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POPULATION (2000 CENSUS):

Massachusetts:                    6,355,568

Boston:                                  589,141

Gender (Boston):

Female:                                 305,553                                 52%

Male:                                      283,588                                 48%

Race/Ethnicity (Boston):

Asian/Pacific Islander:        44,280                                   8%

Black/African-American:    140,305                                  24%

Hispanic/Latino:                   85,089                                   14%

Multi-Racial:                          18,174                                   3%

Native American:                 1,517                                      0%

Other Single Race:              8,215                                      1%

White:                                     291,561                                 49%

HOUSING

Owner-occupied                  77,226

Renter-occupied                  162,302

Vacant                                   12,407

CITY FINANCES

FY06 Budget

Expenses                             Amount                                 %

Schools                                 $652,473,575*                     31.8%

Police                                     $234,527,232                       11.4%

Fire                                         $147,084,123                       7.2%

Public Works                        $91,684,971                         4.5%

Subtotal                                 $1,125,769,901                   55.0%

Debt Service                         $119,745,837                       5.8%

Health Insurance                 $211,515,765**                   10.3%

Pensions                               $186,284,877                       9.1%

Subtotal                                 $517,546,479                       25.3%

Other                                      $405,338,389                       19.8%

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TOTAL                                   $2,048,654,769                   100%

*Net of health insurance

**Includes BPS and City

Revenues                             Amount                                 %

Property Tax (Gross)           $1,199,460,456                   58.5%

    Overlay                              (40,561,465)                         (2.0%)

    Property Tax (Net)           $1,158,898,991                   56.6%

State Aid                                $543,202,149                       26.5%

All Others                              $346,553,629                       19.5%

TOTAL                                   $2,048,654,769                   100%

Tax Rate (per $1,000 of value)

Commercial                         $30.70

Residential                            $11.12

Taxable Property                Amount                                 %

Business                               $24,049,094,207                 32.2%

Residential                            $50,688,907,130                 67.8%

TOTAL                                   $74,738,001,337                 100%

Tax Levy                               Amount                                 %

Business                               $738,307,192                       61.1%

Residential                            $469,312,663                       38.9%

TOTAL                                   $1,207,619,855                   100%

Tax Exempt Property        Square Miles                       %

Public                                     18.3                                        78.5%

Private                                     5.0                                        21.5%

TOTAL                                   23.3 sq. mi.                           100.0%

CITY EMPLOYEES

Summary*                           

FTEs                                      %

City Departments                 8,308                                      50.7%

School Department             8,087                                      49.3%

TOTAL                                   16,395                                   100%

Gender**

                                                NON-FTE                              %

Male                                       6,694                                      67.3%

Female                                  3,257                                      32.7%

                                                Avg. Salary

Male                                       $55,963

Female                                  $44,211

*As of January 2006

**Does not include BPS

BOSTON NEIGHBORHOODS

                                                Population                            %

Allston/Brighton                    69,648                                   12%

Back Bay/Beacon Hill          26,721                                   5%

Central Boston                25,173                                   4%

Charlestown                   15,195                                   3%

Dorchester, North                28,775                                   5%

Dorchester, South               63,340                                   11%

East Boston                   38,413                                   7%

Fenway/Kenmore                35,602                                   6%

Harbor Islands                     640                                         0%

Hyde Park                             31,719                                   5%

Jamaica Plain                      38,196                                   6%

Mattapan                               37,486                                   6%

Roslindale                            34,618                                   6%

Roxbury                                 56,658                                   10%

South Boston                 29,965                                   5%

South End                             28,239                                   5%

West Roxbury                 28,753                                   5%

TOTAL                                   589,141

EDUCATION*

Teachers                               4,459

BPS Enrollment                   58,043

Total Schools                       145

*As of 2005-06

POLICE*

Uniformed Force

Stations                                 11

*As of 2000

FIRE*

Uniformed Force

Stations                                 34

*As of 2000

PARKS AND RECREATION

Major Parks                          4

Community Parks                215

Playgrounds                         192

Recreation Centers             42

Golf Courses                        2

Swimming Pools                 26

Tennis Courts                       60

STREETS, SIDEWALKS & BRIDGES

Paved Streets                       784 mi.

Paved Sidewalks                 1,500 mi.

Traffic Signals                      792

Parking Meters                     7,263

Drawbridges                         4

HOSPITALS

Total                                       21

Patient Beds                         5,770