Boston City, Massachusetts Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Boston Population: 589141 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 283588 48.14% Female 305553 51.86%       Under 5 years 32046 5.44% 5 to 9 years 33721 5.72% 10 to 14 years 32553 5.53% 15 to 19 years 43631 7.41% 20 to 24 years 70084 11.9% 25 to 34 years 124762 21.18% 35 to 44 years 86420 14.67% 45 to 54 years 63554 10.79% 55 to 59 years 22746 3.86% 60 to 64 years 18288 3.1% 65 to 74 years 31154 5.29% 75 to 84 years 21675 3.68% 85 years and over 8507 1.44%       Median age (years) 31.1       18 years and over 472582 80.22% Male 224078 38.03% Female 248504 42.18% 21 years and over 432815 73.47% 62 years and over 71847 12.2% 65 years and over 61336 10.41% Male 23435 3.98% Female 37901 6.43%       Race     One race % White 320944 54.48% Black or African American 149202 25.33% American Indian and Alaska Native 2365 0.4% Asian 44284 7.52% Asian indian 4442 0.75% Chinese 19638 3.33% Filipino 1405 0.24% Japanese 2384 0.4% Korean 2564 0.44% Vietnamese 10818 1.84% Other Asian 3033 0.51% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 366 0.06% Native Hawaiian 84 0.01% Guamanian or Chamorro 44 0.01% Samoan 77 0.01% Other Pacific Islander 161 0.03% Some other race 46102 7.83% Two or more races 25878 4.39%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 589141 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 85089 14.44% Mexican 4126 0.7% Puerto Rican 27442 4.66% Cuban 2221 0.38% Other Hispanic or Latino 51300 8.71% Not Hispanic or Latino 504052 85.56% White alone 291561 49.49%       Relationship     Total Population 589141 100.00% In households 554064 94.05% Householder 239528 40.66% Spouse 65747 11.16% Child 142362 24.16% Own child under 18 years 100177 17% Other relatives 41110 6.98% Under 18 years 13170 2.24% Nonrelatives 65317 11.09% Unmarried partner 14719 2.5% In group quarters 35077 5.95% Institutionalized population 8481 1.44% Non-Institutionalized population 26596 4.51%       Households by Type     Total Households 239528 100.0 % Family households (families) 115096 48.05% With own children under 18 years 54310 22.67% Married-couple family 65747 27.45% With own children under 18 years % Female householder, no husband present 39366 16.43% With own children under 18 years 22793 9.52% Non Family households 124432 51.95% Householder living alone 88944 37.13% Householder 65 years and over 21796 9.1%       Households with individuals under 18 years 61428 25.65% Households with individuals 65 years and over 45350 18.93%       Average Household size 2.31 Average family size 3.17       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 251935 100.00% Occupied housing units 239528 95.08% Vacant housing units 12407 4.92% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 1568 0.62% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 3       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 239528 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 77226 32.24% Renter-occupied housing units. 162302 67.76%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.51 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.22

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