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1990 |
2000 |
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| |
# |
% |
# |
% |
% change |
| POPULATION |
|
|
|
|
|
| Total Population |
35,988 |
100.0% |
37,607 |
100.0% |
4.5% |
| % of Boston Population |
|
6.3% |
|
6.4% |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Race & Ethnicity |
|
|
|
|
|
| Non-Hispanic |
|
|
|
|
|
| White |
2,756 |
7.7% |
1,433 |
3.8% |
-48.0% |
| Black or Afr American |
30,216 |
84.0% |
29,116 |
77.4% |
-3.6% |
| Asian or Pacific Islander |
234 |
0.7% |
347 |
0.9% |
48.3% |
| Native American |
119 |
0.3% |
113 |
0.3% |
-5.0% |
| Some other race |
151 |
0.4% |
234 |
0.6% |
55.0% |
| Two or more races |
na |
na |
1,648 |
4.4% |
na |
| Hispanic |
2,515 |
7.0% |
4,716 |
12.5% |
87.5% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Age |
|
|
|
|
|
| < 5 |
3,292 |
9.1% |
3,068 |
8.2% |
-6.8% |
| 5-9 |
3,044 |
8.5% |
3,670 |
9.8% |
20.6% |
| 10-14 |
2,812 |
7.8% |
3,578 |
9.5% |
27.2% |
| 15-19 |
3,137 |
8.7% |
3,102 |
8.2% |
-1.1% |
| 20-24 |
3,021 |
8.4% |
2,675 |
7.1% |
-11.5% |
| 25-34 |
6,538 |
18.2% |
5,654 |
15.0% |
-13.5% |
| 35-44 |
5,536 |
15.4% |
5,471 |
14.5% |
-1.2% |
| 45-54 |
3,961 |
11.0% |
4,546 |
12.1% |
14.8% |
| 55-64 |
2,368 |
6.6% |
3,154 |
8.4% |
33.2% |
| 65-79 |
1,813 |
5.0% |
2,191 |
5.8% |
20.8% |
| 80+ |
476 |
1.3% |
498 |
1.3% |
4.6% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| HOUSING |
|
|
|
|
|
| Total Housing Units |
12,238 |
100.0% |
13,101 |
100.0% |
7.1% |
| % of Boston Housing Stock |
|
4.9% |
|
5.2% |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Occupied Housing Units |
11,240 |
91.8% |
12,520 |
95.6% |
11.4% |
| Owner Occupied |
4,099 |
33.5% |
4,418 |
33.7% |
7.8% |
| Renter Occupied |
7,139 |
58.3% |
8,102 |
61.8% |
13.5% |
| Vacant Housing Units |
998 |
8.2% |
581 |
4.4% |
-41.8% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Family Households |
8,652 |
77.0% |
9,296 |
74.2% |
7.4% |
| Married-couple family |
3,976 |
35.4% |
3,816 |
30.5% |
-4.0% |
| Single-householder family |
4,676 |
41.6% |
5,480 |
43.8% |
17.2% |
| Nonfamily Households |
2,590 |
23.0% |
3,224 |
25.8% |
24.5% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| INCOME & POVERTY |
|
|
|
|
|
| Median Household Income * |
$39,283 |
|
$32,749 |
|
-16.6% |
| Per Capita Income * |
$14,412 |
|
$14,801 |
|
2.7% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Individuals in Poverty |
7,572 |
22.2% |
8,296 |
22.3% |
9.6% |
| * 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 |
|
Neighborhood |
Boston Average |
| POPULATION AND HOUSEHOLDS (2000) |
# |
% |
# |
% |
| Total Population |
37,371 |
100.0% |
589,141 |
100.0% |
| Population in family households |
33,255 |
89.0% |
382,668 |
65.0% |
| Foreign born (naturalized) |
4,422 |
11.8% |
56,681 |
9.6% |
| Foreign born (not a citizen) |
6,827 |
18.3% |
95,155 |
16.2% |
|
|
|
|
|
| Population 5 and older |
34,311 |
100.0% |
557,376 |
100.0% |
| Same house in 1995 |
21,703 |
63.3% |
266,242 |
47.8% |
| Speak Spanish |
4,044 |
11.8% |
75,711 |
13.6% |
| Speak other Indo-European languages |
6,128 |
17.9% |
67,706 |
12.1% |
| Speak Asian languages |
119 |
0.3% |
34,765 |
6.2% |
| Speak other language |
536 |
1.6% |
8,009 |
1.4% |
|
|
|
|
|
| Workers 16 years and over |
13,215 |
100.0% |
278,463 |
100.0% |
| Took public transit to work |
4,577 |
34.6% |
89,906 |
32.3% |
| Walked to work |
201 |
1.5% |
36,323 |
13.0% |
|
|
|
|
|
| Total Households |
12,532 |
100.0% |
239,603 |
100.0% |
| Linguistically isolated household |
1,183 |
9.4% |
25,660 |
10.7% |
| Average household size |
|
|
|
|
| All households |
2.96 |
|
|
2.31 |
| Family households |
3.55 |
|
|
3.28 |
| Non-family households |
1.22 |
|
|
1.39 |
| Median household income |
|
|
|
|
| All households |
$32,748 |
|
|
$39,629 |
| Family households |
$35,245 |
|
|
$44,151 |
| Non-family households |
$23,921 |
|
|
$33,332 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Source: Boston Redevelopment Authority, from 2000 US Census. |
| POPULATION BY AGE AND GENDER (2000) |
|
TOTAL |
Male |
Female |
| All Ages |
37,371 |
16,792 |
20,579 |
| Under 5 |
3,060 |
1,525 |
1,535 |
| 5 - 9 |
3,648 |
2,001 |
1,647 |
| 10 - 14 |
3,626 |
1,746 |
1,880 |
| 15 - 17 |
1,858 |
953 |
905 |
| 18 - 24 |
3,633 |
1,613 |
2,020 |
| 25 - 44 |
11,125 |
4,756 |
6,369 |
| 45 - 64 |
7,753 |
3,154 |
4,599 |
| 65+ |
2,668 |
1,044 |
1,624 |
|
Source: Boston Redevelopment Authority. Mattapan 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) |
3.8% |
4.5% |
| Emergency department visits per 1,000 residents (2002) |
373 |
409 |
| Asthma hospitalizations per child under 5 (1998-2002 annual average) |
9.9 |
8.4 |
| Percent of infants tested with elevated blood lead level (2003) |
4.1% |
3.2% |
| Percent of adults who are overweight or obese (1999 & 2001 average) |
66% |
47% |
| Percent of adults who are smokers (1999 & 2001 average) |
31% |
19% |
| Percent of adults who report limited physical activity (2001) |
81% |
57% |
| Percent of adults with high blood pressure (1999 & 2001 average) |
38% |
19% |
| Heart disease mortality per 100,000 residents (2000-2002) |
197 |
207 |
| Diabetes mortality per 100,000 residents (2000-2002) |
40 |
23 |
| Cancer mortality per 100,000 residents (2000-2002) |
275 |
218 |
| Substance abuse mortality per 100,000 residents (2000-2002) |
12 |
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 |
$255,000 |
$295,000 |
$338,950 |
$379,000 |
| Two-Family |
$360,000 |
$417,450 |
$386,000 |
$456,000 |
| Three-Family |
$437,000 |
$490,000 |
$430,000 |
$515,000 |
| Condominium |
$266,000 |
$246,450 |
$319,000 |
$350,000 |
| All Residential Sales |
$315,000 |
$332,850 |
$340,000 |
$380,000 |
| Median Asking Monthly Rent |
|
|
|
|
| Two-Bedroom Apartment |
$1,350 |
$1,200 |
$1,500 |
$1,450 |
| * insufficient data |
|
|
|
|
| Source: City of Boston Department of Neighborhood Development |
| RESIDENTIAL HOUSING, BY TYPE (2001) |
# |
% |
| Single Family |
2,085 |
41.7% |
| Two Family |
1,608 |
32.2% |
| Three Family |
1,056 |
21.1% |
| Total 1, 2, 3 Family Properties |
4,749 |
95.0% |
| Four-Six Family |
99 |
2.0% |
| Apartment Buildings |
89 |
1.8% |
| Mixed Residential/Commercial |
33 |
0.7% |
| Condominium Associations |
29 |
0.6% |
| Total Residential & Mixed Properties |
4,999 |
100.0% |
| |
|
|
| Source: Boston Redevelopment Authority |
| LAND & OPEN SPACE |
|
| Land area (sq miles) |
2.81 |
| Persons per sq mile |
13,383 |
| % 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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