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Geographic Estimates

ACS-ED

District Demographic
Dashboard 2019-23
Boston School District, Massachusetts
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Community
Total Population
663,972
Median Household Income
$94,755
Total Households
279,216

Race/Ethnicity

 

Year Structure was Built
16.6%
2000 and after
17.5%
1970 - 1999
66.0%
before 1970
Households with Broadband Internet
90.6%
Housing Structure Type
House
18.2%
Apartments/Other
81.7%
Children in Public School

Language spoken at home (children 5 years and over)

Health

7.9% with a
Disability

97.9% with
Health Insurance coverage

 

Poverty and Benefits (in the past 12 months)
22.3% Families with income below the poverty level
42.5% Families with Food Stamp/ SNAP benefits

Families by Type

Parents (of children in public school)
Median Income of Households
$77,748
Housing Status of Families
61.0% renter - occupied 39.0% owner-occupied

 

Labor Force Status

Educational Attainment

 

State and National

Median Household Income

Families with Food Stamp/SNAP benefits

Households with Broadband Internet

Speaks English Less Than Very Well

Married Couple Household

Families with Income Below the Poverty Level

Bachelor’s Degree or Higher

Not In Labor Force

All indicators are sourced from the ACS-ED tabulation. For additional social and economic characteristics, visit the ACS-ED table collection or explore the ACS-ED interactive mapACS-ED maps.

Children enrolled in public school are defined as the population ages 3-17 and those ages 18 & 19 who have not graduated from high school and report attending public school in the past 3 months. Subject definitions are available in the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey program documentation.