Boston, Cambridge, Quincy Metro Area Historical Age Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 4,650,876
Median Age (
see rank)
| Boston, Cambridge, Quincy Area | 38.70 years old |
| U.S. | 37.40 years old |
Median Age, Male (
see rank)
| Boston, Cambridge, Quincy Area | 37.20 years old |
| U.S. | 36.10 years old |
Median Age, Female (
see rank)
| Boston, Cambridge, Quincy Area | 40.00 years old |
| U.S. | 38.80 years old |
| | Boston, Cambridge, Quincy Area | % of the Total Population | U.S. |
| Under 5 years | 257,690 | 5.54%, see rank | 6.36% |
| 5 to 9 years | 269,153 | 5.79%, see rank | 6.51% |
| 10 to 14 years | 276,351 | 5.94%, see rank | 6.59% |
| 15 to 19 years | 318,786 | 6.85%, see rank | 6.85% |
| 20 to 24 years | 336,123 | 7.23%, see rank | 7.13% |
| 25 to 34 years | 660,370 | 14.20%, see rank | 13.47% |
| 35 to 44 years | 612,201 | 13.16%, see rank | 12.96% |
| 45 to 54 years | 702,682 | 15.11%, see rank | 14.09% |
| 55 to 64 years | 581,064 | 12.49%, see rank | 12.29% |
| 65 to 74 years | 341,472 | 7.34%, see rank | 7.64% |
| 75 to 84 | 198,033 | 4.26%, see rank | 4.25% |
| 85 years and over | 96,951 | 2.08%, see rank | 1.85% |
US Census 2010 data
Total population: 4,552,402
Median Age (
see rank)
| Boston, Cambridge, Quincy Area | 38.50 years old |
| U.S. | 37.20 years old |
Median Age, Male (
see rank)
| Boston, Cambridge, Quincy Area | 37.10 years old |
| U.S. | 35.80 years old |
Median Age, Female (
see rank)
| Boston, Cambridge, Quincy Area | 39.70 years old |
| U.S. | 38.50 years old |
| | Boston, Cambridge, Quincy Area | % of the Total Population | U.S. |
| Under 5 years | 256,902 | 5.64%, see rank | 6.54% |
| 5 to 9 years | 268,753 | 5.90%, see rank | 6.59% |
| 10 to 14 years | 280,044 | 6.15%, see rank | 6.70% |
| 15 to 19 years | 314,191 | 6.90%, see rank | 7.14% |
| 20 to 24 years | 336,178 | 7.38%, see rank | 6.99% |
| 25 to 34 years | 619,747 | 13.61%, see rank | 13.30% |
| 35 to 44 years | 628,670 | 13.81%, see rank | 13.30% |
| 45 to 54 years | 705,655 | 15.50%, see rank | 14.58% |
| 55 to 64 years | 546,219 | 12.00%, see rank | 11.82% |
| 65 to 74 years | 306,169 | 6.73%, see rank | 7.03% |
| 75 to 84 | 197,788 | 4.34%, see rank | 4.23% |
| 85 years and over | 92,086 | 2.02%, see rank | 1.78% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 4,563,673
Median Age (
see rank)
| Boston, Cambridge, Quincy Area | 38.50 years old |
| U.S. | 37.20 years old |
Median Age, Male (
see rank)
| Boston, Cambridge, Quincy Area | 37.20 years old |
| U.S. | 35.80 years old |
Median Age, Female (
see rank)
| Boston, Cambridge, Quincy Area | 39.70 years old |
| U.S. | 38.50 years old |
| | Boston, Cambridge, Quincy Area | % of the Total Population | U.S. |
| Under 5 years | 257,277 | 5.64%, see rank | 6.51% |
| 5 to 9 years | 271,867 | 5.96%, see rank | 6.57% |
| 10 to 14 years | 276,198 | 6.05%, see rank | 6.68% |
| 15 to 19 years | 316,730 | 6.94%, see rank | 7.09% |
| 20 to 24 years | 331,642 | 7.27%, see rank | 7.04% |
| 25 to 34 years | 626,578 | 13.73%, see rank | 13.32% |
| 35 to 44 years | 631,184 | 13.83%, see rank | 13.34% |
| 45 to 54 years | 701,319 | 15.37%, see rank | 14.44% |
| 55 to 64 years | 549,071 | 12.03%, see rank | 11.84% |
| 65 to 74 years | 310,922 | 6.81%, see rank | 7.12% |
| 75 to 84 | 198,906 | 4.36%, see rank | 4.25% |
| 85 years and over | 91,979 | 2.02%, see rank | 1.78% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 4,489,250
Median Age (
see rank)
| Boston, Cambridge, Quincy Area | 38.20 years old |
| U.S. | 36.90 years old |
Median Age, Male (
see rank)
| Boston, Cambridge, Quincy Area | 36.90 years old |
| U.S. | 35.60 years old |
Median Age, Female (
see rank)
| Boston, Cambridge, Quincy Area | 39.40 years old |
| U.S. | 38.10 years old |
| | Boston, Cambridge, Quincy Area | % of the Total Population | U.S. |
| Under 5 years | 257,908 | 5.75%, see rank | 6.62% |
| 5 to 9 years | 269,985 | 6.01%, see rank | 6.62% |
| 10 to 14 years | 280,727 | 6.25%, see rank | 6.79% |
| 15 to 19 years | 318,394 | 7.09%, see rank | 7.28% |
| 20 to 24 years | 322,879 | 7.19%, see rank | 6.98% |
| 25 to 34 years | 603,209 | 13.44%, see rank | 13.22% |
| 35 to 44 years | 658,353 | 14.67%, see rank | 13.89% |
| 45 to 54 years | 688,428 | 15.34%, see rank | 14.57% |
| 55 to 64 years | 513,605 | 11.44%, see rank | 11.28% |
| 65 to 74 years | 288,146 | 6.42%, see rank | 6.74% |
| 75 to 84 | 199,709 | 4.45%, see rank | 4.30% |
| 85 years and over | 87,907 | 1.96%, see rank | 1.70% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 4,513,934
Median Age (
see rank)
| Boston, Cambridge, Quincy Area | 38.00 years old |
| U.S. | 36.50 years old |
Median Age, Male (
see rank)
| Boston, Cambridge, Quincy Area | 36.70 years old |
| U.S. | 35.20 years old |
Median Age, Female (
see rank)
| Boston, Cambridge, Quincy Area | 39.20 years old |
| U.S. | 37.90 years old |
| | Boston, Cambridge, Quincy Area | % of the Total Population | U.S. |
| Under 5 years | 272,312 | 6.03%, see rank | 6.92% |
| 5 to 9 years | 268,474 | 5.95%, see rank | 6.59% |
| 10 to 14 years | 282,542 | 6.26%, see rank | 6.83% |
| 15 to 19 years | 316,474 | 7.01%, see rank | 7.15% |
| 20 to 24 years | 303,941 | 6.73%, see rank | 7.02% |
| 25 to 34 years | 622,007 | 13.78%, see rank | 13.42% |
| 35 to 44 years | 688,808 | 15.26%, see rank | 14.18% |
| 45 to 54 years | 690,609 | 15.30%, see rank | 14.48% |
| 55 to 64 years | 497,580 | 11.02%, see rank | 10.81% |
| 65 to 74 years | 283,826 | 6.29%, see rank | 6.50% |
| 75 to 84 | 199,174 | 4.41%, see rank | 4.40% |
| 85 years and over | 88,187 | 1.95%, see rank | 1.71% |
* ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.
