City of Boston
Recent News About City of Boston
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17.8% of households in Boston received food stamps in 2020
Boston ranked 37th in Massachusetts for the percentage of households receiving food stamps in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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55.9 percent of people 25 or older have an associate's degree or higher in Boston
55.9 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Boston in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Census Bureau: More women than men in Boston in 2020
Of the 689,326 people living in Boston in 2020, 52 percent (358,766) were women and 48 percent (330,560) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Bean Town Times.
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Census Bureau: 7.2% of people in Boston identified as multi-racial in 2020
Of the 689,326 citizens living in Boston in 2020, 92.8 percent said they were only one race, while 7.2 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in March.
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Census Bureau: 84.3 percent of people in Boston were old enough to vote in 2020
Of the 689,326 citizens living in Boston in 2020, 580,734 were old enough to vote as of March 24, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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Census Bureau reports Boston population was 689,326 in 2020
Boston had a population of 689,326 people in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Bean Town Times.
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31.1% unemployed in Boston in 2018
31.1 percent of Boston residents between 16 and 65 years old were unemployed in 2018, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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31.1% unemployed in Boston in 2017
31.1 percent of Boston residents between 16 and 65 years old were unemployed in 2017, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Boston's population increases by 10,255 people between 2017 and 2018
Boston's population increased by 10,255 people between 2017 and 2018, according to U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
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The white population in Boston increases by 4,191 people between 2017 and 2018
The white population in Boston increased by 4,191 people between 2017 and 2018, according to U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
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African American population in Boston increases by 2,546 people between 2017 and 2018
African American population in Boston increased by 2,546 people between 2017 and 2018, according to U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
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Boston ranked 150th in state for resident earnings in 2017
Boston ranked 150th among cities in Massachusetts by annual earnings per resident, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau in August.
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52 percent of people 25 or older had an associate's degree or higher in Boston
52 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Boston in 2017, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.