Compare Suffolk County, MA vs Boston Metro Area, MA vs Massachusetts (MA) vs United States
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Suffolk County, MA County |
Boston Metro Area, MA Metro Area |
Massachusetts (MA) State |
United States Country |
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| Overview | ||||
| Total population | 785,121 | 4,953,354 | 7,044,056 | 334,922,499 |
| Rent | $2,129 | $2,023 | $1,762 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1949 | 1964 | 1964 | 1980 |
| Household income | $95,631 | $115,863 | $103,960 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $58,636 | $63,282 | $57,897 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 16.2% | 8.9% | 10.0% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 4.0% | 3.7% | 4.0% | 4.0% |
| Household size | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| Rent over 30% of income | 49.4% | 48.5% | 48.9% | 47.6% |
| Demographics | ||||
| Total population | 785,121 | 4,953,354 | 7,044,056 | 334,922,499 |
| Adults over 25 | 552,101 | 3,510,605 | 4,987,302 | 230,807,303 |
| Total households | 327,167 | 1,940,688 | 2,785,042 | 129,227,496 |
| Household size | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| Income & Poverty | ||||
| Household income | $95,631 | $115,863 | $103,960 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $58,636 | $63,282 | $57,897 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 16.2% | 8.9% | 10.0% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 4.0% | 3.7% | 4.0% | 4.0% |
| Rent over 30% of income | 49.4% | 48.5% | 48.9% | 47.6% |
| Housing | ||||
| Rent | $2,129 | $2,023 | $1,762 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1949 | 1964 | 1964 | 1980 |
| Households that rent | 63.5% | 38.4% | 37.5% | 34.8% |
| Households that own | 36.5% | 61.6% | 62.5% | 65.2% |
| Rooms per home (all homes) | 4.3 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 |
| Race | ||||
| White | 46.2% | 67.3% | 68.6% | 61% |
| Black | 18.2% | 7.2% | 6.8% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 9.3% | 8.8% | 7.3% | 6% |
| Two or more races | 17.6% | 10.7% | 11.1% | 12.6% |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Hispanic or Latino | 23.2% | 12.4% | 13.3% | 19.3% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 76.8% | 87.6% | 86.7% | 80.7% |
| Commute | ||||
| Commute rate | 80.1% | 79.1% | 81.4% | 84.9% |
| Commute time to work | 31.0 min | 30.0 min | 29.0 min | 26.0 min |
| Work from home | 19.9% | 20.9% | 18.6% | 15.1% |
| Education | ||||
| Less than high school | 22% | 19.4% | 21.1% | 27.5% |
| High school graduate or GED | 20.2% | 20.4% | 22.6% | 26% |
| Some college or associate degree | 7.2% | 8.2% | 9% | 10.7% |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 50.6% | 51.9% | 47.3% | 35.7% |