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Charlestown, MA, 02129 QuickFacts

	Charlestown, MA, 02129	United States
Total population	15,195	281,421,906
State	Massachusetts
County	SUFFOLK
City	charlestown
Zip(s)	02129

Charlestown, MA, 02129 Population

	Charlestown, MA, 02129	%, Charlestown, MA, 02129	United States
Male	6,934	45.63%	49.06%
Female	8,261	54.37%	50.94%
Median age (years)	33.7		35.3

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	Charlestown, MA, 02129	%, Charlestown, MA, 02129	United States
18 years and over	12,371	81.41%	74.31%
21 years and over	12,027	79.15%	69.97%
62 years and over	1,947	12.81%	14.66%
65 years and over	1,643	10.81%	12.43%

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	Charlestown, MA, 02129	%, Charlestown, MA, 02129	United States
White	12,593	82.88%	75.14%
Black or African American	722	4.75%	12.32%
Asian	754	4.96%	3.64%
Some other race	839	5.52%	5.46%
Two or more races	287	1.89%	2.43%

Charlestown, MA, 02129 Housing

	Charlestown, MA, 02129	%, Charlestown, MA, 02129	United States
Total households	7,350		105,480,101
Family households (families)	3,219	43.8%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	4,131	56.2%	31.94%

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	Charlestown, MA, 02129	%, Charlestown, MA, 02129	United States
Total housing units	7,755		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	405	5.22%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	7,350	94.78%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	3,039	39.19%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	4,311	55.59%	30.77%

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	Charlestown, MA, 02129	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	6	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	6	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	67	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	122	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	272	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	330	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	230	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	37	0.57%
Median (dollars)	328,300	119,600

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	Charlestown, MA, 02129	%, Charlestown, MA, 02129	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	1,928	26.23%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	2,709	36.86%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	803	10.93%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	845	11.5%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	504	6.86%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	561	7.63%	9.65%

Charlestown, MA, 02129 Education

	Charlestown, MA, 02129	%, Charlestown, MA, 02129	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	3,127		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	214	6.84%	6.47%
Kindergarten	141	4.51%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	1,281	40.97%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	506	16.18%	21.38%
College or graduate school	985	31.5%	22.81%

Charlestown, MA, 02129 Economy

	Charlestown, MA, 02129	%, Charlestown, MA, 02129	United States
Population 16 years and over	12,636		217,168,077
In labor force	8,731	69.1%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	8,731	69.1%	63.39%
- - Employed	8,375	66.28%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	356	2.82%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	4.1		5.8
- Armed Forces	0		0.53%
Not in labor force	3,905	30.9%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	6,969	55.15%	51.66%
In labor force	4,612	36.5%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	4,612	36.5%	29.65%
- - Employed	4,437	35.11%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	988	7.82%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	415		12,787,501

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	Charlestown, MA, 02129	%, Charlestown, MA, 02129	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	7,341		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	918	12.51%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	427	5.82%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	651	8.87%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	565	7.7%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	785	10.69%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	1,159	15.79%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	864	11.77%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	1,044	14.22%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	373	5.08%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	555	7.56%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	55,700		41,994

	Charlestown, MA, 02129	%, Charlestown, MA, 02129	United States
With earnings	5,804	45.93%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	86,755		56,604
With Social Security income	1,414	11.19%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	9,226		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	391	3.09%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,274		6,320
With public assistance income	245	1.94%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	4,024		3,032
With retirement income	946	7.49%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	17,383		17,376

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