Compare ZIP Code 02131 vs Suffolk County, MA vs Boston, MA vs Boston Metro Area, MA vs Massachusetts (MA)
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02131 – Boston, MA ZIP Code |
Suffolk County, MA County |
Boston, MA City |
Boston Metro Area, MA Metro Area |
Massachusetts (MA) State |
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| Overview | |||||
| Total population | 31,151 | 785,121 | 666,442 | 4,953,354 | 7,044,056 |
| Rent | $2,020 | $2,129 | $2,147 | $2,023 | $1,762 |
| Year built | 1938 | 1949 | 1947 | 1964 | 1964 |
| Household income | $111,006 | $95,631 | $97,344 | $115,863 | $103,960 |
| Per capita income | $59,973 | $58,636 | $61,698 | $63,282 | $57,897 |
| Poverty rate | 9.0% | 16.2% | 16.6% | 8.9% | 10.0% |
| Unemployment rate | — | 4.0% | 3.9% | 3.7% | 4.0% |
| Household size | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
| Rent over 30% of income | 44.6% | 49.4% | 48.6% | 48.5% | 48.9% |
| Demographics | |||||
| Total population | 31,151 | 785,121 | 666,442 | 4,953,354 | 7,044,056 |
| Adults over 25 | 23,425 | 552,101 | 466,805 | 3,510,605 | 4,987,302 |
| Total households | 12,694 | 327,167 | 283,374 | 1,940,688 | 2,785,042 |
| Household size | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
| Income & Poverty | |||||
| Household income | $111,006 | $95,631 | $97,344 | $115,863 | $103,960 |
| Per capita income | $59,973 | $58,636 | $61,698 | $63,282 | $57,897 |
| Poverty rate | 9.0% | 16.2% | 16.6% | 8.9% | 10.0% |
| Unemployment rate | — | 4.0% | 3.9% | 3.7% | 4.0% |
| Rent over 30% of income | 44.6% | 49.4% | 48.6% | 48.5% | 48.9% |
| Housing | |||||
| Rent | $2,020 | $2,129 | $2,147 | $2,023 | $1,762 |
| Year built | 1938 | 1949 | 1947 | 1964 | 1964 |
| Households that rent | 40.7% | 63.5% | 64.3% | 38.4% | 37.5% |
| Households that own | 59.3% | 36.5% | 35.7% | 61.6% | 62.5% |
| Rooms per home (all homes) | 5.4 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 5.5 | 5.5 |
| Race | |||||
| White | 51.1% | 46.2% | 46.3% | 67.3% | 68.6% |
| Black | 19.9% | 18.2% | 20.5% | 7.2% | 6.8% |
| Asian | 3.9% | 9.3% | 10.4% | 8.8% | 7.3% |
| Two or more races | 15.1% | 17.6% | 15.3% | 10.7% | 11.1% |
| Ethnicity | |||||
| Hispanic or Latino | 21.6% | 23.2% | 19.3% | 12.4% | 13.3% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 78.4% | 76.8% | 80.7% | 87.6% | 86.7% |
| Commute | |||||
| Commute rate | 76.6% | 80.1% | 78.7% | 79.1% | 81.4% |
| Commute time to work | 33.0 min | 31.0 min | 30.0 min | 30.0 min | 29.0 min |
| Work from home | 23.4% | 19.9% | 21.3% | 20.9% | 18.6% |
| Education | |||||
| Less than high school | 18.4% | 22% | 20.6% | 19.4% | 21.1% |
| High school graduate or GED | 19.9% | 20.2% | 18% | 20.4% | 22.6% |
| Some college or associate degree | 7.8% | 7.2% | 6.5% | 8.2% | 9% |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 53.9% | 50.6% | 54.9% | 51.9% | 47.3% |