September 2014
Boston 2010 Census Population
Neighborhood* Comparison
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For more information about research produced by the Boston Redevelopment Authority, please contact the Research Division at [email protected] Total Population Housing 2000 2010 2000-2010 2000 2010 2000-2010 Neighborhood Neighborhood Count Count Change % Change Count Count Change % Change South Boston Waterfront 509 1,889 1,380 271.1% South Boston Waterfront 270 1,214 944 349.6% Leather District 219 639 420 191.8% Leather District 157 377 220 140.1% Downtown 6,342 9,872 3,530 55.7% Chinatown 1,367 2,114 747 54.6% Chinatown 3,559 4,444 885 24.9% Downtown 3,292 5,025 1,733 52.6% West End 4,622 5,423 801 17.3% West End 2,567 3,261 694 27.0% Mission Hill 13,935 16,305 2,370 17.0% South End 12,000 13,648 1,648 13.7% Roxbury 41,484 48,454 6,970 16.8% Mission Hill 5,848 6,628 780 13.3% Fenway 29,316 33,796 4,480 15.3% Roxbury 17,796 20,005 2,209 12.4% Allston 25,623 29,196 3,573 13.9% Charlestown 7,755 8,648 893 11.5% South End 21,911 24,577 2,666 12.2% South Boston 14,761 16,409 1,648 11.2% Bay Village 1,194 1,312 118 9.9% Fenway 11,547 12,836 1,289 11.2% Charlestown 15,195 16,439 1,244 8.2% West Roxbury 12,398 13,547 1,149 9.3% South Boston 31,005 33,311 2,306 7.4% Boston 251,935 272,481 20,546 8.2% West Roxbury 28,755 30,446 1,691 5.9% Allston 10,373 11,095 722 7.0% East Boston 38,413 40,508 2,095 5.5% Mattapan 8,597 9,150 553 6.4% North End 9,637 10,131 494 5.1% Jamaica Plain 15,922 16,797 875 5.5% Boston 589,141 617,594 28,453 4.8% North End 6,393 6,728 335 5.2% Brighton 44,025 45,801 1,776 4.0% East Boston 15,078 15,854 776 5.1% Hyde Park 30,076 30,637 561 1.9% Dorchester 42,948 45,133 2,185 5.1% Back Bay 17,952 18,088 136 0.8% Back Bay 11,708 12,266 558 4.8% Beacon Hill 9,052 9,023 (29) -0.3% Hyde Park 11,289 11,816 527 4.7% Jamaica Plain 38,176 37,468 (708) -1.9% Bay Village 800 837 37 4.6% Dorchester 118,848 114,235 (4,613) -3.9% Roslindale 11,625 11,927 302 2.6% Longwood Medical Area 3,969 3,785 (184) -4.6% Brighton 20,615 20,817 202 1.0% Roslindale 30,351 28,680 (1,671) -5.5% Harbor Islands 0 0 0 0.0% Mattapan 24,333 22,600 (1,733) -7.1% Beacon Hill 6,122 6,013 (109) -1.8% Harbor Islands 640 535 (105) -16.4% Longwood Medical Area 707 336 (371) -52.5% White Population Black or African American (non Hispanic) Population (non Hispanic) 2000 2010 2000-2010 2000 2010 2000-2010 Neighborhood Neighborhood Count Count Change % Change Count Count Change % Change South Boston Waterfront 407 1,605 1,198 294.3% Leather District 6 25 19 316.7% Chinatown 204 700 496 243.1% Chinatown 73 132 59 80.8% Leather District 200 490 290 145.0% West Roxbury 1,718 2,959 1,241 72.2% Roxbury 2,564 5,431 2,867 111.8% North End 67 114 47 70.1% Downtown 4,419 7,180 2,761 62.5% South Boston Waterfront 19 32 13 68.4% Mission Hill 5,598 7,674 2,076 37.1% Downtown 329 488 159 48.3% South End 11,386 13,574 2,188 19.2% South Boston 1,543 2,247 704 45.6% Allston 15,716 17,480 1,764 11.2% Charlestown 539 764 225 41.7% West End 3,145 3,450 305 9.7% Longwood Medical Area 198 247 49 24.7% Fenway 20,163 21,867 1,704 8.5% West End 500 615 115 23.0% Jamaica Plain 19,039 20,070 1,031 5.4% Hyde Park 11,865 14,476 2,611 22.0% Charlestown 11,946 12,458 512 4.3% Roslindale 5,398 6,213 815 15.1% Bay Village 784 815 31 4.0% Brighton 1,850 2,093 243 13.1% North End 9,095 9,207 112 1.2% Back Bay 633 703 70 11.1% South Boston 25,261 25,264 3 0.0% East Boston 1,177 1,283 106 9.0% Brighton 32,119 32,089 (30) -0.1% Allston 1,260 1,338 78 6.2% Boston 291,561 290,312 (1,249) -0.4% Boston 140,305 138,073 (2,232) -1.6% Beacon Hill 8,080 7,832 (248) -3.1% Fenway 1,762 1,728 (34) -1.9% Back Bay 14,854 14,151 (703) -4.7% Roxbury 25,707 25,100 (607) -2.4% West Roxbury 24,031 22,303 (1,728) -7.2% Dorchester 53,329 49,144 (4,185) -7.8% Longwood Medical Area 2,908 2,677 (231) -7.9% Mattapan 19,152 17,263 (1,889) -9.9% Dorchester 28,913 25,308 (3,605) -12.5% Bay Village 56 48 (8) -14.3% Mattapan 1,683 1,431 (252) -15.0% Jamaica Plain 5,900 5,038 (862) -14.6% Roslindale 16,619 13,390 (3,229) -19.4% Beacon Hill 211 178 (33) -15.6% East Boston 19,078 15,051 (4,027) -21.1% Mission Hill 3,052 2,558 (494) -16.2% Hyde Park 13,089 8,650 (4,439) -33.9% Harbor Islands 244 204 (40) -16.4% Harbor Islands 260 165 (95) -36.5% South End 3,717 3,083 (634) -17.1% Hispanic or Latino Population Asian Population (non Hispanic) 2000 2010 2000-2010 2000 2010 2000-2010 Neighborhood Neighborhood Count Count Change % Change Count Count Change % Change Leather District 2 22 20 1000.0% Leather District 11 85 74 672.7% South Boston Waterfront 20 97 77 385.0% South Boston Waterfront 43 115 72 167.4% Chinatown 58 130 72 124.1% Roxbury 531 1,291 760 143.1% North End 189 374 185 97.9% Harbor Islands 4 8 4 100.0% West Roxbury 1,309 2,573 1,264 96.6% West Roxbury 1,085 1,969 884 81.5% Bay Village 31 57 26 83.9% Charlestown 753 1,334 581 77.2% Hyde Park 3,612 6,034 2,422 67.1% North End 170 287 117 68.8% West End 290 481 191 65.9% Fenway 4,112 6,235 2,123 51.6% Mattapan 1,772 2,735 963 54.3% Back Bay 1,225 1,793 568 46.4% Roxbury 9,096 13,316 4,220 46.4% Beacon Hill 355 482 127 35.8% South Boston 2,534 3,706 1,172 46.3% South Boston 1,137 1,542 405 35.6% Downtown 384 554 170 44.3% Downtown 1,072 1,430 358 33.4% East Boston 14,990 21,419 6,429 42.9% South End 3,003 3,982 979 32.6% Beacon Hill 280 374 94 33.6% West End 572 745 173 30.2% Back Bay 808 1,050 242 30.0% Allston 4,314 5,545 1,231 28.5% Boston 85,089 107,917 22,828 26.8% Mission Hill 1,901 2,406 505 26.6% Fenway 2,250 2,840 590 26.2% Boston 44,009 54,846 10,837 24.6% Brighton 3,275 4,049 774 23.6% Bay Village 304 360 56 18.4% Dorchester 16,268 19,407 3,139 19.3% Brighton 5,253 5,998 745 14.2% Roslindale 6,308 7,415 1,107 17.5% Hyde Park 425 485 60 14.1% Mission Hill 2,747 3,211 464 16.9% Mattapan 345 383 38 11.0% Harbor Islands 120 134 14 11.7% Jamaica Plain 1,521 1,665 144 9.5% Allston 3,061 3,391 330 10.8% Dorchester 9,839 10,605 766 7.8% South End 3,187 3,276 89 2.8% Chinatown 3,187 3,411 224 7.0% Longwood Medical Area 229 217 (12) -5.2% Roslindale 781 774 (7) -0.9% Charlestown 1,764 1,591 (173) -9.8% Longwood Medical Area 524 506 (18) -3.4% Jamaica Plain 10,505 9,464 (1,041) -9.9% East Boston 1,542 1,410 (132) -8.6% Population Growth by Neighborhoods* (2000 - 2010)
300%
South Boston Waterfront, 271.1%
250%
200% Leather District, 191.8%
2010) - 150%
100% Population Change (2000 (2000 Change Population
Downtown, 55.7% 50%
Mission Hill, 17.0% Allston, 13.9% Chinatown, 24.9% Fenway, 15.3% Roxbury, 16.8% Bay Village, 9.9% South End, 12.2% Charlestown, 8.2% West End, 17.3% Hyde Park, 1.9% North End, 5.1% South Boston, 7.4% West Roxbury, 5.9% 0% Brighton, 4.0% East Boston, 5.5% Jamaica Plain, -1.9% Boston, 4.8% Back Bay, 0.8% Beacon Hill, -0.3% Mattapan, -7.1% Roslindale, -5.5% Dorchester, -3.9% Longwood Medical Area, -4.6% Harbor Islands, -16.4%
-50% Neighborhoods
* based on ZIP Codes and Zoning Boundaries Source: US Census, BRA Research Division Housing Growth by Neighborhoods* (2000 - 2010)
400%
350% South Boston Waterfront, 349.6%
300%
250%
2010)
-
200%
150% Leather District, 140.1%
100%
Chinatown, 54.6% Downtown, 52.6%
50% Change in Housing by Neighborhood (2000 Neighborhood by Housing in Change West End, 27.0% South End, 13.7% Boston, 8.2% Charlestown, 11.5% Fenway, 11.2% Roxbury, 12.4% Allston, 7.0% Bay Village, 4.6% Dorchester, 5.1% Hyde Park, 4.7% Mattapan, 6.4% Mission Hill, 13.3% Jamaica Plain, 5.5% South Boston, 11.2% West Roxbury, 9.3% 0% Brighton, 1.0% Back Bay, 4.8% East Boston, 5.1% North End, 5.2% Roslindale, 2.6% Beacon Hill, -1.8% Harbor Islands, 0.0%
-50% Longwood Medical Area, -52.5%
-100% Neighborhoods
*based on ZIP Codes and Zoning Boundaries Source: US Census, BRA Research Division Change in White Population by Neighborhoods* (2000 - 2010)
350%
300% South Boston Waterfront, 294.3%
250% Chinatown, 243.1%
200%
2010)
-
150% Leather District, 145.0%
Roxbury, 111.8% 100%
Downtown, 62.5% 50%
Change in White Population (2000White in Population Change Mission Hill, 37.1% South End, 19.2% Allston, 11.2% Jamaica Plain, 5.4% Bay Village, 4.0% Charlestown, 4.3% Fenway, 8.5% West End, 9.7% North End, 1.2% 0% Brighton, -0.1% Dorchester, -12.5% Longwood Medical Area, -7.9% South Boston, 0.0% West Roxbury, -7.2% Boston, -0.4% Beacon Hill, -3.1% Back Bay, -4.7% East Boston, -21.1% Mattapan, -15.0% Roslindale, -19.4% Hyde Park, -33.9%
-50% Harbor Islands, -36.5%
-100% Neighborhoods
*based on ZIP Codes and Zoning Boundaries Source: US Census, BRA Research Division Change in Black or African American Population by Neighborhoods* (2000 - 2010)
350%
Leather District, 316.7%
300%
250% 2010)
-
200%
150%
100% Chinatown, 80.8% North End, 70.1% West Roxbury, 72.2%
South Boston Waterfront, 68.4% Downtown, 48.3% 50% Charlestown, 41.7% South Boston, 45.6% Change in Black or African American Population (2000 Population American African or Black in Change Hyde Park, 22.0% Longwood Medical Area, 24.7% Back Bay, 11.1% West End, 23.0% Allston, 6.2% Brighton, 13.1% Roslindale, 15.1% East Boston, 9.0% 0% Roxbury, -2.4% Bay Village, -14.3% Fenway, -1.9% Mattapan, -9.9% Boston, -1.6% Dorchester, -7.8% Jamaica Plain, -14.6% South End, -17.1% Beacon Hill, -15.6% Harbor Islands, -16.4% Mission Hill, -16.2%
-50% Neighborhoods
*based on ZIP Codes and Zoning Boundaries Source: US Census, BRA Research Division Change in Hispanic or Latino Population by Neighborhoods* (2000 - 2010)
1200%
1000% Leather District, 1000.0%
800%
2010)
-
600%
400% South Boston Waterfront, 385.0%
200%
Change in Hispanic or Latino Population (2000 (2000 Population Latino or Hispanic in Change Chinatown, 124.1% North End, 97.9% Bay Village, 83.9% Hyde Park, 67.1% Mattapan, 54.3% West End, 65.9%West Roxbury, 96.6% Downtown, 44.3% Roxbury, 46.4% Boston, 26.8% Beacon Hill, 33.6% East Boston, 42.9% Fenway, 26.2% Mission Hill, 16.9% South Boston, 46.3% Back Bay, 30.0% Brighton, 23.6% 0% Dorchester, 19.3% Harbor Islands, 11.7% Roslindale, 17.5% Allston, 10.8% Longwood Medical Area, -5.2% South End, 2.8% Charlestown, -9.8% Jamaica Plain, -9.9%
-200% Neighborhoods
*based on ZIP Codes and Zoning Boundaries Source: US Census, BRA Research Division Change in Asian Population by Neighborhoods* (2000 - 2010) 750%
Leather District, 672.7%
650%
550%
2010)
- 450%
350%
250% Change in Asian Population (2000 (2000 Population Asian in Change
South Boston Waterfront, 167.4%
150% Roxbury, 143.1%
Charlestown, 77.2% Harbor Islands, 100.0% West Roxbury, 81.5% North End, 68.8% Back Bay, 46.4% 50% Beacon Hill, 35.8% Fenway, 51.6% South Boston, 35.6% Boston, 24.6% Mission Hill, 26.6% South End, 32.6% Downtown, 33.4% Hyde Park, 14.1% West End, 30.2% Allston, 28.5% Brighton, 14.2% Dorchester, 7.8% Jamaica Plain, 9.5% Mattapan, 11.0% Bay Village, 18.4% Roslindale, -0.9% Chinatown, 7.0% East Boston, -8.6% Longwood Medical Area, -3.4% -50% Neighborhoods
*based on ZIP Codes and Zoning Boundaries Source: US Census, BRA Research Division