Boston vs. New York

	Boston	New York
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	694,583	8,398,748
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	12.4%	2.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	617,786	8,174,988
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	617,594	8,175,133
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.1%	6.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent	16.2%	20.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	11.2%	14.1%
Female persons, percent	51.9%	52.3%
White alone, percent	52.6%	42.7%
Black or African American alone, percent	25.3%	24.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.3%	0.4%
Asian alone, percent	9.6%	13.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.0%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	5.1%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	19.7%	29.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	44.5%	32.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	16,547	156,514
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	28.5%	37.0%
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	35.2%	32.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$487,300	$570,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$2,369	$2,665
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$804	$871
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,539	$1,396
Households, 2014-2018	266,724	3,154,103
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.37	2.62
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	79.9%	90.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	38.0%	48.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	89.7%	87.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	83.6%	79.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	86.4%	81.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	48.5%	37.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	8.6%	6.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	4.2%	9.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	68.8%	63.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	66.4%	58.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	4,409,241	27,452,861
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	16,734,496	76,165,547
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	3,334,504	14,816,322
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	7,074,780	173,797,846
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	7,885,597	92,265,000
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$12,389	$11,067
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	30.8	41.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$65,883	$60,762
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$42,010	$37,693
Persons in poverty, percent	20.2%	18.9%
All firms, 2012	59,268	1,050,911
Men-owned firms, 2012	33,543	571,852
Women-owned firms, 2012	19,390	413,899
Minority-owned firms, 2012	17,686	539,447
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	37,403	483,136
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	4,569	57,216
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	50,282	966,167
Population per square mile, 2010	12,792.7	27,012.5
Land area in square miles, 2010	48.28	302.64

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Boston and New York using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.