Boston is in Suffolk County
Educational Institutions in Boston
University Medical School
Harvard University School of Medicine
Boston College
New England Conserva-tory of Music
School of the Museum of Fine Arts
University of Massachusetts at Boston
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyThe people of Boston
Median resident age: 31.1 years Median household income: $39,629 (year 2000) Median house value: $190,600 (year 2000) Population (year 2000): 589,141. Estimated Population in July 2005: 559,034 (-5.1% change) Males: 283,588 (48.1%), Females: 305,553 (51.9%) Median household income in 2005: $42,562 2005 median house value: $420,400 Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2005: 22.3% (14.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 24.7% for Black residents, 34.4% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 38.4% for other race residents)