The A/B Kid Exodus

John Keith has done some nice work summarizing Boston's population changes by ages: Boston population changes over past two decades | Universal Hub

Here's the spreadsheet with data for all neighborhoods and the A/B data

Allston - Brighton population in 1990, 2000, and 2010

Here's how the # of kids 14 & under has steadily dropped in the last 20 years
1990: 5,939 (8.5% of total)
2000: 5,536 (7.9% of total)
2010: 4,583 (6.1% of total)

More than 1/2 of Allston and Brighton residents are in their 20s

2 comments:

  1. Fascinating chart. Thanks for sharing! it's crucial for folks to understand the changing demographics of our neighborhood, especially those of us involved in community work!

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  2. Anonymous12:19 PM

    this is a really powerful chart. it shows you how much diversity this neighborhood loses as it skews to one age group.

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