Housing density: 184 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $1,068,910.
Median contract rent in 2022: $1,764 (lower quartile is $1,557, upper quartile is $1,928)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $2,066
Median gross rent in Boxborough, MA in 2022: $1,879
Housing units in Boxborough with a mortgage: 858 (88 second mortgage, 127 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 170
In family households: 1,161,600 (250,263 male householders, 116,393 female householders)
287,332 spouses, 410,462 children (392,286 natural, 9,871 adopted, 8,305 stepchildren), 16,644 grandchildren, 14,569 brothers or sisters, 15,064 parents, foster children, 15,023 other relatives, 25,838 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 286,073 (95,244 male householders (67,197 living alone)), 118,788 female householders (94,319 living alone)), 72,041 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 55,412 (13,773 institutionalized population)
252,928 married couples with children.
55,356 single-parent households (9,721 men, 45,635 women).
86.9% of residents of Boxborough speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
6.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (94% speak English very well, 6% speak English well).
5.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (86% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak other language at home (81% speak English very well, 19% speak English well).
Foreign born population: 1,025 (19.1%)
(41.7% of them are naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Boxborough, Massachusetts
1441995 to March 2000
1051990 to 1994
1061985 to 1989
1151980 to 1984
671975 to 1979
221970 to 1974
421965 to 1969
13Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
Other: 1,229 (20.9%)
Irish: 977 (16.6%)
English: 816 (13.9%)
German: 651 (11.1%)
Italian: 439 (7.5%)
United States: 290 (4.9%)
Scottish: 211 (3.6%)
French Canadian: 205 (3.5%)
Polish: 185 (3.1%)
French: 158 (2.7%)
Russian: 133 (2.3%)
Arab: 87 (1.5%)
Greek: 80 (1.4%)
Dutch: 77 (1.3%)
Scotch-Irish: 76 (1.3%)
Swedish: 75 (1.3%)
Portuguese: 66 (1.1%)
Norwegian: 40 (0.7%)
Danish: 28 (0.5%)
Lithuanian: 28 (0.5%)
Welsh: 21 (0.4%)
West Indian: 8 (0.1%)
Hungarian: 5 (0.08%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
India
Boxborough:
26.2% (161)
Massachusetts:
3.6% (28,086)
United Kingdom
Boxborough:
15.5% (95)
Massachusetts:
3.3% (25,403)
Canada
Boxborough:
8.8% (54)
Massachusetts:
5.2% (40,247)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Boxborough:
8.1% (50)
Massachusetts:
5.1% (39,255)
Taiwan
Boxborough:
6.2% (38)
Massachusetts:
0.9% (7,258)
Hong Kong
Boxborough:
3.4% (21)
Massachusetts:
1.0% (7,937)
Korea
Boxborough:
3.1% (19)
Massachusetts:
1.7% (13,456)
Lebanon
Boxborough:
2.8% (17)
Massachusetts:
0.9% (6,691)
Iran
Boxborough:
2.6% (16)
Massachusetts:
0.6% (4,416)
Other Northern Africa
Boxborough:
2.6% (16)
Massachusetts:
0.5% (3,810)
Italy
Boxborough:
2.4% (15)
Massachusetts:
3.7% (28,319)
Other Australian and New Zealand Subregion
Boxborough:
2.0% (12)
Massachusetts:
0.1% (417)
Chile
Boxborough:
2.0% (12)
Massachusetts:
0.2% (1,617)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 2,416
Other state: 1,808
Northeast: 1,077
Midwest: 261
South: 274
West: 196
57% of Boxborough residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 39% lived in Massachusetts.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 6
7th and 8th grade: 9
9th grade: 13
10th grade: 0
11th grade: 15
12th grade, no diploma: 0
High school graduate (or equivalency): 110
Less than 1 year of college: 41
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 156
Associate degree: 63
Bachelor's degree: 562
Master's degree: 450
Professional school degree: 51
Doctorate degree: 127
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 0
9th grade: 7
10th grade: 0
11th grade: 0
12th grade, no diploma: 12
High school graduate (or equivalency): 143
Less than 1 year of college: 63
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 145
Associate degree: 85
Bachelor's degree: 676
Master's degree: 333
Professional school degree: 32
Doctorate degree: 16
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 1,081
One, attached: 106
Two: 12
3 or 4: 31
5 to 9: 64
10 to 19: 404
20 to 49: 181
50 or more: 27
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.8%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.3%