Senior Life in Boston
Population 55 to 59 years old: 22,746
Population 60 to 64 years old: 18,288
Population 65 to 74 years old: 31,154
Population 75 to 84 years old: 21,675
Population 85 years and older: 8,507
Boston is the northeast’s primary industrial, financial, and educational hub, and boasts one of the globe’s top seaports. Boston’s chief industries are banking and financial services: insurance; and real estate. The city is also a leader in health care, featuring 25 hospitals and a wealth of community health centers. Other large businesses in Boston's are in high technology, biotechnology, software, and electronics.
Boston’s cultural and historic heritage makes it a magnet for tourists—its hotels consistently have among the highest occupancy in the U.S. Tourists are drawn to sites such as Paul Revere’s house; the Old North Church, which played a part in Revere's “midnight ride”; the Old South Meeting house, where patriots rallied during the Revolution; the old statehouse; and Faneuil Hall; the gold-domed statehouse.
Source: Citydata.com |
