Briarwood Demographics, Housing & Occupancy, Social Statistics, Economics, Families

Demographics

Age

38.7 ±1.5

Median age

a little less than the figure in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metro Area: 39.7 ±0.3

a little less than the figure in Massachusetts: 40.3 ±0.1

Housing

Units & Occupancy

27,596 ±624

Number of housing units

less than 10 percent of the figure in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metro Area: Infinity 2,071,733 (±Infinity /±445)

less than 10 percent of the figure in Massachusetts: Infinity 3,045,867 (±Infinity /±257)

Value

$426,900 ±$9,251

Median value of owner-occupied housing units

about two-thirds of the amount in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metro Area: $646,600 ±$3,949

about three-quarters of the amount in Massachusetts: $570,800 ±$3,746

Geographical mobility

9.8%

Moved since previous year

about 80 percent of the rate in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metro Area: 11.8% 574,519 (±0.8% /±40,475)

about 80 percent of the rate in Massachusetts: 11.8% 816,565 (±0.7% /±47,016)

Families

Households

66,391 ±45

Persons per household

less than 10 percent of the figure in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metro Area: Infinity 4,756,588 (±Infinity /±897)

less than 10 percent of the figure in Massachusetts: Infinity 6,760,613

Fertility

5% ±1.4% (826 ±223)

Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

about 20 percent higher than the rate in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metro Area: 4.3% 50,885 (±0.3% /±4,042)

about 10 percent higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 4.4% 73,773 (±0.4% /±5,978)

Economics

Income

Poverty

10.6%

Persons below poverty line

about 20 percent higher than the rate in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metro Area: 9% 429,171 (±0.4% /±19,754)

about the same as the rate in Massachusetts: 10.4% 706,730 (±0.4% /±24,578)

Transportation to work

N/A

Mean travel time to work

Social

Educational attainment

90.5%

High school grad or higher

about the same as the rate in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metro Area: 92.3% 3,230,512 (±3% /±106,216)

about the same as the rate in Massachusetts: 91.4% 4,546,817 (±2.5% /±125,576)

31.6% ±4.7% (14,858 ±2,219)

Bachelor's degree or higher

about three-fifths of the rate in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metro Area: 52.2% 1,825,723 (±1.5% /±53,673)

about two-thirds of the rate in Massachusetts: 47.8% 2,377,209 (±1.2% /±60,288)

Language

N/A

Persons with language other than English spoken at home

Place of birth

13.4%

Foreign-born population

about two-thirds of the rate in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metro Area: 19.9% 980,579 (±0.4% /±20,361)

about three-quarters of the rate in Massachusetts: 18% 1,263,580 (±0.3% /±22,521)

Veteran status

5.1%

Population with veteran status

about 1.3 times the rate in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metro Area: 3.9% 155,928 (±0.2% /±6,310)

about 25 percent higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 4.1% 234,066 (±0.1% /±7,800)

2689 Total veterans

2508 Male

181 Female