HUD State of the Cities Data System (SOCDS)

A Look at: Boston, MA for 2010
Found in: Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH Metropolitan Statistical Area

2010 BLS 12 month Average:
  Labor Force 327,561
  Employed 301,649
  Unemployment rate 7.9

CensusPopulation
This is a top 50 city by population: National Rank = 22
  Total Population: 602,609
  Labor Force 350,643
  Employed 330,456
  Unemployment rate 5.8

Current BLS / SOCDS employment data can be found at SOCDS Current Labor Force Data.

2009 FBI Crime
  Property Crimes per 100,000 Pop. 3,324
  Violent Crimes per 100,000 Pop. 992

More detailed FBI data can be found at FBI Data.


Race/Ethnicity ImmigrantsPopulationPct of Total Pop
  White/Non-Hispanic 287,163 47.7
  Black/Non-Hispanic 139,737 23.2
  Other Races/Non-Hispanic 74,873 12.4
  Total Hispanic/All Races 100,836 16.7

Where We're FromPopulationPct of Total Pop
  Native 438,984 72.8
  Born In MA 271,306 45.0
  Not Born in Boston 149,594 24.8
  Born Outside US 5,794 1.0
  Total Foreign Born Pop 163,625 27.2

Educational AttainmentPopulationPct of Respondents
  Total Respondants 385,036 100.0
  Did Not Graduate High School 60,466 15.7
  High School Graduate 90,757 23.6
  Some College or Associate Degree 51,921 13.5
  Colleg Grad or Advanced Degree 181,892 47.2

Families with Children by Type of FamilyPopulationPct of Respondents
  Married Couple 115,492 69.3
  Single Parent 51,247 30.7

Housing UnitsPopulationPct of
Occupied
Units		Pct of
Total Units
  Total Units 270,470 N/A 100.0
  Total Occupied Units 245,857 100.0 90.9
  Owner Occupied 85,893 34.9 31.8
  Renter Occupied 159,964 65.1 59.1
  Vacant Units 24,613 N/A 9.1

Rent and Income
  Median Household Gross Rent $1,199
  Median Household Owner's Value $395,200

Employed Workers by Class in Place of WorkPopulationPct of Respondents
  Total Workers 317,842 100.0
  Private for Profit Wage and Salary Workers 212,154 66.7
  Private Non-profit Wage and Salary Workers 53,713 16.9
  Federal Government 4,747 1.5
  State and Local Government 33,438 10.5
  Self Employed 13,494 4.2
  Unpaid Family Work 296 0.1

Civilian Residents by Occupation Total
Population
16 and Older		 Pct of Total Respondents Employed
Population
16 and Older		 Pct of Employed Respondents
  Total 550,239 100.0 317,842 100.0
  Management, professional, and related
  occupations
 291,552 53.0 142,468 44.8
  Service occupations 83,113 15.1 68,760 21.6
  Sales and office occupations 116,713 21.2 72,815 22.9
  Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations No Data No Data No Data No Data
  Construction, extraction, and maintenance
  occupations
 30,234 5.5 13,575 4.3
  Production, transportation, and material moving
  occupations
 28,248 5.1 20,224 6.4
  Armed Forces 379 0.1 No Data No Data

Civilian Residents by Industry Total
Population
16 and Older		 Pct of Total Respondents Employed
Population
16 and Older		 Pct of Employed Respondents
  Total 550,239 100.0 317,842 100.0
  Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 735 0.1 546 0.2
  Construction 24,591 4.5 10,851 3.4
  Manufacturing 17,523 3.2 14,925 4.7
  Wholesale trade 7,419 1.3 5,175 1.6
  Retail trade 30,905 5.6 26,115 8.2
  Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 22,129 4.0 10,392 3.3
  Information 17,107 3.1 9,341 2.9
  Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and
  leasing
 80,733 14.7 31,145 9.8
  Professional, scientific, management, admin,
  and waste management services
 87,128 15.8 47,727 15.0
  Health services No Data No Data 96,995 30.5
  Arts, entertainment, recreation, accomodation and
  food services
 46,705 8.5 35,671 11.2
  Public administration 32,575 5.9 14,151 4.5
  Other services (except public administration) 21,957 4.0 14,808 4.7

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