Compare Boston Metro Area, MA vs Massachusetts (MA) vs New Hampshire (NH) vs United States

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Metric Boston Metro Area, MA
Metro Area
Massachusetts (MA)
State
New Hampshire (NH)
State
United States
Country
Overview
Total population 4,953,354 7,044,056 1,394,868 334,922,499
Rent $2,023 $1,762 $1,491 $1,413
Year built 1964 1964 1979 1980
Household income $115,863 $103,960 $99,031 $80,734
Per capita income $63,282 $57,897 $52,798 $44,673
Poverty rate 8.9% 10.0% 7.2% 12.5%
Unemployment rate 3.7% 4.0% 2.6% 4.0%
Household size 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.5
Rent over 30% of income 48.5% 48.9% 45.7% 47.6%
Demographics
Total population 4,953,354 7,044,056 1,394,868 334,922,499
Adults over 25 3,510,605 4,987,302 1,019,229 230,807,303
Total households 1,940,688 2,785,042 555,822 129,227,496
Household size 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.5
Income & Poverty
Household income $115,863 $103,960 $99,031 $80,734
Per capita income $63,282 $57,897 $52,798 $44,673
Poverty rate 8.9% 10.0% 7.2% 12.5%
Unemployment rate 3.7% 4.0% 2.6% 4.0%
Rent over 30% of income 48.5% 48.9% 45.7% 47.6%
Housing
Rent $2,023 $1,762 $1,491 $1,413
Year built 1964 1964 1979 1980
Households that rent 38.4% 37.5% 27.2% 34.8%
Households that own 61.6% 62.5% 72.8% 65.2%
Rooms per home (all homes) 5.5 5.5 5.6 5.5
Race
White 67.3% 68.6% 87.9% 61%
Black 7.2% 6.8% 1.5% 12.2%
Asian 8.8% 7.3% 2.6% 6%
Two or more races 10.7% 11.1% 6.4% 12.6%
Ethnicity
Hispanic or Latino 12.4% 13.3% 4.7% 19.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino 87.6% 86.7% 95.3% 80.7%
Commute
Commute rate 79.1% 81.4% 83.2% 84.9%
Commute time to work 30.0 min 29.0 min 27.0 min 26.0 min
Work from home 20.9% 18.6% 16.8% 15.1%
Education
Less than high school 19.4% 21.1% 21.5% 27.5%
High school graduate or GED 20.4% 22.6% 26.8% 26%
Some college or associate degree 8.2% 9% 11.1% 10.7%
Bachelor’s degree or higher 51.9% 47.3% 40.6% 35.7%