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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.

A-to-Z
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 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 Poverty Data over the Decade of the 1990s

N/A Neighborhoods

Jun 01 2002 Publication Date

Bad news for the elderly, some good news for children, families with children, and single parent families.


Topics: Age, Education, Foreign-born, Gender, Households & Families, Language, Race
2000 Census SF1, Zip Codes 02128–02215

N/A Neighborhoods

May 14 2002 Publication Date

SF1 data for Boston's ZIP Codes 02128 through 02215.


Topics: Age, Education, Foreign-born, Gender, Households & Families, Language, Race
2000 Census SF1, Zip Codes 02108–02127

N/A Neighborhoods

May 14 2002 Publication Date

SF1 data for Boston's ZIP Codes 02108 through 02127.


Topics: Age, Education, Foreign-born, Gender, Households & Families, Language, Race
2000 Census SF1, Wards 11–22

N/A Neighborhoods

May 14 2002 Publication Date

SF1 data for Boston's Wards 11–22


Topics: Age, Education, Foreign-born, Gender, Households & Families, Language, Race, Wards and Precincts