for Boston, MA

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U.S. Population: 305,568,774

Boston, MA
Demographics	Estimate	Percent
Total population	589,141	X
Male	283,588	48.1
Female	305,553	51.9
Median Age	31	X
Under 5 Years	32,046	5.4
18 years and over	472,582	80.2
65 years and over	61,336	10.4

One race	563,263	95.6
White	320,944	54.5
Black or African American	149,202	25.3
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	85,089	14.4
American Indian and Alaska Native	2,365	0.4
Asian	44,284	7.5
Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders	366	0.1
Some other race	46,102	7.8
Two or more races	25,878	4.4

Social	Estimate	Percent
Average household size	2.3	X
Average family size	3.2	X

Population (25 years and over)	377,574	X
High school graduate or higher	X	78.9
Bachelor's degree or higher	X	35.6
Civilian veterans	30,475	6.4
Disability status	120,253	21.9
Foreign born	151,836	25.8
Male, now married	83,712	35.9
Female, now married	81,247	31.5
Speak another language	186,191	33.4

Household population	554,064	X
Group quarters population	X	X

Economic	Estimate	Percent
Labor force	308,395	63.6
Mean travel time to work (in minutes)	28.8	X
Median household income	$39,629	X
Median family income	$44,151	X
Per capita income	$23,353	X
Families below poverty level	X	15.3
Individuals below poverty level	X	19.5

Housing	Estimate	Percent
Total housing units	251,935	X
Occupied housing units	239,528	95.1
Owner-occupied housing units	77,226	32.2
Renter-occupied housing units	162,302	67.8
Vacant housing units	12,407	4.9

Owner-occupied homes	30,467	X
Median value (dollars)	$190,600	X
Median monthly owner costs	X	X
With a mortgage (dollars)	$1,370	X
Not mortgaged (dollars)	$398	X

Zip codes

02108, 02109, 02110, 02111, 02113, 02114, 02115, 02116, 02199, 02210, 02215

Area codes

617, 857

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Source: Census data, retrieved January 07, 2009