CityOfBoston Official An official website of the City of Boston

This is the website for the City of Boston’s new Planning Department, which launched on July 1. The staff and many responsibilities of the Boston Planning & Development Agency have moved to the Planning Department of the City of Boston including planning & zoning, urban design, development review, and real estate divisions. Please excuse any misalignment you may see on our site as we transition to the City. Learn more

The U.S. Census conducts the decennial census every ten years to provide an official count of the entire U.S. population to Congress for apportionment of taxes and representation in the House of Representatives. The Census counted residents in the United States on April 1, 2020, and asked a short set of additional questions, such as age, sex, race, Hispanic origin, and owner/renter status. The first limited data release for the 2020 Census (the Redistricting Data Summary File) was August 12, 2021. Full 2020 Census data are not scheduled to be released until 2023.

Boston 2020 Census Analysis
Research Division reports and presentations analyzing the 2020 Census data for Boston.

Boston 2020 Census Data
Boston 2020 Census data for city, neighborhood, wards, and precincts available for download.

MyCensus Viewer
Interactive map tool to visualize Census data and American Community Survey data.