National Origin in Chinatown, Boston, Massachusetts (Neighborhood)

Citizenship and National Origin#1

Percentage of the total popoulation.
Scope: population of Boston and Chinatown
Chinatown
Boston
0%20%40%60%CountCitizen, US-BornCitizen, Territory-BornCitizen, Territory-B…1Citizen, Born Abroad2Citizen, NaturalizedNot Citizen55.192298%68.774334%55.192298%55.2%3,7920.881934%2.168230%0.881934%0.9%60611.643104%1.462450%1.643104%1.6%11211317.099241%13.103714%17.099241%17.1%1,1741,17525.183423%14.491272%25.183423%25.2%1,730

Continent of Birth#2

Percentage of the foreign-born population.1
Scope: population of Boston and Chinatown
Chinatown
Boston
0%20%40%60%80%CountAsiaEuropeAmericasAfricaOceaniaOther80.620379%25.559862%80.620379%80.6%2,3429.056454%12.924713%9.056454%9.1%2637.128238%50.536741%7.128238%7.1%2073.001782%10.726004%3.001782%3.0%870.193146%0.252681%0.193146%0.2%560.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.252681%0

Continent of Birth#2

Percentage of the foreign-born population.1
Scope: population of Boston and Chinatown
Chinatown
Boston
0%20%40%60%80%CountAsiaEuropeAmericasAfricaOceaniaOther80.620379%25.559862%80.620379%80.6%2,3429.056454%12.924713%9.056454%9.1%2637.128238%50.536741%7.128238%7.1%2073.001782%10.726004%3.001782%3.0%870.193146%0.252681%0.193146%0.2%560.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.252681%0

Country of Birth#3

Percentage of the foreign-born population.1
Scope: population of Boston and Chinatown
Chinatown
Boston
Europe
Asia
Americas
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountChinaHong KongCanadaUnited KingdomKoreaIndiaSpainThailandMexicoTaiwan59.234899%9.835289%59.234899%59.2%1,7201,7215.889889%0.767952%5.889889%5.9%1713.069535%1.448924%3.069535%3.1%892.639765%1.384515%2.639765%2.6%76772.541494%1.211657%2.541494%2.5%73741.951578%2.316517%1.951578%2.0%56571.661877%0.460771%1.661877%1.7%481.467453%0.372691%1.467453%1.5%42431.376739%1.425803%1.376739%1.4%39401.344504%0.611059%1.344504%1.3%39

Map of National Origin by Tract in Chinatown

United States National Origin by Tract#4

Born in the United States (excluding Puerto Rico and other US territories) as a percentage of the population (%):
41.2%45.0%48.7%52.5%56.2%60.0%

Europe National Origin by Tract#5

Born in Europe as a percentage of the population (%):
1.1%2.1%3.0%3.9%4.8%5.8%

Asia National Origin by Tract#6

Born in Asia as a percentage of the population (%):
26.2%30.3%34.4%38.4%42.5%46.6%

Africa National Origin by Tract#7

Born in Africa as a percentage of the population (%):
1.24%1.38%1.53%1.67%1.81%1.96%

Australia National Origin by Tract#8

Born in Australia or New Zealand as a percentage of the population (%):
0.000%0.039%0.078%0.117%0.156%0.196%

Americas National Origin by Tract#9

Born in the Americas other than the United States as a percentage of the population (%):
1.6%2.7%3.7%4.7%5.7%6.7%
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National Origin by Neighborhood in Boston

There are 41 neighborhoods in Boston. This section compares Chinatown to all of the neighborhoods in Boston and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Chinatown.

Born in the USA by Neighborhood#10

Percentage of the total population that was born in the United States.1
Scope: population of Chinatown, selected other neighborhoods in Boston, and entities that contain Chinatown
US-Born1
Other
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Long Island NeighborhoodLong IslandBoston Harbor Islands NeighborhoodBoston Hbr IssBeacon Hill NeighborhoodBeacon HillUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNorth End NeighborhoodNorth EndSouth Boston NeighborhoodSouth BostonNew EnglandSprague-Manor NeighborhoodSprague-ManorRiverdale NeighborhoodRiverdaleNortheastMassachusettsGovernment Center NeighborhoodGovernment CtrHaymarket NeighborhoodHaymarketCharlestown NeighborhoodCharlestownNewton Corner NeighborhoodNewton CornerBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaChestnut Hill NeighborhoodChestnut HillBack Bay NeighborhoodBack BayWest Roxbury NeighborhoodWest RoxburyDowntown NeighborhoodDowntownChestnut Hill NeighborhoodChestnut HillFenway NeighborhoodFenwayBrighton NeighborhoodBrightonEast Dedham NeighborhoodEast DedhamJamaica Plain NeighborhoodJamaica PlainRoslindale NeighborhoodRoslindaleWest End NeighborhoodWest EndSouth End NeighborhoodSouth EndLongwood NeighborhoodLongwoodBostonBoston School DistrictBostonHyde Park NeighborhoodHyde ParkSuffolk CountySuffolkKenmore NeighborhoodKenmoreRoxbury NeighborhoodRoxburyAllston NeighborhoodAllstonMission Hill NeighborhoodMission HillSouth Dorchester NeighborhoodS DorchesterEast Cambridge NeighborhoodE CambridgeMattapan NeighborhoodMattapanBay Village NeighborhoodBay VillageLeather District NeighborhoodLeather DistDowntown Crossing NeighborhoodDntn CrossingEast Somerville NeighborhoodE SomervilleNorth Dorchester NeighborhoodN DorchesterChinatown NeighborhoodChinatownEast Boston NeighborhoodEast Boston89.970501%89.970501%90.0%479480189.970501%89.970501%90.0%12285.780405%85.780405%85.8%8,529385.271589%85.271589%85.3%271,639,606272M85.051098%85.051098%85.1%9,0199,020484.944575%84.944575%84.9%28,61628.6k584.800972%84.800972%84.8%12,439,35212.4M84.704970%84.704970%84.7%2,646682.167431%82.167431%82.2%2,9852,986781.548517%81.548517%81.5%45,720,80345.7M81.521751%81.521751%81.5%5,496,3135.50M81.139878%81.139878%81.1%243881.139878%81.139878%81.1%179980.902987%80.902987%80.9%13,29913.3k1080.858361%80.858361%80.9%4,6974,6981180.206220%80.206220%80.2%3,792,8273.79M78.271279%78.271279%78.3%6,3521277.887522%77.887522%77.9%17,04417.0k1377.325303%77.325303%77.3%23,53923.5k1476.693236%76.693236%76.7%1,5151576.139632%76.139632%76.1%6,7091675.692052%75.692052%75.7%16,02716.0k1774.104018%74.104018%74.1%34,07034.1k1873.226934%73.226934%73.2%3,5801972.269979%72.269979%72.3%29,82029.8k2071.988811%71.988811%72.0%19,88519.9k2171.496913%71.496913%71.5%3,8103,8112271.003976%71.003976%71.0%21,55421.6k2369.276277%69.276277%69.3%1,2152468.774334%68.774334%68.8%452,727453k68.774334%68.774334%68.8%452,727453k67.855154%67.855154%67.9%21,60821.6k2567.599213%67.599213%67.6%518,972519k67.590746%67.590746%67.6%11,63111.6k2666.300654%66.300654%66.3%34,83034.8k2765.936678%65.936678%65.9%19,00319.0k2864.919529%64.919529%64.9%9,0429,0432963.623841%63.623841%63.6%38,67838.7k3063.145237%63.145237%63.1%5,8305,8313161.336419%61.336419%61.3%21,10121.1k3260.057566%60.057566%60.1%2,1962,1973359.916291%59.916291%59.9%3823833459.916291%59.916291%59.9%4883558.434119%58.434119%58.4%4,7743658.148345%58.148345%58.1%16,01416.0k3755.192298%55.192298%55.2%3,7923846.967273%46.967273%47.0%19,02519.0k39

Continent of Birth by Neighborhood#11

Foreign born1 as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Chinatown, selected other neighborhoods in Boston, and entities that contain Chinatown
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Americas
Other
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#East Boston NeighborhoodEast BostonChinatown NeighborhoodChinatownEast Somerville NeighborhoodE SomervilleNorth Dorchester NeighborhoodN DorchesterBay Village NeighborhoodBay VillageDowntown Crossing NeighborhoodDntn CrossingLeather District NeighborhoodLeather DistEast Cambridge NeighborhoodE CambridgeMattapan NeighborhoodMattapanSouth Dorchester NeighborhoodS DorchesterAllston NeighborhoodAllstonMission Hill NeighborhoodMission HillSuffolk CountySuffolkLongwood NeighborhoodLongwoodRoxbury NeighborhoodRoxburyKenmore NeighborhoodKenmoreHyde Park NeighborhoodHyde ParkBostonBoston School DistrictBostonEast Dedham NeighborhoodEast DedhamSouth End NeighborhoodSouth EndWest End NeighborhoodWest EndRoslindale NeighborhoodRoslindaleBrighton NeighborhoodBrightonJamaica Plain NeighborhoodJamaica PlainChestnut Hill NeighborhoodChestnut HillFenway NeighborhoodFenwayDowntown NeighborhoodDowntownWest Roxbury NeighborhoodWest RoxburyChestnut Hill NeighborhoodChestnut HillBack Bay NeighborhoodBack BayBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaNewton Corner NeighborhoodNewton CornerRiverdale NeighborhoodRiverdaleCharlestown NeighborhoodCharlestownNortheastGovernment Center NeighborhoodGovernment CtrHaymarket NeighborhoodHaymarketMassachusettsSprague-Manor NeighborhoodSprague-ManorUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNorth End NeighborhoodNorth EndNew EnglandSouth Boston NeighborhoodSouth BostonBeacon Hill NeighborhoodBeacon HillLong Island NeighborhoodLong IslandBoston Harbor Islands NeighborhoodBoston Hbr Iss42.401057%3.321777%2.499354%1.967324%0.049314%50.238827%50.2%20,35020.4k134.088444%3.829310%3.014009%1.269233%0.081667%42.282664%42.3%2,905219.356729%11.431443%7.764575%1.230338%0.000000%39.783085%39.8%3,250314.040866%10.087949%9.752546%4.402908%0.000000%38.284269%38.3%10,54310.5k432.464481%2.692720%1.595661%0.797396%0.125305%37.675563%37.7%1,378526.207341%5.763039%3.992273%1.287830%0.000000%37.250483%37.3%303304626.207341%5.763039%3.992273%1.287830%0.000000%37.250483%37.3%238716.557813%11.123229%5.739336%1.030145%0.515905%34.966429%35.0%3,2283,229829.530220%2.806414%1.034364%0.571733%0.000000%33.942732%33.9%11,67711.7k915.578365%8.484420%6.295853%2.447616%0.013704%32.819958%32.8%19,95120.0k1015.228872%7.867010%6.313799%0.752511%0.313538%30.475730%30.5%8,7831113.951904%7.589601%3.824030%3.766969%0.009903%29.142408%29.1%4,0591215.466987%6.526086%3.646256%3.102698%0.062393%28.804419%28.8%221,137221k11.437586%8.380990%6.921712%0.926839%0.926839%28.593966%28.6%5015021319.616828%6.994089%1.473619%0.408784%0.000000%28.493320%28.5%14,96815.0k1418.694139%5.501427%3.608122%0.488841%0.172450%28.464979%28.5%4,8984,8991523.146295%1.937385%1.889444%1.153086%0.000000%28.126210%28.1%8,9568,9571613.945607%7.053240%3.566573%2.959839%0.069727%27.594986%27.6%181,652182k13.945607%7.053240%3.566573%2.959839%0.069727%27.594986%27.6%181,652182k13.570367%6.282459%4.727387%0.465227%0.096228%25.141668%25.1%1,2291710.937677%7.783064%2.943767%2.716559%0.121851%24.502917%24.5%7,4381811.508256%5.398113%5.255631%1.547418%0.394139%24.103557%24.1%1,2841,2851915.546983%5.381204%1.708210%1.403744%0.000000%24.040142%24.0%6,6406,6412010.313169%7.818701%4.358652%0.695285%0.146464%23.332271%23.3%10,72710.7k2113.350789%4.282385%3.140195%2.100759%0.026558%22.900685%22.9%9,4492211.571334%6.857319%2.124406%1.177941%0.000000%21.731001%21.7%1,9141,9152310.841627%4.657479%4.309997%1.471878%0.228845%21.509826%21.5%4,5542411.076227%4.774715%3.423069%0.895158%0.369519%20.538688%20.5%405406256.458089%6.287196%6.239580%1.411514%0.000008%20.396386%20.4%6,209268.816666%5.841593%3.141210%1.255122%0.295837%19.350428%19.4%1,570277.735057%5.213885%5.037439%1.090274%0.252097%19.328753%19.3%4,2294,230287.222209%5.603420%3.254093%1.526166%0.067776%17.673664%17.7%835,760836k6.536608%5.879876%3.699179%0.928077%0.394365%17.438104%17.4%1,013297.024083%4.243119%2.952982%2.379587%0.000000%16.599771%16.6%603306.809722%4.736943%3.565003%1.214411%0.115681%16.441760%16.4%2,7022,703317.423457%4.871516%2.927599%0.893950%0.049296%16.165818%16.2%9,063,4909.06M7.065804%4.512765%3.272204%0.791082%0.467458%16.109313%16.1%48327.065804%4.512765%3.272204%0.791082%0.467458%16.109313%16.1%3536336.091253%4.719034%3.447450%1.429649%0.056288%15.743674%15.7%1,061,4611.06M5.849546%5.283399%2.223229%0.093929%0.000000%13.450104%13.5%420347.079712%3.983241%1.500944%0.604051%0.077288%13.245236%13.2%42,193,78142.2M6.675345%3.308672%2.589543%0.530889%0.079827%13.184275%13.2%1,398355.133842%3.531756%2.944117%1.019758%0.047591%12.677063%12.7%1,859,5831.86M4.496624%3.691751%3.318593%0.867186%0.026621%12.400774%12.4%4,1774,178364.307090%3.682483%2.272446%0.497732%0.041607%10.801358%10.8%1,0731,074375.604720%2.064897%0.294985%0.000000%0.000000%7.964602%8.0%42385.604720%2.064897%0.294985%0.000000%0.000000%7.964602%8.0%039

Definitions

This page discusses the citizenship status and place of birth of the residents of Chinatown. In all cases, including citizenship status, the results are based solely on survey responses and were not further verified.

  • Citizen, US-Born: a person that was born in the United States, excluding Puerto Rico and other outlying areas
  • Citizen, Territory-Born: born in Puerto-Rico or a US outlying area
  • Citizen, Born Abroad: born abroad of American parents
  • Citizen, Naturalized: not a citizen at birth, but has become one since
  • Not Citizen: foreign born non-citizen, regardless of formal immigration status

These definition were taken directly from the US Census Bureau, and reflect respondents status at the time of the survey.

Unlike the other geographical entities detailed on this site, neighborhoods are not recognized by the U.S. Census Bureau. To overcome this we have computed reasonable estimates of the same statistics that are presented for other the entity types. Each statistic is computed as the weighted sum or average of the census tracts or block groups that overlap the neighborhood. A weighted sum is used for counts of people or households, and a weighted average is used for statistics that are themselves some form of average, such as median household income. Census block groups are preferred when the statistic in question is available on the block group level. The weight for a given tract (or block group) is computed as the population of the census tabulation blocks that occupy the intersection between the tract and the neighborhood as a fraction of the total population of the neighborhood.

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