Population

Boston's current population is 25,472 people with 13,856 households within this smaller 0.5 mile radius. This area experienced positive population growth of 20.4% from 2010-2020. This area is projected to grow another 5.7% over the next five years. This is higher than the national average.

The median age of the population in this area is 33.8 which is below the state average of 40.6 years old. This area has an average household size of 1.63 persons. This area is not very family centric with 25.3% of the households being family households and with 5.7% having children in the home and 5.3% of the population being under 15 and an additional 17.1% being under 24. Another 44.2% of this area’s population is between 25 and 44 years of age and 17.8% between 45-64 years old leaving 15.7% of the population over 65 years old. These last two age groups are target age groups for dentures, partials, crowns, and other restorative work. This area does have a higher percentage of the population between 15-24 years old which could indicate a college population in this area. Many college students are included in the count, but do not typically make the best patient base for the area. Boston has a daytime employee population of 80,849 versus a permanent population of 25,472 meaning the daytime employee population is 317.4% of the permanent population living in the area and 89.0% of the total daytime population. Boston has a significant employee population that strongly influences the area. This could allow a practice to keep more daytime weekday hours as opposed to early morning hours, evening hours, or Saturday hours.

In this area, 78.1% of the population either holds a bachelor's degree or higher educational degree. Boston is higher than the state and US average.

The dominant racial and ethnic groups of the population in the Boston area are White 77.1%, Black 7.5%, Asian 11.3%, 1.8% other races and 8.5% Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Overall these population demographics are favorable indicators for an adult general practice dental office.

Table #2 Significant Demographic Characteristics

		Boston, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
Demographic Characteristic		Boston
		Massachusetts
Latitude / Longitude:		42.360083, -71.05888
Radius		0.5 miles
POPULATION
Population 2021		25,472	6,959,075	333,934,112
2010 Total Population		21,047	6,551,389	309,121,785
2020 Total Population		25,345	6,947,953	332,502,844
Projected Total Population 2026		26,928	7,132,163	345,887,495
Population Change, 2010 - 2020		20.4%	6.1%	7.6%
Annual Population Change Rate, 2021 - 2026		1.1%	0.5%	0.7%
POPULATION AGE BREAKDOWN
Median Age		33.8	40.6	38.8
Under 4 years old		2.3%	4.9%	5.9%
5 - 9 years old		1.7%	5.3%	6.1%
10 - 14 years old		1.3%	5.8%	6.2%
15 - 24 years old		17.1%	13.4%	12.8%
25 - 44 years old		44.2%	25.9%	26.8%
Number of Adults 25-44		11,261	1,805,406	89,400,051
45 - 64 years old		17.8%	26.5%	25.0%
Number of Adults 45-64		4,525	1,840,989	83,512,738
65 years and over		15.7%	18.3%	17.3%
Number of Adults 65 years and older		3,987	1,272,020	57,652,490
0 - 14 years old		5.3%	16.0%	18.2%
Number of Children 0-14 years old		1,348	1,110,501	60,698,912

NOTE: All percentages are rounded. ESRI data pulled as of September 25, 2021. Data showing future dates are projections.

Highlighted fields signify favorable characteristics on a comparison basis with the other locations listed and/or national averages