Information about Boston

Population
70,505
Avg Annual Income
£33,313
Full Time Employees
30.26%
Average Age
42.68
Boston Demographics
(from Census 2021)

The population of Boston is 70,505 compared to England, which has a population of 59,597,542. While the male population in Boston is 35,806, and the female population is 34,696. In England, the male population is 28,833,712 and the female population is 27,656,336, according to the 2021 census.

Ethnicity & Religion

According to the latest 2021 census, The main ethnicity of the people in the immediate area is White: English, with a total of 52,540, followed by White: Other White, with a total of 13,697. As compared to the population in England, the main ethnicities were White: English(41,540,791) followed by Asian: Indian(1,843,248) and Asian: Pakistani(1,570,285). In terms of religion, most people mentioned Christian (42,171), followed by No religion (22,034), whereas, in England, the main religion was Christian(26,167,899), Muslim(3,801,186), and Hindu(1,020,533). While 20,715,664 mentioned 'No Religion' and 3,400,548 did not answer

Deprivation

As for deprivation, most of the area is not deprived in any dimension (12,014), followed by at least deprived in one dimension (11,351). While in England, 11,349,743 households are not deprived in any dimension, and 7,842,690 households are deprived in one dimension.

Economic Status

Most people in the Boston area mentioned they are Employee: Full-time (21,331), while 13,670 adults mentioned they are Retired.

Education

Regarding education, 12,918 adults have Does not apply education, while 8,157 have Apprenticeship education. The most common occupations in the Boston area are

  • Process, plant and machine operatives (6272)
  • Elementary occupations (6157), and
  • Skilled trades occupations (3702)

Age

The average age of people living in Boston is 43 years old. The top three age distributions are: Below 14 (12104), Between 45 to 54 (9429), and Between 55 to 64 (9242). The median age in England and Wales was 40 years as per the 2021 census.

NS-SEC

The NS-SEC defines and measures social class and is considered a reliable indicator of a person's class status. As per the 2021 census, most of the population in Boston has Routine occupations (13,837) followed by Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations (8,668), and Semi-routine occupations (8,535). In England, Most of the population(9,172,372) have Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations, followed by Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations(6,092,791)

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Postcodes in Boston

The postcode district PE, LN are associated with the Boston, and there are total 4 postcode areas (listed below). The Boston has a total of 2188 postcodes overall.

ONS Administrative Info
NameType
AreaBoston
Ward

Coastal

Fenside

Fishtoft

Five Village

Kirton and Frampton

Old Leake and Wrangle

Skirbeck

St Thomas'

Staniland

Station

Swineshead and Holland Fen

Trinity

West

Witham

Wyberton

LTLA22
UTLA22Lincolnshire
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland