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Boston Population, by Household
General statistics about Boston household population, by owner-occupied versus renter-occupied housing units. The second table lists the distribution of Boston family and nonfamily households by family type or householder sex.
Population in occupied housing units
554,064
100.0%
In owner-occupied units
194,035
35.0%
In renter-occupied units
360,029
65.0%
Persons per occupied housing unit
2.31
Per owner-occupied unit
2.51
Per renter-occupied unit
2.22
Total units
77,226
100.0%
162,302
100.0%
Family households
47,625
61.7%
67,471
41.6%
Householder is 15 to 64
37,096
48.0%
60,640
37.4%
Householder is 65 or over
10,529
13.6%
6,831
4.2%
Married-couple family
34,274
44.4%
31,473
19.4%
Male householder, no wife present
3,399
4.4%
6,584
4.1%
Female householder, no husband present
9,952
12.9%
29,414
18.1%
Nonfamily households
29,601
38.3%
94,831
58.4%
Householder is 15 to 64
22,278
28.8%
79,533
49.0%
Householder is 65 or over
7,323
9.5%
15,298
9.4%
Male householder
13,366
17.3%
45,973
28.3%
Living alone
9,746
12.6%
30,323
18.7%
65 years and over
1,857
2.4%
4,358
2.7%
Not living alone
3,620
4.7%
15,650
9.6%
Female householder
16,235
21.0%
48,858
30.1%
Living alone
13,816
17.9%
35,059
21.6%
65 years and over
5,063
6.6%
10,518
6.5%
Not living alone
2,419
3.1%
13,799
8.5%