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01505

Boylston, MA · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
4,948
Median household income
$140,962
People below poverty
6.4%
Median home value
$578,600

Income

The median income of households in 01505 was $140,962. An estimated 1.4% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 30.2% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 01505 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 1.4
$10,000 to $14,999 2.5
$15,000 to $24,999 0.9
$25,000 to $34,999 4.3
$35,000 to $49,999 4.3
$50,000 to $74,999 9.4
$75,000 to $99,999 8.9
$100,000 to $149,999 20.7
$150,000 to $199,999 17.5
$200,000 or more 30.2

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 01505 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 111027
Female 70769

An estimated 80.6% of households received earnings. An estimated 35.9% of households received Social Security and an estimated 29.6 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $24,754. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 01505 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 80.6
Social Security 35.9
Retirement income 29.6
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 4.2
Cash public assistance income 0.9

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 6.4 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 8.3% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 6.7% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 5.8% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 01505 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 6.4
Children under 18 years below poverty 8.3
People 65 years old and over below poverty 6.7
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 5.8

In 2020-2024, 2.4 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 54.2% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 45.8% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 79.2% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 01505 in 2020-2024, 99.8% had health insurance coverage and 0.2% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 85.3% and public coverage was 31.4%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 0%.


In 2020-2024, 01505 had a total population of 4,948 - 2,437 (49.3%) females and 2,511 (50.7%) males. The median age was 48.2 years. An estimated 18% of the population was under 18 years, 27% was 19 to 44 years, 32% was 45 to 64 years, and 22 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 01505 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 249 82
5 to 9 169 101
10 to 14 89 107
15 to 19 73 74
20 to 24 30 48
25 to 29 170 137
30 to 34 118 141
35 to 39 159 196
40 to 44 182 154
45 to 49 221 171
50 to 54 107 332
55 to 59 161 144
60 to 64 292 153
65 to 69 152 300
70 to 74 169 143
75 to 79 59 92
80 to 84 88 27
85 and over 23 35

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 87.4% were White; 0.2% were Black or African American; 7.5% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 3.3% were Asian; 0% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 8.5% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 4.2% of the people in 01505 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 87.4% of the people in 01505 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 1,966 households in 01505. The average household size was 2.51 people.

Married-couple households made up 62.8% of the households in 01505 while cohabiting couple households made up 5.3% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 19.5% of all households, while 12.5% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 8.5% of households were male householders living alone, and 13.8% were female householders living alone, for a total of 22.3% of all households.

In 01505, 27.1% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 38.4% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 01505 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 62.8
Cohabiting Couples 5.3
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
12.5
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
19.5

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 64.2% of males and 60.2% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 21.8 21.7
Now married, except separated 64.2 60.2
Separated 0.2 1.8
Widowed 4.7 5.4
Divorced 9 10.9

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 01505, 70 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 0% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 93.5% of the people living in 01505 were U.S. natives. 72.9% of the 01505 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 6.5% of 01505 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 77.2% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 70.9 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 01505 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 01505.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 01505 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 29.1
Asia 43.4
Europe 17.8
Africa 2.8
Northern America 6.9
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 01505 in 2020-2024, 8.8 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 2.1% of people at least five years old; 1.8% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 01505 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 2.1
Other Indo-European languages 4.7
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1.9
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 95.7 % of the people at least one year old living in 01505 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 01505 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 95.7
Different house, same county 3.9
Different county, same state 0
Different state 0.1
Abroad 0.3

Education

In 2020-2024, 95.8 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 54.9% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 4.2% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 01505 was 873 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 144 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 552. College or graduate school enrollment was 177.

Educational Attainment of People in 01505 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 4.2
High school diploma or equivalency 14.6
Some college, no degree 18.4
Associate's degree 7.9
Bachelor's degree 33.6
Graduate or professional degree 21.3

Disability

In 01505, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 9.7 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 1% of people under 18 years old, to 8.6% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 19.9% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 01505, 62.4 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 35.2% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 77% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 16.6% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 6.4 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 1,990 77
Federal, state, or local government workers 428 16.6
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 165 6.4

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 01505 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 01505 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0
Construction 9.4
Manufacturing 11
Wholesale trade 2.7
Retail trade 5.5
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 3.5
Information 1.2
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 11.5
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 12.6
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 27.4
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 4.8
Other Services, except public administration 4.5
Public administration 5.9

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 01505 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 1,655 64.1
Service occupations 251 9.7
Sales and office occupations 398 15.4
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 146 5.7
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 133 5.1

Commuting to Work

An estimated 69% of 01505 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 6.2% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 26.8 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 01505 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 69
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 6.2
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.6
Walked 0
Other means 1.5
Worked from home 22.7

In 2020-2024, 01505 had a total of 1,998 housing units. Of these housing units, 92.7% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 7.4% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 01505 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 92.7
Apartments in multi-unit structures 7.4
Mobile homes 0
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

14.1% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 10.5% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 01505 was 6.3 rooms, and of these housing units 66.9% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 01505 had 1,966 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 32 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 79.2% while renters occupied 20.8%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.63 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.04.

0.4% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 15% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 2.7% and another 23.1% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 01505:

House Heating Fuel Used in 01505 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 25.1
Electricity 11.2
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 60.8
All other fuels 2.9
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 01505 was $578,600.

Of the owner-occupied households, 64.3 % had a mortgage. 35.7% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $2,664 and for owners without a mortgage it was $997.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 01505 was $2,032. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.