Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
Gay men: 0.6% of all households
Housing units in zip code 02109 with a mortgage: 524 (78 second mortgage, 87 home equity loan, 163 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 306
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $2,479
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $868
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2010:
This zip code:
10.8%
Whole state:
10.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2010:
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 02109: Sargents Wharf (A), Union Wharf (B), Battery Wharf (C), Constitution Wharf (D), South Market (E), North Market (F), Quincy Market (G), Haymarket (H), Blackstone Block (I), Hartts Naval Yard (J), Lincoln Wharf (K), Faneuil Hall (L), Armory Museum of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company (M), Custom House Tower (N), Freedom Trail National Park Visitor Center (O), Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company Museum (P), John W McCormack Courthhouse (Q), Mercantile Wharf Building (R), Saint Andrews Masonic Lodge (S), US Environmental Protection Agency New England Library (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in zip code 02109 include: Liberty Square (1), McKinley Square (2), New England Holocaust Memorial (3), North End Park (4), Boston Massacre Marker (5), Boston National Historical Park (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Tourist attractions (not listed on the city page) : Go Card USA (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 240 Commercial Street 3rd Floor), Grubb & Ellis Company (53 State).
226 married couples with children.
175 single-parent households (76 men, 99 women).
89.3% of residents of 02109 zip code speak English at home.
23.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (33% very well, 46% well, 13% not well, 9% not at all).
31.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (44% very well, 26% well, 17% not well, 13% not at all).
12.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (44% very well, 8% well, 33% not well, 15% not at all).
16.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 453 (11.4%) (43.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
11.4%
Whole state:
14.8%
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
Italy (28%)
United Kingdom (10%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (10%)
Germany (9%)
Ireland (8%)
Philippines (6%)
Russia (4%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2000 or later: 219
1990 to 1999: 109
1980 to 1989: 75
Before 1980: 112
Races in zip code 02109:
White population: 3,590 Black population: 65 American Indian population: 10 Asian population: 196 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0 Some other race population: 0 Two or more races population: 290 Hispanic or Latino population: 196
First ancestries reported:
Ugandan: 1,709
Italian: 868
Irish: 867
Other groups: 386
Albanian: 380
German: 219
Northern European: 216
English: 203
Subsaharan African: 167
Cypriot: 162
Polish: 108
American: 95
Russian: 90
Finnish: 77
Jordanian: 73
French Canadian: 70
Ukrainian: 63
Arab: 61
Scottish: 59
European: 59
Portuguese: 55
Eastern European: 55
French (except Basque): 52
Swedish: 48
Hungarian: 40
Slovene: 40
Latvian: 40
Norwegian: 36
Afghan: 34
Lebanese: 34
Greek: 33
Other Arab: 30
Israeli: 28
Slovak: 28
Czech: 25
Australian: 23
Danish: 21
Canadian: 21
Lithuanian: 19
West Indian (except Hispanic groups): 19
Swiss: 19
Austrian: 18
Iraqi: 18
Belgian: 17
Scotch-Irish: 16
Turkish: 16
British: 15
Nigerian: 15
Welsh: 14
Jamaican: 14
Dutch: 12
Armenian: 12
Romanian: 11
Egyptian: 10
Iranian: 9
African: 6
Haitian: 5
Moroccan: 3
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
40 BROAD STREET (40 BROAD STREET in BOSTON, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Business SIC classification: OPERATORS OF NONRESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS Alternative names: LEGGAT MCCALL PROPER, LEGGAT MCCALL PROPERTIES
CABOT LNG CORP (200 STATE ST in BOSTON, MA)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-HQ-1995-0070, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
LEGGAT MCCALL PROPERTIES (TEN POST OFFICE SQ. in BOSTON, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Business SIC classification: OPERATORS OF NONRESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS; REAL ESTATE AGENTS AND MANAGERS; LAND SUBDIVIDERS AND DEVELOPERS, EXCEPT CEMETERIES Alternative names: CB RICHARD ELLIS, LEGGAT MCCALL PROP.
BATTERY WHARF CONDOMINIUMS (379-395 COMMERCIAL ST in BOSTON, MA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: HOTELS AND MOTELS Organizations: DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT CORP (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: BATTERY WHARF DEVELOPMENT, DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT CORP.
COASTAL CEMENT CORP (660 SUMMER STREET in BOSTON, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Business SIC classification: READY-MIXED CONCRETE
ONE POST OFFICE SQUARE (1 POST OFFICE SQUARE, SUITE 3720 in BOSTON, MA) . Federal Facility. POSTAL SERVICE
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Business SIC classification: UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE THIS INDUSTRY INCLUDES ALL ESTABLISHMENTS OF THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE. Alternative names: EQUITY OFFICE PROP, P.O. SQUARE DEVELOP
SCA SERVICES OF FLORIDA INC (1025 26TH ST in WEST PALM BEACH, FL)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: PETER DUNLAP, DIR TECH SER (CONTACT/OWNER)
LINCOLN PROPERTY CO (84 STATE ST in BOSTON, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Business SIC classification: REAL ESTATE AGENTS AND MANAGERS Alternative names: INDIA BLDG LLC, JONES, LANG, WOOTTON, LINCOLN PROPERTY COMPANY, LINCOLN PROPERTY COM
BROWNING FERRIS - BRIGHTON (164 MARKET ST in BOSTON, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) Business SIC classification: NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
OLD STATE MANAGEMENT (53 STATE STREET in BOSTON, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) Business SIC classification: REAL ESTATE AGENTS AND MANAGERS
OWNER OPERATOR (53 STATE STREET in BOSTON, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) Business SIC classification: ADMINISTRATION OF HOUSING PROGRAMS
EMP PROPERTIES (7 WATER STREET in BOSTON, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) Business SIC classification: REAL ESTATE AGENTS AND MANAGERS Alternative names: E M P PROPERTIES
MA TURNPIKE AUTHORITY (136 BLACKSTONE in BOSTON, MA)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 02109:
Boston Long Wharf Marriott, 296 State St, Boston, MA 02109 , Phone: (617) 227-0800, Fax: (617) 723-3136
Board Of Trade-oakwood, 1 India St, Boston, MA 02109 , Phone: (800) 724-9660
Millennium Bostonian Hotel, 26 North St, Boston, MA 02109 , Phone: (617) 523-3600, Fax: (617) 523-2454
Fairmont At Battery Wharf, 3 Battery Wharf, Boston, MA 02109 , Phone: (617) 994-9000, Fax: (617) 994-9099
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 23.2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 24.3%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Electricity (42%)
Utility gas (41%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%)
No fuel used (5%)
Other fuel (2%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
Population in 1990: 3,926. Population change in the 1990s: -498 (-12.7%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 1,528
Northeast: 1,084
Midwest: 208
South: 212
West: 96
43% of the 02109 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 31% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Massachusetts.
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 804
Here:
64.9%
Massachusetts:
10.3%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school):
Here:
0.0%
Massachusetts:
12.3%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 933
Here:
60.4%
Massachusetts:
49.8%
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Class of Workers (%)
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
ELECTROMAGNETIC APPLICATIONS, (300 COMMERCIAL ST , SUITE in BOSTON, MA; small business) : $710,795 in 7 contractsfrom 2000 to 2002
Contracts for Other Defense -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D), Physical Sciences -- Basic Research (R&D) by Navy, Air Force Signed by year:2000: $461,065; 2001: $126,630; 2002: $123,100; 2003: $0; 2004: $0; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$129,300 with Navy for Other Defense -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D). Signed on 2000-10-18. Completion date: 2002-12-31.
$126,630 with Air Force for Physical Sciences -- Basic Research (R&D). Signed on 2001-10-25. Completion date: 2002-09-29.
$125,265, same as above.Signed on 2000-10-25. Completion date: 2000-09-30.
$106,500 with Navy for Other Defense -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D). Signed on 2000-02-01. Completion date: 2002-12-31.
MANAGESOFT CORPORATION (53 STATE STREET, 28TH FLOO in BOSTON, MA; small business) : $234,875 in 6 contractsfrom 2004 to 2005
Contracts for ADP Software, Other ADP and Telecommunications Services (includes data storage on tapes, compact disks, etc.) by Army, Office of Assistant Secretary for Health except national centers (disused code) Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $6,369; 2005: $228,506; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$99,600 with Army for ADP Software. Signed on 2005-09-27. Completion date: 2006-09-30.
$96,360, same as above.Signed on 2005-12-16. Completion date: 2007-01-31.
$15,677 with Office of Assistant Secretary for Health except national centers (disused code) for ADP Software. Taking place in WA. Signed on 2005-11-02. Completion date: 2006-11-30.
$10,500 with Army for ADP Software. Signed on 2005-06-22. Completion date: 2005-06-27.
gesmer updegrove (40 Broad Street in Boston, MA) : $143,110 in 4 contractsfrom 2002 to 2004
$50,100 with Offices, Boards and Divisions (includes Attorney General, Deputy Attorney General, etc.) for Legal Services. Taking place in DC. Signed on 2003-07-15. Completion date: 2003-08-15.
$34,010 with Offices, Boards and Divisions (includes Attorney General, Deputy Attorney General, etc.) for Expert Witness. Signed on 2004-05-18. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
$34,000 with Offices, Boards and Divisions (includes Attorney General, Deputy Attorney General, etc.) for Legal Services. Taking place in DC. Signed on 2002-08-15. Completion date: 2002-09-15.
$25,000, same as above.Signed on 2003-07-15. Completion date: 2003-08-15.
SHEPLEY BULFINCH RICHARDSON & (40 BROAD ST STE 600 in BOSTON, MA) : $129,294 in 5 contractsin 2000
Contracts for Airfield, Communication and Missile Facilities by Navy Signed by year:2000: $129,294; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $0; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$64,066 with Navy for Airfield, Communication and Missile Facilities. Taking place in RI. Signed on 2000-12-08. Completion date: 2000-12-30.
$35,948, same as above.Signed on 2000-12-06. Completion date: 2000-12-30.
$12,160, same as above.Signed on 2000-06-29. Completion date: 1999-12-30.
$10,660, same as above.Signed on 2000-09-28. Completion date: 1999-12-30.
APOLLO DIAMOND CORP (60 STATE ST STE 700 in BOSTON, MA; small business)
$90,000 with Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency for Other Defense -- Advanced Development (R&D). Signed on 2004-09-29. Completion date: 2005-03-28.
TECHNEST HOLDINGS INC (ONE MCKINLEY SQUARE in BOSTON, MA; small business)
$69,999 with Navy for Other Defense -- Basic Research (R&D). Signed on 2006-05-11. Completion date: 2007-01-15.
DIKE BRONSTEIN ROBERTS & CUSHM (130 WATER STREET in BOSTON, MA; small business) : $30,000 in 2 contractsfrom 2002 to 2004
$26,000 with Navy for Other Defense -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D). Signed on 2002-06-07. Completion date: 2002-07-26.
$4,000, same as above.Signed on 2004-11-03. Completion date: 2005-05-13.
MEDIATION WORKS INCORPORATED (4 FANEUIL HALL - THIRD FLO in BOSTON, MA; small business) : $8,000 in 3 contractsfrom 2004 to 2005
$3,600 with Army for Other Professional Services. Signed on 2005-02-03. Completion date: 2005-05-31.
$3,600 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Other Professional Services. Signed on 2005-02-03. Completion date: 2005-05-31.
$800 with Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for . Taking place in NY. Signed on 2004-07-28. Completion date: 2004-07-28.
DELPHI CONSULTING GROUP (TEN POST OFFICE SQ 10TH FL in BOSTON, MA; small business)
$8,000 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Tuition, Registration, and Membership Fees. Signed on 2002-10-28. Completion date: 2002-12-06.
REGAN COMMUNICATIONS GROUP INC (106 UNION WHARF in BOSTON, MA; small business)
$5,000 with Army for Technical Representation Services -- Miscellaneous. Taking place in RI. Signed on 2003-08-18. Completion date: 2003-10-14.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005: