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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Boston School District is $34,770, which is about the same as the state average of $36,441 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. Boston School District median household income is $54,485. On average Boston School District residents spend 30.3 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 28.8 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #179

Boston School District	34,770 USD
Massachusetts	36,441 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Boston School District	33,493 USD
Massachusetts	37,436 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Boston School District	36,378 USD
Massachusetts	44,611 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Boston School District	31,288 USD
Massachusetts	31,498 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #259

Boston School District	54,485 USD
Massachusetts	67,846 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Boston School District	83,217 USD
Massachusetts	92,850 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Boston School District	3.91%
Massachusetts	34.34%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Boston School District median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Massachusetts and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Boston School District		Massachusetts		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	21.06%	$20,584, see rank	25.58%	$18,740	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	19.47%	$14,571, see rank	28.46%	$17,313	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	4.29%	$4,411, see rank	3.04%	$4,688	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	8.94%	$24,401, see rank	15.99%	$25,440	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Boston School District	62,362 USD
Massachusetts	86,132 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Boston School District	96,836 USD
Massachusetts	111,411 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Boston School District	Massachusetts	U.S.
White	$70,678, see rank	$72,181	$56,900
Black	$37,711, see rank	$42,895	$35,600
Hispanic	$29,966, see rank	$34,870	$42,396
Asian	$39,740, see rank	$77,889	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$33,333, see rank	$36,701	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$21,042, see rank	$81,103	$53,370
One Race, Other	$28,551, see rank	$32,154	$40,300
Two or More Races	$42,752, see rank	$48,977	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Boston School District	Massachusetts	U.S.
less than 25	$20,807, see rank	$30,397	$25,788
25 to 44	$68,804, see rank	$76,699	$58,398
45 to 64	$61,123, see rank	$84,099	$65,027
65 or over	$27,189, see rank	$39,550	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Boston School District	Massachusetts	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	545,208, see rank	5,427,407	248,775,628
Male¹	258,347, 47.39%, see rank	47.84%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	184,266, 71.33%, see rank	72.18%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	369, 0.14%, see rank	0.15%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	183,897, 71.18%, see rank	72.03%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	164,070, 89.22%, see rank	90.83%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	19,827, 10.78%, see rank	9.17%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	74,081, 28.67%, see rank	27.82%	30.72%
Female¹	286,861, 52.61%, see rank	52.16%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	187,645, 65.41%, see rank	63.35%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	41, 0.01%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	187,604, 65.40%, see rank	63.33%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	170,161, 90.70%, see rank	92.33%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	17,443, 9.30%, see rank	7.67%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	99,216, 34.59%, see rank	36.65%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Boston School District	Massachusetts	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	327,640, 100%	3,284,998	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	128,095, 39.10%, see rank	71.97%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	20,983, 6.40%, see rank	7.75%	9.59%
Public Transportation	109,040, 33.28%, see rank	9.47%	5.06%
Walked	48,095, 14.68%, see rank	4.74%	2.78%
Other Means	9,416, 2.87%, see rank	1.63%	1.79%
Worked at Home	12,011, 3.67%, see rank	4.44%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Boston School District	30.3 minutes
Massachusetts	28.8 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Boston School District	Massachusetts	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	334,231	3,354,036	143,435,233
Male¹	164,070, 49.09%, see rank	50.64%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	73,735, 44.94%, see rank	40.81%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	33,082, 20.16%, see rank	15.38%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	28,320, 17.26%, see rank	17.54%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	303, 0.18%, see rank	0.32%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	8,879, 5.41%, see rank	8.21%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	15,882, 9.68%, see rank	13.12%	17.94%
Female¹	170,161, 50.91%, see rank	49.36%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	83,945, 49.33%, see rank	47.07%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	37,534, 22.06%, see rank	19.75%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	43,046, 25.30%, see rank	28.35%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	75, 0.04%, see rank	0.14%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	284, 0.17%, see rank	0.18%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	5,059, 2.97%, see rank	4.29%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Boston School District	Massachusetts	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	334,231, 100%	3,354,036	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	373, 0.11%, see rank	0.41%	1.96%
Construction	10,623, 3.18%, see rank	5.40%	6.17%
Manufacturing	14,873, 4.45%, see rank	9.24%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	4,995, 1.49%, see rank	2.42%	2.75%
Retail Trade	27,987, 8.37%, see rank	10.84%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	9,975, 2.98%, see rank	3.61%	4.93%
Information	8,501, 2.54%, see rank	2.36%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	31,106, 9.31%, see rank	7.63%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	53,775, 16.09%, see rank	13.14%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	104,831, 31.36%, see rank	27.87%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	36,755, 11.00%, see rank	8.61%	9.49%
Public Administration	14,759, 4.42%, see rank	4.06%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	15,678, 4.69%, see rank	4.44%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Boston School District	%	Massachusetts	U.S.
Population in Poverty	131,241	21.95%, see rank	11.56%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	20,458	17.09%, see rank	8.26%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.