CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Boston

Georgia · 1,395 residents · 2.25 sq mi

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Boston is a city of 1,395 people in Georgia. 34.8% of people here live below the federal poverty line. Households here earn about 50% less than in Georgia as a whole. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 6% of adults. The typical home is worth $33,500. The median household earns $14,625, about 51% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

6% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,395

−2%vs 2000

vs 1,417 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.6

−7%vs 2000

vs 35.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.25 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.2%(115)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.2%(115)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.6%(120)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.5%(119)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.2%(100)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.7%(177)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.2%(156)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.5%(146)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.2%(128)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749%(125)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.9%(68)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.9%(26)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$14,625

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $19,313 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$6,609

−31%vs 2000

vs $9,622 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

34.8%

+2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 32.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$33,500

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $42,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$246

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $335 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

71.4%

+0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.5% in 2000

28.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic30.2%(428)

Black67%(950)

Hispanic / Latino2.2%(31)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic38.7%(540)

Black61.3%(855)

Hispanic / Latino0.1%(1)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

South American2.9%(44)

Bolivian2.9%(44)

Mexican2.6%(39)

Ancestry

Irish9.9%(151)

American6.2%(94)

English5.6%(85)

German4.1%(63)

Scottish2.4%(37)

West Indian1.3%(20)

Jamaican1.3%(20)

Italian0.9%(13)

French0.7%(10)

Scotch-Irish0.7%(10)

Brazilian0.5%(8)

British0.2%(3)

+ 2 more ancestry groups with data

Canadian0.2%(3)

Dutch0.1%(2)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest South American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.4%

+1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

50.6%

−12.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 63.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.5%

+0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.1 min

+43%vs 2000

vs 15.5 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married40.1%(199)

Married41.1%(204)

Widowed3.2%(16)

Divorced15.5%(77)

Women 15+

Never married45.9%(323)

Married34.1%(240)

Widowed8.1%(57)

Divorced11.8%(83)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.0%

−10.6 ptssince 2013

from 20.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

35.5%

−12.8 ptssince 2020

from 48.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.9%

+3.9 ptssince 2020

from 8.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.3%

+3.7 ptssince 2020

from 17.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

33.1%

+3.3 ptssince 2020

from 29.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.2%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 1.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

46.6%

−8.9 ptssince 2020

from 55.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

48.8%

+4.9 ptssince 2020

from 43.9% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)0%(0)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era46%(23)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 50 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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