Population of the Boston Area (Metro Area)
Map of Population by County in the Boston Area
Map of Population by County Subdivision in the Boston Area
Population by Place in the Boston Area
There are 132 places that are fully or partially contained within the Boston Area (130 fully and 2 partially). This section compares all 132 of those to each other.Population by County in the Boston Area
There are 7 counties in the Boston Area. This section compares all 7 of those to each other.Population by County Subdivision in the Boston Area
There are 201 county subdivisions in the Boston Area. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 27,773.Population by Metro Area in Massachusetts
There are 8 metro areas in Massachusetts. This section compares the Boston Area to all of the metro areas in Massachusetts.Population by Metro Area in the Northeast
There are 93 metro areas in the Northeast. This section compares the Boston Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the Northeast. The least populous of the compared metro areas has a population of 116,313.Population by Metro Area in the United States
There are 933 metro areas in the United States. This section compares the Boston Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the United States. The least populous of the compared metro areas has a population of 1,135,503.Definitions
This page reports on the population distribution in the Boston Area, both in terms of raw head counts, and in terms of population density per square mile.
- Population: count of all residents of the given entity at the time of the survey, excluding visitors
- Population Density: population divided by the total land area of the entity (i.e., excluding water areas contained in the entity)
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Cities:
Amesbury Town, Beverly, Boston, Braintree Town, Brockton, Cambridge, Chelsea, Dover, Everett, Franklin Town, Gloucester, Haverhill, Lawrence, Lowell, Lynn, Malden, Marlborough, Medford, Melrose, Methuen Town, Newburyport, Newton, Peabody, Portsmouth, Quincy, Revere, Rochester, Salem, Somersworth, Somerville, Waltham, Watertown Town, Weymouth Town, Winthrop Town, Woburn
Towns:
Abington, Acton, Andover, Arlington, Ashby, Ashland, Atkinson, Auburn, Avon, Ayer, Barrington, Bedford, Bellingham, Belmont, Billerica, Boxborough, Boxford, Brentwood, Bridgewater, Brookline, Burlington, Candia, Canton, Carlisle, Carver, Chelmsford, Chester, Cohasset, Concord, Danvers, Danville, Dedham, Deerfield, Derry, Dover, Dracut, Dunstable, Durham, Duxbury, East Bridgewater, East Kingston, Epping, Essex, Exeter, Farmington, Foxborough, Framingham, Fremont, Georgetown, Greenland, Groton, Groveland, Halifax, Hamilton, Hampstead, Hampton, Hampton Falls, Hanover, Hanson, Hingham, Holbrook, Holliston, Hopkinton, Hudson, Hull, Ipswich, Kensington, Kingston, Kingston, Lakeville, Lee, Lexington, Lincoln, Littleton, Londonderry, Lynnfield, Madbury, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Marblehead, Marion, Marshfield, Mattapoisett, Maynard, Medfield, Medway, Merrimac, Middleborough, Middleton, Middleton, Millis, Milton, Milton, Nahant, Natick, Needham, New Castle, New Durham, Newbury, Newfields, Newington, Newmarket, Newton, Norfolk, North Andover, North Hampton, North Reading, Northwood, Norwell, Norwood, Nottingham, Pembroke, Pepperell, Plainville, Plaistow, Plymouth, Plympton, Randolph, Raymond, Reading, Rochester, Rockland, Rockport, Rollinsford, Rowley, Rye, Salem, Salisbury, Sandown, Saugus, Scituate, Seabrook, Sharon, Sherborn, Shirley, South Hampton, Stoneham, Stoughton, Stow, Strafford, Stratham, Sudbury, Swampscott, Tewksbury, Topsfield, Townsend, Tyngsborough, Wakefield, Walpole, Wareham, Wayland, Wellesley, Wenham, West Bridgewater, West Newbury, Westford, Weston, Westwood, Whitman, Wilmington, Winchester, Windham, Wrentham
Unincorporated Places:
Abington, Andover, Arlington, Ayer, Bellingham, Belmont, Boxford, Bridgewater, Brookline, Burlington, Cochituate, Danvers, Dedham, Derry, Devens, Dover, Durham, Duxbury, East Pepperell, Epping, Essex, Exeter, Farmington, Foxborough, Framingham, Green Harbor-Cedar Crest, Groton, Hampton, Hampton Beach, Hanscom AFB, Hanson, Hingham, Holbrook, Hopkinton, Hudson, Hull, Ipswich, Kingston, Lexington, Littleton Common, Londonderry, Lynnfield, Marblehead, Marion Center, Marshfield, Marshfield Hills, Mattapoisett Center, Maynard, Medfield, Middleborough Center, Millis-Clicquot, Milton, Milton, Milton Mills, Nahant, Needham, Newfields, Newmarket, North Lakeville, North Pembroke, North Plymouth, North Scituate, Norwood, Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock, Onset, Pepperell, Pinehurst, Plymouth, Randolph, Raymond, Reading, Rockport, Rowley, Salisbury, Saugus, Scituate, Seabrook Beach, Sharon, Shirley, South Duxbury, South Hooksett, Southfield, Stoneham, Swampscott, The Pinehills, Topsfield, Townsend, Wakefield, Walpole, Wareham Center, Wellesley, West Concord, West Wareham, Weweantic, White Island Shores, Wilmington, Winchester
ZIP Codes:
01431, 01432, 01434, 01450, 01460, 01463, 01464, 01469, 01474, 01503, 01701, 01702, 01718, 01719, 01720, 01721, 01730, 01731, 01740, 01741, 01742, 01746, 01748, 01749, 01752, 01754, 01760, 01770, 01773, 01775, 01776, 01778, 01801, 01803, 01810, 01821, 01824, 01826, 01827, 01830, 01832, 01833, 01834, 01835, 01840, 01841, 01843, 01844, 01845, 01850, 01851, 01852, 01854, 01860, 01862, 01863, 01864, 01867, 01876, 01879, 01880, 01886, 01887, 01890, 01901, 01902, 01904, 01905, 01906, 01907, 01908, 01913, 01915, 01921, 01922, 01923, 01929, 01930, 01937, 01938, 01940, 01944, 01945, 01949, 01950, 01951, 01952, 01960, 01966, 01969, 01970, 01982, 01983, 01984, 01985, 02019, 02021, 02025, 02026, 02030, 02032, 02035, 02038, 02043, 02045, 02047, 02050, 02052, 02053, 02054, 02056, 02061, 02062, 02066, 02067, 02071, 02072, 02081, 02090, 02093, 02108, 02109, 02110, 02111, 02113, 02114, 02115, 02116, 02118, 02119, 02120, 02121, 02122, 02124, 02125, 02126, 02127, 02128, 02129, 02130, 02131, 02132, 02134, 02135, 02136, 02138, 02139, 02140, 02141, 02142, 02143, 02144, 02145, 02148, 02149, 02150, 02151, 02152, 02155, 02163, 02169, 02170, 02171, 02176, 02180, 02184, 02186, 02188, 02189, 02190, 02191, 02199, 02203, 02210, 02215, 02301, 02302, 02322, 02324, 02330, 02332, 02333, 02338, 02339, 02341, 02343, 02346, 02347, 02351, 02359, 02360, 02364, 02366, 02367, 02368, 02370, 02379, 02382, 02420, 02421, 02445, 02446, 02451, 02452, 02453, 02457, 02458, 02459, 02460, 02461, 02462, 02464, 02465, 02466, 02467, 02468, 02472, 02474, 02476, 02478, 02481, 02482, 02492, 02493, 02494, 02532, 02538, 02558, 02562, 02571, 02576, 02738, 02739, 02762, 02767, 02770, 03032, 03034, 03036, 03037, 03038, 03042, 03044, 03053, 03077, 03079, 03087, 03103, 03104, 03106, 03225, 03234, 03261, 03263, 03290, 03291, 03801, 03811, 03819, 03820, 03823, 03824, 03825, 03826, 03827, 03833, 03835, 03839, 03840, 03841, 03842, 03844, 03848, 03851, 03852, 03854, 03855, 03856, 03857, 03858, 03861, 03862, 03865, 03867, 03868, 03869, 03870, 03871, 03873, 03874, 03878, 03884, 03885, 03887
Unified School Districts:
Abington, Acton-Boxborough, Amesbury, Andover, Arlington, Ashland, Avon, Ayer-Shirley, Bedford, Bellingham, Belmont, Beverly, Billerica, Boston, Braintree, Bridgewater-Raynham, Brockton, Brookline, Burlington, Cambridge, Canton, Carver, Chelmsford, Chelsea, Cohasset, Danvers, Dedham, Dover, Dracut, Duxbury, East Bridgewater, Epping, Everett, Farmington, Foxborough, Framingham, Franklin, Freetown-Lakeville, Georgetown, Gloucester, Governor Wentworth, Groton-Dunstable, Hamilton-Wenham, Hanover, Haverhill, Hingham, Holbrook, Holliston, Hopkinton, Hudson, Hull, Ipswich, Lawrence, Lexington, Littleton, Londonderry, Lowell, Lynn, Lynnfield, Malden, Manchester Essex, Marblehead, Marlborough, Marshfield, Maynard, Medfield, Medford, Medway, Melrose, Methuen, Middleborough, Middleton, Millis, Milton, Milton, Nashoba, Natick, Needham, Newburyport, Newmarket, Newton, North Andover, North Middlesex, North Reading, Norwell, Norwood, Oyster River Cooperative, Peabody, Pembroke, Pentucket, Plymouth, Portsmouth, Quincy, Randolph, Raymond, Reading, Revere, Rochester, Rockland, Rockport, Salem, Salem, Sanborn, Saugus, Scituate, Sharon, Somersworth, Somerville, Stoneham, Stoughton, Swampscott, Tewksbury, Timberlane, Triton, Tyngsborough, Wakefield, Walpole, Waltham, Wareham, Watertown, Wayland, Wellesley, West Bridgewater, Westford, Weston, Westwood, Weymouth, Whitman-Hanson, Wilmington, Winchester, Windham, Winthrop, Woburn
Elementary School Districts:
Auburn, Barrington, Boxford, Brentwood, Candia, Carlisle, Chester, Concord, Deerfield, Derry, Dover, East Kingston, Exeter, Fremont, Greenland, Halifax, Hampstead, Hampton Falls, Hampton, Kensington, Kingston, Lincoln, Marion, Mattapoisett, Middleton, Nahant, New Castle, Newfields, Newington, Norfolk, North Hampton, Northwood, Nottingham, Plainville, Plympton, Rochester, Rollinsford, Rye, Seabrook, Sherborn, South Hampton, Strafford, Stratham, Sudbury, Topsfield, Wrentham
Secondary School Districts:
Upper State Legislative Districts:
MA-Bristol and Norfolk, MA-5th Middlesex, MA-1st Bristol and Plymouth, MA-1st Essex and Middlesex, MA-1st Essex, MA-1st Middlesex and Norfolk, MA-1st Middlesex, MA-1st Plymouth and Bristol, MA-1st Suffolk and Middlesex, MA-1st Suffolk, MA-4th Middlesex, MA-Middlesex and Suffolk, MA-Middlesex and Worcester, MA-Norfolk and Plymouth, MA-Norfolk and Suffolk, MA-Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex, MA-Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth, MA-Plymouth and Barnstable, MA-Plymouth and Norfolk, MA-2nd Bristol and Plymouth, MA-2nd Essex and Middlesex, MA-2nd Essex, MA-2nd Middlesex and Norfolk, MA-2nd Middlesex, MA-2nd Plymouth and Bristol, MA-2nd Suffolk and Middlesex, MA-2nd Suffolk, MA-3rd Essex, MA-3rd Middlesex, MA-Worcester and Middlesex, MA-Worcester and Norfolk, MA-Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex
Lower State Legislative Districts:
MA-1st Bristol, MA-1st Essex, MA-1st Middlesex, MA-1st Norfolk, MA-1st Plymouth, MA-1st Suffolk, MA-2nd Essex, MA-2nd Middlesex, MA-2nd Norfolk, MA-2nd Plymouth, MA-2nd Suffolk, MA-3rd Essex, MA-3rd Middlesex, MA-3rd Norfolk, MA-3rd Plymouth, MA-3rd Suffolk, MA-4th Essex, MA-4th Middlesex, MA-4th Norfolk, MA-4th Plymouth, MA-4th Suffolk, MA-5th Barnstable, MA-5th Essex, MA-5th Middlesex, MA-5th Norfolk, MA-5th Plymouth, MA-5th Suffolk, MA-6th Essex, MA-6th Middlesex, MA-6th Norfolk, MA-6th Plymouth, MA-6th Suffolk, MA-7th Essex, MA-7th Middlesex, MA-7th Norfolk, MA-7th Plymouth, MA-7th Suffolk, MA-8th Essex, MA-8th Middlesex, MA-8th Norfolk, MA-8th Plymouth, MA-8th Suffolk, MA-8th Worcester, MA-9th Essex, MA-9th Middlesex, MA-9th Norfolk, MA-9th Plymouth, MA-9th Suffolk, MA-10th Bristol, MA-10th Essex, MA-10th Middlesex, MA-10th Norfolk, MA-10th Plymouth, MA-10th Suffolk, MA-10th Worcester, MA-11th Essex, MA-11th Middlesex, MA-11th Norfolk, MA-11th Plymouth, MA-11th Suffolk, MA-12th Bristol, MA-12th Essex, MA-12th Middlesex, MA-12th Norfolk, MA-12th Plymouth, MA-12th Suffolk, MA-13th Essex, MA-13th Middlesex, MA-13th Norfolk, MA-13th Suffolk, MA-14th Essex, MA-14th Middlesex, MA-14th Norfolk, MA-14th Suffolk, MA-15th Essex, MA-15th Middlesex, MA-15th Norfolk, MA-15th Suffolk, MA-16th Essex, MA-16th Middlesex, MA-16th Suffolk, MA-17th Essex, MA-17th Middlesex, MA-17th Suffolk, MA-18th Essex, MA-18th Middlesex, MA-18th Suffolk, MA-19th Middlesex, MA-19th Suffolk, MA-20th Middlesex, MA-21st Middlesex, MA-22nd Middlesex, MA-23rd Middlesex, MA-24th Middlesex, MA-25th Middlesex, MA-26th Middlesex, MA-27th Middlesex, MA-28th Middlesex, MA-29th Middlesex, MA-30th Middlesex, MA-31st Middlesex, MA-32nd Middlesex, MA-33rd Middlesex, MA-34th Middlesex, MA-35th Middlesex, MA-36th Middlesex, MA-37th Middlesex
State House Districts:
NH-Rockingham County No. 1, NH-Rockingham County No. 2, NH-Rockingham County No. 3, NH-Rockingham County No. 4, NH-Rockingham County No. 5, NH-Rockingham County No. 6, NH-Rockingham County No. 7, NH-Rockingham County No. 8, NH-Rockingham County No. 9, NH-Rockingham County No. 10, NH-Rockingham County No. 11, NH-Rockingham County No. 12, NH-Rockingham County No. 13, NH-Rockingham County No. 14, NH-Rockingham County No. 15, NH-Rockingham County No. 16, NH-Rockingham County No. 17, NH-Rockingham County No. 18, NH-Rockingham County No. 19, NH-Rockingham County No. 20, NH-Rockingham County No. 21, NH-Rockingham County No. 22, NH-Rockingham County No. 23, NH-Rockingham County No. 24, NH-Rockingham County No. 25, NH-Rockingham County No. 26, NH-Rockingham County No. 27, NH-Rockingham County No. 28, NH-Rockingham County No. 29, NH-Strafford County No. 1, NH-Strafford County No. 2, NH-Strafford County No. 3, NH-Strafford County No. 4, NH-Strafford County No. 5, NH-Strafford County No. 6, NH-Strafford County No. 7, NH-Strafford County No. 8, NH-Strafford County No. 9, NH-Strafford County No. 10, NH-Strafford County No. 11, NH-Strafford County No. 12, NH-Strafford County No. 13, NH-Strafford County No. 14, NH-Strafford County No. 15, NH-Strafford County No. 16, NH-Strafford County No. 17, NH-Strafford County No. 18
Neighboring Metro Areas: