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1990
|
2000
|
|
|
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
% change
|
| POPULATION |
|
|
|
|
|
| Total Population |
29,706 |
100.0% |
28,753 |
100.0% |
-3.2% |
| % of Boston Population |
|
5.2% |
|
4.9% |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Race & Ethnicity |
|
|
|
|
|
| Non-Hispanic |
|
|
|
|
|
| White |
28,012 |
94.3% |
24,029 |
83.6% |
-14.2% |
| Black or Afr American |
472 |
1.6% |
1,718 |
6.0% |
264.0% |
| Asian or Pacific Islander |
564 |
1.9% |
1,090 |
3.8% |
93.3% |
| Native American |
23 |
0.1% |
58 |
0.2% |
152.2% |
| Some other race |
10 |
0.0% |
75 |
0.3% |
650.0% |
| Two or more races |
na |
na |
474 |
1.6% |
na |
| Hispanic |
625 |
2.1% |
1,309 |
4.6% |
109.4% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Age |
|
|
|
|
|
| < 5 |
1,685 |
5.7% |
1,918 |
6.7% |
13.8% |
| 5-9 |
1,317 |
4.4% |
1,613 |
5.6% |
22.5% |
| 10-14 |
1,052 |
3.5% |
1,389 |
4.8% |
32.0% |
| 15-19 |
1,211 |
4.1% |
1,153 |
4.0% |
-4.8% |
| 20-24 |
2,161 |
7.3% |
1,143 |
4.0% |
-47.1% |
| 25-34 |
5,938 |
20.0% |
4,614 |
16.0% |
-22.3% |
| 35-44 |
4,150 |
14.0% |
4,687 |
16.3% |
12.9% |
| 45-54 |
2,663 |
9.0% |
3,861 |
13.4% |
45.0% |
| 55-64 |
3,011 |
10.1% |
2,584 |
9.0% |
-14.2% |
| 65-79 |
4,599 |
15.5% |
3,844 |
13.4% |
-16.4% |
| 80+ |
1,921 |
6.5% |
1,947 |
6.8% |
1.4% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| HOUSING |
|
|
|
|
|
| Total Housing Units |
12,950 |
100.0% |
12,397 |
100.0% |
-4.3% |
| % of Boston Housing Stock |
|
5.2% |
|
4.9% |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Occupied Housing Units |
12,405 |
95.8% |
12,083 |
97.5% |
-2.6% |
| Owner Occupied |
7,652 |
59.1% |
7,749 |
62.5% |
1.3% |
| Renter Occupied |
4,753 |
36.7% |
4,334 |
35.0% |
-8.8% |
| Vacant Housing Units |
545 |
4.2% |
314 |
2.5% |
-42.4% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Family Households |
7,508 |
60.5% |
7,264 |
60.1% |
-3.2% |
| Married-couple family |
5,700 |
45.9% |
5,362 |
44.4% |
-5.9% |
| Single-householder family |
1,808 |
14.6% |
1,902 |
15.7% |
5.2% |
| Nonfamily Households |
4,897 |
39.5% |
4,819 |
39.9% |
-1.6% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| INCOME & POVERTY |
|
|
|
|
|
| Median Household Income * |
$52,942 |
|
$54,860 |
|
3.6% |
| Per Capita Income * |
$26,513 |
|
$27,968 |
|
5.5% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Individuals in Poverty |
1,437 |
4.9% |
1,786 |
6.4% |
24.3% |
| * 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 |
28,663 |
100.0% |
589,141 |
100.0% |
| Population in family households |
22,338 |
77.9% |
382,668 |
65.0% |
| Foreign born (naturalized) |
2,969 |
10.4% |
56,681 |
9.6% |
| Foreign born (not a citizen) |
1,960 |
6.8% |
95,155 |
16.2% |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Population 5 and older |
26,681 |
100.0% |
557,376 |
100.0% |
| Same house in 1995 |
16,529 |
62.0% |
266,242 |
47.8% |
| Speak Spanish |
1,186 |
4.4% |
75,711 |
13.6% |
| Speak other Indo-European languages |
2,951 |
11.1% |
67,706 |
12.1% |
| Speak Asian languages |
674 |
2.5% |
34,765 |
6.2% |
| Speak other language |
768 |
2.9% |
8,009 |
1.4% |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Workers 16 years and over |
14,046 |
100.0% |
278,463 |
100.0% |
| Took public transit to work |
2,325 |
16.6% |
89,906 |
32.3% |
| Walked to work |
325 |
2.3% |
36,323 |
13.0% |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Total Households |
12,082 |
100.0% |
239,603 |
100.0% |
| Linguistically isolated household |
577 |
4.8% |
25,660 |
10.7% |
| Average household size |
|
|
|
|
| All households |
2.31 |
|
|
2.31 |
| Family households |
3.02 |
|
|
3.28 |
| Non-family households |
1.19 |
|
|
1.39 |
| Median household income |
|
|
|
|
| All households |
$53,607 |
|
|
$39,629 |
| Family households |
$65,826 |
|
|
$44,151 |
| Non-family households |
$33,332 |
|
|
$33,332 |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Source: Boston Redevelopment Authority, from 2000 US Census. |
| POPULATION BY AGE AND GENDER (2000) |
|
TOTAL |
Male |
Female |
| All Ages |
28,663 |
13,194 |
15,469 |
| Under 5 |
1,982 |
1,036 |
946 |
| 5 - 9 |
1,550 |
780 |
770 |
| 10 - 14 |
1,444 |
748 |
696 |
| 15 - 17 |
655 |
345 |
310 |
| 18 - 24 |
1,533 |
823 |
710 |
| 25 - 44 |
9,237 |
4,341 |
4,896 |
| 45 - 64 |
6,444 |
2,972 |
3,472 |
| 65+ |
5,818 |
2,149 |
3,669 |
|
Source: Boston Redevelopment Authority, West Roxbury 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) |
2.2% |
4.5% |
| Emergency department visits per 1,000 residents (2002) |
229 |
409 |
| Asthma hospitalizations per 1,000 children under 5 (1998-2002 annual avg.) |
4.0 |
8.4 |
| Percent of infants tested with elevated blood lead level (2003) |
1.6% |
3.2% |
| Percent of adults who are overweight or obese (1999 & 2001 average) |
48% |
47% |
| Percent of adults who are smokers (1999 & 2001 average) |
6% |
19% |
| Percent of adults who report limited physical activity (2001) |
63% |
57% |
| Percent of adults with high blood pressure (1999 & 2001 average) |
33% |
19% |
| Heart disease mortality per 100,000 residents (2000-2002) |
174 |
207 |
| Diabetes mortality per 100,000 residents (2000-2002) |
12 |
23 |
| Cancer mortality per 100,000 residents (2000-2002) |
365 |
218 |
| Substance abuse mortality per 100,000 residents (2000-2002) |
15 |
21 |
| |
|
|
| Source: Boston Public Health Commission, Health of Boston 2004 |
| |
Neighborhood
|
Boston Average
|
| MEDIAN RESIDENTIAL SALES PRICES |
2003
|
2004
|
2003
|
2004
|
| Single Family |
$360,000 |
$419,000 |
$338,950 |
$379,000 |
| Two-Family |
$465,000 |
$500,000 |
$386,000 |
$456,000 |
| Three-Family |
* |
* |
$430,000 |
$515,000 |
| Condominium |
$218,000 |
$235,000 |
$319,000 |
$350,000 |
| All Residential Sales |
$340,000 |
$368,000 |
$340,000 |
$380,000 |
| Median Asking Monthly Rent |
|
|
|
|
| Two-Bedroom Apartment |
$1,300 |
$1,225 |
$1,500 |
$1,450 |
| *insufficient data |
|
|
|
|
| Source: City of Boston Department of Neighborhood Development |
| RESIDENTIAL HOUSING, BY TYPE (2001) |
#
|
%
|
| Single Family |
6,462 |
83.9% |
| Two Family |
1,103 |
14.3% |
| Three Family |
99 |
1.3% |
| Total 1, 2, 3 Family Properties |
7,574 |
98.3% |
| Four-Six Family |
27 |
0.4% |
| Apartment Buildings |
25 |
0.3% |
| Mixed Residential/Commercial |
30 |
0.4% |
| Condominium Associations |
50 |
0.6% |
| Total Residential & Mixed Properties |
7,706 |
100.0% |
| |
|
|
| Source: Boston Redevelopment Authority |
| LAND & OPEN SPACE |
|
| Land area (sq miles) |
5.47 |
| Persons per sq mile |
5,256 |
| % open space |
34.1% |
| Protected open space per 1,000 people, 2001 (acres) |
23.1 |
| |
|
| Source: Boston Redevelopment Authority & Boston Parks Dept. |
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