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1990 |
2000 |
|
| |
# |
% |
# |
% |
% change |
| POPULATION |
|
|
|
|
|
| Total Population |
41,193 |
100.0% |
38,196 |
100.0% |
-7.3% |
| % of Boston Population |
|
7.2% |
|
6.5% |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Race & Ethnicity |
|
|
|
|
|
| Non-Hispanic |
|
|
|
|
|
| White |
20,626 |
50.1% |
19,030 |
49.8% |
-7.7% |
| Black or Afr American |
7,655 |
18.6% |
6,390 |
16.7% |
-16.5% |
| Asian or Pacific Islander |
2,036 |
4.9% |
2,485 |
6.5% |
22.1% |
| Native American |
121 |
0.3% |
100 |
0.3% |
-17.4% |
| Some other race |
183 |
0.4% |
180 |
0.5% |
-1.6% |
| Two or more races |
na |
na |
1,053 |
2.8% |
na |
| Hispanic |
10,571 |
25.7% |
8,958 |
23.5% |
-15.3% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Age |
|
|
|
|
|
| < 5 |
2,958 |
7.2% |
1,931 |
5.1% |
-34.7% |
| 5-9 |
2,380 |
5.8% |
2,077 |
5.4% |
-12.7% |
| 10-14 |
2,052 |
5.0% |
1,912 |
5.0% |
-6.8% |
| 15-19 |
2,615 |
6.3% |
1,966 |
5.1% |
-24.8% |
| 20-24 |
4,534 |
11.0% |
4,536 |
11.9% |
0.0% |
| 25-34 |
10,117 |
24.6% |
8,406 |
22.0% |
-16.9% |
| 35-44 |
6,572 |
16.0% |
6,227 |
16.3% |
-5.2% |
| 45-54 |
3,195 |
7.8% |
4,587 |
12.0% |
43.6% |
| 55-64 |
2,352 |
5.7% |
2,589 |
6.8% |
10.1% |
| 65-79 |
2,898 |
7.0% |
2,712 |
7.1% |
-6.4% |
| 80+ |
1,524 |
3.7% |
1,253 |
3.3% |
-17.8% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| HOUSING |
|
|
|
|
|
| Total Housing Units |
17,165 |
100.0% |
16,554 |
100.0% |
-3.6% |
| % of Boston Housing Stock |
|
6.8% |
|
6.6% |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Occupied Housing Units |
15,653 |
91.2% |
15,768 |
95.3% |
0.7% |
| Owner Occupied |
4,541 |
26.5% |
4,974 |
30.0% |
9.5% |
| Renter Occupied |
11,112 |
64.7% |
10,794 |
65.2% |
-2.9% |
| Vacant Housing Units |
1,512 |
8.8% |
786 |
4.7% |
-48.0% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Family Households |
8,120 |
51.9% |
7,027 |
44.6% |
-13.5% |
| Married-couple family |
4,418 |
28.2% |
3,967 |
25.2% |
-10.2% |
| Single-householder family |
3,702 |
23.7% |
3,060 |
19.4% |
-17.3% |
| Nonfamily Households |
7,530 |
48.1% |
8,741 |
55.4% |
16.1% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| INCOME & POVERTY |
|
|
|
|
|
| Median Household Income * |
$39,777 |
|
$41,524 |
|
4.4% |
| Per Capita Income * |
$19,395 |
|
$23,637 |
|
21.9% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Individuals in Poverty |
7,654 |
19.3% |
7,628 |
20.9% |
-0.3% |
| * 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 |
38,074 |
100.0% |
589,141 |
100.0% |
| Population in family households |
22,413 |
58.9% |
382,668 |
65.0% |
| Foreign born (naturalized) |
3,428 |
9.0% |
56,681 |
9.6% |
| Foreign born (not a citizen) |
5,274 |
13.9% |
95,155 |
16.2% |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Population 5 and older |
36,323 |
100.0% |
557,376 |
100.0% |
| Same house in 1995 |
17,200 |
47.4% |
266,242 |
47.8% |
| Speak Spanish |
7,711 |
21.2% |
75,711 |
13.6% |
| Speak other Indo-European languages |
2,608 |
7.2% |
67,706 |
12.1% |
| Speak Asian languages |
1,963 |
5.4% |
34,765 |
6.2% |
| Speak other language |
663 |
1.8% |
8,009 |
1.4% |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Workers 16 years and over |
19,366 |
100.0% |
278,463 |
100.0% |
| Took public transit to work |
7,285 |
37.6% |
89,906 |
32.3% |
| Walked to work |
1,601 |
8.3% |
36,323 |
13.0% |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Total Households |
15,694 |
100.0% |
239,603 |
100.0% |
| Linguistically isolated household |
1,522 |
9.7% |
25,660 |
10.7% |
| Average household size |
|
|
|
|
| All households |
2.31 |
|
|
2.31 |
| Family households |
3.21 |
|
|
3.28 |
| Non-family households |
1.58 |
|
|
1.39 |
| Median household income |
|
|
|
|
| All households |
$41,524 |
|
|
$39,629 |
| Family households |
$43,603 |
|
|
$44,151 |
| Non-family households |
$39,066 |
|
|
$33,332 |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Source: Boston Redevelopment Authority, from 2000 US Census. |
| POPULATION BY AGE AND GENDER (2000) |
|
TOTAL |
Male |
Female |
| All Ages |
38,074 |
18,211 |
19,863 |
| Under 5 |
1,751 |
821 |
930 |
| 5 - 9 |
1,854 |
991 |
863 |
| 10 - 14 |
1,849 |
1,016 |
833 |
| 15 - 17 |
1,255 |
782 |
473 |
| 18 - 24 |
5,218 |
2,650 |
2,568 |
| 25 - 44 |
14,946 |
7,311 |
7,635 |
| 45 - 64 |
7,115 |
3,180 |
3,935 |
| 65+ |
4,086 |
1,460 |
2,626 |
|
Source: Boston Redevelopment Authority, Jamaica Plain 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) |
3.1% |
4.5% |
| Emergency department visits per 1,000 residents (2002) |
333 |
409 |
| Asthma hospitalizations per child under 5 (1998-2002 annual average) |
9.4 |
8.4 |
| Percent of infants tested with elevated blood lead level (2003) |
2.8% |
3.2% |
| Percent of adults who are overweight or obese (1999 & 2001 average) |
41% |
47% |
| Percent of adults who are smokers (1999 & 2001 average) |
15% |
19% |
| Percent of adults who report limited physical activity (2001) |
50% |
57% |
| Percent of adults with high blood pressure (1999 & 2001 average) |
12% |
19% |
| Heart disease mortality per 100,000 residents (2000-2002) |
253 |
207 |
| Diabetes mortality per 100,000 residents (2000-2002) |
24 |
23 |
| Cancer mortality per 100,000 residents (2000-2002) |
228 |
218 |
| Substance abuse mortality per 100,000 residents (2000-2002) |
11 |
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 |
$510,000 |
$535,000 |
$338,950 |
$379,000 |
| Two-Family |
$537,500 |
$560,000 |
$386,000 |
$456,000 |
| Three-Family |
$571,500 |
$639,000 |
$430,000 |
$515,000 |
| Condominium |
$290,000 |
$315,000 |
$319,000 |
$350,000 |
| All Residential Sales |
$334,000 |
$364,950 |
$340,000 |
$380,000 |
| Median Asking Monthly Rent |
|
|
|
|
| Two-Bedroom Apartment |
$1,400 |
$1,325 |
$1,500 |
$1,450 |
| * insufficient data |
|
|
|
|
| Source: City of Boston Department of Neighborhood Development |
| RESIDENTIAL HOUSING, BY TYPE (2001) |
# |
% |
| Single Family |
1,546 |
32.9% |
| Two Family |
1,088 |
23.1% |
| Three Family |
1,309 |
27.8% |
| Total 1, 2, 3 Family Properties |
3,943 |
83.9% |
| Four-Six Family |
168 |
3.6% |
| Apartment Buildings |
78 |
1.7% |
| Mixed Residential/Commercial |
128 |
2.7% |
| Condominium Associations |
385 |
8.2% |
| Total Residential & Mixed Properties |
4,702 |
100.0% |
| |
|
|
| Source: Boston Redevelopment Authority |
| LAND & OPEN SPACE |
|
| Land area (sq miles) |
3.07 |
| Persons per sq mile |
12,442 |
| % open space |
33.9% |
| Protected open space per 1,000 people, 2001 (acres) |
10.8 |
| |
|
| Source: Boston Redevelopment Authority & Boston Parks Dept. |
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