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1990
|
2000
|
|
|
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
% change
|
| POPULATION |
|
|
|
|
|
| Total Population |
29,467 |
100.0% |
29,965 |
100.0% |
1.7% |
| % of Boston Population |
|
5.1% |
|
5.1% |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Race & Ethnicity |
|
|
|
|
|
| Non-Hispanic |
|
|
|
|
|
| White |
28,127 |
95.5% |
25,327 |
84.5% |
-10.0% |
| Black or Afr American |
267 |
0.9% |
741 |
2.5% |
177.5% |
| Asian or Pacific Islander |
525 |
1.8% |
1,166 |
3.9% |
122.1% |
| Native American |
91 |
0.3% |
79 |
0.3% |
-13.2% |
| Some other race |
17 |
0.1% |
41 |
0.1% |
141.2% |
| Two or more races |
na |
na |
367 |
1.2% |
na |
| Hispanic |
441 |
1.5% |
2,244 |
7.5% |
408.8% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Age |
|
|
|
|
|
| < 5 |
1,699 |
5.8% |
1,501 |
5.0% |
-11.7% |
| 5-9 |
1,491 |
5.1% |
1,607 |
5.4% |
7.8% |
| 10-14 |
1,363 |
4.6% |
1,517 |
5.1% |
11.3% |
| 15-19 |
1,460 |
5.0% |
1,327 |
4.4% |
-9.1% |
| 20-24 |
2,535 |
8.6% |
2,225 |
7.4% |
-12.2% |
| 25-34 |
6,528 |
22.2% |
7,080 |
23.6% |
8.5% |
| 35-44 |
4,160 |
14.1% |
4,798 |
16.0% |
15.3% |
| 45-54 |
2,767 |
9.4% |
3,508 |
11.7% |
26.8% |
| 55-64 |
2,891 |
9.8% |
2,395 |
8.0% |
-17.2% |
| 65-79 |
3,503 |
11.9% |
2,882 |
9.6% |
-17.7% |
| 80+ |
1,070 |
3.6% |
1,125 |
3.8% |
5.1% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| HOUSING |
|
|
|
|
|
| Total Housing Units |
14,784 |
100.0% |
15,031 |
100.0% |
1.7% |
| % of Boston Housing Stock |
|
5.9% |
|
6.0% |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Occupied Housing Units |
13,080 |
88.5% |
14,038 |
93.4% |
7.3% |
| Owner Occupied |
3,958 |
26.8% |
4,743 |
31.6% |
19.8% |
| Renter Occupied |
9,123 |
61.7% |
9,295 |
61.8% |
1.9% |
| Vacant Housing Units |
1,704 |
11.5% |
993 |
6.6% |
-41.7% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Family Households |
6,683 |
51.1% |
6,309 |
44.9% |
-5.6% |
| Married-couple family |
3,895 |
29.8% |
3,576 |
25.5% |
-8.2% |
| Single-householder family |
2,788 |
21.3% |
2,733 |
19.5% |
-2.0% |
| Nonfamily Households |
6,398 |
48.9% |
7,729 |
55.1% |
20.8% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| INCOME & POVERTY |
|
|
|
|
|
| Median Household Income * |
$34,222 |
|
$40,312 |
|
17.8% |
| Per Capita Income * |
$19,882 |
|
$24,220 |
|
21.8% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Individuals in Poverty |
5,020 |
17.3% |
5,077 |
17.3% |
1.1% |
| * 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 |
29,938 |
100.0% |
589,141 |
100.0% |
| Population in family households |
19,422 |
64.9% |
382,668 |
65.0% |
| Foreign born (naturalized) |
1,169 |
3.9% |
56,681 |
9.6% |
| Foreign born (not a citizen) |
2,548 |
8.5% |
95,155 |
16.2% |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Population 5 and older |
28,464 |
100.0% |
557,376 |
100.0% |
| Same house in 1995 |
16,311 |
57.3% |
266,242 |
47.8% |
| Speak Spanish |
2,069 |
7.3% |
75,711 |
13.6% |
| Speak other Indo-European languages |
1,556 |
5.5% |
67,706 |
12.1% |
| Speak Asian languages |
1,065 |
3.7% |
34,765 |
6.2% |
| Speak other language |
81 |
0.3% |
8,009 |
1.4% |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Workers 16 years and over |
14,857 |
100.0% |
278,463 |
100.0% |
| Took public transit to work |
4,960 |
33.4% |
89,906 |
32.3% |
| Walked to work |
1,281 |
8.6% |
36,323 |
13.0% |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Total Households |
14,036 |
100.0% |
239,603 |
100.0% |
| Linguistically isolated household |
979 |
7.0% |
25,660 |
10.7% |
| Average household size |
|
|
|
|
| All households |
2.10 |
|
|
2.31 |
| Family households |
3.06 |
|
|
3.28 |
| Non-family households |
1.30 |
|
|
1.39 |
| Median household income |
|
|
|
|
| All households |
$40,311 |
|
|
$39,629 |
| Family households |
$47,443 |
|
|
$44,151 |
| Non-family households |
$34,660 |
|
|
$33,332 |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Source: Boston Redevelopment Authority, from 2000 US Census. |
| POPULATION BY AGE AND GENDER (2000) |
|
TOTAL |
Male |
Female |
| All Ages |
29,938 |
13,854 |
16,084 |
| Under 5 |
1,474 |
826 |
648 |
| 5 - 9 |
1,661 |
743 |
918 |
| 10 - 14 |
1,528 |
809 |
719 |
| 15 - 17 |
722 |
364 |
358 |
| 18 - 24 |
2,751 |
1,212 |
1,539 |
| 25 - 44 |
12,007 |
5,725 |
6,282 |
| 45 - 64 |
5,798 |
2,739 |
3,059 |
| 65+ |
3,997 |
1,436 |
2,561 |
|
Source: Boston Redevelopment Authority, South Boston 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) |
8.0% |
4.5% |
| Emergency department visits per 1,000 residents (2002) |
450 |
409 |
| Asthma hospitalizations per 1,000 children under 5 (1998-2002 annual avg.) |
5.7 |
8.4 |
| Percent of infants tested with elevated blood lead level (2003) |
1.8% |
3.2% |
| Percent of adults who are overweight or obese (1999 & 2001 average) |
60% |
47% |
| Percent of adults who are smokers (1999 & 2001 average) |
20% |
19% |
| Percent of adults who report limited physical activity (2001) |
45% |
57% |
| Percent of adults with high blood pressure (1999 & 2001 average) |
17% |
19% |
| Heart disease mortality per 100,000 residents (2000-2002) |
297 |
207 |
| Diabetes mortality per 100,000 residents (2000-2002) |
24 |
23 |
| Cancer mortality per 100,000 residents (2000-2002) |
336 |
218 |
| Substance abuse mortality per 100,000 residents (2000-2002) |
47 |
21 |
| |
|
|
| Source: Boston Public Health Commission, Health of Boston 2004 |
| |
Neighborhood
|
Boston Average
|
|
MEDIAN RESIDENTIAL SALES PRICES
|
2003
|
2004
|
2003
|
2004
|
| Single Family |
$325,000 |
$380,000 |
$338,950 |
$379,000 |
| Two-Family |
$422,500 |
$445,000 |
$386,000 |
$456,000 |
| Three-Family |
$432,500 |
$554,000 |
$430,000 |
$515,000 |
| Condominium |
$305,000 |
$345,000 |
$319,000 |
$350,000 |
| All Residential Sales |
$325,000 |
$367,500 |
$340,000 |
$380,000 |
| Median Asking Monthly Rent |
|
|
|
|
| Two-Bedroom Apartment |
$1,400 |
$1,400 |
$1,500 |
$1,450 |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Source: City of Boston Department of Neighborhood Development |
| LAND & OPEN SPACE |
|
| Land area (sq miles) |
3.13 |
| Persons per sq mile |
9,573 |
| % open space |
8.6% |
| Protected open space per 1,000 people, 2001 (acres) |
6.9 |
| |
|
| Source: Boston Redevelopment Authority & Boston Parks Dept. |
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