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Boston Massachusetts Census and demographic information

Boston Massachusetts Census and demographic information

   

Summary - Age, Sex, Race

    
  More Census Data:      
  Social Demographics - School, Marital, Ancestry Economic - Employment, Income, Industry Housing - Occupancy, Mortgage, Rent  

 

Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Boston city
 
Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 589,141 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 589,141 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 85,089 14.4%
Male 283,588 48.1%     Mexican 4,126 0.7%
Female 305,553 51.9%     Puerto Rican 27,442 4.7%
          Cuban 2,221 0.4%
Under 5 years 32,046 5.4%     Other Hispanic or Latino 51,300 8.7%
5 to 9 years 33,721 5.7%   Not Hispanic or Latino 504,052 85.6%
10 to 14 years 32,553 5.5%     White alone 291,561 49.5%
15 to 19 years 43,631 7.4%        
20 to 24 years 70,084 11.9%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 124,762 21.2%       Total population 589,141 100.0%
35 to 44 years 86,420 14.7%   In households 554,064 94.0%
45 to 54 years 63,554 10.8%     Householder 239,528 40.7%
55 to 59 years 22,746 3.9%     Spouse 65,747 11.2%
60 to 64 years 18,288 3.1%     Child 142,362 24.2%
65 to 74 years 31,154 5.3%       Own child under 18 years 100,177 17.0%
75 to 84 years 21,675 3.7%     Other relatives 41,110 7.0%
85 years and over 8,507 1.4%       Under 18 years 13,170 2.2%
          Nonrelatives 65,317 11.1%
Median age (years) 31.1 (X)       Unmarried partner 14,719 2.5%
        In group quarters 35,077 6.0%
18 years and over 472,582 80.2%     Institutionalized population 8,481 1.4%
  Male 224,078 38.0%     Noninstitutionalized population 26,596 4.5%
  Female 248,504 42.2%        
21 years and over 432,815 73.5%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 71,847 12.2%       Total households 239,528 100.0%
65 years and over 61,336 10.4%   Family households (families) 115,096 48.1%
  Male 23,435 4.0%       With own children under 18 years 54,310 22.7%
  Female 37,901 6.4%     Married couple family 65,747 27.4%
            With own children under 18 years 28,219 11.8%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 39,366 16.4%
One race 563,263 95.6%       With own children under 18 years 22,793 9.5%
  White 320,944 54.5%   Nonfamily households 124,432 51.9%
  Black or African American 149,202 25.3%     Householder living alone 88,944 37.1%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 2,365 0.4%       Householder 65 years and over 21,796 9.1%
  Asian 44,284 7.5%        
    Asian Indian 4,442 0.8%   Households with individuals under 18 years 61,428 25.6%
    Chinese 19,638 3.3%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 45,350 18.9%
    Filipino 1,405 0.2%        
    Japanese 2,384 0.4%   Average household size 2.31 (X)
    Korean 2,564 0.4%   Average family size 3.17 (X)
    Vietnamese 10,818 1.8%        
    Other Asian1 3,033 0.5%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 366 0.1%       Total housing units 251,935 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 84 0.0%   Occupied housing units 239,528 95.1%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 44 0.0%   Vacant housing units 12,407 4.9%
    Samoan 77 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 1,568 0.6%
    Other Pacific Islander2 161 0.0%        
  Some other race 46,102 7.8%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.0% (X)
Two or more races 25,878 4.4%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 3.0% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 334,684 56.8%       Occupied housing units 239,528 100.0%
Black or African American 163,006 27.7%   Owner-occupied housing units 77,226 32.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 5,384 0.9%   Renter-occupied housing units 162,302 67.8%
Asian 47,634 8.1%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 1,565 0.3%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.51 (X)
Some other race 64,262 10.9%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.22 (X)
Date: December 13, 2004
- Represents zero or rounds to zero. (X) Not applicable.
1Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
2Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
3In combination with one or more of the other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
 
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000.

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