Population

672,973

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$731,700

Owner-occupied units

Boston, MA

Massachusetts · 42.339° N, 71.018° W · 48 sq mi

Boston is the 25th largest city on this site, with a population of 672,973 and about 13,921 residents per square mile. The median household earns $97,344 a year, and the median home is worth $731,700.

Conditions

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Local time

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Size & density

Land area

48 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

13,921

People per square mile

Rank by population

#25

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#251

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$97,344

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$2,147

Per month

Homeownership

35.7%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

30.3 min

One way

People

Median age

33.3

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

54.9%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

27.8%

Households

283,374

2.19 people each

What people here do for work

Education & health care 31.6^%

Professional & business services 19.6^%

Finance, insurance & real estate 9^%

Arts, food & hospitality 8.3^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Massachusetts

Name

Abigail Johnson

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$31.5B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

Milton

Source of wealth

Fidelity

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Massachusetts · private sector

Employer

Mass General Brigham

Sector

Healthcare

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Massachusetts

Company

TJX

Revenue

$56.4B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

Framingham

Ticker

TJX

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

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State of Massachusetts

State bird

Black-capped Chickadee

State flower

Mayflower

State capital

Boston

Nickname

The Bay State

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Cities near Boston

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Everett, MA5 mi · 53,572
Cambridge, MA6 mi · 122,588
Somerville, MA6 mi · 84,211
Brookline, MA6 mi · 63,266
Revere, MA6 mi · 60,141
Malden, MA7 mi · 66,370
Medford, MA8 mi · 59,834