Boston, MA, 02121 Neighborhood Info

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Boston, MA, 02121 QuickFacts

	Boston, MA, 02121	United States
Total population	25,057	281,421,906
State	Massachusetts
City	boston
Zip(s)	02121

Boston, MA, 02121 Population

	Boston, MA, 02121	%, Boston, MA, 02121	United States
Male	11,068	44.17%	49.06%
Female	13,989	55.83%	50.94%
Median age (years)	28.9		35.3

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	Boston, MA, 02121	%, Boston, MA, 02121	United States
18 years and over	16,309	65.09%	74.31%
21 years and over	15,238	60.81%	69.97%
62 years and over	2,447	9.77%	14.66%
65 years and over	2,030	8.1%	12.43%

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	Boston, MA, 02121	%, Boston, MA, 02121	United States
White	1,234	4.92%	75.14%
Black or African American	19,380	77.34%	12.32%
Asian	109	0.44%	3.64%
Some other race	2,871	11.46%	5.46%
Two or more races	1,463	5.84%	2.43%

Boston, MA, 02121 Housing

	Boston, MA, 02121	%, Boston, MA, 02121	United States
Total households	8,940		105,480,101
Family households (families)	6,105	68.29%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	2,835	31.71%	31.94%

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	Boston, MA, 02121	%, Boston, MA, 02121	United States
Total housing units	9,793		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	906	9.25%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	8,940	91.29%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	2,058	21.02%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	6,882	70.27%	30.77%

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	Boston, MA, 02121	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	2	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	77	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	133	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	145	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	75	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	19	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	0	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	0	0.57%
Median (dollars)	154,300	119,600

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	Boston, MA, 02121	%, Boston, MA, 02121	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	1,591	17.8%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	2,951	33.01%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	1,512	16.91%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	1,151	12.87%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	626	7.0%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	1,046	11.7%	9.65%

Boston, MA, 02121 Education

	Boston, MA, 02121	%, Boston, MA, 02121	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	9,127		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	470	5.15%	6.47%
Kindergarten	715	7.83%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	4,505	49.36%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	2,008	22.0%	21.38%
College or graduate school	1,429	15.66%	22.81%

Boston, MA, 02121 Economy

	Boston, MA, 02121	%, Boston, MA, 02121	United States
Population 16 years and over	16,914		217,168,077
In labor force	9,810	58.0%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	9,810	58.0%	63.39%
- - Employed	8,881	52.51%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	929	5.49%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	9.5		5.8
- Armed Forces	0		0.53%
Not in labor force	7,104	42.0%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	9,928	58.7%	51.66%
In labor force	5,514	32.6%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	5,514	32.6%	29.65%
- - Employed	5,111	30.22%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	2,260	13.36%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	1,453		12,787,501

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	Boston, MA, 02121	%, Boston, MA, 02121	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	8,856		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	1,992	22.49%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	643	7.26%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	1,388	15.67%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	1,299	14.67%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	1,319	14.89%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	1,291	14.58%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	492	5.56%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	268	3.03%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	82	0.93%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	82	0.93%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	27,211		41,994

	Boston, MA, 02121	%, Boston, MA, 02121	United States
With earnings	6,591	38.97%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	40,621		56,604
With Social Security income	1,666	9.85%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	8,576		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	970	5.73%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,385		6,320
With public assistance income	816	4.82%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	4,237		3,032
With retirement income	1,035	6.12%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	10,442		17,376

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