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Area: 1.388 square miles

Population: 824

Population density:
Harbor Islands:

594 people per square mile
Boston:

13,418 people per square mile
  • Races in 2022
    • 69684.6%White
    • 809.7%Two or more races
    • 212.6%Asian
    • 161.9%Hispanic or Latino
    • 101.2%Black
Age and Sex of Residents in Harbor Islands in Boston, MA
Median household income in 2022:
Harbor Islands:

$174,143
Boston:

$86,331

  • Distribution of median household income

  • Distribution of median household income
  • 6Less than $10,000
  • 9$10,000 to $19,999
  • 13$20,000 to $29,999
  • 13$30,000 to $39,999
  • 17$40,000 to $49,999
  • 5$50,000 to $59,999
  • 31$60,000 to $74,999
  • 48$75,000 to $99,999
  • 27$100,000 to $124,999
  • 21$125,000 to $149,999
  • 95$150,000 to $199,999
  • 66$200,000 or more
  • Distribution of owner-occupied house/condo value

  • Distribution of owner-occupied house/condo value
  • 3Less than $50,000
  • 4$50,000 to $99,999
  • 4$200,000 to $249,999
  • 9$250,000 to $299,999
  • 16$300,000 to $399,999
  • 85$400,000 to $499,999
  • 59$500,000 to $749,999
  • 59$750,000 to $999,999
  • 30$1,000,000 or more
  • Distribution of rent paid by renters

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters
  • 1$500 to $599
  • 2$600 to $699
  • 3$800 to $899
  • 2$900 to $999
  • 5$1,000 to $1,249
  • 10$1,250 to $1,499
  • 12$1,500 to $1,999
  • 37$2,000 or more
Median rent in 2022:
Harbor Islands:

$2,166
Boston:

$1,814

Zip codes: 02171, 00157, 02152.

Males:

358
Females:

465
Median age:
Males:
This neighborhood:

49.3 years
Whole city:

32.7 years
Females:
This neighborhood:

38.9 years
Whole city:

34.1 years

Average household size:
Harbor Islands:

2.9 people
Boston:

2.1 people

Percentage of family households:
Harbor Islands:

43.6%
Boston:

34.5%
Percentage of married-couple families (among all households):
Here:

64.1%
Boston:

26.9%

Percentage of married-couple families with children (among all households):
Harbor Islands:

34.7%
Boston:

24.9%

Percentage of single-mother households (among all households):
Harbor Islands:

1.8%
Boston:

15.7%

Percentage of never married males 15 years old and over:
Harbor Islands:

12.2%
Boston:

26.8%

Percentage of never married females 15 years old and over:
Harbor Islands:

18.5%
city:

28.3%

Percentage of people that speak English not well or not at all:
Harbor Islands:

0.0%
Boston:

8.0%

Percentage of people born in this state:
Here:

56.6%
Boston:

42.4%

Percentage of people born in another U.S. state:
Harbor Islands:

26.1%
Boston:

26.6%

Percentage of native residents but born outside the U.S.:
Here:

4.2%
city:

3.3%

Percentage of foreign born residents:
Here:

13.1%
Boston:

27.6%

Educational Attainment in 2022
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Harbor Islands
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Harbor Islands
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 103 rooms
  • 244 rooms
  • 435 rooms
  • 276 rooms
  • 717 rooms
  • 228 rooms
  • 429+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Harbor Islands
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Harbor Islands
  • 11 room
  • 22 rooms
  • 153 rooms
  • 84 rooms
  • 45 rooms
  • 136 rooms
  • 107 rooms
  • 58 rooms
  • 09+ rooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Harbor Islands
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Harbor Islands
  • 0no bedroom
  • 71 bedroom
  • 512 bedrooms
  • 943 bedrooms
  • 904 bedrooms
  • 25+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Harbor Islands
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Harbor Islands
  • 1no bedroom
  • 51 bedroom
  • 412 bedrooms
  • 43 bedrooms
  • 54 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Average number of cars or other vehicles available in houses/condos:
This neighborhood:

1.6
Boston:

1.4

Average number of cars or other vehicles available in apartments:
Here:

1.1
city:

0.7

Percentage of units with a mortgage:
Harbor Islands:

73.7%
Boston:

69.7%

Year house built in Harbor Islands
  • Year house built in Harbor Islands
  • 02020 or later
  • 62010 to 2019
  • 32000 to 2009
  • 261990 to 1999
  • 241980 to 1989
  • 161970 to 1979
  • 301960 to 1969
  • 301950 to 1959
  • 361940 to 1949
  • 1601939 or earlier
Owners and renters by unit type

City-data.com crime index for city in 2020 (higher means more crime):
City:

258.2
U.S. average:

219.5

  • Travel time to work (commute)

  • Travel time to work (commute)
  • 185 to 9 minutes
  • 1410 to 14 minutes
  • 715 to 19 minutes
  • 2920 to 24 minutes
  • 1725 to 29 minutes
  • 4530 to 34 minutes
  • 835 to 39 minutes
  • 1840 to 44 minutes
  • 4645 to 59 minutes
  • 2060 to 89 minutes
  • 990 or more minutes
  • Means of transportation to work

  • Means of transportation to work
  • 60.8%245Drove a car alone
  • 4.2%17Carpooled
  • 1.2%5Bus
  • 8.2%33Subway or elevated rail
  • 0.5%2Long-distance train or commuter rail
  • 0.2%1Light rail, streetcar or trolley
  • 0.2%1Ferryboat
  • 3.5%14Other means
  • 25.3%102Worked at home
  • Time leaving home to go to work

  • Time leaving home to go to work
  • 912:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.
  • 15:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.
  • 85:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.
  • 376:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.
  • 196:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.
  • 217:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.
  • 187:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.
  • 378:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.
  • 158:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.
  • 129:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.
  • 710:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m.
  • 411:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m.
  • 2712:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.
  • 154:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.

Occupations of males:

  • Percentage of males in management occupations (except farmers):
    Here:

    23.7%
    city:

    12.7%

  • Percentage of males in business and financial operations occupations:
    Here:

    11.7%
    city:

    9.1%

  • Percentage of males in computer and mathematical occupations:
    Here:

    7.1%
    city:

    7.4%

  • Percentage of males in architecture and engineering occupations:
    Here:

    1.5%
    city:

    3.1%

  • Percentage of males in community and social services occupations:
    Here:

    2.8%
    city:

    1.4%

  • Percentage of males in education, training, and library occupations:
    Here:

    10.2%
    city:

    5.7%

  • Percentage of males in arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations:
    Here:

    9.8%
    city:

    2.7%

  • Percentage of males in healthcare practitioners and technical occupations:
    Here:

    3.1%
    city:

    4.4%

  • Percentage of males in service occupations:
    Here:

    7.4%
    city:

    16.0%

  • Percentage of males in sales and office occupations:
    Here:

    5.2%
    city:

    15.2%

  • Percentage of males in construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations:
    Here:

    6.2%
    city:

    4.4%

  • Percentage of males in transportation occupations:
    Here:

    4.0%
    city:

    4.7%

  • Percentage of males in material moving occupations:
    Here:

    2.9%
    city:

    2.3%


Occupations of females:

  • Percentage of females in management occupations (except farmers):
    Here:

    28.2%
    city:

    12.2%

  • Percentage of females in business and financial operations occupations:
    Here:

    27.7%
    city:

    9.5%

  • Percentage of females in computer and mathematical occupations:
    Here:

    7.6%
    city:

    3.2%

  • Percentage of females in life, physical, and social science occupations:
    Here:

    1.7%
    city:

    3.3%

  • Percentage of females in community and social services occupations:
    Here:

    2.6%
    city:

    3.1%

  • Percentage of females in legal occupations:
    Here:

    4.1%
    city:

    2.3%

  • Percentage of females in education, training, and library occupations:
    Here:

    10.7%
    city:

    9.4%

  • Percentage of females in healthcare practitioners and technical occupations:
    Here:

    3.7%
    city:

    10.2%

  • Percentage of females in service occupations:
    Here:

    4.2%
    city:

    18.6%

  • Percentage of females in sales and office occupations:
    Here:

    16.1%
    city:

    20.2%

  • Percentage of females in transportation occupations:
    Here:

    8.1%
    city:

    0.8%


Education in this neighborhood (subdivision or community):

  • Percentage of people 3 years and older in K-12 schools:
    Harbor Islands:

    16.6%
    Boston:

    11.0%

  • Percentage of people 3 years and older in undergraduate colleges:
    Harbor Islands:

    3.9%
    Boston:

    11.0%

  • Percentage of people 3 years and older in grad. or professional schools:
    Harbor Islands:

    8.0%
    Boston:

    4.3%

  • Percentage of students K-12 enrolled in private schools:
    Harbor Islands:

    0.7%
    Boston:

    13.8%

Percentage of population below poverty level:
Harbor Islands:

6.4%
Boston:

17.1%

Median year owner moved in (as recorded in 2022):
Harbor Islands:

2148
Boston:

2011

Median year renter moved in (as recorded in 2022):
Harbor Islands:

2158
Boston:

2020

Percentage of married-couple families with both working:
Harbor Islands:

92.0%
Boston:

78.2%

Most commonly used house heating fuel
  • 68.4%Utility gas
  • 16.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 6.7%Electricity
  • 6.2%No fuel used
  • 2.7%Other fuel

Roads and streets:

Long Island Rd

Length: 1.63 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE

Tafts Ave

Length: 1.26 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW

Deer Island Rd

Length: 0.82 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE

Gallups Island St

Length: 0.46 miles
Direction: E-W

Taft Ave

Length: 0.46 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW

Lovell Island Rd

Length: 0.40 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW

Correction House Rd

Length: 0.35 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SW-NE

Fort Dawes Rd

Length: 0.16 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
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