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Broadmeadow Brook

South Worcester

Population

1990

2000

2006--10

2010

1990

2000

2006--10

2010

% change

17.51%

NA

4.35%

size

7,128

8,376

4,829

32,673

34,094

36,013

% white

95.1%

81.0%

75.9

92.4%

78.3%

49.6

% black

2.0%

5.1%

9.2

2.7%

5.6%

9.0

% African American

% asian

1.9%

4.2%

5.8

2.2%

5.3%

5.0

% hispanic

2.8%

4.2%

6.6

4.8%

9.9%

16.0

Immigration

1990

2000

2006--10

2010

1990

2000

2006--10

2010

% foreign born

5%

19.20%

20.5

7%

13%

15.8

% immigrated in last 10 years

12.20%

6.1

8.5%

6.7

Linguistically Isolated Households

90

164

61

597

963

1,356

% Households linguistically isolated

5.9%

9.5%

2.5

5.5%

8.5%

8.2

School age linguistically isolated

14

82

46

267

536

603

Number of persons born in X

Top 5 Immigrant Groups

Housing

1990

2000

2006--10

2010

1990

2000

2006--10

2010

total units

3,256

3,779

2,369

13,442

14,041

14,824

% renter occupied (of all occupied)

59%

39%

39.3

56%

57%

44.4

% owner occupied

41%

61%

60.7

43%

43%

37.8

% Vacant

6%

3%

4.7

7%

6%

8.3

% housing built before 1960

36%

32%

23.3

59%

64%

48.7

% housing built after 1980

38%

45%

52.9

21%

20%

17.8

housing units: % single family homes

49.2%

53.0%

39.8

29.1%

32.7%

27.1

number single family

1601

2002

1,005

3086

4592

4,319

Income and Poverty

1990

2000

2006--10

2010

1990

2000

2006--10

2010

poverty rate: % people poor

3.8%

8.9%

6.5

11.8%

16.4%

12.3

median family income

$46,223

$55,507

86,625

$34,076

$43,939

53,130

median household income

66,569

45,720

% Households where housing costs are>30% of income

21.7%

23.1%

30.4

18.8%

30.1%

32.2

% Children poor

5.0%

10.1%

0.6

20.1%

24.3%

4.2

% Families Below 50% Metro Family Median Income

17%

25%

17.1

24%

33%

26.6

Est.2006 Median Family Income

$68,115

$34,987

2005 Median Family Income

$66,880

2005 % Poor

Education

1990

2000

2006--10

2010

1990

2000

2006--10

2010

Population 25 years and over

5,109

6087

3,879

20,879

21,031

22,551

% less than 9th grade

6.2%

2.4%

4.6

11%

7.8%

5.2

% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma

11.8%

10.8%

4.3

17.8%

16.5%

7.7

% high school graduate or higher

82.0%

86.7%

91.1

71.2%

75.6%

69.2

% Some college, no degree

17.7%

19.4%

14.4

14.7%

18.1%

14.5

% Associate degree

8.4%

6.6%

10.5

6.7%

5.8%

5.6

% bachelor's degree or higher

28.1%

28.3%

44.3

15.3%

16.5%

18.4

% Graduate or professional degree

9.5%

12.2%

18.0

4.8%

6.1%

6.0

Employment

1990

2000

2006--10

2010

1990

2000

2006--10

2010

Employment/population ratio

35.54%

64.74%

69.8

51.6%

59.0%

50.3

Unemployment rate

2.68%

2.35%

3.2

4.9%

4.9%

7.9

Occupation: Percent managerial/professional

41.5%

57.4

29.6%

24.5

Occupation: % prod., transport, material moving

14.1%

4.8

18.8%

13.3

Aging

1990

2000

2006--10

2010

1990

2000

2006--10

2010

% under 5 years

NA

5.9

5.8

% 5-17 years

NA

11.6

12.6

% 65 years and over

NA

15.0

8.1

Family Structure

1990

2000

2006--10

2010

1990

2000

2006--10

2010

% single-parent family (w/ children under 18)

NA

13.4

17.9

% married-couple family (w/ children under 18)

NA

26.7

19.0

% female-headed family (w/ children under 18)

NA

12.6

14.3

% all parents in family in labor force

NA