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1990 |
2000 |
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| |
# |
% |
# |
% |
% change |
| POPULATION |
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|
|
|
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| Total Population |
30,135 |
100.0% |
31,598 |
100.0% |
4.9% |
| % of Boston Population |
|
5.2% |
|
5.4% |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Race & Ethnicity |
|
|
|
|
|
| Non-Hispanic |
|
|
|
|
|
| White |
21,701 |
72.0% |
13,624 |
43.1% |
-37.2% |
| Black or Afr American |
6,679 |
22.2% |
12,352 |
39.1% |
84.9% |
| Asian or Pacific Islander |
314 |
1.0% |
472 |
1.5% |
50.3% |
| Native American |
70 |
0.2% |
73 |
0.2% |
4.3% |
| Some other race |
56 |
0.2% |
137 |
0.4% |
144.6% |
| Two or more races |
na |
na |
959 |
3.0% |
na |
| Hispanic |
1,315 |
4.4% |
3,981 |
12.6% |
202.7% |
| |
|
|
|
|
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| Age |
|
|
|
|
|
| < 5 |
2,248 |
7.5% |
2,157 |
6.8% |
-4.0% |
| 5-9 |
1,804 |
6.0% |
2,310 |
7.3% |
28.0% |
| 10-14 |
1,640 |
5.4% |
2,391 |
7.6% |
45.8% |
| 15-19 |
1,726 |
5.7% |
2,082 |
6.6% |
20.6% |
| 20-24 |
2,331 |
7.7% |
1,860 |
5.9% |
-20.2% |
| 25-34 |
5,797 |
19.2% |
4,473 |
14.2% |
-22.8% |
| 35-44 |
4,365 |
14.5% |
5,407 |
17.1% |
23.9% |
| 45-54 |
2,720 |
9.0% |
4,160 |
13.2% |
52.9% |
| 55-64 |
2,768 |
9.2% |
2,619 |
8.3% |
-5.4% |
| 65-79 |
3,632 |
12.1% |
2,985 |
9.4% |
-17.8% |
| 80+ |
1,105 |
3.7% |
1,154 |
3.7% |
4.4% |
| |
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| HOUSING |
|
|
|
|
|
| Total Housing Units |
11,777 |
100.0% |
11,877 |
100.0% |
0.8% |
| % of Boston Housing Stock |
|
4.7% |
|
4.7% |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Occupied Housing Units |
11,245 |
95.5% |
11,478 |
96.6% |
2.1% |
| Owner Occupied |
6,426 |
54.6% |
6,763 |
56.9% |
5.2% |
| Renter Occupied |
4,819 |
40.9% |
4,715 |
39.7% |
-2.2% |
| Vacant Housing Units |
532 |
4.5% |
399 |
3.4% |
-25.0% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Family Households |
7,635 |
67.9% |
7,757 |
67.6% |
1.6% |
| Married-couple family |
5,273 |
46.9% |
4,773 |
41.6% |
-9.5% |
| Single-householder family |
2,362 |
21.0% |
2,984 |
26.0% |
26.3% |
| Nonfamily Households |
3,610 |
32.1% |
3,721 |
32.4% |
3.1% |
| |
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|
|
| INCOME & POVERTY |
|
|
|
|
|
| Median Household Income * |
$48,127 |
|
$44,705 |
|
-7.1% |
| Per Capita Income * |
$20,154 |
|
$19,352 |
|
-4.0% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Individuals in Poverty |
2,422 |
7.5% |
3,261 |
10.4% |
34.6% |
| * 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 |
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Neighborhood |
Boston Average |
| POPULATION AND HOUSEHOLDS (2000) |
# |
% |
# |
% |
| Total Population |
31,697 |
100.0% |
589,141 |
100.0% |
| Population in family households |
22,338 |
70.5% |
382,668 |
65.0% |
| Foreign born (naturalized) |
3,994 |
12.6% |
56,681 |
9.6% |
| Foreign born (not a citizen) |
4,192 |
13.2% |
95,155 |
16.2% |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Population 5 and older |
29,574 |
100.0% |
557,376 |
100.0% |
| Same house in 1995 |
17,721 |
59.9% |
266,242 |
47.8% |
| Speak Spanish |
3,573 |
12.1% |
75,711 |
13.6% |
| Speak other Indo-European languages |
5,305 |
17.9% |
67,706 |
12.1% |
| Speak Asian languages |
485 |
1.6% |
34,765 |
6.2% |
| Speak other language |
460 |
1.6% |
8,009 |
1.4% |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Workers 16 years and over |
13,839 |
100.0% |
278,463 |
100.0% |
| Took public transit to work |
2,835 |
20.5% |
89,906 |
32.3% |
| Walked to work |
351 |
2.5% |
36,323 |
13.0% |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Total Households |
12,082 |
100.0% |
239,603 |
100.0% |
| Linguistically isolated household |
577 |
4.8% |
25,660 |
10.7% |
| Average household size |
|
|
|
|
| All households |
2.72 |
|
|
2.31 |
| Family households |
3.45 |
|
|
3.28 |
| Non-family households |
1.20 |
|
|
1.39 |
| Median household income |
|
|
|
|
| All households |
$44,704 |
|
|
$39,629 |
| Family households |
$53,295 |
|
|
$44,151 |
| Non-family households |
$25,615 |
|
|
$33,332 |
| |
|
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|
|
| Source: Boston Redevelopment Authority, from 2000 US Census.</i> |
| POPULATION BY AGE AND GENDER (2000) |
|
TOTAL |
Male |
Female |
| All Ages |
31,697 |
14,799 |
16,898 |
| Under 5 |
2,123 |
1,072 |
1,051 |
| 5 - 9 |
2,327 |
1,292 |
1,035 |
| 10 - 14 |
2,440 |
1,180 |
1,260 |
| 15 - 17 |
1,275 |
760 |
515 |
| 18 - 24 |
2,662 |
1,239 |
1,423 |
| 25 - 44 |
9,884 |
4,642 |
5,242 |
| 45 - 64 |
6,714 |
2,989 |
3,725 |
| 65+ |
4,272 |
1,625 |
2,647 |
|
Source: Boston Redevelopment Authority, Hyde Park 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) |
4.3% |
4.5% |
| Emergency department visits per 1,000 residents (2002) |
421 |
409 |
| Asthma hospitalizations per child under 5 (1998-2002 annual average) |
5.4 |
8.4 |
| Percent of infants tested with elevated blood lead level (2003) |
3.2% |
3.2% |
| Percent of adults who are overweight or obese (1999 & 2001 average) |
61% |
47% |
| Percent of adults who are smokers (1999 & 2001 average) |
13% |
19% |
| Percent of adults who report limited physical activity (2001) |
69% |
57% |
| Percent of adults with high blood pressure (1999 & 2001 average) |
29% |
19% |
| Heart disease mortality per 100,000 residents (2000-2002) |
224 |
207 |
| Diabetes mortality per 100,000 residents (2000-2002) |
22 |
23 |
| Cancer mortality per 100,000 residents (2000-2002) |
258 |
218 |
| Substance abuse mortality per 100,000 residents (2000-2002) |
20 |
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 |
$295,000 |
$322,250 |
$338,950 |
$379,000 |
| Two-Family |
$413,000 |
$448,000 |
$386,000 |
$456,000 |
| Three-Family |
$446,950 |
$506,000 |
$430,000 |
$515,000 |
| Condominium |
$231,750 |
$261,000 |
$319,000 |
$350,000 |
| All Residential Sales |
$299,500 |
$338,000 |
$340,000 |
$380,000 |
| Median Asking Monthly Rent |
|
|
|
|
| Two-Bedroom Apartment |
$1,325 |
$1,250 |
$1,500 |
$1,450 |
| * insufficient data |
|
|
|
|
| Source: City of Boston Department of Neighborhood Development |
| RESIDENTIAL HOUSING, BY TYPE (2001) |
# |
% |
| Single Family |
4,837 |
69.1% |
| Two Family |
1,615 |
23.1% |
| Three Family |
341 |
4.9% |
| Total 1, 2, 3 Family Properties |
6,793 |
97.0% |
| Four-Six Family |
93 |
1.3% |
| Apartment Buildings |
37 |
0.5% |
| Mixed Residential/Commercial |
48 |
0.7% |
| Condominium Associations |
29 |
0.4% |
| Total Residential & Mixed Properties |
7,000 |
100.0% |
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|
|
| Source: Boston Redevelopment Authority |
| LAND & OPEN SPACE |
|
| Land area (sq miles) |
6.25 |
| Persons per sq mile |
5,056 |
| % open space |
22.6% |
| Protected open space per 1,000 people, 2001 (acres) |
17.8 |
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| Source: Boston Redevelopment Authority & Boston Parks Dept. |
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