Research Publications

This presentation examines high-skilled immigrant workers in Massachusetts (defined as having a Bachelor's degree or higher) and where they obtained their degree: in the U.S. or in their home country.

Immigrants are an increasingly important source of labor for the Massachusetts economy. This presentation explores immigrant workers in Massachusetts with a Bachelor's degree or higher, defined as "high-skilled."

This report is a profile on Boston's unemployed population. It includes 2008-2012 and 2012 American Community Survey data by neighborhood, race, age, sex, nativity, and more. This report was revised to use the boundaries for the West End and Downtown that went into effect in 2014. See the original report using the previous boundaries

This report is a profile on Boston's unemployed population. It includes 2008-2012 and 2012 American Community Survey data by neighborhood, race, age, sex, nativity, and more. This report has been revised to use the boundaries for the West End and Downtown that went into effect in 2014. See the revised report using the new boundaries

This report is a demographic profile on those living in poverty in Boston. It includes 2008-2012 and 2012 American Community Survey data by age, race, neighborhood, sex, educational attainment, nativity and more. This report was revised to use the boundaries for the West End and Downtown that went into effect in 2014. See the original report using the previous boundaries

This report is a demographic profile on those living in poverty in Boston. It includes 2008-2012 and 2012 American Community Survey data by age, race, neighborhood, sex, educational attainment, nativity and more. This report has been revised to use the boundaries for the West End and Downtown that went into effect in 2014. See the revised report using the new boundaries

This publication features one-page profiles of each of Boston's neighborhoods, using the 2010 Decennial Census and 2007-2011 American Community Survey data. They include data on total population, race, ethnicity, nativity, income, occupations, poverty and more for each neighborhood. This report was revised to use the boundaries for the West End and Downtown that went into effect in 2014. See the original report using the previous boundaries

This publication features one-page profiles of each of Boston's neighborhoods, using the 2010 Decennial Census and 2007-2011 American Community Survey data. They include data on total population, race, ethnicity, nativity, income, occupations, poverty and more for each neighborhood. This report has been revised to use the boundaries for the West End and Downtown that went into effect in 2014. See the revised report using the new boundaries

This publication provides data on each of Boston's major race groups, including age, nativity, family type, educational attainment, employment details and more.

The ACS is an annual survey conducted by the US Census Bureau using a sample of the total population to create estimates. This profile contains demographic, economic, and housing characteristics of Boston's planning districts and neighborhoods.