Research Publications

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

Describes the impact, location, and issues of the fifty percent of Boston's land that is tax exempt.

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

Boston is home to 36 colleges and universities, and over 135,000 students, making it one of the world's leading intellectual centers.

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

Discusses Boston's consistently high rankings in Fortune Magazine as a place to live and do business. This success comes from the innovation and intellectual capital driving the city's major industries.

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

Details the ancestry of Bostonians in 1990 and 2000.

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

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