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POPULATION
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1990
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2000
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Change
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#
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%
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#
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%
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%
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|
Total Population
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27,854
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100.0%
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26,398
|
100.0%
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-5.2%
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|
% of Boston Population
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|
4.9%
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|
4.5%
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|
RACE & ETHNICITY
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Non-Hispanic
|
26,953
|
96.8%
|
25,364
|
96.1%
|
-5.9%
|
|
White
|
24,624
|
88.4%
|
22,445
|
85.0%
|
-8.8%
|
|
Black or Afr American
|
960
|
3.4%
|
796
|
3.0%
|
-17.1%
|
|
Asian or Pacific Islander
|
1,282
|
4.6%
|
1,581
|
6.0%
|
23.3%
|
|
Native American
|
40
|
0.1%
|
18
|
0.1%
|
-55.0%
|
|
Some other race
|
47
|
0.2%
|
167
|
0.6%
|
255.3%
|
|
Two or more races
|
na
|
na
|
357
|
1.4%
|
na
|
|
Hispanic
|
901
|
3.2%
|
1,034
|
3.9%
|
14.8%
|
AGE
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< 5
|
534
|
1.9%
|
674
|
2.6%
|
26.2%
|
|
5-9
|
299
|
1.1%
|
245
|
0.9%
|
-18.1%
|
|
10-14
|
206
|
0.7%
|
171
|
0.6%
|
-17.0%
|
|
15-19
|
1,834
|
6.6%
|
1,153
|
4.4%
|
-37.1%
|
|
20-24
|
5,621
|
20.2%
|
3,681
|
13.9%
|
-34.5%
|
|
25-34
|
8,736
|
31.4%
|
8,938
|
33.9%
|
2.3%
|
|
35-44
|
4,066
|
14.6%
|
4,056
|
15.4%
|
-0.2%
|
|
45-54
|
2,636
|
9.5%
|
2,824
|
10.7%
|
7.1%
|
|
55-64
|
1,741
|
6.3%
|
2,492
|
9.4%
|
43.1%
|
|
65-79
|
1,566
|
5.6%
|
1,710
|
6.5%
|
9.2%
|
|
80+
|
620
|
2.2%
|
454
|
1.7%
|
-26.8%
|
|
POPULATION BY AGE AND GENDER (2000)
|
TOTAL
|
Male
|
Female
|
|
All Ages
|
26,398
|
12,914
|
13,484
|
|
Under 5
|
674
|
307
|
367
|
|
5 - 9
|
245
|
113
|
132
|
|
10 - 14
|
171
|
75
|
96
|
|
15 - 17
|
117
|
44
|
73
|
|
18 - 24
|
4,717
|
2,167
|
2,550
|
|
25 - 44
|
12,994
|
6,527
|
6,467
|
|
45 - 64
|
5,316
|
2,693
|
2,623
|
|
65+
|
2,164
|
988
|
1,176
|
|
POPULATION AND HOUSEHOLDS (2000)
|
Neighborhood
|
Boston
|
|
|
#
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%
|
#
|
%
|
|
Total Population
|
26,398
|
100.0%
|
589,141
|
100.0%
|
|
Population in families
|
9,530
|
36.1%
|
382,668
|
65.0%
|
|
Foreign born (naturalized)
|
1,298
|
4.9%
|
56,681
|
9.6%
|
|
Foreign born (not a citizen)
|
2,841
|
10.8%
|
95,155
|
16.2%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Population 5 and older
|
25,724
|
100.0%
|
557,376
|
100.0%
|
|
Same house in 1995
|
7,474
|
29.1%
|
266,242
|
47.8%
|
|
Speak Spanish
|
1,014
|
3.9%
|
75,711
|
13.6%
|
|
Speak other Indo-European languages
|
2,366
|
9.2%
|
67,706
|
12.1%
|
|
Speak Asian languages
|
964
|
3.7%
|
34,765
|
6.2%
|
|
Speak other language
|
277
|
1.1%
|
8,009
|
1.4%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Households
|
16,341
|
100.0%
|
239,603
|
100.0%
|
|
Linguistically isolated
|
621
|
3.8%
|
25,660
|
10.7%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average household size
|
1.49
|
2.31
|
|
Family households
|
2.34
|
3.28
|
|
Non-family households
|
1.21
|
1.39
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Median household income
|
$66,427
|
$39,629
|
|
Family households
|
$131,249
|
$44,151
|
|
Non-family households
|
$52,153
|
$33,332
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Workers 16 years and over
|
17,660
|
100.0%
|
278,463
|
100.0%
|
|
Took public transit to work
|
4,368
|
24.7%
|
89,906
|
32.3%
|
|
Walked to work
|
6,847
|
38.8%
|
36,323
|
13.0%
|
INCOME & POVERTY
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|
1990
|
2000
|
Change
|
|
Median Household Income *
|
$52,063
|
$66,428
|
27.6%
|
|
Per Capita Income *
|
$51,520
|
$68,002
|
32.0%
|
|
Individuals in Poverty **
|
2,660
|
11.7%
|
2,541
|
10.3%
|
-4.5%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
*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
HOUSING
|
|
1990
|
2000
|
Change
|
|
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
%
|
|
Total Housing Units
|
17,975
|
100.0%
|
17,912
|
100.0%
|
-0.4%
|
|
% of Boston Housing
|
|
7.2%
|
|
7.1%
|
|
|
Occupied Housing Units
|
15,888
|
88.4%
|
16,558
|
92.4%
|
4.2%
|
|
Owner Occupied
|
4,602
|
29.0%
|
5,241
|
31.7%
|
13.9%
|
|
Renter Occupied
|
11,286
|
71.0%
|
11,317
|
68.3%
|
0.3%
|
|
Vacant Housing Units
|
2,087
|
11.6%
|
1,354
|
7.6%
|
-35.1%
|
|
Family Households
|
3,535
|
22.2%
|
4,066
|
24.9%
|
15.0%
|
|
Married-couple family
|
2,998
|
18.9%
|
3,655
|
22.4%
|
21.9%
|
|
Single-person household
|
537
|
3.4%
|
411
|
2.5%
|
-23.5%
|
|
Nonfamily Households
|
12,356
|
77.8%
|
12,275
|
75.1%
|
-0.1%
|
Residential Housing, by Type (2005)
|
|
#
|
%
|
|
Single Family
|
477
|
19.2%
|
|
Two Family
|
115
|
4.6%
|
|
Three Family
|
61
|
2.5%
|
|
SubTotal 1, 2, 3 Family Properties
|
653
|
26.3%
|
|
Four-Six Family
|
234
|
9.4%
|
|
Apartment Buildings
|
454
|
18.3%
|
|
Mixed Residential/Commercial
|
273
|
11.0%
|
|
Condominium Associations
|
871
|
35.1%
|
|
Total Residential & Mixed Properties
|
2,485
|
NA
|
|
|
Neighborhood
|
Boston
|
|
Median Residential Sales Prices
|
2003
|
2004
|
2003
|
2004
|
|
Single Family
|
$2,262,500
|
$1,837,500
|
$338,950
|
$379,000
|
|
Two-Family
|
*
|
*
|
$386,000
|
$456,000
|
|
Three-Family
|
*
|
*
|
$430,000
|
$515,000
|
|
Condominium
|
$435,000
|
$535,000
|
$319,000
|
$350,000
|
|
All Residential Sales
|
$453,750
|
$545,000
|
$340,000
|
$380,000
|
|
Median Monthly Rent (two-bedroom)
|
$2,250
|
$2,250
|
$1,500
|
$1,450
|
|
Foreclosure Deeds
|
0
|
0
|
33
|
43
|
|
|
Neighborhood
|
Boston
|
|
Median Residential Sales Prices
|
2005
|
2006
|
2005
|
2006
|
|
Single Family
|
$2,095,351
|
$2,120,000
|
$386,995
|
$370,000
|
|
Two-Family
|
*
|
*
|
$480,000
|
$479,450
|
|
Three-Family
|
*
|
*
|
$540,000
|
$526,250
|
|
Condominium
|
$525,000
|
$530,500
|
$350,000
|
$350,000
|
|
All Residential Sales
|
$540,000
|
$554,000
|
$390,000
|
$382,000
|
|
Median Asking Monthly Rent
|
$2,450
|
$2,600
|
$1,500
|
$1,650
|
|
Foreclosure Deeds
|
2
|
3
|
60
|
261
|
|
|
Neighborhood
|
Boston
|
|
Median Residential Sales Prices
|
2007
|
2008
|
2007
|
2008
|
|
Single Family
|
$2,045,000
|
$2,125,000
|
$370,000
|
$335,000
|
|
Two-Family
|
*
|
*
|
$440,100
|
$308,750
|
|
Three-Family
|
*
|
*
|
$470,000
|
$305,000
|
|
Condominium
|
$570,000
|
$620,000
|
$355,000
|
$370,000
|
|
All Residential Sales
|
$595,000
|
$630,000
|
$374,500
|
$352,000
|
|
Median Asking Monthly Rent
|
$2,600
|
$2,625
|
$1,800
|
$1,850
|
|
Foreclosure Deeds
|
5
|
4
|
703
|
1,215
|
LAND & OPEN SPACE (2000)
|
Land Area (Sq Miles)
|
0.94
|
|
Persons per Sq Mile
|
28,427
|
|
% open space
|
20.1%
|
|
Open space per 1,000 people
|
4.5
|
|
Protected open space per 1,000 people
|
4.5
|
|
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