,751 ±2,118	14.7% ±0.5	9.3% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	22,984 ±1,227	19.5% ±1.0	10.4% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Boston city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Boston city	Massachusetts	United States
Housing units	310,625 ±875	3,030,406 ±453	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	91.2% ±0.4	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	8.8% ±0.4	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	35.7% ±0.8	62.5% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	64.3% ±0.8	37.5% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$731,700 ±$9,717	$562,100 ±$2,169	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$2,147 ±$25	$1,762 ±$9	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1947 ±2	1964 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Boston city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Hispanic or Latino	128,456 ±2,102	19.3% ±0.3	13.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	293,690 ±2,152	44.1% ±0.3	66.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	128,487 ±2,645	19.3% ±0.4	6.4% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	68,354 ±1,061	10.3% ±0.2	7.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	873 ±256	0.1% ±<0.1	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	317 ±121	< 0.1% ±<0.1	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	6,710 ±1,186	1.0% ±0.2	1.2% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	39,555 ±2,338	5.9% ±0.4	5.1% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Boston city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Born in the state	280,170 ±4,205	42.0% ±0.6	58.7% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	178,453 ±3,150	26.8% ±0.5	20.3% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	22,321 ±1,672	3.3% ±0.3	2.9% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	185,498 ±3,955	27.8% ±0.6	18.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	99,769 ±2,713	15.0% ±0.4	9.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	85,729 ±3,238	12.9% ±0.5	8.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Boston city among the places and towns of Massachusetts

1st of 291 places and towns of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Massachusetts page.

Places of Massachusetts near Boston city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Boston city	666,442 ±55
Worcester city	207,055 ±50
Springfield city	154,749 ±56
Cambridge city	118,796 ±73
Lowell city	118,368 ±49
Brockton city	105,386 ±39

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Reported crime in Boston city, Massachusetts

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026