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for more information on the
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. For more recent sub-municipal Boston data, see the “at-a-glance” pages for Boston’s 5 Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMA's) with data through 2008.
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POPULATION
|
|
1990
|
2000
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Change
|
|
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
%
|
|
Total Population
|
29,706
|
100.0%
|
28,663
|
100.0%
|
-3.5%
|
|
% of Boston Population
|
|
5.2%
|
|
4.9%
|
|
RACE & ETHNICITY
|
Non-Hispanic
|
29,081
|
97.9%
|
27,343
|
95.4%
|
-6%
|
|
White
|
28,012
|
94.3%
|
23,961
|
83.60%
|
-14.5%
|
|
Black or Afr American
|
472
|
1.6%
|
1,770
|
6.20%
|
275.0%
|
|
Asian or Pacific Islander
|
564
|
1.9%
|
972
|
3.40%
|
72.3%
|
|
Native American
|
23
|
0.1%
|
122
|
0.40%
|
430.4%
|
|
Some other race
|
10
|
0.0%
|
122
|
0.40%
|
1120.0%
|
|
Two or more races
|
na
|
na
|
396
|
1.40%
|
na
|
|
Hispanic
|
625
|
2.1%
|
1,320
|
4.60%
|
111.2%
|
AGE
|
< 5
|
1,685
|
5.7%
|
1,982
|
6.9%
|
17.6%
|
|
5-9
|
1,317
|
4.4%
|
1,550
|
5.4%
|
17.7%
|
|
10-14
|
1,052
|
3.5%
|
1,444
|
5.0%
|
37.3%
|
|
15-19
|
1,211
|
4.1%
|
1,074
|
3.7%
|
-11.3%
|
|
20-24
|
2,161
|
7.3%
|
1,114
|
3.9%
|
-48.4%
|
|
25-34
|
5,938
|
20.0%
|
4,496
|
15.7%
|
-24.3%
|
|
35-44
|
4,150
|
14.0%
|
4,741
|
16.5%
|
14.2%
|
|
45-54
|
2,663
|
9.0%
|
3,830
|
13.4%
|
43.8%
|
|
55-64
|
3,011
|
10.1%
|
2,614
|
9.1%
|
-13.2%
|
|
65-79
|
4,599
|
15.5%
|
3,646
|
12.7%
|
-20.7%
|
|
80+
|
1,921
|
6.5%
|
2,172
|
7.6%
|
13.1%
|
|
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
|
|
POPULATION AND HOUSEHOLDS (2000)
|
Neighborhood
|
Boston
|
|
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
|
Total Population
|
28,663
|
100.0%
|
589,141
|
100.0%
|
|
Population in families
|
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%
|
|
Total Households
|
12,082
|
100.0%
|
239,603
|
100.0%
|
|
Linguistically isolated household
|
577
|
4.8%
|
25,660
|
10.7%
|
|
Average household size
|
2.31
|
2.31
|
|
Family households
|
3.02
|
3.28
|
|
Non-family households
|
1.19
|
1.39
|
|
Median household income
|
$53,607
|
$39,629
|
|
Family households
|
$65,826
|
$44,151
|
|
Non-family households
|
$33,332
|
$33,332
|
|
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%
|
INCOME & POVERTY
|
|
1990
|
2000
|
Change
|
|
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%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
*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
|
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
|
61.7%
|
7,749
|
64.1%
|
1.3%
|
|
Renter Occupied
|
4,753
|
38.3%
|
4,334
|
35.9%
|
-8.8%
|
|
Vacant Housing Units
|
545
|
4.2%
|
314
|
2.5%
|
-42.4%
|
|
Family Households
|
7,508
|
60.5%
|
7,385
|
61.1%
|
-1.6%
|
|
Married-couple family
|
5,700
|
45.9%
|
5,441
|
45.0%
|
-4.5%
|
|
Single-person household
|
1,808
|
14.6%
|
1,944
|
16.1%
|
7.5%
|
|
Nonfamily Households
|
4,897
|
39.5%
|
4,697
|
38.9%
|
-4.1%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Residential Housing, by Type (2005)
|
|
#
|
%
|
|
Single Family
|
6,494
|
83.40%
|
|
Two Family
|
986
|
12.70%
|
|
Three Family
|
97
|
1.30%
|
|
SubTotal 1, 2, 3 Family Properties
|
7,577
|
97.90%
|
|
Four-Six Family
|
26
|
0.30%
|
|
Apartment Buildings
|
28
|
0.40%
|
|
Mixed Residential/Commercial
|
29
|
0.40%
|
|
Condominium Associations
|
80
|
1.00%
|
|
Total Residential & Mixed Properties
|
7,740
|
NA
|
|
|
Neighborhood
|
Boston
|
|
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 Monthly Rent (two-bedroom)
|
$1,300
|
$1,225
|
$1,500
|
$1,450
|
|
Foreclosure Deeds
|
1
|
1
|
33
|
43
|
|
|
Neighborhood
|
Boston
|
|
Median Residential Sales Prices
|
2005
|
2006
|
2005
|
2006
|
|
Single Family
|
$435,000
|
$400,000
|
$386,995
|
$370,000
|
|
Two-Family
|
$545,000
|
$520,000
|
$480,000
|
$479,450
|
|
Three-Family
|
*
|
*
|
$540,000
|
$526,250
|
|
Condominium
|
$265,250
|
$253,000
|
$350,000
|
$350,000
|
|
All Residential Sales
|
$390,000
|
$380,000
|
$390,000
|
$382,000
|
|
Median Asking Monthly Rent
|
$1,250
|
$1,200
|
$1,500
|
$1,650
|
|
Foreclosure Deeds
|
1
|
4
|
60
|
261
|
|
|
Neighborhood
|
Boston
|
|
Median Residential Sales Prices
|
2007
|
2008
|
2007
|
2008
|
|
Single Family
|
$409,900
|
$365,000
|
$370,000
|
$335,000
|
|
Two-Family
|
$478,000
|
$430,000
|
$440,100
|
$308,750
|
|
Three-Family
|
*
|
*
|
$470,000
|
$305,000
|
|
Condominium
|
$245,000
|
$257,500
|
$350,000
|
$370,000
|
|
All Residential Sales
|
$385,000
|
$350,000
|
$374,500
|
$352,000
|
|
Median Asking Monthly Rent
|
$1,300
|
$1,450
|
$1,800
|
$1,850
|
|
Foreclosure Deeds
|
17
|
20
|
703
|
1,215
|
LAND & OPEN SPACE (2000)
|
Land Area (Sq Miles)
|
5.47
|
|
Persons per Sq Mile
|
5,256
|
|
% open space
|
34.1%
|
|
Protected open space per 1,000 people
|
23.1
|
|