Race and Ethnicity in Chestnut Hill, Brookline, Massachusetts (Neighborhood)

Race and Ethnicity#1

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Brookline and Chestnut Hill
Chestnut Hill
Brookline
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%CountWhite1Hispanic2BlackAsianMixed1Other173.785607%71.578236%73.785607%73.8%6,5016,5022.993962%5.228118%2.993962%3.0%2632645.173196%3.406556%5.173196%5.2%45545614.098626%16.257181%14.098626%14.1%1,2423.605588%3.075363%3.605588%3.6%3173180.343020%0.454545%0.343020%0.3%30
Count number of members in ethno-racial group
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

Relative Race and Ethnicity#2

Race and Hispanic origin in Chestnut Hill as a percentage of the total population, expressed as percentage point difference from Brookline.
Scope: population of Brookline and Chestnut Hill
-2%-1%0%+1%+2%%ref.White1Hispanic2BlackAsianMixed1Other12.207372%2.207372%+2.2%73.786%73.8%71.578%71.6%-2.234155%-2.234155%-2.2%2.994%2.99%5.228%5.23%1.766640%1.766640%+1.8%5.173%5.17%3.407%3.41%-2.158555%-2.158555%-2.2%14.099%14.1%16.257%16.3%0.530225%0.530225%+0.5%3.606%3.61%3.075%3.08%-0.111526%-0.111526%-0.1%0.343%0.34%0.455%0.45%
% group's percentage of the total population of Chestnut Hill
ref. group's percentage of the total population of Brookline
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

Relative Ethno-Racial Composition by Age#3

Ethno-racial composition by age cohort as a percentage within each age cohort.
Scope: population of Chestnut Hill
White1
Hispanic2
Mixed3
Black3
Asian3
Other3
85+75-8465-7455-6445-5435-4430-3425-2920-2418-1915-1710-145-90-499.988392%100.0%0.002026%0.000000%0.007557%0.002026%0.000000%12112293.100790%93.1%1.576510%0.000000%5.321908%0.000792%0.000000%53954088.473118%88.5%2.288397%0.512761%3.282982%5.442478%0.000264%1,06989.473516%89.5%1.248433%0.316791%3.078358%4.636189%1.246713%1,19476.855373%76.9%1.604098%0.403953%7.251913%13.884494%13.9%0.000169%1,04554.872228%54.9%0.009055%3.093252%4.585789%37.438412%37.4%0.001264%1,01459.695930%59.7%0.002732%12.491378%12.5%4.758620%23.051241%23.1%0.000099%35735864.601629%64.6%5.640204%10.181677%9.068886%6.675303%3.832301%48048158.449692%58.4%4.421751%7.319227%10.009487%15.055970%15.1%4.743874%50563.208704%63.2%2.518153%6.132945%9.791416%13.506313%13.5%4.842469%39439571.625998%71.6%5.936463%10.725620%0.000000%11.711919%0.000000%44344477.796553%77.8%0.422205%6.641449%2.536853%12.602939%12.6%0.000000%79679760.114877%60.1%3.016867%4.932654%12.469719%12.5%19.465883%19.5%0.000000%52852977.266070%77.3%0.021175%4.341357%0.000000%18.371398%18.4%0.000000%3200%20%40%60%80%100%Count
Count total number of people in age cohort
1non-Hispanic white 2white Hispanic 3including Hispanic

Ethno-Racial Composition by Age Cohort#4

Ethno-racial composition by age cohort as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Chestnut Hill
White1
Hispanic2
Mixed3
Black3
Asian3
Other3
85+75-8465-7455-6445-5435-4430-3425-2920-2418-1915-1710-145-90-41.383596%1.4%0.000028%0.000000%0.000105%0.000028%0.000000%1211225.703316%5.7%0.096576%0.000000%0.326018%0.000049%0.000000%53954010.736375%10.7%0.277701%0.062224%0.398396%0.660455%0.000032%1,06912.125816%12.1%0.169193%0.042933%0.417192%0.628315%0.168960%1,1949.116832%9.1%0.190283%0.047918%0.860245%1.647023%1.6%0.000020%1,0456.315641%6.3%0.001042%0.356025%0.527812%4.309057%4.3%0.000146%1,0142.422359%2.4%0.000111%0.506879%0.193097%0.935380%0.000004%3573583.523001%3.5%0.307584%0.555250%0.494565%0.364033%0.208992%4804813.350716%3.4%0.253483%0.419586%0.573809%0.863106%0.271950%5052.831823%2.8%0.112816%0.274763%0.438667%0.605099%0.216948%3943953.606359%3.6%0.298900%0.540034%0.000000%0.589694%0.000000%4434447.031913%7.0%0.038163%0.600311%0.229302%1.139161%0.000000%7967973.607213%3.6%0.181028%0.295986%0.748250%1.168057%0.000000%5285292.806505%2.8%0.000769%0.157689%0.000000%0.667297%0.000000%3200%2%4%6%8%10%12%Count
Count total number of people in age cohort
1non-Hispanic white 2white Hispanic 3including Hispanic

Ethno-Racial Composition per Year#5

Ethno-racial composition per year of the age cohort as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Chestnut Hill
White1
Hispanic2
Mixed3
Black3
Asian3
Other3
85+75-8465-7455-6445-5435-4430-3425-2920-2418-1915-1710-145-90-40.086475%0.000002%0.000000%0.000007%0.000002%0.000000%1211220.570332%0.57%0.009658%0.000000%0.032602%0.000005%0.000000%5395401.073638%1.07%0.027770%0.006222%0.039840%0.066045%0.000003%1,0691.212582%1.21%0.016919%0.004293%0.041719%0.062832%0.016896%1,1940.911683%0.91%0.019028%0.004792%0.086025%0.164702%0.000002%1,0450.631564%0.63%0.000104%0.035602%0.052781%0.430906%0.43%0.000015%1,0140.484472%0.48%0.000022%0.101376%0.038619%0.187076%0.000001%3573580.704600%0.70%0.061517%0.111050%0.098913%0.072807%0.041798%4804810.670143%0.67%0.050697%0.083917%0.114762%0.172621%0.054390%5051.415912%1.42%0.056408%0.137382%0.219333%0.302549%0.30%0.108474%3943951.202120%1.20%0.099633%0.180011%0.000000%0.196565%0.000000%4434441.406383%1.41%0.007633%0.120062%0.045860%0.227832%0.000000%7967970.721443%0.72%0.036206%0.059197%0.149650%0.233611%0.000000%5285290.561301%0.56%0.000154%0.031538%0.000000%0.133459%0.000000%3200.0%0.5%1.0%1.5%2.0%Count
Count total number of people in age cohort
1non-Hispanic white 2white Hispanic 3including Hispanic

Race among Hispanics#6

Percentage of the Hispanic population.
Scope: population of Brookline and Chestnut Hill
Chestnut Hill
Brookline
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountWhiteBlackIndianAsianHawaiianOtherMixed61.375027%64.531869%61.375027%61.4%1826.463970%3.507167%6.463970%6.5%190.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.182983%04.713614%2.134797%4.713614%4.7%140.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%014.371458%20.677036%14.371458%14.4%424313.075930%8.966148%13.075930%13.1%3839
Count number of members of racial group

Map of Race and Ethnicity by Tract in Chestnut Hill

White Race and Ethnicity by Tract#7

Whites (non-Hispanic) as a percentage of the population (%):
73.4%75.9%78.4%80.8%83.3%85.8%

Hispanic Race and Ethnicity by Tract#8

Hispanics (excluding black and Asian Hispanics) as a percentage of the population (%):
2.1%2.7%3.2%3.8%4.3%4.9%

Black Race and Ethnicity by Tract#9

Blacks as a percentage of the population (%):
1.0%2.1%3.1%4.1%5.1%6.1%

Asian Race and Ethnicity by Tract#10

Asians as a percentage of the population (%):
4.9%6.7%8.6%10.4%12.3%14.2%

Mixed Race and Ethnicity by Tract#11

Multiracial people (non-Hispanic) as a percentage of the population (%):
0.5%1.5%2.5%3.4%4.4%5.4%

Other Race and Ethnicity by Tract#12

Others (non-Hispanic) as a percentage of the population (%):
0.00%0.40%0.81%1.21%1.61%2.02%
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Map of Race and Ethnicity by Block Group in Chestnut Hill

White Race and Ethnicity by Block Group#13

Whites (non-Hispanic) as a percentage of the population (%):
66.8%70.5%74.2%77.9%81.6%85.3%

Hispanic Race and Ethnicity by Block Group#14

Hispanics (excluding black and Asian Hispanics) as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%3.0%6.1%9.1%12.2%15.2%

Black Race and Ethnicity by Block Group#15

Blacks as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%1.8%3.5%5.3%7.1%8.9%

Asian Race and Ethnicity by Block Group#16

Asians as a percentage of the population (%):
4.5%7.1%9.7%12.3%14.9%17.6%

Mixed Race and Ethnicity by Block Group#17

Multiracial people (non-Hispanic) as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%1.7%3.4%5.1%6.8%8.5%

Other Race and Ethnicity by Block Group#18

Others (non-Hispanic) as a percentage of the population (%):
0.00%0.21%0.43%0.64%0.86%1.08%
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Map of Race and Ethnicity by Block in Chestnut Hill

White Race and Ethnicity by Block#19

Whites (non-Hispanic) as a percentage of the population (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%

Hispanic Race and Ethnicity by Block#20

Hispanics (excluding black and Asian Hispanics) as a percentage of the population (%):
0%7%13%20%27%34%

Black Race and Ethnicity by Block#21

Blacks as a percentage of the population (%):
0%10%20%30%40%50%

Asian Race and Ethnicity by Block#22

Asians as a percentage of the population (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%

Mixed Race and Ethnicity by Block#23

Multiracial people (non-Hispanic) as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%4.2%8.5%12.7%17.0%21.3%

Other Race and Ethnicity by Block#24

Others (non-Hispanic) as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%4.3%8.6%12.9%17.1%21.5%
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Race and Ethnicity by Neighborhood in Brookline

There are 18 neighborhoods in Brookline. This section compares Chestnut Hill to all of the neighborhoods in Brookline and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Chestnut Hill.

Non-White Population by Neighborhood#25

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Chestnut Hill, selected other neighborhoods in Brookline, and entities that contain Chestnut Hill
White1
Hispanic2
Black
Asian
Other1
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#Mission Hill NeighborhoodMission HillJamaica Plain NeighborhoodJamaica PlainAllston NeighborhoodAllstonKenmore NeighborhoodKenmoreUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesFenway NeighborhoodFenwayCentral Village NeighborhoodCntrl VlgNortheastBrighton NeighborhoodBrightonLawrence NeighborhoodLawrenceLongwood NeighborhoodLongwoodEmerson Garden NeighborhoodEmerson GdnChestnut Hill NeighborhoodChestnut HillBrooklineWest Roxbury NeighborhoodWest RoxburyBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaMassachusettsChestnut Hill NeighborhoodChestnut HillGriggs Park NeighborhoodGriggs ParkNew EnglandFisher Hill NeighborhoodFisher HillNorfolk CountyNorfolkHigh Street Hill NeighborhoodHigh St HlAspinwall Hill NeighborhoodAspinwall HlCorey Hill NeighborhoodCorey Hill19.322151%19.285907%17.212567%1.951131%57.771756%57.8%8,047122.641594%14.395222%6.114283%4.139889%47.290987%47.3%19,51319.5k221.101993%11.289816%6.397583%4.028820%42.818211%42.8%12,34012.3k322.319821%9.832901%3.596062%3.431348%39.180131%39.2%6,7426,743416.909408%12.632487%5.215570%3.287546%38.045012%38.0%121,195,490121M16.121729%10.383531%8.075886%3.246718%37.827865%37.8%8,0098,010515.006541%10.254394%7.161326%2.400012%34.822272%34.8%496497612.898510%11.884376%6.198913%2.384858%33.366657%33.4%18,707,27318.7M14.789005%9.172561%4.948220%3.526482%32.436268%32.4%14,91314.9k722.043321%4.753449%3.197590%1.379116%31.373476%31.4%738739816.717976%6.833812%3.780248%2.452933%29.784970%29.8%522920.160824%5.506046%3.310876%0.470972%29.448717%29.4%1601013.158140%9.370181%4.260001%2.211594%28.999915%29.0%2,3532,3541116.257181%5.228118%3.529909%3.406556%28.421764%28.4%16,82016.8k10.773949%7.879414%7.221534%2.293127%28.168024%28.2%8,5748,575129.478363%7.963913%7.348773%2.771354%27.562402%27.6%1,303,3831.30M10.139135%7.256343%6.106901%2.782023%26.284402%26.3%1,772,1321.77M14.098626%5.173196%3.948608%2.993962%26.214393%26.2%2,3101311.218654%7.303124%4.927409%0.879894%24.329081%24.3%255149.556361%6.626307%4.465679%2.605707%23.254054%23.3%3,411,1093.41M14.747871%3.038778%2.490837%2.395699%22.673184%22.7%3283291510.037933%6.383370%3.707658%2.415012%22.543973%22.5%155,828156k9.528615%4.999841%4.294620%2.618079%21.441155%21.4%2741610.932377%4.474243%3.588530%2.167749%21.162899%21.2%884885179.857717%4.599622%2.883149%1.466725%18.807213%18.8%61661718
Count number of non-whites
# rank of neighborhood out of 18 by percentage non-white
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

Relative Race and Ethnicity by Neighborhood#26

Percentage point difference from Chestnut Hill.
Scope: population of Chestnut Hill, selected other neighborhoods in Brookline, and entities that contain Chestnut Hill
White1
Hispanic2
Black
Asian
Mixed1
Other1
-20%0%+20%%#Mission Hill NeighborhoodMission HillJamaica Plain NeighborhoodJamaica PlainUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesAllston NeighborhoodAllstonNortheastKenmore NeighborhoodKenmoreFenway NeighborhoodFenwayNew EnglandWest Roxbury NeighborhoodWest RoxburyCentral Village NeighborhoodCntrl VlgLawrence NeighborhoodLawrenceBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaMassachusettsCorey Hill NeighborhoodCorey HillEmerson Garden NeighborhoodEmerson GdnBrighton NeighborhoodBrightonGriggs Park NeighborhoodGriggs ParkAspinwall Hill NeighborhoodAspinwall HlLongwood NeighborhoodLongwoodChestnut Hill NeighborhoodChestnut HillHigh Street Hill NeighborhoodHigh St HlNorfolk CountyNorfolkBrooklineFisher Hill NeighborhoodFisher HillChestnut Hill NeighborhoodChestnut Hill-31.557364%-2.143017%-33.700381%-33.7%14.218605%14.112711%5.223525%0.145539%33.700381%+33.7%67.401%67.4%1-21.076595%-7.984343%-0.189334%-29.250272%-29.3%19.647632%9.222026%0.380614%29.250272%+29.3%58.501%58.5%2-11.830619%-8.883056%-1.344308%-22.057983%-22.1%13.915446%7.459291%0.683246%22.057983%+22.1%44.116%44.1%-16.603819%-0.808587%-17.412406%-17.4%8.295853%1.224387%7.003367%0.888799%17.412406%+17.4%34.825%34.8%3-7.152265%-7.899714%-1.824725%-16.876703%-16.9%9.904548%6.711180%0.260974%16.876703%+16.9%33.753%33.8%-12.965739%-1.741848%-0.291885%-0.060661%-15.060134%-15.1%6.838938%8.221195%15.060134%+15.1%30.120%30.1%4-11.613472%-1.237807%-12.851279%-12.9%7.389569%2.902690%2.023103%0.535917%12.851279%+12.9%25.703%25.7%5-9.632947%-1.657710%-11.290657%-11.3%2.960339%6.562399%1.453111%0.314808%11.290657%+11.3%22.581%22.6%-1.953632%-6.877093%-1.954423%-10.785147%-10.8%4.885452%5.600753%0.298942%10.785147%+10.8%21.570%21.6%6-8.607880%-1.805838%-10.413718%-10.4%4.167363%5.081198%0.907915%0.257242%10.413718%+10.4%20.827%20.8%7-5.159083%-3.794079%-0.407999%-0.343020%-9.704182%-9.7%1.759487%7.944695%9.704182%+9.7%19.408%19.4%8-1.348010%-6.749853%-1.589324%-9.687187%-9.7%6.484401%2.790717%0.412069%9.687187%+9.7%19.374%19.4%-0.070010%-7.991725%-1.614990%-9.676725%-9.7%7.145173%2.083147%0.448405%9.676725%+9.7%19.353%19.4%-2.290047%-4.240909%-2.436792%-0.045091%-9.012840%-9.0%7.407180%1.605660%9.012840%+9.0%18.026%18.0%9-3.234325%-4.702224%-0.343020%-8.279569%-8.3%0.316914%6.062198%1.900457%8.279569%+8.3%16.559%16.6%10-6.221876%-0.224976%-1.233595%-7.680446%-7.7%6.178599%0.690379%0.811469%7.680446%+7.7%15.361%15.4%11-4.293301%-2.879972%-7.173274%-7.2%1.885312%1.933447%2.025736%1.328779%7.173274%+7.2%14.347%14.3%12-3.005447%-3.166249%-0.840591%-7.012287%-7.0%5.051493%1.480280%0.480513%7.012287%+7.0%14.025%14.0%13-3.570577%-2.720263%-0.022714%-0.145646%-6.459200%-6.5%3.839850%2.619350%6.459200%+6.5%12.918%12.9%14-2.785523%-0.913195%-0.940487%-1.464412%-0.272603%-6.376219%-6.4%6.376219%6.376219%+6.4%12.752%12.8%15-0.173355%-4.570011%-1.525920%-6.269286%-6.3%4.773238%1.300658%0.195390%6.269286%+6.3%12.539%12.5%16-4.060693%-1.667271%-5.727964%-5.7%3.670419%0.713696%1.210174%0.133675%5.727964%+5.7%11.456%11.5%-2.207372%-1.766640%-0.530225%-4.504236%-4.5%2.234155%2.158555%0.111526%4.504236%+4.5%9.008%9.01%-2.777497%-1.201510%-0.256261%-4.235268%-4.2%3.541208%0.044815%0.649245%4.235268%+4.2%8.471%8.47%170.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%18
% sum total percentage point deviation of neighborhood from Chestnut Hill
# rank of neighborhood out of 18 by %
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

White1 Population by Neighborhood#27

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Chestnut Hill, selected other neighborhoods in Brookline, and entities that contain Chestnut Hill
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Corey Hill NeighborhoodCorey HillAspinwall Hill NeighborhoodAspinwall HlHigh Street Hill NeighborhoodHigh St HlNorfolk CountyNorfolkFisher Hill NeighborhoodFisher HillNew EnglandGriggs Park NeighborhoodGriggs ParkChestnut Hill NeighborhoodChestnut HillMassachusettsBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaWest Roxbury NeighborhoodWest RoxburyBrooklineChestnut Hill NeighborhoodChestnut HillEmerson Garden NeighborhoodEmerson GdnLongwood NeighborhoodLongwoodLawrence NeighborhoodLawrenceBrighton NeighborhoodBrightonNortheastCentral Village NeighborhoodCntrl VlgFenway NeighborhoodFenwayUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesKenmore NeighborhoodKenmoreAllston NeighborhoodAllstonJamaica Plain NeighborhoodJamaica PlainMission Hill NeighborhoodMission Hill81.192787%81.192787%81.2%2,661178.837101%78.837101%78.8%3,295278.558845%78.558845%78.6%1,0041,005377.456027%77.456027%77.5%535,390535k77.326816%77.326816%77.3%1,121476.745946%76.745946%76.7%11,257,77011.3M75.670919%75.670919%75.7%793794573.785607%73.785607%73.8%6,5016,502673.715598%73.715598%73.7%4,970,0114.97M72.437598%72.437598%72.4%3,425,4613.43M71.831976%71.831976%71.8%21,86721.9k771.578236%71.578236%71.6%42,36042.4k71.000085%71.000085%71.0%5,762870.551283%70.551283%70.6%383384970.215030%70.215030%70.2%1,2311,2321068.626524%68.626524%68.6%1,6151167.563732%67.563732%67.6%31,06331.1k1266.633343%66.633343%66.6%37,358,49637.4M65.177728%65.177728%65.2%9291362.172135%62.172135%62.2%13,16413.2k1461.954988%61.954988%62.0%197,362,672197M60.819869%60.819869%60.8%10,46610.5k1557.181789%57.181789%57.2%16,48016.5k1652.709013%52.709013%52.7%21,74821.7k1742.228244%42.228244%42.2%5,8815,88218
Count number of whites
# rank of neighborhood out of 18 by percentage whites
1non-Hispanic

Definitions

Throughout these reports we will refer to several racial and ethnic groups, the definitions of which derive from those used by the US Census Bureau. In the interests of brevity and clarity we have combined several of the Census categories yielding the following mutually exclusive and collectively exhaustive categories:

  • White: non-Hispanic whites
  • Hispanic: Hispanics, excluding black and Asian Hispanics
  • Black: blacks, including Hispanic blacks
  • Asian: Asians, including Hispanic Asians
  • Mixed: non-Hispanic mixed race people
  • Other: American Indians and other groups not otherwise categorized

In all cases, racial and ethnic classification is based on self-identification. While the term 'Hispanic' is an ethnic, not a racial, designation (and so there exist Hispanic and non-Hispanic people of all races), we conform with the common practice of comparing Hispanics with other racial groups. This is reflected in our categorization (listed above), and in our preference for the term 'ethno-racial group' in place of just 'race'. Finally, while these categories are used wherever possible, the data does not always allow this grouping, so it is important to read the footnotes of each chart to understand the definitions used therein.

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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State:
Massachusetts
Counties:
Norfolk, Suffolk
Metro Area:
Boston Area
Cities:
Boston, Newton
Town:
Brookline
Unincorporated Place:
Brookline
ZIP Codes:
02132, 02135, 02445, 02467
Unified School Districts:
Boston, Brookline, Newton
Congressional Districts:
MA-4, MA-7, MA-8
Upper State Legislative Districts:
MA-1st Middlesex and Norfolk, MA-Norfolk and Suffolk, MA-2nd Suffolk and Middlesex
Lower State Legislative Districts:
MA-10th Suffolk, MA-12th Middlesex, MA-15th Norfolk, MA-18th Suffolk
Neighboring Neighborhoods:
Brighton, Chestnut Hill, Fisher Hill, Jamaica Plain, West Roxbury
Nearby Neighborhoods:
Aspinwall Hill, Central Village, Corey Hill, Emerson Garden, Griggs Park, High Street Hill, Newton Corner, Newtown Centre, Oak Hill, Thompsonville