Charlestown, Massachusetts Population & Demographics

Statistic	Charlestown	Boston	Massachusetts
Population	19,678	689,326	6,949,503
Population density (sq mi)	14,540	14,260	894
Median age	36.7	32.4	39.4
Male/Female ratio	0.9:1	0.9:1	0.9:1
Married (15yrs & older)	n/a	35%	53%
Families w/ Kids under 18	47%	39%	43%
Speak English	n/a	63%	77%
Speak Spanish	n/a	16%	9%

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Demographics Quick Facts

The population density in Charlestown is 2% higher than Boston
The median age in Charlestown is 13% higher than Boston
In Charlestown 77.32% of the population is White
In Charlestown 8.36% of the population is Black
In Charlestown 9.07% of the population is Asian

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Charlestown racial demographics

Race	Charlestown	Boston	Massachusetts
White	77.32%	52.11%	79.26%
Black	8.36%	24.20%	7.26%
Asian	9.07%	9.82%	6.11%
American Indian	0.02%	0.31%	0.21%
Native Hawaiian	0.00%	0.05%	0.03%
Mixed race	3.87%	7.25%	3.01%
Other race	1.36%	6.26%	4.13%

In Charlestown, 19.5% of people are of Hispanic or Latino origin.
Please note: Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in any/all of the applicable race categories above.

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Source: The Charlestown, Boston, MA demographics data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).

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