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1990 |
2000 |
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| |
# |
% |
# |
% |
% change |
| POPULATION |
|
|
|
|
|
| Total Population |
32,941 |
100.0% |
38,413 |
100.0% |
16.6% |
| % of Boston Population |
|
5.7% |
|
6.5% |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Race & Ethnicity |
|
|
|
|
|
| Non-Hispanic |
|
|
|
|
|
| White |
24,977 |
75.8% |
19,078 |
49.7% |
-23.6% |
| Black or Afr American |
702 |
2.1% |
1,177 |
3.1% |
67.7% |
| Asian or Pacific Islander |
1,260 |
3.8% |
1,553 |
4.0% |
23.3% |
| Native American |
84 |
0.3% |
71 |
0.2% |
-15.5% |
| Some other race |
113 |
0.3% |
440 |
1.1% |
289.4% |
| Two or more races |
na |
na |
1,104 |
2.9% |
na |
| Hispanic |
5,804 |
17.6% |
14,990 |
39.0% |
158.3% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Age |
|
|
|
|
|
| < 5 |
2,288 |
6.9% |
2,734 |
7.1% |
19.5% |
| 5-9 |
1,902 |
5.8% |
2,612 |
6.8% |
37.3% |
| 10-14 |
1,527 |
4.6% |
2,339 |
6.1% |
53.2% |
| 15-19 |
1,849 |
5.6% |
2,411 |
6.3% |
30.4% |
| 20-24 |
3,247 |
9.9% |
3,210 |
8.4% |
-1.1% |
| 25-34 |
6,904 |
21.0% |
7,707 |
20.1% |
11.6% |
| 35-44 |
4,188 |
12.7% |
6,354 |
16.5% |
51.7% |
| 45-54 |
2,848 |
8.6% |
3,871 |
10.1% |
35.9% |
| 55-64 |
2,931 |
8.9% |
2,479 |
6.5% |
-15.4% |
| 65-79 |
4,113 |
12.5% |
3,319 |
8.6% |
-19.3% |
| 80+ |
1,147 |
3.5% |
1,377 |
3.6% |
20.1% |
| |
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|
|
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| HOUSING |
|
|
|
|
|
| Total Housing Units |
14,810 |
100.0% |
15,078 |
100.0% |
1.8% |
| % of Boston Housing Stock |
|
5.9% |
|
6.0% |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Occupied Housing Units |
13,417 |
962.5% |
14,326 |
1905.1% |
6.8% |
| Owner Occupied |
3,930 |
281.9% |
4,029 |
535.8% |
2.5% |
| Renter Occupied |
9,488 |
680.6% |
10,297 |
1369.3% |
8.5% |
| Vacant Housing Units |
1,394 |
100.0% |
752 |
100.0% |
-46.1% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Family Households |
8,075 |
162.1% |
8,672 |
163.8% |
7.4% |
| Married-couple family |
4,980 |
100.0% |
5,294 |
100.0% |
6.3% |
| Single-householder family |
3,095 |
62.1% |
3,378 |
63.8% |
9.1% |
| Nonfamily Households |
5,333 |
107.1% |
5,654 |
106.8% |
6.0% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| INCOME & POVERTY |
|
|
|
|
|
| Median Household Income * |
$30,720 |
|
$31,311 |
|
1.9% |
| Per Capita Income * |
$15,895 |
|
$15,167 |
|
-4.6% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Individuals in Poverty |
6,313 |
19.3% |
7,436 |
19.5% |
17.8% |
| * represents income from the prior year. 1989 income adjusted to 1999 dollars |
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|
|
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|
| Source: Boston Redevelopment Authority, from 1990 & 2000 US Census |
| |
Neighborhood |
Boston Average |
| POPULATION AND HOUSEHOLDS (2000) |
# |
% |
# |
% |
| Total Population |
38,413 |
100.0% |
589,141 |
100.0% |
| Population in family households |
30,919 |
80.5% |
382,668 |
65.0% |
| Foreign born (naturalized) |
3,171 |
8.3% |
56,681 |
9.6% |
| Foreign born (not a citizen) |
12,880 |
33.5% |
95,155 |
16.2% |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Population 5 and older |
35,633 |
100.0% |
557,376 |
100.0% |
| Same house in 1995 |
18,621 |
52.3% |
266,242 |
47.8% |
| Speak Spanish |
13,290 |
37.3% |
75,711 |
13.6% |
| Speak other Indo-European languages |
4,415 |
12.4% |
67,706 |
12.1% |
| Speak Asian languages |
1,427 |
4.0% |
34,765 |
6.2% |
| Speak other language |
459 |
1.3% |
8,009 |
1.4% |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Workers 16 years and over |
16,020 |
100.0% |
278,463 |
100.0% |
| Took public transit to work |
7,122 |
44.5% |
89,906 |
32.3% |
| Walked to work |
1,193 |
7.4% |
36,323 |
13.0% |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Total Households |
14,322 |
100.0% |
239,603 |
100.0% |
| Linguistically isolated household |
3,248 |
22.7% |
25,660 |
10.7% |
| Average household size |
|
|
|
|
| All households |
2.66 |
|
|
2.31 |
| Family households |
3.53 |
|
|
3.28 |
| Non-family households |
1.28 |
|
|
1.39 |
| Median household income |
|
|
|
|
| All households |
$31,310 |
|
|
$39,629 |
| Family households |
$36,448 |
|
|
$44,151 |
| Non-family households |
$20,281 |
|
|
$33,332 |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Source: Boston Redevelopment Authority, from 2000 US Census. |
| POPULATION BY AGE AND GENDER (2000) |
|
TOTAL |
Male |
Female |
| All Ages |
38,413 |
19,969 |
18,444 |
| Under 5 |
2,780 |
1,445 |
1,335 |
| 5 - 9 |
2,757 |
1,469 |
1,288 |
| 10 - 14 |
2,320 |
1,364 |
956 |
| 15 - 17 |
1,206 |
778 |
428 |
| 18 - 24 |
4,531 |
2,516 |
2,015 |
| 25 - 44 |
13,808 |
7,471 |
6,337 |
| 45 - 64 |
6,395 |
3,162 |
3,233 |
| 65+ |
4,616 |
1,764 |
2,852 |
|
Source: Boston Redevelopment Authority, East Boston 2000 Census of Population and Housing (also includes population by race, by gender and age).
|
| HEALTH |
Neighbor-hood |
Boston Average |
| Women who smoked during pregnancy as a % of births (2002) |
3.0% |
4.5% |
| Emergency department visits per 1,000 residents (2002) |
251 |
409 |
| Asthma hospitalizations per child under 5 (1998-2002 annual average) |
3.4 |
8.4 |
| Percent of infants tested with elevated blood lead level (2003) |
2.1% |
3.2% |
| Percent of adults who are overweight or obese (1999 & 2001 average) |
68% |
47% |
| Percent of adults who are smokers (1999 & 2001 average) |
18% |
19% |
| Percent of adults who report limited physical activity (2001) |
56% |
57% |
| Percent of adults with high blood pressure (1999 & 2001 average) |
25% |
19% |
| Heart disease mortality per 100,000 residents (2000-2002) |
201 |
207 |
| Diabetes mortality per 100,000 residents (2000-2002) |
18 |
23 |
| Cancer mortality per 100,000 residents (2000-2002) |
255 |
218 |
| Substance abuse mortality per 100,000 residents (2000-2002) |
33 |
21 |
| * insufficient data |
|
|
| Source: Boston Public Health Commission, Health of Boston 2004 |
| |
Neighborhood |
Boston Average |
| MEDIAN RESIDENTIAL SALES PRICES |
2003 |
2004 |
2003 |
2004 |
| Single Family |
$242,000 |
$280,000 |
$338,950 |
$379,000 |
| Two-Family |
$330,000 |
$385,000 |
$386,000 |
$456,000 |
| Three-Family |
$400,000 |
$460,000 |
$430,000 |
$515,000 |
| Condominium |
$173,875 |
$219,000 |
$319,000 |
$350,000 |
| All Residential Sales |
$331,750 |
$375,000 |
$340,000 |
$380,000 |
| Median Asking Monthly Rent |
|
|
|
|
| Two-Bedroom Apartment |
$1,150 |
$1,100 |
$1,500 |
$1,450 |
| * insufficient data |
|
|
|
|
| Source: City of Boston Department of Neighborhood Development |
| RESIDENTIAL HOUSING, BY TYPE (2001) |
# |
% |
| Single Family |
979 |
19.3% |
| Two Family |
1,256 |
24.8% |
| Three Family |
2,206 |
43.5% |
| Total 1, 2, 3 Family Properties |
4,441 |
87.6% |
| Four-Six Family |
223 |
4.4% |
| Apartment Buildings |
48 |
0.9% |
| Mixed Residential/Commercial |
279 |
5.5% |
| Condominium Associations |
81 |
1.6% |
| Total Residential & Mixed Properties |
5,072 |
100.0% |
| |
|
|
| Source: Boston Redevelopment Authority |
| LAND & OPEN SPACE |
|
| Land area (sq miles) |
4.51 |
| Persons per sq mile |
8,517 |
| % open space |
14.8% |
| Protected open space per 1,000 people, 2001 (acres) |
6.0 |
| |
|
| Source: Boston Redevelopment Authority & Boston Parks Dept. |
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