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Boston is a Census city of 666,442 people across 48.34 square miles of land, in Suffolk County. Median household income is $97,344, 35.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 435 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $173.9 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Boston
What Boston is
- Census place typecity
- Land area48.34 sq mi
- Water area41.27 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land13,786
- County holding the largest share of its areaSuffolk County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Boston
How many people live in Boston
- Population666,442
- Median age33.3
- Population under 18100,638
- Share under 1815.1 percent
- Population 65 and over86,924
- Share 65 and over13.0 percent
- Households283,374
- Family households129,128
- Share of households that are families45.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Boston
Income and work in Boston
- Median household income$97,344
- Per capita income$61,698
- Civilian labor force402,354
- Employed377,807
- Unemployed24,547
- Unemployment rate6.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over466,805
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher88.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher54.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree26.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Boston
Housing in Boston
- Housing units310,625
- Occupied units283,374
- Vacant units27,251
- Vacancy rate8.8 percent
- Owner occupied101,166
- Renter occupied182,208
- Ownership rate35.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$731,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,147
- Annual rent as a share of median income26.5 percent
- Single family units56,708
- Share single family18.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more253,234
- Share in buildings of two or more81.5 percent
- Mobile homes601 plus or minus 232
- Median year structure built1947
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Boston gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute289,756
- Commuting under 15 minutes43,250
- Share commuting under 15 minutes14.9 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more147,738
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more51.0 percent
- Drove alone32.9 percent
- Carpooled5.2 percent
- Public transport22.6 percent
- Walked13.4 percent
- Worked from home21.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Boston
SBA loans in Boston (7(a))
- Approvals435
- Gross approval$173,941,700
- Average approval$399,866
- Median approval$150,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,115,360
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported5,121
- Jobs per approval11.8
- Loans with a final outcome92
- Paid in full84
- Charged off8
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans8.7 percent
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more4.1 percent
- Share to franchises4.6 percent
- Distinct lenders67
- Distinct industries by NAICS140
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Boston, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Boston
SBA loans in Boston (504)
- Approvals131
- Gross approval$96,406,000
- Average approval$735,924
- Median approval$451,000
- Largest approval$4,967,000
- Jobs supported788
- Loans with a final outcome38
- Charged off1
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans2.6 percent
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs6
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Boston, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Boston
Flood risk in Boston
- NFIP communityCity of Boston
- NFIP community number250286
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 10
- Currently effective map date07/03/24
The City of Boston participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 250286 and carries Community Rating System class 10, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Suffolk County, not Boston
Suffolk County context, not Boston figures
- Establishments in Suffolk County22,034
- Covered employment, Suffolk County713,809
- Average annual pay, Suffolk County$131,280
- Housing units permitted, Suffolk County2,007
Every figure in this section is published for Suffolk County as a whole and is not a measurement of Boston.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Boston questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Boston, Massachusetts?
666,442, in 283,374 households. Boston city covers 48.34 square miles of land, which is 13,786 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Boston in?
Suffolk County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Boston?
$97,344. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $731,700. Median gross rent is $2,147 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Boston businesses?
435 7(a) approvals totaling $173.9 m since FY2020, across 67 lenders, median approval $150,000, plus 131 504 approvals worth $96.4 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Boston, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Boston borrowers get paid back?
Of the 92 loans that have reached a final outcome, 84 were paid in full and 8 charged off, a charge off rate of 8.7 percent. Loans still running are excluded because they have not yet succeeded or failed.
Is Boston in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Boston appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Boston, city of, community 250286, carrying Community Rating System class 10, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Boston figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Suffolk County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Boston.
Is zoning published for Boston?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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