Neighborhood Profiles Produced by the Boston Planning & Development Agency Research Division, August 2017 Information For more information about Boston’s demographics or economy, please visit bostonplans.org/research-maps Please contact us at [email protected] with any additional questions. Neighborhood Profile | Allston 60 51% 50 40 33% People 30Economy 27% 21% 20 19% Population Growth Jobs 14% 12% 10% • In 2010, Allston had 22,312 residents and made up 4% of 10• Allston had 16,522 payroll jobs in 2014, two thirds of which 5% 3% 3% 1 2% 2 Boston’s population. 0 were in the education industry. <5 - - - - • Allston grew by 17% from 2000 to 2010, rising faster than • Allston has more jobs than resident workers, at a ratio of the city’s growth of 5% over the same time period. 2.6, and has 3% of theAllston payroll jobsBoston in Boston. Age Distribution Labor Force • 78% of Allston’s residents are between the ages of 18 and • Allston’s resident labor force had 11,478 people in 2015. 34, compared to only 40% of Boston’s residents. • 61% of Allston’s residents aged 16 and older participated • The 18-24 age group accounts for over half of Allston’s pop- in the labor force, compared to 68% of Boston’s. ulation, and only 19% of Boston. • The top occupations57% for Allston’s residents5% 13% in 2015:20% Admin5%- Allston istrative Support, Sales, and Business & Finance. Allston & Boston Residents by Age Education 2010 47% 22% 17% 9% 4% •Boston In 2015, 54% of Allston’s residents were enrolled in col- 60 0lege or university,20 much40 higher than60 the city80 college en 100- 51% 50 Whiterollment:Black/African 17%. American Hispanic Asian/ PI Other 40 • 64% of Allston’s residents aged 25 and older in 2015 had a 33% Bachelor’s degree, a higher share than the city as a whole. 30 27% 21% 20 19% 14% Educational Attainment (Age 25+) 12% 10% 6010 2015 5% 2% 3% 51% 3% 500 <5 - - - - 40 9% 27% 64% Allston Boston 33% 30 27% Allston 19% 21% 20Diversity 15% 40% 45% 12% 14% 10% Boston 10• In 2015, 29% of Allston’s population was foreign born, 5% 3% 3% about2% the same percentage as the city. 0 20 40 60 80 100 0 • The <5Asian/Pacific - Islander - share - of Allston’s - population Less than High School High School or Some College 57% 5% 13% 20% 5% is 20%, considerablyAllston higher thanBoston the 9% share for the Bachelors Degree or Higher Allston city. Income 47% 22% 17% 9% 4% Boston Allston & Boston Residents by Race • In 2015, the median household income in Allston was 20100 20 40 60 80 100 $39,717, lower than Boston’s median of $55,777. White Black/African American Hispanic Asian/ PI Other 57% 5% 13% 20% 5% Allston 47% 22% 17% 9% 4% Boston 0 20 40 60 80 100 White Black/African American Hispanic Asian/ PI Other 9% 27% 64% Allston Note: Demographic data are for the Census-tract approximations of Allston (tracts 9.03, 8.02, 8.03, and 7.04). Source: (1) U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Decennial Census, (2) U.S. Census Bureau, 2011-2015 American Community15% Survey, (3) U.S. Census40% Bureau, OnTheMap Application and45% LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics, 2014, (4) City of Boston Assessing Department, FY2016, (5) Boston Planning and Development AgencyBoston Board Memos 0 20 40 60 80 100 Less than High School High School or Some College 9% 27% Bachelors Degree or Higher64% Allston 15% 40% 45% Boston 0 20 40 60 80 100 Less than High School High School or Some College Bachelors Degree or Higher Neighborhood Profile | Allston Place Trends Households and Dorms Historical Trends in Allston • 72% of 22%Allston’s residents40% live in households, 38%of which • The population of Allston grew 17% and occupied housing 38%Allston are families. units grew by 5% from 2000 to 2010. • The remaining 48%Allston population (28%)37% lives in college15% • The young adult population, ages 18 to 24, increased by dormsBoston or other institutions. almost one third from 2000 to 2010. 0 20 40 60 80 100 • The Asian population grew by one third from 2000 to 2010. HouseholdFamily Type One-person Household Household of Non-relatives • Payroll jobs in Allston more than doubled between 2011 2015 and 2014. • The number of cars per household has declined since 2000 from .84 to .61. 1,170 1,200 22% 40% 38% • The rental/owner split has remained stable at about 90% 1,000Allston 32% 55% 13% 800 747 rentersBack Bay from 2000 to 2015. 600 48% 37% 15% The Future32% for Allston 55% 13% Boston 400 48% 37% 15% 271 Back Bay 242 198 200 • Allston’sBoston growth is poised to continue, with 1,857 new 0 28 20 40 60 80 100 0 housing units approved for construction since 2010.5 2048% 40 6037% 8015% 100 Family2010 One-person2011 2012Household2013 Household2014 of2015 Non-relatives2016 0 Boston Family One-person Household Household of Non-relatives BPDA Board-Approved20 40Development 60 (in Thousands 80 of Feet 100 2) 2010-20160 Renters and Owners Family One-person Household Household of Non-relatives 800 1,170 1,200• In700 2015, Allston had 1,400 condos,658 22% of which were640 1,000 600 2500 owner occupied.4 2,103 800 500 747 400 2000 600• The300 median rent in Allston was $1,585 in 2015, compared 184 168 25001500 1,187 400 to200 $1,320119 for Boston as a whole. 271 2,103 100 242 198 88 200 20001000 709 028 12%14 1 61 21 21 666 0 500 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 1500 1,187 Allston2010 Occupied2011 2012 Housing2013 Units2014 2015 2016 16 Affordable Units Market Rate Units 0 1950-2010 1000 709 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 6662015 2016 500 16 8,000 0 8007,000 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 700 658 640 BPDA Board-Approved Housing Units 6,000 600 1200 2010-2016 1,057 5005,000 1000 4004,000 89% 91% 89% 90% 800 300 1200 3,000 184 86% 88% 168 1,057 200 119 87% 600 1002,000 88 1000 12%14 1 61 21 21 400 324 01,000 800 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 200 0 600 12%14 93 21 5 31 1950 Affordable1960 Units1970 1980 Market Rate1990 Units2000 2010 0 400 2010 3242011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Owner-occupied Renter-occupied 200 Affordable Units Market Rate Units 12% 5 31 8,000 0 14 93 21 7,000 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Vehicles 6,000 12000 Affordable Units Market Rate Units 5,000• 53% of Allston households in 2015 had at least one vehi- 10000 4,000 89% 90% 89% cle, compared to 65% of Boston91% households. 120008000 3,000 87% 86% 88% 2,000• The ratio of vehicles to households in Allston was .61 in 100006000 92% 93% 96% 82% 71% 69% 67% 67% 1,000 2015, lower than the city ratio of 0.91. 80004000 0 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 60002000 92% 93% 96% 82% 71% 69% 67% 67% Note: DemographicOwner-occupied data are for the Census-tract Renter-occupied approximations of Allston (tracts 9.03, 8.02, 8.03, and 7.04). Source:4000 (1) U.S.0 Census Bureau, 2010 Decennial Census, (2) U.S. Census Bureau, 2011-2015 American Community Survey, (3) U.S. Census Bureau, OnTheMap Application and LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics, 2014, (4)1950 City of Boston1960 Assessing1970 Department,1980 FY2016,1990 (5) Boston2000 Planning 2010and Development 2015 Agency Board Memos 2000 Owner-occupied Renter-occupied 0 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2015 Owner-occupied Renter-occupied Neighborhood Profile | Back Bay 50 44% People Economy 40 Population Growth 34% Jobs 30% 30 • Back Bay had a population of 17,577 people in 2015, 2% of • Back Bay had 52,623 payroll jobs in 2014, 17% of which are Boston’s population.1 2 23% 20 in Finance and Insurance. 17% 15% • Back Bay’s population grew by 5.4% from 2000 to 2015, 11% • Back Bay has 6.57 payroll jobs per resident worker,10% and 10 slower than the city’s growth of 10%. 9.3% of5% the city’s payroll6% jobs. 3% 3% Age Distribution 0Labor Force <5 - - - - • Only 3% of Back Bay residents were school-aged children • Back Bay’s resident labor force had 11,530 people in 2015, Back Bay Boston in 2015, compared to 11% of the Boston population. 3% of Boston’s resident labor force. • Back Bay has higher shares of both 25-34 year olds and • 63% of Back Bay residents aged 16 and over participate in those over 65 than the city as a whole. the labor force, lower than the 68% participation rate for Boston. • The top occupations for Back Bay residents in 2015: Man- Back Bay & Boston Residents by Age 2010 agement, Business, and Finance. 76% 5% 8% 9% 2% Back Bay 50 Education 44% • 22% of Back45% Bay residents were23% enrolled in 19% college 9%or uni4%- 40 Boston versity in 2015, higher than the college enrollment for Bos- 34% 30% 0ton: 17%. 20 40 60 80 100 30 White Black/African American Hispanic Asian/ PI Other 23% • Eighty-six percent of Back Bay residents age 25 and older 20 17% 15% have a Bachelor’s degree, nearly double the rate of the city 11% 10% as a whole. 10 50 5% 6% 3% 3% 44% 400 Educational Attainment (Age 25+) <5 - - - 34% - 2015 30% 30 Back Bay Boston 23% 20 17% 15% 2%12% 86% Diversity 11% 10% 10 Back Bay • About5% 20% of Back 6%Bay residents were foreign born in 3% 3% 2015, compared with about 27% of Boston residents.