Overview Boston is a tiny town located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 148 people and just one neighborhood, Boston is the 474th largest community in Indiana. Boston has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns. Occupations and Workforce Boston is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Boston is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Boston who work in food service (17.04%), office and administrative support (14.07%), and healthcare suport services (11.85%). Also of interest is that Boston has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Setting & Lifestyle Overall, Boston鈥檚 crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern. The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Boston has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Boston a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. As is often the case in a small town, Boston doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute. Boston Demographics The population of Boston has a very low overall level of education: only 8.38% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher. The per capita income in Boston in 2022 was $20,964, which is low income relative to Indiana and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $83,856 for a family of four. However, Boston contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Boston also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 34.25% of its population below the federal poverty line. The people who call Boston home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Boston residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Boston include English, Irish, German, Scots-Irish, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Boston is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.