Political:

Joe Biden won 2020 USA presidential election, but President Trump continues to claim he won
and challenge the results in court. The uncertainty of 2020 elections, millions of coronavirus
infections and thousands of COVID-19 related deaths and an economic recession threaten U.S
political stability.
However, with Joe Biden winning the election and if the Democrats take the Senate, mostly there
is going to be a big fiscal package - at least $2 trillion of aid to households, state and local
governments, small businesses which should give the economy a big lift.
Economic:
Massachusetts was hit harder by Covid-19 earlier in the pandemic than many parts of the
country. The Massachusetts economy shrank at a staggering pace in the second quarter,
plummeting by an annual rate of nearly 44%, the biggest decline on record.

The Bay State’s real gross domestic product declined significantly more than the country’s as a
whole, as U.S. GDP dropped by an annual rate of almost 33% during the same time period.
These numbers mean the country is in a recession for the first time in 11 years

 Median household income in 2018 $71,834. The income inequality in Massachusetts is 0.483,
which is higher than the national average.
The economy of Boston, MA employs 383k people in 2018
20.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Boston, MA (128k out of 636k
people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 13.1%.
The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Females 25 - 34 and
then Males 18 - 24.
Massachusetts is currently ranked at having the second highest childcare costs in the country.
Additionally, over the last six years, the average monthly rent in greater Boston for a 2-bedroom
apartment has increased by nearly $800
Social:
population 679,413 Education: 14% less than high school diploma and 20% high school
diploma.
3.62% of people in Massachusetts do not have health coverage
1 in 10 households in Massachusetts is food insecure
While more people are working, their income does not keep up with the basic costs of living,
such as housing and childcare, and too many households are forced to cut back on consistent,
nutritious meals.
Age Distribution in Boston:
<10 year 9%, 10-17 years 7% , 18-24 years 15%, 25-34 years 24%, 35-44 years 12%
45-54 years 11% , 55-64 years 10% , 65+ years 11%

Legal:
Governor Charlie Baker launches new state food security program.
Baker announced the $36 million Food Insecurity Grant Program designed to increase capacity
at food distributors across the Commonwealth and help farmers, retailers and fisheries provide
greater access to food. The program is accepting grant applications until Sept. 15.
Food access agenda to end the food insecurity in Boston in 2030.
Mayor Walsh releases City's Food Access Agenda to end food insecurity by 2030 in Boston.

Environmental:
The food-insecurity rate in Massachusetts has increased 53% since before the pandemic, according
to Feeding America. One in seven people are expected to not have access to enough food for three
healthy meals a day, and one in five children in Massachusetts now live in food-insecure
households, an increase of 81% over pre-COVID-19 food-insecurity levels. The jobless rate in
Massachusetts also hit 16.1%, the highest in the country.

Demographic:
Boston is 29 out of 228 most diverse cities in America.
The 5 largest ethnic group in Boston are White (44.4%), Black or African American (22.4%),
Asian (9.33%), White (Hispanic) (8.06%), and other Hispanic (6.5%). 36.7% of the people in
Boston speak a non-English Language and 86.4% are U.S. citizens.
65% renting
8.6% people with disability under the age 65
The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Boston, MA is White,
followed by Hispanic and Black.
The homeownership rate in Boston, MA is 34.1%, which is lower than the national average of
63.9%