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1990 |
2000 |
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| |
# |
% |
# |
% |
% change |
| POPULATION |
|
|
|
|
|
| Total Population |
32,737 |
100.0% |
35,602 |
100.0% |
8.8% |
| % of Boston Population |
|
5.7% |
|
6.0% |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Race & Ethnicity |
|
|
|
|
|
| Non-Hispanic |
|
|
|
|
|
| White |
23,297 |
71.2% |
24,737 |
69.5% |
6.2% |
| Black or Afr American |
3,343 |
10.2% |
2,137 |
6.0% |
-36.1% |
| Asian or Pacific Islander |
3,106 |
9.5% |
4,977 |
14.0% |
60.2% |
| Native American |
84 |
0.3% |
70 |
0.2% |
-16.7% |
| Some other race |
321 |
1.0% |
192 |
0.5% |
-40.2% |
| Two or more races |
na |
na |
930 |
2.6% |
na |
| Hispanic |
2,589 |
7.9% |
2,559 |
7.2% |
-1.2% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Age |
|
|
|
|
|
| < 5 |
545 |
1.7% |
283 |
0.8% |
-48.1% |
| 5-9 |
330 |
1.0% |
217 |
0.6% |
-34.2% |
| 10-14 |
232 |
0.7% |
160 |
0.4% |
-31.0% |
| 15-19 |
7,287 |
22.3% |
9,106 |
25.6% |
25.0% |
| 20-24 |
12,293 |
37.6% |
13,767 |
38.7% |
12.0% |
| 25-34 |
6,196 |
18.9% |
6,453 |
18.1% |
4.1% |
| 35-44 |
2,293 |
7.0% |
1,911 |
5.4% |
-16.7% |
| 45-54 |
1,119 |
3.4% |
1,244 |
3.5% |
11.2% |
| 55-64 |
858 |
2.6% |
846 |
2.4% |
-1.4% |
| 65-79 |
1,117 |
3.4% |
1,199 |
3.4% |
7.3% |
| 80+ |
472 |
1.4% |
416 |
1.2% |
-11.9% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| HOUSING |
|
|
|
|
|
| Total Housing Units |
13,619 |
100.0% |
13,159 |
100.0% |
-3.4% |
| % of Boston Housing Stock |
|
5.4% |
|
5.2% |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Occupied Housing Units |
12,252 |
90.0% |
12,820 |
97.4% |
4.6% |
| Owner Occupied |
949 |
7.0% |
1,177 |
8.9% |
24.0% |
| Renter Occupied |
11,304 |
83.0% |
11,643 |
88.5% |
3.0% |
| Vacant Housing Units |
1,367 |
10.0% |
339 |
2.6% |
-75.2% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Family Households |
2,207 |
18.0% |
1,876 |
14.6% |
-15.0% |
| Married-couple family |
1,381 |
11.3% |
1,275 |
9.9% |
-7.7% |
| Single-householder family |
826 |
6.7% |
601 |
4.7% |
-27.2% |
| Nonfamily Households |
10,051 |
82.0% |
10,944 |
85.4% |
8.9% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| 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 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Source: Boston Redevelopment Authority, from 1990 & 2000 US Census |
| |
Neighborhood |
Boston Average |
| POPULATION AND HOUSEHOLDS (2000) |
# |
% |
# |
% |
| Total Population |
36,191 |
100.0% |
589,141 |
100.0% |
| Population in family households |
5,602 |
15.5% |
382,668 |
65.0% |
| Foreign born (naturalized) |
2,012 |
5.6% |
56,681 |
9.6% |
| Foreign born (not a citizen) |
5,689 |
15.7% |
95,155 |
16.2% |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Population 5 and older |
35,861 |
100.0% |
557,376 |
100.0% |
| Same house in 1995 |
6,225 |
17.4% |
266,242 |
47.8% |
| Speak Spanish |
2,657 |
7.4% |
75,711 |
13.6% |
| Speak other Indo-European languages |
3,878 |
10.8% |
67,706 |
12.1% |
| Speak Asian languages |
3,057 |
8.5% |
34,765 |
6.2% |
| Speak other language |
678 |
1.9% |
8,009 |
1.4% |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Workers 16 years and over |
19,145 |
100.0% |
278,463 |
100.0% |
| Took public transit to work |
6,997 |
36.5% |
89,906 |
32.3% |
| Walked to work |
8,007 |
41.8% |
36,323 |
13.0% |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Total Households |
12,872 |
100.0% |
239,603 |
100.0% |
| Linguistically isolated household |
1,523 |
11.8% |
25,660 |
10.7% |
| Average household size |
|
|
|
|
| All households |
1.69 |
|
|
2.31 |
| Family households |
2.61 |
|
|
3.28 |
| Non-family households |
1.51 |
|
|
1.39 |
| Median household income |
|
|
|
|
| All households |
$25,356 |
|
|
$39,629 |
| Family households |
$40,777 |
|
|
$44,151 |
| Non-family households |
$23,031 |
|
|
$33,332 |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Source: Boston Redevelopment Authority, from 2000 US Census. |
| POPULATION BY AGE AND GENDER (2000) |
|
TOTAL |
Male |
Female |
| All Ages |
36,191 |
17,663 |
18,528 |
| Under 5 |
330 |
152 |
178 |
| 5 - 9 |
432 |
234 |
198 |
| 10 - 14 |
233 |
173 |
60 |
| 15 - 17 |
214 |
135 |
79 |
| 18 - 24 |
22,762 |
10,469 |
12,293 |
| 25 - 44 |
8,305 |
4,583 |
3,722 |
| 45 - 64 |
2,221 |
1,180 |
1,041 |
| 65+ |
1,694 |
737 |
957 |
|
Source: Boston Redevelopment Authority, Fenway-Kenmore 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) |
271 |
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 |
41 |
6.0% |
| Two Family |
5 |
0.7% |
| Three Family |
27 |
3.9% |
| Total 1, 2, 3 Family Properties |
73 |
10.7% |
| Four-Six Family |
103 |
15.0% |
| Apartment Buildings |
283 |
41.3% |
| Mixed Residential/Commercial |
98 |
14.3% |
| Condominium Associations |
128 |
18.7% |
| Total Residential & Mixed Properties |
685 |
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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