South Boston, Massachusetts Population & Demographics

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Demographics Quick Facts

The population density in South Boston is 15% lower than Boston
The median age in South Boston is 1% higher than Boston
In South Boston 80.97% of the population is White
In South Boston 5.94% of the population is Black
In South Boston 6.55% of the population is Asian

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South Boston racial demographics

Race	South Boston	Boston	Massachusetts
White	80.97%	52.11%	79.26%
Black	5.94%	24.20%	7.26%
Asian	6.55%	9.82%	6.11%
American Indian	0.07%	0.31%	0.21%
Native Hawaiian	0.01%	0.05%	0.03%
Mixed race	3.95%	7.25%	3.01%
Other race	2.51%	6.26%	4.13%

In South Boston, 19.5% of people are of Hispanic or Latino origin.
Please note: Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in any/all of the applicable race categories above.

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Household income distribution

Place of birth by citizenship

South Boston age breakdown

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Age of children in married couples

Source: The South Boston, Boston, MA demographics data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).

Statistic	South Boston	Boston	Massachusetts
Population	41,090	689,326	6,949,503
Population density (sq mi)	12,114	14,260	894
Median age	32.6	32.4	39.4
Male/Female ratio	1.0:1	0.9:1	0.9:1
Married (15yrs & older)	n/a	35%	53%
Families w/ Kids under 18	37%	39%	43%
Speak English	n/a	63%	77%
Speak Spanish	n/a	16%	9%

South Boston, Boston, MA Demographics