Back Bay-Beacon Hill, MA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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194%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

69%

Household income NAT. AVG.

24%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Back Bay-Beacon Hill	Boston	Massachusetts
Income per capita	$87,826	$46,845	$38,069
Median household income	$93,684	$76,298	$70,954
Median income owner occupied	$0	$123,009	$95,052
Median income renter occupied	$0	$53,188	$39,116
Median earnings male	$79,805	$47,538	$45,946
Median earnings female	$53,026	$40,041	$32,028
Unemployment rate	3.5%	4.8%	4.6%
Poverty level	n/a	18.0%	11.4%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Back Bay-Beacon Hill is 194% higher than the national average
The median household income in Back Bay-Beacon Hill is 69% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Back Bay-Beacon Hill is 24% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Back Bay-Beacon Hill is 100% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$50,860 $76,298 $152,596

City

$47,297 $70,954 $141,908

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

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Back Bay-Beacon Hill median earnings by income bracket

Back Bay-Beacon Hill employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	1.4%	0.8%
Manufacturing sector	4.5%	0.0%
Financial & insurance services	21.9%	11.1%
Wholesale & retail services	6.7%	6.8%
Public administration	1.5%	1.6%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	1.3%	0.6%
Education, health & social services	21.8%	35.3%
Other	38.1%	36.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Dover, MA	2,518	$217,284	292.8%
Wellesley, MA	28,747	$213,684	286.3%
Lexington, MA	33,304	$185,686	235.6%
Cochituate, MA	6,730	$175,729	217.6%
Needham, MA	31,177	$174,707	215.8%
Boston, MA	689,326	$76,298	37.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Vancouver, BC	694,440	n/a
El Paso, TX	679,879	$48,866	11.7%
Washington, DC	701,974	$90,842	64.2%
Detroit, MI	672,351	$32,498	41.3%
Nashville, TN	667,070	$62,087	12.2%
Boston, MA	689,326	$76,298	37.9%

Source: The Back Bay-Beacon Hill, Boston, MA employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).

Back Bay-Beacon Hill, Boston, MA Employment