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1990
|
2000
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#
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%
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#
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%
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%
Change
|
|
POPULATION
|
Total Population
|
70,284
|
100.0%
|
69,648
|
100.0%
|
-0.9%
|
|
% of Boston Population
|
|
12.2%
|
|
11.8%
|
|
RACE & ETHNICITY
|
Non-Hispanic
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
White
|
51,395
|
73.1%
|
47,835
|
68.7%
|
-6.9%
|
|
Black or Afr American
|
4,650
|
6.6%
|
3,110
|
4.5%
|
-33.1%
|
|
Asian or Pacific Islander
|
7,371
|
10.5%
|
9,611
|
13.8%
|
30.4%
|
|
Native American
|
109
|
0.2%
|
105
|
0.2%
|
-3.7%
|
|
Some other race
|
346
|
0.5%
|
828
|
1.2%
|
139.3%
|
|
Two or more races
|
na
|
na
|
1,823
|
2.6%
|
na
|
|
Hispanic
|
6,413
|
9.1%
|
6,336
|
9.1%
|
-1.2%
|
AGE
|
< 5
|
2,688
|
3.8%
|
2,152
|
3.1%
|
-19.9%
|
|
5-9
|
1,822
|
2.6%
|
1,823
|
2.6%
|
0.1%
|
|
10-14
|
1,429
|
2.0%
|
1,561
|
2.2%
|
9.2%
|
|
15-19
|
4,511
|
6.4%
|
4,180
|
6.0%
|
-7.3%
|
|
20-24
|
17,367
|
24.7%
|
17,221
|
24.7%
|
-0.8%
|
|
25-34
|
20,996
|
29.9%
|
20,986
|
30.1%
|
0.0%
|
|
35-44
|
7,416
|
10.6%
|
7,050
|
10.1%
|
-4.9%
|
|
45-54
|
3,518
|
5.0%
|
4,903
|
7.0%
|
39.4%
|
|
55-64
|
3,421
|
4.9%
|
3,223
|
4.6%
|
-5.8%
|
|
65-79
|
4,948
|
7.0%
|
4,545
|
6.5%
|
-8.1%
|
|
80+
|
2,168
|
3.1%
|
2,004
|
2.9%
|
-7.6%
|
INCOME & POVERTY
|
1990 |
|
2000 |
|
|
|
Median Household Income *
|
$39,375
|
|
$38,941
|
|
-1.1%
|
|
Per Capita Income *
|
$21,136
|
|
$21,937
|
|
3.8%
|
|
Individuals in Poverty **
|
13,297
|
20.1%
|
15,251
|
23.0%
|
14.7%
|
| POPULATION BY AGE AND GENDER (2000) |
|
TOTAL |
Male |
Female |
| All Ages |
69,648 |
34,020 |
35,628 |
| Under 5 |
2,165 |
1,125 |
1,040 |
| 5 - 9 |
1,908 |
1,098 |
810 |
| 10 - 14 |
1,459 |
729 |
730 |
| 15 - 17 |
818 |
458 |
360 |
| 18 - 24 |
20,655 |
9,951 |
10,704 |
| 25 - 44 |
27,998 |
14,399 |
13,599 |
| 45 - 64 |
8,060 |
3,825 |
4,235 |
| 65+ |
6,585 |
2,435 |
4,150 |
|
Source: Boston Redevelopment Authority, Allston-Brighton 2000 Census of Population and Housing (also includes population by race, by gender and age).
|
| Health |
rate |
citywide average |
| Women who smoked during pregnancy as a % of births (2002) |
2.9% |
4.5% |
| Emergency department visits per 1,000 residents (2002) |
256 |
409 |
| Asthma hospitalizations per child under 5 (1998-2002 annual average) |
3.3 |
8.4 |
| Percent of infants tested with elevated blood lead level (2003) |
2.6% |
3.2% |
| Percent of adults who are overweight or obese (1999 & 2001 average) |
35% |
47% |
| Percent of adults who are smokers (1999 & 2001 average) |
18% |
19% |
| Percent of adults who report limited physical activity (2001) |
58% |
57% |
| Percent of adults with high blood pressure (1999 & 2001 average) |
14% |
19% |
| Heart disease mortality per 100,000 residents (2000-2002) |
183 |
207 |
| Diabetes mortality per 100,000 residents (2000-2002) |
18.1 |
23 |
| Cancer mortality per 100,000 residents (2000-2002) |
178 |
218 |
| Substance abuse mortality per 100,000 residents (2000-2002) |
15 |
21 |
HOUSING
|
1990 |
|
2000 |
|
|
|
Total Housing Units
|
30,862
|
100.0%
|
30,988
|
100.0%
|
0.4%
|
|
% of Boston Housing Stock
|
|
12.3%
|
|
12.3%
|
|
|
Occupied Housing Units
|
29,427
|
95.4%
|
30,505
|
98.4%
|
3.7%
|
|
Owner Occupied
|
6,100
|
19.8%
|
5,980
|
19.3%
|
-2.0%
|
|
Renter Occupied
|
23,327
|
75.6%
|
24,525
|
79.1%
|
5.1%
|
|
Vacant Housing Units
|
1,435
|
4.6%
|
483
|
1.6%
|
-66.3%
|
|
Family Households
|
10,663
|
36.2%
|
9,968
|
32.7%
|
-6.5%
|
|
Married-couple family
|
7,374
|
25.1%
|
6,937
|
22.7%
|
-5.9%
|
|
Single-householder family
|
3,289
|
11.2%
|
3,031
|
9.9%
|
-7.8%
|
|
Nonfamily Households
|
18,764
|
63.8%
|
20,537
|
67.3%
|
9.4%
|
| |
|
|
citywide average |
| POPULATION AND HOUSEHOLDS (2000) |
count |
% |
count |
% |
| Total Population |
69,648 |
100.0% |
589,141 |
100.0% |
| Population in families |
30,282 |
43.5% |
382,668 |
65.0% |
| Foreign born (naturalized) |
7,892 |
11.3% |
56,681 |
9.6% |
| Foreign born (not a citizen) |
14,124 |
20.3% |
95,155 |
16.2% |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Population 5 and older |
67,483 |
100.0% |
557,376 |
100.0% |
| Same house in 1995 |
20,696 |
30.7% |
266,242 |
47.8% |
| Speak Spanish |
5,729 |
8.5% |
75,711 |
13.6% |
| Speak other Indo-European languages |
10,269 |
15.2% |
67,706 |
12.1% |
| Speak Asian languages |
7,647 |
11.3% |
34,765 |
6.2% |
| Speak other language |
859 |
1.3% |
8,009 |
1.4% |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Total Households |
30,561 |
100.0% |
239,603 |
100.0% |
| Linguistically isolated household |
4,478 |
14.7% |
25,660 |
10.7% |
| Average household size |
|
|
|
|
| All households |
2.16 |
|
|
2.31 |
| Family households |
2.96 |
|
|
3.28 |
| Non-family households |
1.75 |
|
|
1.39 |
| Median household income |
|
|
|
|
| All households |
$38,941 |
|
|
$39,629 |
| Family households |
$46,124 |
|
|
$44,151 |
| Non-family households |
$34,823 |
|
|
$33,332 |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Workers 16 years and over |
39,522 |
100.0% |
278,463 |
| Took public transit to work |
15,142 |
38.3% |
89,906 |
32.3% |
| Walked to work |
2,747 |
7.0% |
36,323 |
13.0% |
| |
|
|
citywide average |
| Median Residential Sales Prices |
2003 |
2004 |
2003 |
2004 |
| Single Family |
$380,000 |
$439,000 |
$338,950 |
$379,000 |
| Two-Family |
$520,000 |
$570,000 |
$386,000 |
$456,000 |
| Three-Family |
$687,500 |
$710,000 |
$430,000 |
$515,000 |
| Condominium |
$236,000 |
$253,000 |
$319,000 |
$350,000 |
| All Residential Sales |
$259,900 |
$285,000<; /> |
$380,000 |
| Median Asking Monthly Rent |
|
|
|
|
| Two-Bedroom Apartment |
$1,350 |
$1,300 |
$1,500 |
$1,450 |
Residential Housing, by Type (2001)
| |
#
|
%
|
|
Single Family
|
1,614
|
26.2%
|
|
Two Family
|
2,591
|
42.1%
|
|
Three Family
|
900
|
14.6%
|
|
SubTotal 1, 2, 3 Family Properties
|
5,105
|
82.9%
|
|
Four-Six Family
|
283
|
4.6%
|
|
Apartment Buildings
|
344
|
5.6%
|
|
Mixed Residential/Commercial
|
143
|
2.3%
|
|
Condominium Associations
|
284
|
4.6%
|
|
Total Residential & Mixed Properties
|
6,159
|
100.0%
|
LAND & OPEN SPACE (2000)
|
Land Area (Sq Miles)
|
4.36
|
|
Persons per Sq Mile
|
15,974
|
|
% open space
|
19.4%
|
| Open space per 1,000 people |
7.8 acres |
|
Protected open space per 1,000 people
|
4.8 acres
|
* Income data from the 1990 and 2000 Census are for the prior calendar year (1989 and 1999). The 1989 income data were adjusted for inflation to 1999 dollars.
** Excludes institutionalized people, people in military group quarters, people in college dormitories, and unrelated individuals under 15 years old
Data courtesy of The Boston Redevelopment Authority. The City of Boston Department of Neighborhood Development, and the Boston Public Health Commission
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