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1990 |
2000 |
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| |
# |
% |
# |
% |
% change |
| POPULATION |
|
|
|
|
|
| Total Population |
25,066 |
100.0% |
28,775 |
100.0% |
14.8% |
| % of Boston Population |
|
4.4% |
|
4.9% |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Race & Ethnicity |
|
|
|
|
|
| Non-Hispanic |
|
|
|
|
|
| White |
13,178 |
52.6% |
10,241 |
35.6% |
-22.3% |
| Black or Afr American |
5,027 |
20.1% |
7,003 |
24.3% |
39.3% |
| Asian or Pacific Islander |
1,590 |
6.3% |
3,788 |
13.2% |
138.2% |
| Native American |
114 |
0.5% |
114 |
0.4% |
0.0% |
| Some other race |
1,566 |
6.2% |
1,817 |
6.3% |
16.0% |
| Two or more races |
na |
na |
1,737 |
6.0% |
na |
| Hispanic |
3,590 |
14.3% |
4,075 |
14.2% |
13.5% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Age |
|
|
|
|
|
| < 5 |
2,045 |
8.2% |
1,773 |
6.2% |
-13.3% |
| 5-9 |
1,865 |
7.4% |
1,950 |
6.8% |
4.6% |
| 10-14 |
1,683 |
6.7% |
2,105 |
7.3% |
25.1% |
| 15-19 |
1,731 |
6.9% |
2,379 |
8.3% |
37.4% |
| 20-24 |
2,482 |
9.9% |
2,900 |
10.1% |
16.8% |
| 25-34 |
5,425 |
21.6% |
5,744 |
20.0% |
5.9% |
| 35-44 |
3,465 |
13.8% |
4,594 |
16.0% |
32.6% |
| 45-54 |
2,005 |
8.0% |
3,176 |
11.0% |
58.4% |
| 55-64 |
1,706 |
6.8% |
1,840 |
6.4% |
7.9% |
| 65-79 |
2,127 |
8.5% |
1,742 |
6.1% |
-18.1% |
| 80+ |
533 |
2.1% |
572 |
2.0% |
7.3% |
| |
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|
|
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| HOUSING |
|
|
|
|
|
| Total Housing Units |
10,218 |
100.0% |
10,311 |
100.0% |
0.9% |
| % of Boston Housing Stock |
|
4.1% |
|
4.1% |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Occupied Housing Units |
8,991 |
88.0% |
9,776 |
94.8% |
8.7% |
| Owner Occupied |
2,617 |
25.6% |
2,629 |
25.5% |
0.5% |
| Renter Occupied |
6,374 |
62.4% |
7,147 |
69.3% |
12.1% |
| Vacant Housing Units |
1,227 |
12.0% |
535 |
5.2% |
-56.4% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Family Households |
5,567 |
61.9% |
5,773 |
59.1% |
3.7% |
| Married-couple family |
2,918 |
32.5% |
2,963 |
30.3% |
1.5% |
| Single-householder family |
2,649 |
29.5% |
2,810 |
28.7% |
6.1% |
| Nonfamily Households |
3,428 |
38.1% |
4,003 |
40.9% |
16.8% |
| |
|
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|
|
|
| INCOME & POVERTY |
|
|
|
|
|
| Median Household Income * |
$37,704 |
|
$36,193 |
|
-4.0% |
| Per Capita Income * |
$16,143 |
|
$16,998 |
|
5.3% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Individuals in Poverty |
5,385 |
20.6% |
5,699 |
20.8% |
5.8% |
| * 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 |
Family households
| |
Neighborhood |
Boston Average |
| POPULATION AND HOUSEHOLDS (2000) |
# |
% |
# |
% |
| Total Population |
29,215 |
100.0% |
589,141 |
100.0% |
| Population in family households |
21,604 |
73.9% |
382,668 |
65.0% |
| Foreign born (naturalized) |
3,813 |
13.1% |
56,681 |
9.6% |
| Foreign born (not a citizen) |
6,097 |
20.9% |
95,155 |
16.2% |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Population 5 and older |
27,400 |
100.0% |
557,376 |
100.0% |
| Same house in 1995 |
14,881 |
54.3% |
266,242 |
47.8% |
| Speak Spanish |
3,848 |
14.0% |
75,711 |
13.6% |
| Speak other Indo-European languages |
5,751 |
21.0% |
67,706 |
12.1% |
| Speak Asian languages |
3,325 |
12.1% |
34,765 |
6.2% |
| Speak other language |
218 |
0.8% |
8,009 |
1.4% |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Workers 16 years and over |
11,390 |
100.0% |
278,463 |
100.0% |
| Took public transit to work |
3,858 |
33.9% |
89,906 |
32.3% |
| Walked to work |
608 |
5.3% |
36,323 |
13.0% |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Total Households |
9,959 |
100.0% |
239,603 |
100.0% |
| Linguistically isolated household |
1,547 |
15.5% |
25,660 |
10.7% |
| Average household size |
|
|
|
|
| All households |
2.73 |
|
|
2.31 |
| Family households |
3.64 |
|
|
3.28 |
| Non-family households |
1.40 |
|
|
1.39 |
| Median household income |
|
|
|
|
| All households |
$36,193 |
|
|
$39,629 |
| $37,363 |
|
|
$44,151 |
| Non-family households |
$29,581 |
|
|
$33,332 |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Source: Boston Redevelopment Authority, from 2000 US Census. |
| POPULATION BY AGE AND GENDER (2000) |
|
TOTAL |
Male |
Female |
| All Ages |
29,215 |
14,910 |
14,305 |
| Under 5 |
1,815 |
902 |
913 |
| 5 - 9 |
1,951 |
969 |
982 |
| 10 - 14 |
2,340 |
1,164 |
1,176 |
| 15 - 17 |
1,267 |
583 |
684 |
| 18 - 24 |
3,895 |
2,240 |
1,655 |
| 25 - 44 |
10,480 |
5,606 |
4,874 |
| 45 - 64 |
5,139 |
2,532 |
2,607 |
| 65+ |
2,328 |
914 |
1,414 |
|
Source: Boston Redevelopment Authority, North Dorchester 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) |
6.3% |
4.5% |
| Emergency department visits per 1,000 residents (2002) |
1125 |
409 |
| Asthma hospitalizations per child under 5 (1998-2002 annual average) |
13 |
8.4 |
| Percent of infants tested with elevated blood lead level (2003) |
4.8% |
3.2% |
| Percent of adults who are overweight or obese (1999 & 2001 average) |
58% |
47% |
| Percent of adults who are smokers (1999 & 2001 average) |
22% |
19% |
| Percent of adults who report limited physical activity (2001) |
68% |
57% |
| Percent of adults with high blood pressure (1999 & 2001 average) |
24% |
19% |
| Heart disease mortality per 100,000 residents (2000-2002) |
232 |
207 |
| Diabetes mortality per 100,000 residents (2000-2002) |
28 |
23 |
| Cancer mortality per 100,000 residents (2000-2002) |
272 |
218 |
| Substance abuse mortality per 100,000 residents (2000-2002) |
22 |
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 |
$315,000 |
$350,000 |
$338,950 |
$379,000 |
| Two-Family |
$382,000 |
$440,000 |
$386,000 |
$456,000 |
| Three-Family |
$449,000 |
$510,000 |
$430,000 |
$515,000 |
| Condominium |
$233,000 |
$246,000 |
$319,000 |
$350,000 |
| All Residential Sales |
$315,000 |
$349,950 |
$340,000 |
$380,000 |
| Median Asking Monthly Rent |
|
|
|
|
| Two-Bedroom Apartment |
$1,250 |
$1,300 |
$1,500 |
$1,450 |
| data are for North & South Dorchester combined |
|
|
|
|
| Source: City of Boston Department of Neighborhood Development |
| RESIDENTIAL HOUSING, BY TYPE (2001) |
# |
% |
| Single Family |
4,173 |
32.3% |
| Two Family |
3,581 |
27.7% |
| Three Family |
4,369 |
33.9% |
| Total 1, 2, 3 Family Properties |
12,123 |
93.9% |
| Four-Six Family |
249 |
1.9% |
| Apartment Buildings |
138 |
1.1% |
| Mixed Residential/Commercial |
198 |
1.5% |
| Condominium Associations |
198 |
1.5% |
| Total Residential & Mixed Properties |
12,906 |
100.0% |
| data are for North & South Dorchester combined |
| Source: Boston Redevelopment Authority |
| LAND & OPEN SPACE |
|
| Land area (sq miles) |
2.02 |
| Persons per sq mile |
14,245 |
| % open space |
16.7% |
| Protected open space per 1,000 people, 2001 (acres) |
4.7 |
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| Source: Boston Redevelopment Authority & Boston Parks Dept. |
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