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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 |
28,891 |
100.0% |
28,239 |
100.0% |
-2.3% |
| % of Boston Population |
|
5.0% |
|
4.8% |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Race & Ethnicity |
|
|
|
|
|
| Non-Hispanic |
|
|
|
|
|
| White |
11,397 |
39.4% |
12,780 |
45.3% |
12.1% |
| Black or Afr American |
9,163 |
31.7% |
6,422 |
22.7% |
-29.9% |
| Asian or Pacific Islander |
3,465 |
12.0% |
3,358 |
11.9% |
-3.1% |
| Native American |
117 |
0.4% |
94 |
0.3% |
-19.7% |
| Some other race |
113 |
0.4% |
117 |
0.4% |
3.5% |
| Two or more races |
na |
na |
695 |
2.5% |
na |
| Hispanic |
4,635 |
16.0% |
4,773 |
16.9% |
3.0% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Age |
|
|
|
|
|
| < 5 |
1,602 |
5.5% |
1,209 |
4.3% |
-24.5% |
| 5-9 |
1,348 |
4.7% |
1,190 |
4.2% |
-11.7% |
| 10-14 |
1,268 |
4.4% |
1,126 |
4.0% |
-11.2% |
| 15-19 |
1,548 |
5.4% |
1,180 |
4.2% |
-23.8% |
| 20-24 |
3,292 |
11.4% |
2,676 |
9.5% |
-18.7% |
| 25-34 |
7,882 |
27.3% |
7,381 |
26.1% |
-6.4% |
| 35-44 |
4,835 |
16.7% |
5,389 |
19.1% |
11.5% |
| 45-54 |
2,810 |
9.7% |
3,412 |
12.1% |
21.4% |
| 55-64 |
1,914 |
6.6% |
2,319 |
8.2% |
21.2% |
| 65-79 |
1,848 |
6.4% |
1,871 |
6.6% |
1.2% |
| 80+ |
547 |
1.9% |
486 |
1.7% |
-11.2% |
| |
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|
|
|
|
| HOUSING |
|
|
|
|
|
| Total Housing Units |
14,915 |
100.0% |
15,267 |
100.0% |
2.4% |
| % of Boston Housing Stock |
|
5.9% |
|
6.1% |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Occupied Housing Units |
13,223 |
88.7% |
14,301 |
93.7% |
8.2% |
| Owner Occupied |
2,584 |
17.3% |
3,904 |
25.6% |
51.1% |
| Renter Occupied |
10,638 |
71.3% |
10,397 |
68.1% |
-2.3% |
| Vacant Housing Units |
1,692 |
11.3% |
966 |
6.3% |
-42.9% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Family Households |
4,918 |
37.2% |
4,640 |
32.4% |
-5.7% |
| Married-couple family |
2,501 |
18.9% |
2,528 |
17.7% |
1.1% |
| Single-householder family |
2,417 |
18.3% |
2,112 |
14.8% |
-12.6% |
| Nonfamily Households |
8,304 |
62.8% |
9,661 |
67.6% |
16.3% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| INCOME & POVERTY |
|
|
|
|
|
| Median Household Income * |
$36,389 |
|
$41,590 |
|
14.3% |
| Per Capita Income * |
$23,884 |
|
$35,982 |
|
50.7% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Individuals in Poverty |
7,397 |
23.7% |
6,675 |
23.9% |
-9.8% |
| * represents income from the prior year. 1989 income adjusted to 1999 dollars |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Source: Boston Redevelopment Authority, from 1990 & 2000 US Census |
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Neighborhood
|
Boston Average
|
| POPULATION AND HOUSEHOLDS (2000) |
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
| Total Population |
28,160 |
100.0% |
589,141 |
100.0% |
| Population in family households |
13,898 |
49.4% |
382,668 |
65.0% |
| Foreign born (naturalized) |
2,596 |
9.2% |
56,681 |
9.6% |
| Foreign born (not a citizen) |
3,213 |
11.4% |
95,155 |
16.2% |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Population 5 and older |
27,093 |
100.0% |
557,376 |
100.0% |
| Same house in 1995 |
11,841 |
43.7% |
266,242 |
47.8% |
| Speak Spanish |
4,191 |
15.5% |
75,711 |
13.6% |
| Speak other Indo-European languages |
1,466 |
5.4% |
67,706 |
12.1% |
| Speak Asian languages |
2,448 |
9.0% |
34,765 |
6.2% |
| Speak other language |
610 |
2.3% |
8,009 |
1.4% |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Workers 16 years and over |
15,226 |
100.0% |
278,463 |
100.0% |
| Took public transit to work |
5,312 |
34.9% |
89,906 |
32.3% |
| Walked to work |
3,477 |
22.8% |
36,323 |
13.0% |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Total Households |
14,300 |
100.0% |
239,603 |
100.0% |
| Linguistically isolated household |
1,662 |
11.6% |
25,660 |
10.7% |
| Average household size |
|
|
|
|
| All households |
1.87 |
|
|
2.31 |
| Family households |
2.94 |
|
|
3.28 |
| Non-family households |
1.34 |
|
|
1.39 |
| Median household income |
|
|
|
|
| All households |
$41,590 |
|
|
$39,629 |
| Family households |
$35,416 |
|
|
$44,151 |
| Non-family households |
$42,842 |
|
|
$33,332 |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Source: Boston Redevelopment Authority, from 2000 US Census. |
| POPULATION BY AGE AND GENDER (2000) |
|
TOTAL |
Male |
Female |
| All Ages |
TOTAL |
Male |
Female |
| Under 5 |
28,160 |
15,262 |
12,898 |
| 5 - 9 |
1,067 |
490 |
577 |
| 10 - 14 |
1,219 |
671 |
548 |
| 15 - 17 |
1,171 |
548 |
623 |
| 18 - 24 |
2,073 |
996 |
1,077 |
| 25 - 44 |
12,054 |
7,010 |
5,044 |
| 45 - 64 |
7,496 |
4,257 |
3,239 |
| 65+ |
2,820 |
1,218 |
1,602 |
|
Source: Boston Redevelopment Authority, South End 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) |
3.4% |
4.5% |
| Emergency department visits per 1,000 residents (2002) |
669 |
409 |
| Asthma hospitalizations per 1,000 children under 5 (1998-2002 annual avg.) |
10.1 |
8.4 |
| Percent of infants tested with elevated blood lead level (2003) |
1.2% |
3.2% |
| Percent of adults who are overweight or obese (1999 & 2001 average) |
35% |
47% |
| Percent of adults who are smokers (1999 & 2001 average) |
23% |
19% |
| Percent of adults who report limited physical activity (2001) |
55% |
57% |
| Percent of adults with high blood pressure (1999 & 2001 average) |
20% |
19% |
| Heart disease mortality per 100,000 residents (2000-2002) |
145 |
207 |
| Diabetes mortality per 100,000 residents (2000-2002) |
19 |
23 |
| Cancer mortality per 100,000 residents (2000-2002) |
224 |
218 |
| Substance abuse mortality per 100,000 residents (2000-2002) |
32 |
21 |
| |
|
|
| Source: Boston Public Health Commission, Health of Boston 2004 |
| |
Neighborhood
|
Boston Average
|
|
MEDIAN RESIDENTIAL SALES PRICES
|
2003
|
2004
|
2003
|
2004
|
| Single Family |
$1,025,000 |
$1,050,000 |
$338,950 |
$379,000 |
| Two-Family |
$1,255,000 |
$1,250,000 |
$386,000 |
$456,000 |
| Three-Family |
$945,000 |
* |
$430,000 |
$515,000 |
| Condominium |
$395,000 |
$445,000 |
$319,000 |
$350,000 |
| All Residential Sales |
$407,000 |
$456,000 |
$340,000 |
$380,000 |
| Median Asking Monthly Rent |
|
|
|
|
| Two-Bedroom Apartment |
$1,900 |
$1,950 |
$1,500 |
$1,450 |
| * insufficient data |
|
|
|
|
| Source: City of Boston Department of Neighborhood Development |
| RESIDENTIAL HOUSING, BY TYPE (2001) |
#
|
%
|
| Single Family |
370 |
14.7% |
| Two Family |
263 |
10.5% |
| Three Family |
279 |
11.1% |
| Total 1, 2, 3 Family Properties |
912 |
36.3% |
| Four-Six Family |
478 |
19.0% |
| Apartment Buildings |
145 |
5.8% |
| Mixed Residential/Commercial |
252 |
10.0% |
| Condominium Associations |
766 |
30.5% |
| Total Residential & Mixed Properties |
2,513 |
100.0% |
| |
|
|
| Source: Boston Redevelopment Authority |
| LAND & OPEN SPACE |
|
| Land area (sq miles) |
1.03 |
| Persons per sq mile |
27,417 |
| % open space |
6.7% |
| Protected open space per 1,000 people, 2001 (acres) |
1.3 |
| |
|
| Source: Boston Redevelopment Authority & Boston Parks Dept. |
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