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1990 |
2000 |
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| |
# |
% |
# |
% |
% change |
| POPULATION |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Population
|
21,625 |
100.0% |
25,173 |
100.0% |
16.4% |
|
% of Boston Population
|
|
3.8% |
|
4.3% |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Race & Ethnicity
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Non-Hispanic |
|
|
|
|
|
| White |
15,975 |
73.9% |
17,516 |
69.6% |
9.6% |
| Black or Afr American |
616 |
2.8% |
1,024 |
4.1% |
66.2% |
| Asian or Pacific Islander |
4,285 |
19.8% |
5,280 |
21.0% |
23.2% |
| Native American |
27 |
0.1% |
29 |
0.1% |
7.4% |
| Some other race |
8 |
0.0% |
48 |
0.2% |
500.0% |
| Two or more races |
na |
na |
335 |
1.3% |
na |
| Hispanic |
714 |
3.3% |
941 |
3.7% |
31.8% |
| |
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|
|
|
|
|
Age
|
|
|
|
|
|
| < 5 |
627 |
2.9% |
666 |
2.6% |
6.2% |
| 5-9 |
341 |
1.6% |
464 |
1.8% |
36.1% |
| 10-14 |
388 |
1.8% |
376 |
1.5% |
-3.1% |
| 15-19 |
613 |
2.8% |
1,259 |
5.0% |
105.4% |
| 20-24 |
2,450 |
11.3% |
2,643 |
10.5% |
7.9% |
| 25-34 |
6,010 |
27.8% |
6,886 |
27.4% |
14.6% |
| 35-44 |
3,335 |
15.4% |
3,551 |
14.1% |
6.5% |
| 45-54 |
2,151 |
9.9% |
2,952 |
11.7% |
37.2% |
| 55-64 |
2,034 |
9.4% |
2,177 |
8.6% |
7.0% |
| 65-79 |
2,777 |
12.8% |
2,881 |
11.4% |
3.7% |
| 80+ |
901 |
4.2% |
1,318 |
5.2% |
46.3% |
| |
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|
|
|
|
HOUSING
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total Housing Units |
13,361 |
100.0% |
14,220 |
100.0% |
6.4% |
| % of Boston Housing Stock |
|
5.3% |
|
5.6% |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Occupied Housing Units |
11,766 |
88.1% |
13,180 |
92.7% |
12.0% |
| Owner Occupied |
2,554 |
19.1% |
3,359 |
23.6% |
31.5% |
| Renter Occupied |
9,212 |
68.9% |
9,821 |
69.1% |
6.6% |
| Vacant Housing Units |
1,595 |
11.9% |
1,040 |
7.3% |
-34.8% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Family Households |
3,782 |
32.1% |
3,921 |
29.7% |
3.7% |
| Married-couple family |
2,934 |
24.9% |
3,156 |
23.9% |
7.6% |
| Single-householder family |
848 |
7.2% |
765 |
5.8% |
-9.8% |
| Nonfamily Households |
7,984 |
67.9% |
9,259 |
70.3% |
16.0% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
INCOME & POVERTY
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Median Household Income * |
$40,282 |
|
$46,666 |
|
15.8% |
| Per Capita Income * |
$36,084 |
|
$42,358 |
|
17.4% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Individuals in Poverty |
3,462 |
16.6% |
3,874 |
16.9% |
11.9% |
| * represents income from the prior year. 1989 income adjusted to 1999 dollars |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Source: Boston Redevelopment Authority, from 1990 & 2000 US Census |
| |
Neighborhood |
Boston Average |
|
POPULATION AND HOUSEHOLDS (2000)
|
# |
% |
# |
% |
|
Total Population
|
25,602 |
100.0% |
589,141 |
100.0% |
| Population in family households |
10,342 |
40.4% |
382,668 |
65.0% |
| Foreign born (naturalized) |
3,022 |
11.8% |
56,681 |
9.6% |
| Foreign born (not a citizen) |
3,747 |
14.6% |
95,155 |
16.2% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Population 5 and older
|
24,935 |
100.0% |
557,376 |
100.0% |
| Same house in 1995 |
9,954 |
39.9% |
266,242 |
47.8% |
| Speak Spanish |
913 |
3.7% |
75,711 |
13.6% |
| Speak other Indo-European languages |
2,482 |
10.0% |
67,706 |
12.1% |
| Speak Asian languages |
4,471 |
17.9% |
34,765 |
6.2% |
| Speak other language |
145 |
0.6% |
8,009 |
1.4% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Workers 16 years and over
|
14,503 |
100.0% |
278,463 |
100.0% |
| Took public transit to work |
3,657 |
25.2% |
89,906 |
32.3% |
| Walked to work |
6,721 |
46.3% |
36,323 |
13.0% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Households
|
13,423 |
100.0% |
239,603 |
100.0% |
| Linguistically isolated household |
1,852 |
13.8% |
25,660 |
10.7% |
| Average household size |
|
|
|
|
| All households |
1.64 |
|
|
2.31 |
| Family households |
2.59 |
|
|
3.28 |
| Non-family households |
1.24 |
|
|
1.39 |
| Median household income |
|
|
|
|
| All households |
$46,841 |
|
|
$39,629 |
| Family households |
$61,124 |
|
|
$44,151 |
| Non-family households |
$43,528 |
|
|
$33,332 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Source: Boston Redevelopment Authority, from 2000 US Census.
|
| POPULATION BY AGE AND GENDER (2000) |
|
TOTAL |
Male |
Female |
| All Ages |
29,938 |
13,854 |
16,084 |
| Under 5 |
1,474 |
826 |
648 |
| 5 - 9 |
1,661 |
743 |
918 |
| 10 - 14 |
1,528 |
809 |
719 |
| 15 - 17 |
722 |
364 |
358 |
| 18 - 24 |
2,751 |
1,212 |
1,539 |
| 25 - 44 |
12,007 |
5,725 |
6,282 |
| 45 - 64 |
5,798 |
2,739 |
3,059 |
| 65+ |
3,997 |
1,436 |
2,561 |
|
Source: Boston Redevelopment Authority, Boston Central 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)
|
*
|
4.5%
|
|
Emergency department visits per 1,000 residents (2002)
|
n/a
|
409
|
|
Asthma hospitalizations per child under 5 (1998-2002 annual average)
|
2.9
|
8.4
|
|
Percent of infants tested with elevated blood lead level (2003)
|
*
|
3.2%
|
|
Percent of adults who are overweight or obese (1999 & 2001 average)
|
39%
|
47%
|
|
Percent of adults who are smokers (1999 & 2001 average)
|
22%
|
19%
|
|
Percent of adults who report limited physical activity (2001)
|
37%
|
57%
|
|
Percent of adults with high blood pressure (1999 & 2001 average)
|
10%
|
19%
|
|
Heart disease mortality per 100,000 residents (2000-2002)
|
178.9
|
207
|
|
Diabetes mortality per 100,000 residents (2000-2002)
|
14.3
|
23
|
|
Cancer mortality per 100,000 residents (2000-2002)
|
201
|
218
|
|
Substance abuse mortality per 100,000 residents (2000-2002)
|
28
|
21
|
|
* insufficient data
|
|
|
|
Source: Boston Public Health Commission, Health of Boston 2004
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| |
Neighborhood |
Boston Average |
| MEDIAN RESIDENTIAL SALES PRICES |
2003 |
2004 |
2003 |
2004 |
| Single Family |
* |
* |
$338,950 |
$379,000 |
| Two-Family |
* |
* |
$386,000 |
$456,000 |
| Three-Family |
* |
* |
$430,000 |
$515,000 |
| Condominium |
$439,000 |
$500,000 |
$319,000 |
$350,000 |
| All Residential Sales |
$441,000 |
$505,250 |
$340,000 |
$380,000 |
| Median Asking Monthly Rent |
|
|
|
|
| Two-Bedroom Apartment |
$2,100 |
$2,200 |
$1,500 |
$1,450 |
| * insufficient data |
|
|
|
|
| Source: City of Boston Department of Neighborhood Development |
| RESIDENTIAL HOUSING, BY TYPE (2001) |
# |
% |
| Single Family |
68 |
5.1% |
| Two Family |
58 |
4.3% |
| Three Family |
138 |
10.3% |
| Total 1, 2, 3 Family Properties |
264 |
19.7% |
| Four-Six Family |
335 |
25.0% |
| Apartment Buildings |
126 |
9.4% |
| Mixed Residential/Commercial |
373 |
27.9% |
| Condominium Associations |
241 |
18.0% |
| Total Residential & Mixed Properties |
1,339 |
100.0% |
| |
|
|
| Source: Boston Redevelopment Authority |
| LAND & OPEN SPACE |
|
| Land area (sq miles) |
1.30 |
| Persons per sq mile |
19,364 |
| % open space |
6.7% |
| Open space per 1,000 people (acres) |
2.2 |
| Protected open space per 1,000 people (acres) |
1.9 |
| |
|
| Source: Boston Redevelopment Authority & Boston Parks Dept. |
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