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Census Tract 701.04, Suffolk County, Massachusetts

Census Tract 701.04, GEOID 25025070104, in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, entirely within Boston. 2,491 residents in the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (±378); the 2020 Census counted 2,862.

Residents, 2020-2024

2,491

±378 (90% margin)
2020 Census count: 2,862

Median household income

$235,950

±$67,684 (90% margin)
Suffolk County: $95,631

Median home value

$1,505,000

±$404,556 (90% margin)
Suffolk County: $705,800

Median gross rent

$3,500 or more

The survey's top or bottom value; no margin is published
Suffolk County: $2,129

Where is Census Tract 701.04?

Census Tract 701.04 is one of 235 census tracts in Suffolk County, Massachusetts. It covers 0.29 square miles of land, 9,735 residents per square mile in 2020. Its GEOID, 25025070104, names it uniquely (how tract numbers and GEOIDs work).

Places Census Tract 701.04 lies in (share of its 2020 census blocks)
PlaceShare of the tract
Boston100%
Census Tract 701.04 (marked with a dot) in Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.
303.02606.04612.02612.03612.04701.02701.03702.02704.02 701.04 0.5 mi
Census Tract 701.04 (shaded) and the tracts that border it, numbered. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file, 1:500,000.

10 census tracts border Census Tract 701.04: Tract 303.01 ($137,190), Tract 303.02 ($148,542), Tract 606.04 ($183,313), Tract 612.02, Tract 612.03 ($250,000 or more), Tract 612.04 ($171,365), Tract 701.02 ($123,454), Tract 701.03 ($83,750), Tract 702.02 ($43,780) and Tract 704.02 ($78,625). The figure in brackets is each tract's median household income.

Whether a tract counts as low- or moderate-income for bank lending (the Community Reinvestment Act) is set by the FFIEC against its metro area's family income: look it up in the FFIEC census geocoder.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 block assignment files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Census Tract 701.04?

The 2020-2024 American Community Survey puts Census Tract 701.04's population at 2,491 (±378) in 1,321 households; the 2020 Census counted 2,862 residents and 1,716 housing units.

Counts, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
MeasureTract 701.04BostonSuffolk CountyMassachusetts
Total population2,491±378666,442785,1217,044,056
Households1,321±198283,374327,1672,785,042
Average household size1.82±0.112.192.252.44
Housing units1,788±196310,625357,2903,030,406

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Census Tract 701.04?

The median resident of Census Tract 701.04 is 49.1 years old; 6.3% are under 18 and 18.7% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 65.6%, then non-Hispanic Asian residents at 22.7%. 31.4% of residents were born outside the United States.

Age, origin, education, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
MeasureTract 701.04BostonSuffolk CountyMassachusetts
Median age49.1±10.033.333.940.0
Under 18 years6.3%±1.3 pts15.1%16.0%19.4%
65 years and over18.7%±4.0 pts13.0%13.3%17.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)5.2%±3.3 pts19.3%23.2%13.3%
White alone, not Hispanic65.6%±8.8 pts44.1%43.6%66.6%
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic5.9%±5.6 pts19.3%17.1%6.4%
Asian alone, not Hispanic22.7%±8.0 pts10.3%9.2%7.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic0.0%±1.7 pts0.1%0.1%0.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic0.0%±1.7 pts0.0%0.0%0.0%
Two or more races, not Hispanic0.7%±0.8 pts5.9%5.6%5.1%
Some other race alone, not Hispanic0.0%±1.7 pts1.0%1.1%1.2%
Born outside the United States31.4%±8.4 pts27.8%29.8%18.0%
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)30.2%±9.2 pts35.6%38.8%25.1%
Civilian veterans (age 18+)1.5%±2.5 pts2.1%2.2%4.3%
With a disability4.1%±3.0 pts12.4%12.6%12.3%
No health insurance coverage1.0%±1.7 pts2.9%3.1%2.6%
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)96.0%±4.0 pts88.9%87.5%91.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)78.7%±6.3 pts54.9%50.6%47.3%
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)49.1%±7.6 pts26.1%23.5%21.8%
Lived in the same house a year earlier78.3%±6.8 pts80.3%81.4%88.3%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Census Tract 701.04 earn?

Half of the 1,321 households in Census Tract 701.04 earn less than $235,950 a year (±$67,684), against $95,631 across Suffolk County: 5th highest of the county's 209 tracts with a reliable estimate. 21.2% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
MeasureTract 701.04BostonSuffolk CountyMassachusetts
Median household income$235,950±$67,684$97,344$95,631$103,960
Mean household income$365,228±$94,023$143,767$139,201$144,950
Per capita income$194,473±$47,453$61,698$58,636$57,897
People below the poverty line21.2%±9.2 pts16.6%16.2%10.0%
Children under 18 below the poverty line21.5%±29.6 pts21.1%20.3%11.7%
Households receiving SNAP3.4%±2.8 pts19.5%19.7%14.7%
Households with a computer100.0%±3.2 pts95.6%95.4%95.7%
Households with a broadband subscription99.0%±1.6 pts92.0%91.6%92.8%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Census Tract 701.04?

Owners occupy 57.5% of Census Tract 701.04's occupied homes and renters 42.5%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $1,505,000 by its owner (±$404,556). The median renter pays $3,500 or more a month including utilities, and 49.9% of renters pay 35% or more of their income on rent.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
MeasureTract 701.04BostonSuffolk CountyMassachusetts
Median home value (owner-occupied)$1,505,000±$404,556$731,700$705,800$562,100
Median gross rent$3,500 or more$2,147$2,129$1,762
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent49.9%±14.1 pts41.3%42.1%41.8%
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage$3,955±$519$2,986$2,962$2,726
Owner-occupied homes57.5%±9.5 pts35.7%36.5%62.5%
Renter-occupied homes42.5%±9.5 pts64.3%63.5%37.5%
Housing units1,788±196310,625357,2903,030,406
Single-family detached homes3.5%±4.3 pts11.9%13.1%51.1%
Mobile homes0.0%±2.3 pts0.2%0.2%0.8%
Built 2020 or later7.4%±5.3 pts1.4%1.5%1.0%
Built 2010 to 201938.0%±9.0 pts10.0%9.7%6.2%
Built 1939 or earlier31.2%±8.0 pts46.7%45.6%30.5%
Households with no vehicle45.9%±8.5 pts33.3%31.6%11.7%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How do people in Census Tract 701.04 get to work?

10.3% of Census Tract 701.04's workers drive alone and 31.3% work from home. The average trip to work takes 18.9 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
MeasureTract 701.04BostonSuffolk CountyMassachusetts
In the labor force (age 16+)66.4%±8.5 pts70.0%69.8%67.0%
Unemployment rate6.6%±5.5 pts6.1%6.3%5.2%
Drove alone to work10.3%±4.9 pts32.9%35.4%61.2%
Carpooled1.1%±1.8 pts5.2%6.1%7.0%
Public transportation11.8%±5.4 pts22.6%22.4%6.5%
Walked40.2%±9.9 pts13.4%12.0%4.1%
Worked from home31.3%±8.8 pts21.3%19.9%18.6%
Mean travel time to work18.9 min±3.030.3 min30.9 min29.1 min

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

How does Census Tract 701.04 compare with the other tracts in Suffolk County?

Among Suffolk County's tracts with a reliable estimate, Census Tract 701.04 ranks as shown below (1 = highest).

Census Tract 701.04's rank among the tracts of Suffolk County and of Boston
MeasureIn Suffolk CountyIn Boston
Population159th of 224136th of 197
Residents per square mile190th of 234168th of 206
Median household income5th of 2095th of 182
Per capita income4th of 2214th of 194
Median home value10th of 19810th of 171
Median gross rent1st of 2101st of 184
Poverty rate72nd of 18165th of 161
Bachelor's degree or higher50th of 21850th of 191
Median age12th of 22512th of 198
Owner-occupied share39th of 20032nd of 173

The tracts next to it on Suffolk County's income ladder

Median household income, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractRankMedian household incomeResidents
Tract 7064th$243,229±$17,771 · within the margin of this tract2,256
Tract 701.045th$235,950±$67,6842,491
Tract 201.016th$230,543±$31,106 · within the margin of this tract3,620
Tract 705.017th$225,000±$41,786 · within the margin of this tract2,095
Tract 4038th$208,319±$49,898 · within the margin of this tract4,827

"Within the margin": the two incomes differ by less than their combined 90% margins, so the survey cannot say which is higher and the ranks between them are not firm.

Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Census Tract 701.04?

1 of the 18 figures for Census Tract 701.04 on this page carries a coefficient of variation over 40% and is marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

A census tract's figures rest on a few hundred sampled households over five years, so its margins are wider than a city's. Two tracts differ only when the gap between them is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins). How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · Check it at data.census.gov

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