| Housing |
Units
|
Per
Cent
|
|
| Total Housing |
251,935
|
100%
|
|
| Occupied Units |
239,528
|
95.1%
|
|
| Owner-occupied |
77,226
|
76.5%
|
|
|
Renter-occupied |
162,302
|
23.5%
|
|
| Vacant |
12,407
|
4.9%
|
|
| Seasonal Use etc |
1,568
|
0.6%
|
|
| Households by Type |
Number
|
Per
Cent
|
| Total Households |
239,528
|
100.0
%
|
| Family households (families) |
115,096
|
48.1
%
|
| With own children under 18 years |
54,310
|
22.7
%
|
| Married-couple family |
65,747
|
27.4
%
|
| With own children under 18 years |
28,219
|
11.8
%
|
| Female householder, no husband present |
39,366
|
16.4
%
|
| With own children under 18 years |
22,793
|
9.5
%
|
| NonFamily households |
124,432
|
51.9
%
|
| Householder living alone |
88,944
|
37.1
%
|
| Householder 65 years and over |
21,796
|
9.1
%
|
| Source: U.S.A. Census 2000 | ||
| Total Population |
589,141
|
| Total |
563,263
|
| White |
320,944
|
| Black or African American |
149,202
|
| American
Indian and Alaska Native |
2,365
|
| Asian |
44,284
|
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander |
366
|
| Some
other race |
46,102
|
| Two
or more races |
25,878
|
| Hispanic
or Latino(of any race) |
85,089
|
| Source: U.S.A. Census 2000 |
| Education | ||
|
Grade
|
Grades
Offered
|
Number
of Schools
|
|
Elementary
|
PK
K 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08
|
86
|
| Middle/Junior High | 06 07 08 | 20 |
|
Other
|
PK
K 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12
|
7
|
|
Secondary
|
07
08 09 10 11 12
|
21
|
|
Total
|
PK
K 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12
|
134
|
| Kindergarten starting age is 5 as of September 1 | ||
| Source: Massachusetts Department of Education | ||
| Private Schools | Advent | Berea SDA Acad | Blessed Sacrament Elem | Boston College High |
| Cathedral Elementary | Cathedral High | Catholic Memorial | Charlestown Catholic | Children's Learning Ctr |
| Commonwealth | Crittenton Hastings Hse. | E Boston Central Cath. | Gate Of Heaven Elem. | Hollow Reed School |
| Holy Name Elementary | Kids Are People | Little House Altern | Lt Joseph Kennedy Jr | Monsignor Ryan Memorial |
| Most Precious Blood Elem | Mother Caroline Acad. | Mt St Joseph Academy | Nativity Prep School | Neighborhood School |
| New Beginnings Academy | Newman Preparatory | O L Perpetual Help Elem | O L Presentation | Our Lady Of Lourdes |
| Paige Academy | Parkside Christian | Roxbury Latin | Sacred Heart Elementary | Savio Prep |
| Shaloh House Day | St Ambrose Elementary | St Andrew Elementary | St Angela Elementary | St Ann Elementary |
| St Anne Elementary | St Anthony | St Augustine Elementary | St Brendan Elementary | St Brigid Elementary |
| St Clare High | St Columbkille Elem | St Gregory Elementary | St Joseph Elementary | St John Elementary |
| St Kevin Elementary | St Margaret Elementary | St Mark Elementary | St Mary Of Czestochowa | St Mary Star of the Sea |
| St Matthew Elementary | St Patrick Elementary | St Peter Elementary | St Theresa Elementary | St William Elementary |
| Stephen H Bennett Schoo | The Kingsley | The Learning Project | The Winsor | |
| Source: Massachusetts Department of Education | ||||
