Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts Population & Demographics

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Demographics Quick Facts

The population density in Jamaica Plain is 33% lower than Boston
The median age in Jamaica Plain is 11% higher than Boston
In Jamaica Plain 61.76% of the population is White
In Jamaica Plain 16.97% of the population is Black
In Jamaica Plain 7.00% of the population is Asian

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Jamaica Plain racial demographics

Race	Jamaica Plain	Boston	Massachusetts
White	61.76%	52.11%	79.26%
Black	16.97%	24.20%	7.26%
Asian	7.00%	9.82%	6.11%
American Indian	0.43%	0.31%	0.21%
Native Hawaiian	0.00%	0.05%	0.03%
Mixed race	5.46%	7.25%	3.01%
Other race	8.38%	6.26%	4.13%

In Jamaica Plain, 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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Household income distribution

Place of birth by citizenship

Jamaica Plain age breakdown

Marital status

Age of children in married couples

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

Statistic	Jamaica Plain	Boston	Massachusetts
Population	47,098	689,326	6,949,503
Population density (sq mi)	9,509	14,260	894
Median age	35.8	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	42%	39%	43%
Speak English	n/a	63%	77%
Speak Spanish	n/a	16%	9%

Jamaica Plain, Boston, MA Demographics