Boston, TN (Tennessee) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 5,075 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 4,685 (350 farm, 4,335 nonfarm))

Houses: 3,536 (3,321 occupied: 3,043 owner occupied, 278 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	8%
State:	30%

Housing density: 30 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $157,129.

Median contract rent in 2007: $717 (lower quartile is $475, upper quartile is $1,307)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $516

Median gross rent in Boston, TN in 2007: $809

Housing units in Boston with a mortgage: 2,060 (216 second mortgage, 234 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 193

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $256,438 (it was $154,300 in 2000)

Boston:	$256,438
Tennessee:	$130,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $192,470 - $317,109

Household type by relationship

Households: 9,760

In family households: 9,263 (2,469 male householders, 422 female householders)
2,655 spouses, 3,361 children (3,000 natural, 113 adopted, 248 stepchildren), 111 grandchildren, 72 brothers or sisters, 53 parents, 54 other relatives, 66 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 497 (242 male householders (213 living alone)), 220 female householders (215 living alone)), 35 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 1,013 2-persons, 752 3-persons, 706 4-persons, 280 5-persons, 112 6-persons, 28 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 428 1-person, 34 2-persons.

2,566 married couples with children.
258 single-parent households (71 men, 187 women).

95.4% of residents of Boston speak English at home.
3.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (81% speak English very well, 19% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 270 (2.8%)
(55.2% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.7
State:	6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	5.8
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Boston, Tennessee:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 11 3 rooms: 40 4 rooms: 222 5 rooms: 452 6 rooms: 580 7 rooms: 995 8 rooms: 442 9 or more rooms: 301

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Boston, Tennessee:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 10 3 rooms: 16 4 rooms: 57 5 rooms: 43 6 rooms: 48 7 rooms: 59 8 rooms: 20 9 or more rooms: 25

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 452
1995 to 1998: 1,204
1990 to 1994: 540
1980 to 1989: 383
1970 to 1979: 261
1960 to 1969: 202
1950 to 1959: 127
1940 to 1949: 52
1939 or earlier: 315

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Boston:
	no bedroom: 2 1 bedroom: 58 2 bedrooms: 315 3 bedrooms: 1,993 4 bedrooms: 611 5 or more bedrooms: 64

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Boston:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 15 2 bedrooms: 103 3 bedrooms: 83 4 bedrooms: 50 5 or more bedrooms: 27

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Boston in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 76 1 vehicle: 521 2 vehicles: 1,744 3 vehicles: 543 4 vehicles: 104 5 or more vehicles: 55

Cars and other vehicles available in Boston in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 11 1 vehicle: 76 2 vehicles: 123 3 vehicles: 61 4 vehicles: 7 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Boston, TN:

Less than $10,000: 8
$10,000 to $14,999: 4
$15,000 to $19,999: 7
$20,000 to $24,999: 8
$25,000 to $29,999: 4
$30,000 to $34,999: 3
$35,000 to $39,999: 3
$40,000 to $49,999: 30
$50,000 to $59,999: 47
$60,000 to $69,999: 53
$70,000 to $79,999: 18
$80,000 to $89,999: 37
$90,000 to $99,999: 45
$100,000 to $124,999: 93
$125,000 to $149,999: 60
$150,000 to $174,999: 79
$175,000 to $199,999: 102
$200,000 to $249,999: 833
$250,000 to $299,999: 635
$300,000 to $399,999: 499
$400,000 to $499,999: 199
$500,000 to $749,999: 116
$750,000 to $999,999: 71
$1,000,000 or more: 89

Boston rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Boston:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 4
$300 to $349: 7
$350 to $399: 1
$400 to $449: 7
$450 to $499: 8
$500 to $549: 7
$550 to $599: 13
$600 to $649: 5
$650 to $699: 4
$700 to $749: 20
$750 to $799: 5
$800 to $899: 9
$900 to $999: 1
$1,000 to $1,249: 1
$1,250 to $1,499: 14
$1,500 to $1,999: 17
$2,000 or more: 4
No cash rent: 29

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 41 1990 to 1994: 69 1985 to 1989: 40 1980 to 1984: 11 1975 to 1979: 36 1970 to 1974: 13 1970 to 1974: 12 1965 to 1969: 48

Percentage of workers working in this county: 57.6%
Number of people working at home: 191 (3.9% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 43
5 to 9 minutes: 161
10 to 14 minutes: 290
15 to 19 minutes: 677
20 to 24 minutes: 846
25 to 29 minutes: 371
30 to 34 minutes: 685
35 to 39 minutes: 182
40 to 44 minutes: 275
45 to 59 minutes: 823
60 to 89 minutes: 260
90 or more minutes: 126

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 4,194 (85%)
Carpooled: 497 (10%)
Bicycle: 3 (0%)
Walked: 13 (0%)
Other means: 32 (1%)
Worked at home: 191 (4%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 184
$10,000 to $14,999: 78
$15,000 to $19,999: 123
$20,000 to $24,999: 90
$25,000 to $29,999: 129
$30,000 to $34,999: 150
$35,000 to $39,999: 165
$40,000 to $44,999: 203
$45,000 to $49,999: 185
$50,000 to $59,999: 467
$60,000 to $74,999: 602
$75,000 to $99,999: 606
$100,000 to $124,999: 170
$125,000 to $149,999: 74
$150,000 to $199,999: 71
$200,000 or more: 56

First ancestries reported:

United States or American: 1505

Other groups: 1139

English: 961

German: 881

Irish: 808

Italian: 273

Scotch-Irish: 214

Scottish: 191

Polish: 185

French (except Basque): 181

Dutch: 91

British: 90

Swedish: 89

African: 86

Subsaharan African:: 86

European: 82

Norwegian: 76

French Canadian: 57

Greek: 34

Welsh: 31

Swiss: 25

Danish: 23

Canadian: 22

Hungarian: 15

Russian: 13

Portuguese: 10

Slovak: 10

Lebanese: 10

Arab:: 10

Acadian/Cajun: 9

Ukrainian: 8

Czechoslovakian: 7

Romanian: 6

Finnish: 5

Czech: 3

Lithuanian: 2

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Colombia (22%)
United Kingdom (19%)
Cuba (14%)
India (6%)
Netherlands (6%)
Jamaica (6%)
Peru (4%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 4696
Northeast: 797
Midwest: 1625
South: 1873
West: 399

43% of Boston residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 30% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Tennessee.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 30
Nursery to 4th grade: 12
5th and 6th grade: 41
7th and 8th grade: 186
9th grade: 36
10th grade: 42
11th grade: 77
12th grade, no diploma: 57
High school graduate (or equivalency): 770
Less than 1 year of college: 210
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 504
Associate degree: 179
Bachelor's degree: 671
Master's degree: 137
Professional school degree: 44
Doctorate degree: 12

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 12
Nursery to 4th grade: 3
5th and 6th grade: 27
7th and 8th grade: 116
9th grade: 65
10th grade: 93
11th grade: 70
12th grade, no diploma: 88
High school graduate (or equivalency): 978
Less than 1 year of college: 199
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 478
Associate degree: 181
Bachelor's degree: 611
Master's degree: 149
Professional school degree: 11
Doctorate degree: 26

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 1.8%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.6%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 27.3%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 7.9%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $69,031
Black householders: $54,361
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $22,291
Asian householders: $29,970
Some other race householders: $140,146
Two or more races householders: $45,271
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $119,861

Boston household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Boston household income for Black householders

Boston household income for Some other race householders

Boston household income for Two or more races householders

Boston household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Boston marital status for males

Boston marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $253,446
Black or African American householders: $263,085
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $74,787
Asian householders: $311,614
Some other race householders: $277,046
Two or more races householders: $254,443
Hispanic or Latino householders: $270,065

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 3,199
One, attached: 8
Two: 12
3 or 4: 10
Mobile homes: 307

Median worth of mobile homes: $73,647

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Boston:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (52%) Electricity (30%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (13%) Wood (4%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (62%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (14%) Wood (13%) Utility gas (12%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 179

Here:	13.4%
Tennessee:	9.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 38

Here:	6.4%
Tennessee:	10.4%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 57

Here:	24.8%
Tennessee:	22.8%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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