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Research Publications

Explore the Research Division publications below by keyword, neighborhood, or topic. If you have questions about these documents or are looking for specific information, please review the Frequently Requested Information page. This page features publications covering the most requested economic and demographic data for Boston.

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Selected Social Characteristics

N/A Neighborhoods

Jan 01 2003 Publication Date

Detailed tables of schooling, educational attainment, language skills, place of birth, and disability status for Boston's neighborhoods.


Topics: Age, Education, Foreign-born, Gender, Households & Families, Language, Race
Selected Housing Characteristics

N/A Neighborhoods

Jan 01 2003 Publication Date

Detailed tables of housing data, including structures, utilities, and costs, in Boston's neighborhoods.


Topics: Households & Families, Income & Poverty, Labor Market
Selected Economic Characteristics

N/A Neighborhoods

Jan 01 2003 Publication Date

Detailed tables of employment, income, and poverty in Boston's neighborhoods, 2000 Decennial Census.


Topics: Age, Education, Foreign-born, Gender, Households & Families, Income & Poverty, Labor Market, Language, Race
Boston in Context - Census 2000

N/A Neighborhoods

Nov 01 2002 Publication Date

This publication compares Boston to the U.S. and Massachusetts on several demographic, economic, and housing characteristics. This report uses 2000 Census data.


Topics: Age, Education, Foreign-born, Gender, Households & Families, Language, Race
Boston's Population 2000 - Wards and Precincts

N/A Neighborhoods

Sep 01 2002 Publication Date

Population by wards and precincts including race and ethnicity in Boston's neighborhoods.


Topics: Foreign-born, Race, Wards and Precincts
Boston's Immigration, Foreign Born and Languages, 1990–Present

N/A Neighborhoods

Jul 01 2002 Publication Date

Describes changes in Boston's foreign born population, immigration and language spoken at home between the 1990 and 2000 census.


Topics: Foreign-born, Language, Race
Boston's Ancestry, 1990–2000

N/A Neighborhoods

Jul 01 2002 Publication Date

Details the ancestry of Bostonians in 1990 and 2000.


Topics: Foreign-born
Boston School Enrollment & Educational Attainment, 1990–2000

N/A Neighborhoods

Jul 01 2002 Publication Date

Discusses the growth of school-aged children and school enrollment during the 1990s. Highlights the rising level of educational attainment in Boston.


Topics: Age, Education
Boston City Poverty Characteristics, 1990–2000

N/A Neighborhoods

Jul 01 2002 Publication Date

Details the changes in Boston's poverty rates between 1990 and 2000.


Topics: Age, Gender, Households & Families
Boston City Income Characteristics, 1990–2000

N/A Neighborhoods

Jul 01 2002 Publication Date

Discusses changes in income, earnings, and poverty between the 1990 and 2000 census in Boston.


Topics: Households & Families