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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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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
Boston's Housing Families and Households

N/A Neighborhoods

May 01 2002 Publication Date

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


Topics: Age, Education, Foreign-born, Gender, Households & Families, Language, Race
For First Time in Boston's History, Non-family Households Top 50 Percent

N/A Neighborhoods

May 01 2002 Publication Date

In 2000, for the first time in Boston's history, non-family households (people living either alone or with non-family members) accounted for the majority of households in the city.


Topics: Households & Families
Federal R&D Funding in Boston

N/A Neighborhoods

May 01 2002 Publication Date

The City’s Intellectual Capital Yields Large Economic Benefits. This report details the level and type of research and development funding occurring in Boston and its impacts upon the city's economy.


Topics: Industry Profiles, Labor Market
Boston Population, Neighborhood Profiles

N/A Neighborhoods

Apr 01 2002 Publication Date

Neighborhood profiles of Boston's 16 neighborhoods using 2000 SF-1 data.


Topics: Age, Education, Foreign-born, Gender, Households & Families, Language, Race
Boston's Industrial Spaces

N/A Neighborhoods

Feb 01 2002 Publication Date

Industrial land and building spaces in Boston and its neighborhoods.


Topics: Real Estate & Development
West Roxbury Planning District - 2000 Census

N/A Neighborhoods

Jan 01 2002 Publication Date

SF1 data West Roxbury.


Topics: Age, Education, Foreign-born, Gender, Households & Families, Language, Planning Districts, Race
South End Planning District - 2000 Census

N/A Neighborhoods

Jan 01 2002 Publication Date

SF1 data South End.


Topics: Age, Education, Foreign-born, Gender, Households & Families, Language, Planning Districts, Race