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1990 |
2000 |
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| |
# |
% |
# |
% |
% change |
| POPULATION |
|
|
|
|
|
| Total Population |
14,718 |
100.0% |
15,195 |
100.0% |
3.2% |
| % of Boston Population |
|
2.6% |
|
2.6% |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Race & Ethnicity |
|
|
|
|
|
| Non-Hispanic |
|
|
|
|
|
| White |
13,927 |
94.6% |
11,946 |
78.6% |
-14.2% |
| Black or Afr American |
106 |
0.7% |
539 |
3.5% |
408.5% |
| Asian or Pacific Islander |
316 |
2.1% |
761 |
5.0% |
140.8% |
| Native American |
49 |
0.3% |
26 |
0.2% |
-46.9% |
| Some other race |
10 |
0.1% |
20 |
0.1% |
100.0% |
| Two or more races |
na |
na |
139 |
0.9% |
na |
| Hispanic |
310 |
2.1% |
1,764 |
11.6% |
469.0% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Age |
|
|
|
|
|
| < 5 |
861 |
5.8% |
842 |
5.5% |
-2.2% |
| 5-9 |
624 |
4.2% |
819 |
5.4% |
31.3% |
| 10-14 |
559 |
3.8% |
779 |
5.1% |
39.4% |
| 15-19 |
664 |
4.5% |
634 |
4.2% |
-4.5% |
| 20-24 |
1,501 |
10.2% |
797 |
5.2% |
-46.9% |
| 25-34 |
4,075 |
27.7% |
4,246 |
27.9% |
4.2% |
| 35-44 |
2,156 |
14.6% |
2,470 |
16.3% |
14.6% |
| 45-54 |
1,357 |
9.2% |
1,747 |
11.5% |
28.7% |
| 55-64 |
1,311 |
8.9% |
1,218 |
8.0% |
-7.1% |
| 65-79 |
1,304 |
8.9% |
1,250 |
8.2% |
-4.1% |
| 80+ |
306 |
2.1% |
393 |
2.6% |
28.4% |
| |
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| HOUSING |
|
|
|
|
|
| Total Housing Units |
7,752 |
100.0% |
7,755 |
100.0% |
0.0% |
| % of Boston Housing Stock |
|
3.1% |
|
3.1% |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Occupied Housing Units |
6,841 |
750.9% |
7,350 |
1814.8% |
7.4% |
| Owner Occupied |
2,259 |
248.0% |
3,039 |
750.4% |
34.5% |
| Renter Occupied |
4,582 |
503.0% |
4,311 |
1064.4% |
-5.9% |
| Vacant Housing Units |
911 |
100.0% |
405 |
100.0% |
-55.5% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Family Households |
3,147 |
161.1% |
3,219 |
163.2% |
2.3% |
| Married-couple family |
1,954 |
100.0% |
1,972 |
100.0% |
0.9% |
| Single-householder family |
1,193 |
61.1% |
1,247 |
63.2% |
4.5% |
| Nonfamily Households |
3,694 |
189.0% |
4,131 |
209.5% |
11.8% |
| |
|
|
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|
|
| INCOME & POVERTY |
|
|
|
|
|
| Median Household Income * |
$47,846 |
|
$56,111 |
|
17.3% |
| Per Capita Income * |
$29,180 |
|
$38,963 |
|
33.5% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Individuals in Poverty |
1,838 |
12.7% |
2,658 |
17.5% |
44.6% |
| * represents income from the prior year. 1989 income adjusted to 1999 dollars |
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|
| Source: Boston Redevelopment Authority, from 1990 & 2000 US Census |
| |
Neighborhood |
Boston Average |
| POPULATION AND HOUSEHOLDS (2000) |
# |
% |
# |
% |
| Total Population |
15,195 |
100.0% |
589,141 |
100.0% |
| Population in family households |
9,830 |
64.7% |
382,668 |
65.0% |
| Foreign born (naturalized) |
631 |
4.2% |
56,681 |
9.6% |
| Foreign born (not a citizen) |
1,480 |
9.7% |
95,155 |
16.2% |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Population 5 and older |
14,336 |
100.0% |
557,376 |
100.0% |
| Same house in 1995 |
6,398 |
44.6% |
266,242 |
47.8% |
| Speak Spanish |
1,404 |
9.8% |
75,711 |
13.6% |
| Speak other Indo-European languages |
539 |
3.8% |
67,706 |
12.1% |
| Speak Asian languages |
613 |
4.3% |
34,765 |
6.2% |
| Speak other language |
169 |
1.2% |
8,009 |
1.4% |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Workers 16 years and over |
8,191 |
100.0% |
278,463 |
100.0% |
| Took public transit to work |
2,454 |
30.0% |
89,906 |
32.3% |
| Walked to work |
992 |
12.1% |
36,323 |
13.0% |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Total Households |
7,341 |
100.0% |
239,603 |
100.0% |
| Linguistically isolated household |
441 |
6.0% |
25,660 |
10.7% |
| Average household size |
|
|
|
|
| All households |
2.05 |
|
|
2.31 |
| Family households |
2.98 |
|
|
3.28 |
| Non-family households |
1.29 |
|
|
1.39 |
| Median household income |
|
|
|
|
| All households |
$56,110 |
|
|
$39,629 |
| Family households |
$60,541 |
|
|
$44,151 |
| Non-family households |
$51,117 |
|
|
$33,332 |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Source: Boston Redevelopment Authority, from 2000 US Census. |
| POPULATION BY AGE AND GENDER (2000) |
|
TOTAL |
Male |
Female |
| All Ages |
15,195 |
7,011 |
8,184 |
| Under 5 |
859 |
463 |
396 |
| 5 - 9 |
760 |
391 |
369 |
| 10 - 14 |
819 |
415 |
404 |
| 15 - 17 |
345 |
202 |
143 |
| 18 - 24 |
1,018 |
474 |
544 |
| 25 - 44 |
6,735 |
3,016 |
3,719 |
| 45 - 64 |
2,999 |
1,387 |
1,612 |
| 65+ |
1,660 |
663 |
997 |
|
Source: Boston Redevelopment Authority, Charlestown 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) |
3.9% |
4.5% |
| Emergency department visits per 1,000 residents (2002) |
320 |
409 |
| Asthma hospitalizations per child under 5 (1998-2002 annual average) |
4.8 |
8.4 |
| Percent of infants tested with elevated blood lead level (2003) |
1.4% |
3.2% |
| Percent of adults who are overweight or obese (1999 & 2001 average) |
55% |
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) |
33% |
19% |
| Heart disease mortality per 100,000 residents (2000-2002) |
244 |
207 |
| Diabetes mortality per 100,000 residents (2000-2002) |
15 |
23 |
| Cancer mortality per 100,000 residents (2000-2002) |
263 |
218 |
| Substance abuse mortality per 100,000 residents (2000-2002) |
30 |
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 |
$463,000 |
$552,250 |
$338,950 |
$379,000 |
| Two-Family |
$542,500 |
$627,500 |
$386,000 |
$456,000 |
| Three-Family |
* |
$680,000 |
$430,000 |
$515,000 |
| Condominium |
$377,400 |
$404,850 |
$319,000 |
$350,000 |
| All Residential Sales |
$415,000 |
$422,000 |
$340,000 |
$380,000 |
| Median Asking Monthly Rent |
|
|
|
|
| Two-Bedroom Apartment |
$1,700 |
$1,650 |
$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) |
1.37 |
| Persons per sq mile |
11,091 |
| % open space |
10.0% |
| Open space per 1,000 people (acres) |
5.8 |
| Protected open space per 1,000 people (acres) |
4.5 |
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|
| Source: Boston Redevelopment Authority & Boston Parks Dept. |
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