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| Boston |
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| Population 2002: | 589,281 |
| Population 2000: | 589,141 |
| Area codes: | 617 857 |
| Population growth: | +140 (+0.02%) |
| Land area: | 48.4 square miles |
| Foreign born: | 25.8% (12.3% Latin America, 6.2% Asia, 4.5% Europe) |
| Elevation: | 20 feet |
| County: | Suffolk |
| Industries: | Educational,health and social services (26.8%), Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (14.9%), Finance,insurance,real estate,and rental and leasing (10.4%). |
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| Races |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 49.5% |
| Black: | 25.3% |
| Hispanic: | 14.4% |
| Other race: | 7.8% |
| Two or more races: | 4.4% |
| Chinese: | 3.3% |
| Vietnamese: | 1.8% |
| American Indian: | 0.9% |
| Asian Indian: | 0.8% |
| Other Asian: | 0.5% |
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| Marital Status |
| Never married: | 50.5% |
| Now married: | 33.6% |
| Divorced: | 7.1% |
| Widowed: | 5.7% |
| Separated: | 3.0% |
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| Median |
| House value: | $190,600 |
| Household income: | $39,629 |
| Resident age: | 31.1 years |
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| Boston Compared to Massachusetts State Average |
| House age: | above |
| Number of college students: | above |
| Median house value: | above |
| Number of rooms per house: | below |
| Hispanic race population percentage: | much above |
| Black race population percentage: | above |
| Foreign-born population percentage: | much above |
| Population density: | above |
| Median age: | below |
| Renting percentage: | above |
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| Education |
| High school or higher: | 78.9% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 35.6% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 15.3% |
| Unemployed: | 7.2% |
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| Crime Statistics |
| 2002 crime index: | 562.7 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime |
| 2002 rapes: | 369 (61.9 per 100,000) |
| 2002 murders: | 60 (10.1 per 100,000) |
| 2002 larceny counts: | 17,824 (2988.4 per 100,000) |
| 2002 auto thefts: | 7,096 (1189.7 per 100,000) |
| 2002 burglaries: | 3,830 (642.1 per 100,000) |
| 2002 assaults: | 3,994 (669.6 per 100,000) |
| 2002 robberies: | 2,533 (424.7 per 100,000) |
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| Ancestries |
| Irish: | 15.8% |
| Italian: | 8.3% |
| West Indian: | 6.4% |
| English: | 4.5% |
| German: | 4.1% |
| Subsaharan African: | 3.6% |