• How many children ages birth to 5 years live in Boston?
39,191 (6.4% of the total Boston population)
Data source: 2007 American Community Survey, Public Use Microdata Sample
• How many young children in Boston have family income levels below or at the federal poverty line?
31.2% or 12,241 children ages 0-5
Data source: 2007 American Community Survey, Public Use Microdata Sample
• How many young children in Boston live in families with all parents working full-time?
33.4% of children ages 0-5
Data source: 2007 American Community Survey, Public Use Microdata Sample
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2009 Community Profiles
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