Boston Overview

A comparative Table of Boston Data for years of 1980, 1990, and 2000
 
  Source: US Census Bureau
  1980 1990 2000
Population 562,994 574,285 589,141
       
Racial Composition      
One Race Only     563,263
White 393,937 361,513 320,944
Black/African American 126,229 146,695 149,202
Hispanic/Latino 36,068 59,692 85,089
Asian American Pacific Islander 15,150 30,457 44,284
Native American, Alaska, Aleut 1,302 1,865 2,365
Other Races 26,376 33,753 46,102
       
Two or More Races     25,878
       
Age      
Under 5 years 30,118 35,772 32,046
18 years and over 237,629 464,829 472,582
65 years & over 71,299 66,156 61,336
Median Age 28.8 30.4 31.1
       
Households      
Households 218,457 227,949 239,528
Family Households   117,648 115,096
Non Familiy Households   110,301 124,432
Average H.H. Size 2.40 2.37 2.31
Average Family Size 3.30 3.19 3.17
       
Group Quarters 29,805 24,493 35,077
Institutionalised 10,917 8,356 8,481
NonInstitutionalised     26,596
       
Total Housing Units 241,444 250,857 251,935
Owner Occupied Housing Units 59,504 70,545 77,226
Renter-Occupied Housing Units 158,953 157,923 162,302
Vacant Units 22,987 22,389 12,407
       
City Size   48.4 sq. miles

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