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02215

Boston, MA · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
24,581
Median household income
$72,095
People below poverty
28.4%
Median home value
$750,000

Income

The median income of households in 02215 was $72,095. An estimated 16.5% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 12.5% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 02215 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 16.5
$10,000 to $14,999 6
$15,000 to $24,999 6.3
$25,000 to $34,999 3.9
$35,000 to $49,999 8.7
$50,000 to $74,999 10.2
$75,000 to $99,999 12.5
$100,000 to $149,999 13.4
$150,000 to $199,999 10.1
$200,000 or more 12.5

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 02215 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 87944
Female 88564

An estimated 84% of households received earnings. An estimated 8.8% of households received Social Security and an estimated 6.7 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $20,181. 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 02215 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 84
Social Security 8.8
Retirement income 6.7
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 1.1
Cash public assistance income 1.6

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 28.4 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 15.6% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 25.4% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 29.3% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 02215 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 28.4
Children under 18 years below poverty 15.6
People 65 years old and over below poverty 25.4
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 29.3

In 2020-2024, 9.1 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 6.7% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 62.4% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 13.3% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 02215 in 2020-2024, 97.5% had health insurance coverage and 2.5% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 88.9% and public coverage was 12.2%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 3.8%.


In 2020-2024, 02215 had a total population of 24,581 - 13,687 (55.7%) females and 10,894 (44.3%) males. The median age was 21.6 years. An estimated 2.3% of the population was under 18 years, 57.2% was 19 to 44 years, 5% was 45 to 64 years, and 4.5 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 02215 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 73 116
5 to 9 74 10
10 to 14 140 22
15 to 19 3125 4638
20 to 24 2964 4130
25 to 29 1430 1632
30 to 34 1170 870
35 to 39 708 817
40 to 44 153 171
45 to 49 168 105
50 to 54 207 175
55 to 59 121 73
60 to 64 86 290
65 to 69 171 113
70 to 74 116 188
75 to 79 20 114
80 to 84 22 127
85 and over 146 96

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 55.8% were White; 6.1% were Black or African American; 2.2% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 23.7% were Asian; 1.9% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 10.2% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 11.7% of the people in 02215 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 52.6% of the people in 02215 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 8,016 households in 02215. The average household size was 1.51 people.

Married-couple households made up 13.7% of the households in 02215 while cohabiting couple households made up 8.2% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 46.3% of all households, while 31.8% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 19.5% of households were male householders living alone, and 35.1% were female householders living alone, for a total of 54.6% of all households.

In 02215, 4.4% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 10.4% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 02215 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 13.7
Cohabiting Couples 8.2
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
31.8
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
46.3

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 11.6% of males and 9.1% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 86.4 87.1
Now married, except separated 11.6 9.1
Separated 0.2 0.5
Widowed 0 1.2
Divorced 1.7 2.2

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 02215, 78 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 28.2% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 72.9% of the people living in 02215 were U.S. natives. 21.4% of the 02215 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 27.1% of 02215 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 27.1% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 28.3 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 02215 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 02215.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 02215 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 13.9
Asia 58.5
Europe 17.3
Africa 5.3
Northern America 4.7
Oceania 0.3

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 02215 in 2020-2024, 38.9 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 8.1% of people at least five years old; 9.7% 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 02215 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 8.1
Other Indo-European languages 12
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 15.5
Other languages 3.3

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 56.4 % of the people at least one year old living in 02215 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 02215 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 56.4
Different house, same county 12.3
Different county, same state 7.1
Different state 16.9
Abroad 7.3

Education

In 2020-2024, 97.3 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 82.9% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 2.8% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 02215 was 16,424 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 5 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 288. College or graduate school enrollment was 16,131.

Educational Attainment of People in 02215 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 2.8
High school diploma or equivalency 8.2
Some college, no degree 4
Associate's degree 2.1
Bachelor's degree 29.1
Graduate or professional degree 53.8

Disability

In 02215, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 8.3 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 5.8% of people under 18 years old, to 6.4% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 50% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 02215, 50.8 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 44.6% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 88.1% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 9.7% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 2.3 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 10,784 88.1
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,182 9.7
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 281 2.3

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 02215 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 02215 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.4
Construction 0.6
Manufacturing 5.1
Wholesale trade 0.2
Retail trade 7.6
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 0.6
Information 2.9
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 2.7
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 12.4
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 52.8
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 10.7
Other Services, except public administration 2.4
Public administration 1.4

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 02215 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 8,256 67.4
Service occupations 1,907 15.6
Sales and office occupations 1,797 14.7
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 56 0.5
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 231 1.9

Commuting to Work

An estimated 9.7% of 02215 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 1.9% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 19.9 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 02215 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 9.7
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 1.9
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 15.9
Walked 45.2
Other means 5.1
Worked from home 22.2

In 2020-2024, 02215 had a total of 9,334 housing units. Of these housing units, 1.2% 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"). 98.8% 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 02215 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 1.2
Apartments in multi-unit structures 98.8
Mobile homes 0
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

14.9% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 42.9% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 02215 was 2.7 rooms, and of these housing units 5.1% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 02215 had 8,016 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,318 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 8.9% while renters occupied 91.1%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 1.6 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.51.

12.2% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 0.7% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 58.6% and another 0.5% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 02215:

House Heating Fuel Used in 02215 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 38.2
Electricity 47.2
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 10.7
All other fuels 2.1
No fuel used 1.8

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 02215 was $750,000.

Of the owner-occupied households, 56.5 % had a mortgage. 43.5% 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 $3,307 and for owners without a mortgage it was $971.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 02215 was $2,443. 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.