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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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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
Boston City Housing Characteristics, 1990–2000

N/A Neighborhoods

Jul 01 2002 Publication Date

A comparative view of housing and household characteristics in Boston and its neighborhoods, 1990-2000.


Topics: Households & Families
Employment Characteristics, 2000

N/A Neighborhoods

Jul 01 2002 Publication Date

Discusses the changes in employment and commuting patterns between 1990 and 2000.


Topics: Age, Education, Households & Families
Boston Household Characteristics, 1990–2000

N/A Neighborhoods

Jun 01 2002 Publication Date

A comparative view of housing and household characteristics in Boston and its neighborhoods, 1990-2000.


Topics: Households & Families
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
2000 Census SF1, Wards 1–10

N/A Neighborhoods

May 14 2002 Publication Date

SF1 data for Boston's Wards 1–10.


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