Moving to Boston, Massachusetts

by btobers · Published June 18, 2019 · Updated November 18, 2024

Population: 589,141. Estimated population in July 2024: 559,034 (-5.1% change)
Males: 283,588 (48.1%), Females: 305,553 (51.9%)

Demographics

Median resident age: 31.1 years
Median household income: $39,629
Median house value: $190,600

Population by Race

Races in Boston:

White Non-Hispanic (49.5%)
Black (25.3%)
Hispanic (14.4%)
Other race (7.8%)
Two or more races (4.4%)
Chinese (3.3%)
Vietnamese (1.8%)
American Indian (0.9%)
Asian Indian (0.8%)
Other Asian (0.5%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: Irish (15.8%), Italian (8.3%), West Indian (6.4%), English (4.5%), German (4.1%), Subsaharan African (3.6%).

Elevation: 20 feet

Land area: 48.4 square miles

Map of Boston, MA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Boston

High school or higher: 78.9%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 35.6%
Graduate or professional degree: 15.3%
Unemployed: 7.2%
Mean travel time to work: 28.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Boston city

Never married: 50.5%
Now married: 33.6%
Separated: 3.0%
Widowed: 5.7%
Divorced: 7.1%

25.8% Foreign born (12.3% Latin America, 6.2% Asia, 4.5% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: +16,662 (+2.9%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers in Boston:

ARBOR,THE (49 ROBINWOOD AVE)
BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER (330 BROOKLINE AVE)
BOSTON MED CTR CORP/UNIVE HOSP CAMPUS (1 BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER PLACE)
BRIGHAM AND WOMANS HOSPITAL (75 FRANCIS ST)
CARNEY HOSPITAL (2100 DORCHESTER AVE)
CHILDRENS HOSPITAL,THE (300 LONGWOOD AVENUE)
DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE (44 BINNEY ST)
DR SOLOMON CARTER FULLER M H CENTER (85 EAST NEWTON STREET)
ERICH LINDEMANN MENTAL HEALTH CENTER (25 STANIFORD STREET)
FAULKNER HOSPITAL (1153 CENTRE ST)
HEBREW REHABILITATION CENTER FOR AGED (1200 CENTRE STREET)
JEWISH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (59 TOWNSEND ST)
KINDRED HOSPITAL – BOSTON (1515 COMMONWEALTH AVE)
MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY (243 CHARLES ST)
MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL (FRUIT ST)
NEW ENGLAND BAPTIST HOSPITAL (125 PARKER HILL AVENUE)
NEW ENGLAND MEDICAL CTR HOSPITALS INC (750 WASHINGTON STREET)
SPAULDING REHAB HOSP (125 NASHUA ST)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Boston:

GENERAL EDWARD LAWRENCE LOGAN INTL (about 7 miles; BOSTON, MA; Abbreviation: BOS)
LAURENCE G HANSCOM FLD (about 17 miles; BEDFORD, MA; Abbreviation: BED)
THEODORE FRANCIS GREEN STATE (about 48 miles; PROVIDENCE, RI; Abbreviation: PVD)

Other public-use airports nearest to Boston:

NORWOOD MEMORIAL (about 11 miles; NORWOOD, MA; Abbreviation: OWD)
BEVERLY MUNI (about 23 miles; BEVERLY, MA; Abbreviation: BVY)
MANSFIELD MUNI (about 24 miles; MANSFIELD, MA; Abbreviation: 1B9)

Amtrak stations:

BACK BAY (145 DARTMOUTH ST.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.
BOSTON (SO. STA) (ATLANTIC AVE. & SUMMER ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities and snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.
BOSTON, NORTH STATION (126 CAUSEWAY ST.). Services: ticket office, enclosed waiting area.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/Universities in Boston:

BOSTON UNIVERSITY (Full-time enrollment: 25,110; Location: 125 BAY STATE RD; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.bu.edu; Offers Doctor’s degree)
NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY (Full-time enrollment: 19,294; Location: 360 HUNTINGTON AVE; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.neu.edu; Offers Doctor’s degree)
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS-BOSTON (Full-time enrollment: 9,248; Location: 100 MORRISSEY BLVD; Public; Website: www.umb.edu; Offers Doctor’s degree)
SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY (Full-time enrollment: 5,291; Location: 8 ASHBURTON PL BEACON HILL; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.suffolk.edu; Offers Doctor’s degree)
EMERSON COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 3,697; Location: 120 Boylston Street; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.emerson.edu; Offers Doctor’s degree)
BUNKER HILL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 3,638; Location: 250 NEW RUTHERFORD AVE; Public; Website: www.bhcc.state.ma.us)
BERKLEE COLLEGE OF MUSIC (Full-time enrollment: 3,122; Location: 1140 BOYLSTON ST; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.berklee.edu)
WENTWORTH INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (Full-time enrollment: 2,732; Location: 550 HUNTINGTON AVE; Private, not-for-profit; Website: WWW.WIT.EDU)
SIMMONS COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 2,386; Location: 300 THE FENWAY; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.simmons.edu; Offers Doctor’s degree)
MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE OF ART (Full-time enrollment: 1,742; Location: 621 HUNTINGTON AVE; Public; Website: www.massart.edu; Offers Master’s degree)
MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE OF PHARMACY & HEALTH SCIENCE (Full-time enrollment: 1,661; Location: 179 LONGWOOD AVE; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.mcp.edu; Offers Doctor’s degree)
EMMANUEL COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 1,217; Location: 400 THE FENWAY; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.emmanuel.edu; Offers Master’s degree)
FISHER COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 1,127; Location: 118 BEACON ST; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.fisher.edu)
KATHARINE GIBBS SCHOOL (Full-time enrollment: 1,069; Location: 126 NEWBURY; Private, for-profit; Website: katharinegibbs.com)
SCHOOL OF THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS (Full-time enrollment: 950; Location: 230 THE FENWAY; Private, not-for-profit; Website: Smfa.edu; Offers Master’s degree)
WHEELOCK COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 879; Location: 200 THE RIVERWAY; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.wheelock.edu; Offers Master’s degree)
NEW ENGLAND SCHOOL OF LAW (Full-time enrollment: 815; Location: 154 STUART ST; Private, not-for-profit)
NEW ENGLAND CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC (Full-time enrollment: 759; Location: 290 HUNTINGTON AVE; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.newenglandconservatory.edu; Offers Doctor’s degree)
BAY STATE COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 564; Location: 122 COMMONWEALTH AVE; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.baystate.edu)
BOSTON ARCHITECTURAL CENTER (Full-time enrollment: 485; Location: 320 NEWBURY ST; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.the-bac.edu; Offers Master’s degree)

Schools

Public high schools in Boston:

BOSTON LATIN (Students: 2,423; Location: 78 AVE LOUIS PASTEUR; Grades: 07 – 12)
THE ENGLISH HIGH (Students: 1,324; Location: 144 MCBRIDE STREET; Grades: 09 – 12)
O’BRYANT SCH MATH/SCIENCE (Students: 1,291; Location: 55 MALCOLM X BLVD; Grades: 07 – 12)
SNOWDEN INT’L HIGH (Students: 443; Location: 150 NEWBURY STREET; Grades: 09 – 12)
BOSTON COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP ACADEMY (Students: 420; Location: 152 ARLINGTON STREET; Grades: 09 – 12)
BOSTON ARTS ACADEMY (Students: 400; Location: 174 IPSWICH STREET; Grades: 09 – 12)
FENWAY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 250; Location: 174 IPSWICH STREET; Grades: 09 – 12)
CITY ON A HILL CHARTER SCHOOL (Students: 248; Location: 320 HUNTINGTON AVENUE; Grades: 09 – 12)
HEALTH CAREERS ACADEMY HMCS SCHOOL (Students: 182; Location: 360 HUNTINGTON AVENUE; Grades: 09 – 12)
MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY CHARTER SCHOOL (Students: 170; Location: 1001 COMMONWEALTH AVENUE; Grades: 09 – 12)

Private high schools in Boston:

BOSTON COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,211; Location: 150 MORRISSEY BLVD; Grades: 9 – 12; Boys only)
THE WINSOR SCHOOL (Students: 421; Location: 99 PILGRIM ROAD; Grades: 5 – 12; Girls only)
CATHEDRAL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 255; Location: 74 UNION PARK STREET; Grades: 9 – 12)
NEWMAN PREPARATORY SCHOOL (Students: 204; Location: 245 MARLBOROUGH ST.; Grades: 9 – 12)
COMMONWEALTH SCHOOL (Students: 134; Location: 151 COMMONWEALTH AVE; Grades: 9 – 12)

Biggest public primary/middle schools in Boston:

BOSTON RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL (Students: 1,400; Location: 250 STUART STREET; Grades: KG – 08)
JOSIAH QUINCY (Students: 801; Location: 885 WASHINGTON STREET; Grades: PK – 05)
BLACKSTONE (Students: 671; Location: 380 SHAWMUT AVENUE; Grades: PK – 05)
WILLIAM MCKINLEY (Students: 445; Location: 90 WARREN AVENUE; Grades: PK – 12)
QUINCY UPPER SCHOOL (Students: 398; Location: 900 WASHINGTON STREET; Grades: 06 – 12)
JOSEPH J HURLEY (Students: 285; Location: 70 WORCESTER STREET; Grades: PK – 05)
HARBOR SCHOOL (Students: 262; Location: 294 BOWDOIN STREET; Grades: 06 – 08)
FARRAGUT (Students: 244; Location: 10 FENWOOD ROAD; Grades: PK – 05)
ELIOT ELEMENTARY (Students: 175; Location: 16 CHARTER STREET; Grades: PK – 05)
MISSION HILL SCHOOL (Students: 164; Location: 67 ALLEGHENY STREET; Grades: PK – 08)

Biggest private primary/middle schools in Boston:

ST JOHN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 233; Location: 9 MOON STREET; Grades: PK – 8)
CATHEDRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 205; Location: 595 HARRISON AVENUE; Grades: KG – 8)
KINGSLEY MONTESSORI SCHOOL (Students: 129; Location: 30 FAIRFIELD STREET; Grades: PK – 5)
LEARNING PROJECT ELEMANTERY SC (Students: 96; Location: 107 MARLBOROUGH STREET; Grades: 1 – 6)
KIDS ARE PEOPLE (Students: 86; Location: 656 BEACON STREET; Grades: KG – 6)
KENNEDY DAY SCHOOL PROGRAM (Students: 83; Location: 30 WARREN STREET FRANCISCAN CH; Grades: UG – UG)
BEACON HILL NURSERY SCHOOL (Students: 80; Location: 74 JOY STREET; Grades: PK – KG)
BOSTON CHILDREN’S SCHOOL (Students: 66; Location: 8 WHITTIER PLACE; Grades: PK – 2)
MANVILLE SCHOOL (Students: 65; Location: #3 BLACKFAN CIRCLE; Grades: UG – UG)
EMMANUEL HOUSE KINDERGARTEN (Students: 38; Location: 11 NEWCOMB ST; Grades: PK – KG)

Libraries

Library in Boston:

BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $41,770,507; Location: 700 BOYLSTON STREET; 7,736,451 books; 52,795 audio materials; 27,082 video materials; 29,190 serial subscriptions)