Demographics - click here to download the PDF
Gateway's Economic Restructuring committee's New Market Analysis Study Indicates:
- Home furnishings, hardware and arts related businesses
would be a good fit for the Washington Street neighborhood
- Gateway's trade area is roughly a 26 by 6 block
area and includes parts of Roxbury and Chinatown.
- Over 40% of the businesses in the trade area are
food related
- The median age of the trade area's population is
34 yrs.
- Unmarried adults comprise 73% of the population
- Households with children comprise 21%
- Households without a vehicle are 53%
- 36% of the population hold a Bachelors Degree or
higher
- 18% hold some college or Associates Degree
Our District
| Business Type |
# |
| General Merchandise |
1 |
| Food and Grocery |
8 |
| Food Service/Bars |
16 |
| Clothing and Accessories |
- |
| Shoes |
- |
| Home Furnishings |
5 |
| Home Appliances/Computer/Music |
1 |
| Building Materials/Hardware |
1 |
| Automotive Retail |
|
Art/Special Interest/Sporting Goods
|
4 |
Gifts/Specilaty/Florist
|
1 |
| Jewelry |
- |
| Liquour |
- |
Drugs, Health & Beauty
|
3 |
Other Retail and Resale Goods
|
5 |
Personal Care/Salon
|
7 |
Laundry,Cleaning,Tailor, Shoe Repair
|
3 |
Other Personal Services
|
2 |
Auto Related Services
|
1 |
Entertainment, Fitness, Functions
|
- |
Finance, Insur, R.E., Legal, Acctg
|
12 |
| Health Care |
3 |
Other Professional Services
|
4 |
| Other Businesses |
1 |
Our Impact
| New Businesses |
64 |
| New Jobs Created |
500 |
| New/Renovated Commercial PSace |
132,000 s.f. |
| Reinvestment in Commercial Real Estate |
> $8 million |
| New Bus Transit Line |
14,000 riders |
| New Community Health Center |
$8 million |
Our Trade Area
| Population & Age |
2000 |
2008 |
| Population |
27,779 |
28,708 |
| Households |
13.735 |
14,631 |
| Median Age |
34 |
36 |
| Household Characteristics |
TA |
Boston |
| Householder Living Alone |
48% |
37% |
| Unrelated Individuals |
17% |
15% |
| Married w/ no Children Home |
11% |
14% |
| Married w/ Children |
6% |
13% |
| Single Parent w/ Children |
12% |
13% |
| Other Family |
6% |
8% |
| Income |
TA |
Boston |
| Income |
$37,025 |
$39,634 |
| 2000 Per Capita Income |
$32,346 |
$23,353 |
| Housing Tenure |
TA |
Boston |
| Homeowners |
25% |
32% |
| Renters |
75% |
68% |
| Transportation |
TA |
Boston |
| Drive or Carpool to Work |
38% |
53% |
| Public Transport to Work |
36% |
33% |
| Walk, Bike, or other to Work |
26% |
15% |
| Vehicle |
44% |
35% |
|
