Massachusetts / Census place 2507000
Boston
A Census profile of the people, homes, and daily patterns that shape this place.
Official Census name: Boston cityAt a glance
A city in numbers.
- Population
- 672,973 2025 estimate
- Annual change
- -0.2% Population estimate
- Density
- 13,921/sq mi 48.3 sq mi land area
- Median age
- 33.3 years ACS 5-year estimate
Living here
The everyday equation.
Households, homes, education, and the time it takes to get around.
- Median household income
- $97,344
- Median home value
- $731,700
- Median gross rent
- $2,147
- Bachelor’s degree or higher
- 54.9%
- Typical commute
- 30.3 min
- Public transit commute
- 22.6%
Climate normals
The long view of weather.
Thirty-year averages, not a forecast. Temperature and precipitation describe the typical conditions recorded from 1991 through 2020.
Representative station: BOSTON (4 mi from place center)- Average high
- 59.3°F
- Average low
- 44.5°F
- Annual rainfall
- 43.6"
- Annual snowfall
- 49.2"
Month by month
A year in Boston.
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Data vintage
Population is from the 2025 Population Estimates Program. Household, housing, education, and commute data are from the 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-year release.
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