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Beacon Hill
Trends Historical Trends in Beacon Hill • The Beacon Hill population grew by only 2.8% and occupied housing units were virtually unchanged from 2000 to 2015. • From 2000 to 2015, the share of 18 to 24 year olds decreased and the share of 25 to 34 year olds increased.
Produced by the Boston Planning & Development Agency Research Division, July 2017
• The foreign-born share of Beacon Hill’s population fell from 15% in 2000 to 10% in 2015.
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• From 2000 to 2015 the share of Beacon Hill adults with at least a Bachelor’s degree grew from 79% to 90%. Boston Boston Beacon BeaconHill Hill
• Payroll jobs in Beacon Hill increased by 3.8% from 2011 to 2014. • The owner-occupancy rate in Beacon from 55% Hill has increased 19% 26% 55% 19% 26% 31% in 2000 to 33% in 2015. • The share of Beacon Hill households with a car fell from 65% in 48% 37% 15% 48% 37% 15% 2000 to 42% in 2015. The Future for Beacon Hill 20 40 60 80 100 20 40 60 80 100 • Beacon Hill will continue to grow slowly with only one new large 00 Family One-person Household Household of Non-relatives Family One-person Household Household of Non-relatives development (33-61 Temple Street) approved since 2010.4 BPDA Board-Approved Development (in Thousands of Feet 2) 2010 -2016 120 120 100 100 80 80 60 60 40 40 20 20 00
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• Beacon Hill had a population of 9,305 in 2015, 1.4% of Boston’s population.1
• Beacon Hill had 3,496 payroll jobs in 2014, 41% of which were Beacon Hill Boston in Public Administration.2 • Beacon Hill has 0.68 payroll jobs for every resident worker, and 0.6% of the payroll jobs in Boston.
• Only 3.7% of Beacon Hill residents were school age children in 2015, compared to 11% of the Boston population. • Beacon Hill has a much larger share of 25 to 34 year olds than the city as a whole. Beacon Hill & Boston Residents by Age 2015
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• About 10% of Beacon Beacon Hill residents were foreign born in 2015, Hill Boston compared with about 27% of Boston residents. Boston Beacon BostonHill Beacon Hill
• 87% of Beacon Hill residents are non-Hispanic Whites. Beacon Hill & Boston Residents by Race 87% 2015
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• 10% of Beacon Hill residents were enrolled in college or university in 2015, a lower share than the city as a whole (17%).
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• In 2015, 90% of Beacon Hill residents age 25 and older had a Bachelor’s degree, double the citywide average.
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• Beacon Hill’s resident labor force had 6,922 people in 2015, less than 2% of Boston’s total labor force. 87% 1% 4% 6%2% • 82% of Beacon Hill residents age 16 or older participate in the labor force, compared to 68% for Boston. • The top occupations of Beacon Hill in 2015: Business 45% 23%residents 19% 9% 4% and Finance, Management, and Sales.
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• Beacon Hill grew by 2.8% from 2000 to 2015, slower than the city’s growth of 10% over the same time period. Age Distribution
