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 02116 with a mortgage: 2,689 (320 second mortgage, 581 home equity loan, 192 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,157
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $3,184
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $914
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2010:
This zip code:
18.7%
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 02116: John Hancock Observatory (A), Back Bay Station (B), Plaza Castle (C), South End (D), Clarendon Park (E), Algonquin Club (F), Beacon Library (G), Berkeley Building (H), Boston Center for the Arts (I), Chilton Club (J), Chinese Cultural Institute (K), City Place Atrium (L), Denison House (M), Emerson College Library (N), Emerson Majestic Theater (O), First Corps of Cadets Museum (P), Fisher College Library (Q), Gibson House (R), Goethe Institute (S), Hale House (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 02116 include: Church of the Covenant (A), First Baptist Church (B), First Unitarian Church (C), Old South Church (D), Trinity Church (E), Salvation Army (F), Our Lady of Victories Church (G), New Old South Church (H), Leslie Lindsay Chapel (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in zip code 02116 include: Harriet Tubman Park (1), P Collins Statue (2), Southwest Corridor (3), William Garrison Memorial Statue (4), Clarendon Park (5), Admiral Morison Statue (6), Copley Square (7), Braddock Park (8), Commonwealth Avenue Mall (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Tourist attractions (not listed on the city page) : Museum Replicas (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 355 Boylston Street), Appel Realty Trust (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 162 Columbus Avenue), Boston Convention & Visitors Bureau - Adm OFCS (2 Copley Place Suite 105), Blue Man Group (Tours & Charters; 74 Warrenton St), Charles Playhouse - Main Theatre (Tours & Charters; 74 Warrenton Street), Boston Duck Tours (Tours & Charters; 100 Huntington Avenue).
1,142 married couples with children.
1,246 single-parent households (123 men, 1,123 women).
81.8% of residents of 02116 zip code speak English at home.
26.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (19% very well, 16% well, 20% not well, 46% not at all).
15.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (66% very well, 19% well, 15% not well).
44.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (23% very well, 14% well, 37% not well, 26% not at all).
11.0% of residents speak other language at home (44% very well, 50% well, 3% not well, 3% not at all).
Foreign born population: 4,064 (20.7%) (46.5% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
20.7%
Whole state:
14.8%
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (33%)
United Kingdom (7%)
Brazil (4%)
France (3%)
Hong Kong (3%)
Germany (3%)
Japan (3%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2000 or later: 1,500
1990 to 1999: 1,051
1980 to 1989: 955
Before 1980: 1,009
Races in zip code 02116:
White population: 14,018 Black population: 1,994 American Indian population: 441 Asian population: 3,024 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 173 Some other race population: 199 Two or more races population: 445 Hispanic or Latino population: 1,208
First ancestries reported:
Other groups: 5,802
Irish: 2,732
English: 1,468
Italian: 1,312
German: 1,115
Russian: 649
Jamaican: 547
Somalian: 540
Polish: 524
Ethiopian: 435
Scottish: 410
French (except Basque): 387
Eastern European: 352
Egyptian: 302
European: 301
American: 265
Senegalese: 243
West Indian (except Hispanic groups): 218
Arab: 211
Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 211
Portuguese: 193
Ukrainian: 171
Swedish: 166
Barbadian: 163
Belgian: 161
Turkish: 157
French Canadian: 150
Subsaharan African: 141
Norwegian: 139
British: 137
Czech: 135
Israeli: 132
Dutch: 122
Canadian: 122
Lithuanian: 122
Albanian: 121
Other Arab: 120
Greek: 119
Danish: 118
Scandinavian: 115
Lebanese: 111
Pennsylvania German: 110
Haitian: 108
Bulgarian: 106
South African: 106
Brazilian: 105
Iranian: 105
Armenian: 104
Hungarian: 100
Australian: 100
Croatian: 99
Welsh: 98
Liberian: 95
Slavic: 94
Scotch-Irish: 89
Romanian: 74
Cape Verdean: 68
Other Subsaharan African: 68
Czechoslovakian: 67
Finnish: 61
African: 61
Latvian: 61
Austrian: 55
Swiss: 52
Cajun: 52
Jordanian: 51
Arab: 47
Iraqi: 41
Nigerian: 36
Syrian: 34
West Indian: 29
New Zealander: 24
Serbian: 20
Slovak: 15
Moroccan: 8
Private primary/middle schools not listed on the city page:
JOHN WINTHROP SCHOOL (Students: 20; Location: 66 MARLBOROUGH STREET, BOSTON, MA; Grades: PK - KG)
ELLIS MEMORIAL CHILDRENS CENTE (Students: 16; Location: 66 BERKELEY STREET/PO BOX 237, BOSTON, MA; Grades: KG - KG)
Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
ONE LINCOLN STREET (1 LINCOLN ST in BOSTON, MA)
STATE MASTER (MA-EPICS) - NEI-1191914, AIR PROGRAM CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Organizations: ONE LINCOLN CENTER (CONTACT/OWNER)
, STATE STREET BANK (CONTACT/REGULATORY)
Alternative names: ONE LINCOLN CENTER, STATE STREET BANK
BOSTON RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL (250 STUART STREET in BOSTON, MA)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-481550 Organizations: BOSTON RENAISSANCE CH SCH (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
BOSTON COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP ACADEMY (152 ARLINGTON STREET in BOSTON, MA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-035558
BOSTON HIGH SCHOOL (152 ARLINGTON STREET in BOSTON, MA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-035650
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN SMITH PRINTERS (320 STUART ST in BOSTON, MA)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business NAICS classification: COMMERCIAL LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING. Organizations: BENJAMIN FRANKLIN SMITH PRINTER INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: BENJAMIN FRANKLIN SMITH PRINTER INC
BOSTON PARK PLAZA HOTEL (64 ARLINGTON STREET in BOSTON, MA)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business SIC classification: HOTELS AND MOTELS Organizations: SLT REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP (CONTACT/OWNER)
MARLYN ENGINEERING CORP (739 BOYLSTON ST in BOSTON, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: LEO V ZACCARIA (CONTACT/OWNER)
MBTA - S.BOSTON PIERS/FORT PT. (ATLANTIC AVENUE, D STREET, in BOSTON, MA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: HIGHWAY AND STREET CONSTRUCTION, EXCEPT ELEVATED HIGHWAYS Organizations: MASS BAY TRANSPORTATION AUTH. (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, MASS BAY TRANSPORATION AUTH. (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: MBTA - S.BOSTON PIERS/FT POINT
330 BEACON STREET CONDOMINIUM TRUST (330 BEACON ST in BOSTON, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Business SIC classification: OPERATORS OF APARTMENT BUILDINGS Alternative names: 330 BEACON CONDO TRU, 330 BEACON CONDO TRUST
AMERICAN RED CROSS (285 COLUMBUS AVENUE in BOSTON, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Business SIC classification: LIFE INSURANCE
BOUSING HOUSING AUTHORITY EVA WHITE (440-450 TREMONT ST in BOSTON, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Business SIC classification: ADMINISTRATION OF HOUSING PROGRAMS Alternative names: BHA - EVA WHITE, BOSTON HOUSING AUTH., BOSTON HOUSING AUTHORITIY EVA WHITE
BOYLSTON ENTERPRISES INC (801 BOYLSTON AND FAIRFIELD ST in BOSTON, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
BURTMAN COMPANY INCORPORATED (31 SAINT JAMES AVENUE in BOSTON, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business NAICS classification: COMMERCIAL LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING. Organizations: BURTMAN CO INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 02116:
Boston Marriott Copley Place, 110 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02116 , Phone: (617) 236-5800, Fax: (617) 236-5885
The Fairmont Copley Plaza, 138 St James Ave, Boston, MA 02116 , Phone: (617) 267-5300, Fax: (617) 267-7668
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 8.1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 6.9%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Electricity (37%)
Utility gas (34%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (15%)
No fuel used (4%)
Other fuel (4%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
Wood (1%)
Solar energy (1%)
Population in 1990: 17,459. Population change in the 1990s: +2,223 (+12.7%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 5,678
Northeast: 4,934
Midwest: 1,737
South: 1,701
West: 968
40% of the 02116 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): 1,868
Here:
57.1%
Massachusetts:
10.3%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 919
Here:
56.9%
Massachusetts:
12.3%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 5,475
Here:
82.5%
Massachusetts:
49.8%
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Class of Workers (%)
Companies with biggest federal contracts located in this zip code (BOSTON, MA):
JOHN HANCOCK MUTUAL LIFE ISURA (JOHN HANCOCK PL) : $3,481,571 in 53 contractsfrom 1999 to 2006
Contracts for Lease or Rental of Facilities -- Office Buildings by Public Buildings Service Signed by year:2000: $336,000; 2001: $390,000; 2002: $585,436; 2003: $1,165,426; 2004: $130,329; 2005: $568,495; 2006: $221,885.
Biggest contracts:
$126,895 with Public Buildings Service for Lease or Rental of Facilities -- Office Buildings. Taking place in OR. Signed on 2003-06-15. Completion date: 2003-06-15.
$126,895, same as above.Signed on 2003-09-15. Completion date: 2003-09-15.
$121,218, same as above.Signed on 2003-03-15. Completion date: 2003-03-15.
$121,218, same as above.Signed on 2003-09-15. Completion date: 2003-09-15.
DOVE CONSULTING GROUP, INC (75 PARK PLAZA; small business) : $1,867,296 in 18 contractsfrom 2004 to 2006
Contracts for Other Management Support Services, Other Administrative Support Services, Other ADP and Telecommunications Services (includes data storage on tapes, compact disks, etc.), Organization/Administrative/PersonneI Studies by Navy, Defense Commissary Agency, Department of Defense, Defense Intelligence Agency, and others Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $1,388,008; 2005: $462,607; 2006: $16,681.
Biggest contracts:
$500,000 with Navy for Other Management Support Services. Signed on 2004-05-14. Completion date: 2005-05-13.
$397,710 with Defense Commissary Agency for Other Administrative Support Services. Taking place in VA. Signed on 2004-01-12. Completion date: 2004-02-27.
$108,474 with Navy for Other ADP and Telecommunications Services (includes data storage on tapes, compact disks, etc.). Signed on 2005-05-05. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
$102,290 with Defense Commissary Agency for Other Administrative Support Services. Taking place in VA. Signed on 2004-04-01. Completion date: 2004-02-27.
HANCOCK REALTY INVESTORS (200 CLAREDON ST FL 56) : $1,519,882 in 54 contractsfrom 1999 to 2006
Contracts for Lease or Rental of Facilities -- Office Buildings by Public Buildings Service Signed by year:2000: $180,000; 2001: $180,000; 2002: $225,786; 2003: $482,222; 2004: $55,236; 2005: $240,080; 2006: $111,558.
Biggest contracts:
$55,152 with Public Buildings Service for Lease or Rental of Facilities -- Office Buildings. Taking place in FL. Signed on 2003-09-15. Completion date: 2003-09-15.
$55,152, same as above.Signed on 2003-06-15. Completion date: 2003-06-15.
$45,393, same as above.Signed on 2003-03-15. Completion date: 2003-03-15.
$45,393, same as above.Signed on 2003-09-15. Completion date: 2003-09-15.
A J DEVANEY ASSOCIATES INC (143 NEWBURY ST; small business) : $874,835 in 10 contractsfrom 1999 to 2006
Contracts for Physical Sciences -- Management and Support (R&D), Physical Sciences -- Basic Research (R&D), Physical Sciences -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D) by Air Force Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $206,250; 2002: $138,198; 2003: $37,582; 2004: $204,146; 2005: $44,965; 2006: $46,050.
Biggest contracts:
$160,146 with Air Force for Physical Sciences -- Management and Support (R&D). Signed on 2004-03-30. Completion date: 2005-03-14.
$138,198, same as above.Signed on 2002-02-01. Completion date: 2002-10-31.
$135,899, same as above.Signed on 2001-01-31. Completion date: 2001-10-31.
$127,293 with Air Force for Physical Sciences -- Basic Research (R&D). Signed on 1999-12-07. Completion date: 2000-11-30.
THE CENTER FOR EXECUTIVE DEVEL (420 BOYLSTON ST STE 408; small business) : $606,395 in 3 contractsfrom 2004 to 2005
$328,857 with Department of Defense for Training/Curriculum Development. Signed on 2005-03-03. Completion date: 2005-10-28.
$197,538 with National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency for Training/Curriculum Development. Signed on 2004-09-08. Completion date: 2004-11-19.
$80,000, same as above.Signed on 2004-03-08. Completion date: 2004-04-30.
AIR WORLDWIDE CORPORATION (131 DARTMOUTH STREET, 4TH)
$450,000 with Navy for ADP Software. Signed on 2004-09-27. Completion date: 2005-09-26.
PEARSON EDUCATION (75 ARLINGTON ST) : $279,109 in 4 contractsfrom 2000 to 2004
$110,000 with Navy for Books and Pamphlets. Signed on 2000-06-29. Completion date: 2000-07-26.
$103,488, same as above.Signed on 2001-01-19. Completion date: 2001-01-30.
$60,000, same as above.Signed on 2004-05-24. Completion date: 2004-08-30.
$5,621 with Army for Books and Pamphlets. Taking place in VA. Signed on 2002-09-24. Completion date: 2002-11-29.
GENUONE, INC (2 COPLEY PLACE 4TH FLOOR; small business) : $104,992 in 2 contractsfrom 2003 to 2004
$79,992 with Navy for Information Retrieval. Signed on 2004-09-27. Completion date: 2007-09-30.
$25,000 with Army for Textiles, Clothing and Equipage -- Operational Systems Development (R&D). Signed on 2003-07-16. Completion date: 2003-10-15.
CELL ESSENTIALS INC (198 TREMONT ST #181; small business) : $49,210 in 3 contractsfrom 2002 to 2005
$37,610 with Army for Other Professional Services. Taking place in MD. Signed on 2002-06-19. Completion date: 2002-12-23.
$7,650 with Navy for Other Defense -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D). Signed on 2005-09-30. Completion date: 2005-10-05.
$3,950 with Army for Other Professional Services. Taking place in MD. Signed on 2004-08-11. Completion date: 2002-12-23.
FAMILY EDUCATION NETWORK INC, (20 PARK PLAZA STE 1220)
$47,315 with Department of Defense for Other Education and Training Services. Signed on 2002-08-23. Completion date: 2002-09-30.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005: