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 02120 with a mortgage: 825 (152 second mortgage, 274 home equity loan, 99 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 330
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $2,005
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $800
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2010:
This zip code:
42.7%
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 02120: Ruggles Station (A), Mockler Center (B), Columbus Place (C), Roxbury Community College Learning Resources Center (D), John D O'Bryant School of Mathematics and Science Library (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
500 married couples with children.
1,720 single-parent households (331 men, 1,389 women).
62.8% of residents of 02120 zip code speak English at home.
33.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (35% very well, 28% well, 20% not well, 16% not at all).
26.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (55% very well, 22% well, 21% not well, 2% not at all).
37.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (35% very well, 12% well, 24% not well, 30% not at all).
14.5% of residents speak other language at home (65% very well, 22% well, 12% not well, 1% not at all).
Foreign born population: 3,332 (24.3%) (39.5% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
24.3%
Whole state:
14.8%
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
Dominican Republic (13%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (9%)
Vietnam (7%)
Other Eastern Africa (6%)
India (5%)
Nigeria (5%)
Haiti (5%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2000 or later: 1,744
1990 to 1999: 1,164
1980 to 1989: 630
Before 1980: 655
Races in zip code 02120:
White population: 5,203 Black population: 3,443 American Indian population: 182 Asian population: 2,779 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0 Some other race population: 475 Two or more races population: 532 Hispanic or Latino population: 2,360
First ancestries reported:
Other groups: 7,488
Irish: 1,379
Nigerian: 601
West Indian (except Hispanic groups): 509
Italian: 501
Subsaharan African: 448
Haitian: 430
European: 360
English: 352
French (except Basque): 334
Russian: 297
Iraqi: 269
Croatian: 268
German: 253
Polish: 230
Arab: 222
Scottish: 214
Israeli: 196
Egyptian: 189
Lebanese: 161
African: 150
Cape Verdean: 140
Australian: 137
British: 136
American: 134
Eastern European: 133
Turkish: 132
Jamaican: 123
Ethiopian: 122
Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 122
Kenyan: 119
Albanian: 100
Moroccan: 99
Somalian: 95
Swedish: 94
French Canadian: 92
Other Arab: 90
Portuguese: 89
Greek: 86
Canadian: 80
Soviet Union: 79
Yugoslavian: 78
Norwegian: 74
Hungarian: 72
Armenian: 61
Brazilian: 61
West Indian: 58
Dutch: 57
Afghan: 50
Barbadian: 48
Iranian: 46
Serbian: 45
Syrian: 45
Bulgarian: 41
Other Subsaharan African: 34
Ukrainian: 34
Lithuanian: 32
Scotch-Irish: 30
Welsh: 29
British West Indian: 28
Cajun: 27
Ghanaian: 27
Swiss: 26
Austrian: 9
Finnish: 9
Public high schools in zip code 02120 not listed on the city page:
MADISON PARK HIGH (Students: 1,669; Location: 75 MALCOLM X BLVD, ROXBURY, MA; Grades: 09 - 12)
NEW MISSION HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 234; Location: 67 ALLEGHANY STREET, ROXBURY, MA; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in zip code 02120 not listed on the city page:
ROXBURY PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL (Students: 179; Location: 120 FISHER AVENUE, ROXBURY, MA; Grades: 06 - 08)
ROXBURY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 62; Location: 716 COLUMBUS AVENUE, ROXBURY, MA; Grades: 09 - 09)
Private primary/middle schools not listed on the city page:
OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP (Students: 191; Location: 94 ST ALPHONSUS ST, ROXBURY, MA; Grades: KG - 8)
NATIVITY PREP SCHOOL (Students: 63; Location: 30 RAYNOR CIRCLE, ROXBURY, MA; Grades: 5 - 8; Boys only)
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
NEW ENGLAND BAPTIST HOSPITAL (125 PARKER HILL AVENUE in BOSTON, MA)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS) (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-1984-0011, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Business SIC classification: GENERAL MEDICAL AND SURGICAL HOSPITALS Alternative names: NEW ENG BAPTIST HOSP
MISSION HILL SCHOOL (67 ALLEGHENY STREET in BOSTON, MA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-035382 Organizations: BOSTON (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
NEW MISSION HIGH SCHOOL (67 ALLEGHANY STREET in ROXBURY, MA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-035542 Organizations: BOSTON (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
MADISON PARK HIGH (75 MALCOLM X BLVD in ROXBURY, MA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-035537 Organizations: BOSTON (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
MISSION MAIN REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT (30 TOBIN COURT in BOSTON, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Business SIC classification: NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS Alternative names: MISSION MAIN DEVELOP
MWRA WARD STREET (WARD STREET in BOSTON, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
PAPER RECYCLING (43 REAR NEW HEATH ST in BOSTON, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
AUTO BODY SUPPLY (35A TENEAN ST in BOSTON, MA)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: MARC GUDEMA (CONTACT/OWNER)
BACK BAY MANOR ASSOCIATES LLP (75 ST. ALPHONSUS ST. in BOSTON, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) Business SIC classification: RESIDENTIAL CARE
BENTLEYS CLEANERS (680 PARKER ST in BOSTON, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
BOSTON CLUTCH WORKS INC (1486 TREMONT ST in BOSTON, MA)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: DAVID EPSTEIN (CONTACT/OWNER)
BOSTON DPW (280 HIGHLAND 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)) - notification Organizations: CITY OF BOSTON DPW (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: BOSTON CITY OF DPW
LANDMARK CONDOMINIUM (160 FEDERAL STREET in BOSTON, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) Business SIC classification: REAL ESTATE AGENTS AND MANAGERS
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 8.3%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 7.8%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Utility gas (40%)
Electricity (35%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (14%)
No fuel used (4%)
Other fuel (3%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
Wood (2%)
Population in 1990: 14,212. Population change in the 1990s: -3,370 (-23.7%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 4,615
Northeast: 1,381
Midwest: 300
South: 906
West: 195
47% of the 02120 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% 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): 606
Here:
28.2%
Massachusetts:
10.3%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 71
Here:
6.8%
Massachusetts:
12.3%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 3,525
Here:
80.4%
Massachusetts:
49.8%
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Class of Workers (%)
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
BRADY, SEAN (700 COLUMBUS AVE in BOSTON, MA; small business)
$5,076 with Army for Technical Assistance. Signed on 2002-12-16. Completion date: 2003-02-09.
LUOMA, CHARLES E (16 SEWALL ST, APT 1 in BOSTON, MA; small business)
$3,736 with Army for Technical Assistance. Signed on 2005-09-23. Completion date: 2006-01-31.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Security Guards and Patrol Services (over 1000 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (over 1000: 1)
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Other Accounting Services (250-499: 1)
Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (50-99: 1, 20-49: 3, 10-19: 3, 5-9: 6, 1-4: 19)
Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249: 1)
Health Care and Social Assistance: All Other Outpatient Care Centers (100-249: 1)
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Office Administrative Services (20-49: 3)
Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (20-49: 2, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
Health Care and Social Assistance: Other Individual and Family Services (20-49: 2, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 1)
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.)
People in group quarters:
188 people in nursing homes
32 people in religious group quarters
18 people in homes for the mentally retarded
15 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 4 full and 10 partial tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED
8
$259,555
63
$288,927
132
$288,291
14
$37,905
5
$1,883,488
60
$442,103
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED
3
$415,123
11
$363,806
8
$156,881
1
$20,980
0
$0
3
$327,353
APPLICATIONS DENIED
4
$345,123
26
$253,457
49
$305,234
6
$98,083
1
$6,460,300
34
$328,986
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN
2
$305,815
13
$363,405
28
$277,292
2
$544,005
0
$0
15
$407,086
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS
0
$0
2
$440,050
11
$270,235
0
$0
0
$0
5
$394,690
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2008 (Based on 4 full and 10 partial tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED
5
$278,170
61
$296,656
86
$316,249
5
$234,082
12
$1,433,444
40
$406,842
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED
0
$0
9
$402,908
19
$343,937
1
$17,230
0
$0
17
$401,469
APPLICATIONS DENIED
2
$403,435
28
$322,360
71
$372,588
13
$188,148
0
$0
28
$409,459
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN
3
$308,470
11
$265,684
31
$292,203
2
$21,815
0
$0
14
$312,945
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS
0
$0
7
$343,521
10
$339,028
2
$15,520
0
$0
9
$375,927
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 4 full and 10 partial tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED
1
$265,530
188
$278,860
128
$360,171
30
$280,791
15
$976,193
123
$467,924
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED
0
$0
32
$285,572
25
$299,237
7
$113,291
0
$0
18
$339,985
APPLICATIONS DENIED
0
$0
64
$371,213
110
$381,316
24
$89,821
0
$0
69
$502,863
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN
0
$0
46
$362,906
41
$274,420
1
$207,930
2
$487,500
28
$370,879
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS
0
$0
6
$392,457
16
$413,327
0
$0
0
$0
8
$537,613
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2006 (Based on 4 full and 10 partial tracts)
B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED
168
$274,226
156
$334,065
28
$273,023
7
$1,842,127
130
$415,038
0
$0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED
23
$254,752
29
$332,356
6
$279,922
0
$0
10
$303,284
0
$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED
67
$355,434
128
$340,844
33
$215,302
0
$0
46
$434,857
1
$158,570
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN
36
$302,634
73
$300,807
2
$49,695
2
$1,389,375
18
$399,500
0
$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS
3
$173,877
17
$374,583
1
$125,850
2
$1,269,450
5
$363,460
0
$0
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2005 (Based on 4 full and 10 partial tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED
0
$0
179
$262,472
196
$328,372
29
$212,426
7
$793,810
138
$380,185
0
$0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED
1
$216,110
9
$268,842
26
$255,732
7
$230,151
0
$0
8
$360,709
0
$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED
2
$170,895
53
$224,987
98
$302,650
33
$92,810
2
$1,402,130
50
$243,500
4
$242,225
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN
0
$0
47
$233,187
92
$280,163
3
$213,480
2
$511,635
25
$306,429
0
$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS
0
$0
6
$336,617
25
$338,460
0
$0
0
$0
7
$391,897
0
$0
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2004 (Based on 4 full and 10 partial tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED
0
$0
190
$286,280
246
$318,840
29
$241,970
8
$1,057,388
171
$410,606
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED
0
$0
15
$302,231
32
$257,380
5
$77,952
2
$858,000
14
$327,079
APPLICATIONS DENIED
3
$200,063
49
$366,340
95
$256,878
36
$100,596
2
$1,121,250
41
$347,774
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN
0
$0
34
$240,220
95
$246,398
6
$101,842
2
$610,515
36
$306,626
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS
0
$0
3
$169,480
14
$283,211
3
$37,673
0
$0
3
$455,497
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2003 (Based on 4 full and 10 partial tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED
1
$451,430
166
$310,130
500
$222,457
13
$76,208
7
$828,689
225
$324,804
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED
1
$255,150
15
$248,883
78
$222,051
2
$52,935
1
$367,460
28
$338,464
APPLICATIONS DENIED
0
$0
36
$311,277
140
$240,914
10
$86,046
0
$0
40
$327,003
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN
1
$163,800
24
$259,611
91
$223,949
5
$161,278
0
$0
31
$286,928
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS
0
$0
2
$319,485
20
$278,527
1
$62,930
0
$0
14
$297,661
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2002 (Based on 4 full and 10 partial tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED
2
$246,930
143
$259,385
323
$222,787
16
$46,949
15
$715,048
184
$288,179
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED
0
$0
21
$249,105
74
$213,381
5
$66,316
0
$0
31
$318,995
APPLICATIONS DENIED
1
$145,020
26
$288,760
69
$209,932
24
$105,535
0
$0
29
$323,515
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN
3
$304,810
14
$280,809
67
$180,462
3
$57,250
2
$585,000
17
$237,396
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS
0
$0
1
$109,070
18
$181,343
0
$0
0
$0
1
$258,380
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2001 (Based on 4 full and 10 partial tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED
4
$215,198
223
$147,782
247
$205,496
14
$69,916
7
$562,043
108
$259,449
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED
4
$192,858
22
$133,224
29
$207,745
6
$133,533
0
$0
16
$285,438
APPLICATIONS DENIED
5
$227,620
33
$156,777
78
$162,071
26
$48,716
0
$0
32
$218,040
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN
3
$106,987
23
$157,658
52
$134,406
3
$87,670
0
$0
19
$141,537
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS
0
$0
8
$181,925
10
$210,716
0
$0
0
$0
5
$221,948
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2000 (Based on 4 full and 10 partial tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED
4
$143,623
153
$174,364
106
$189,930
19
$46,395
6
$1,083,818
82
$245,236
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED
3
$227,790
35
$242,697
16
$135,713
13
$57,755
0
$0
22
$271,847
APPLICATIONS DENIED
1
$310,760
58
$215,017
63
$123,645
16
$43,316
1
$545,350
30
$232,605
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN
4
$177,030
26
$210,381
23
$87,402
4
$39,985
0
$0
11
$257,675
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS
0
$0
10
$172,579
6
$101,162
0
$0
0
$0
3
$174,907
Aggregated Statistics For Year 1999 (Based on 2 full and 6 partial tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)