Racial Makeup of Mass Citys

Massachusetts cities - I did a little research on Wikipedia

(dont expect the percentage to add up - Hispanic / Latino is like a wild card)

Lawrence - population of 72,000 - 49% white - 5% black - 2% yellow -

60% Hispanic - 34% below poverty line / poor (USA average is 12 %

poor)

Lowell - pop 105,000 - 68% white - 16% yellow - 4% black - 14%

Hispanic - 10% Cambodian - 16% poor

New Bedford - 93,000 pop - 78% white - 4% black - 10% Hispanic - 38%

Portuguese - 20% poor

Fall River - 91,000 pop - 91% white - 2% black - 2% yellow - 47%

Portuguese - 17% poor

Brockton - 94,000 pop - 61% white - 17% black - 2% yellow - 8%

Hispanic - black doubled in last 6 years - 14% poor

Taunton - 55,000 pop - 91% white - 10% poor

Framingham - 66,000 pop - 80% white - 5% black - 5% yellow - 10%

Latino (Brazilians) - 16% poor

Boston - ??? - from memory - 650,000 pop - 50% white - 20% black - 20%

latino - 7% yellow

Worcester - ??? - from memory - 150,000 pop - 80% white ?

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August 23 2010 update

Worcester - 172,000 pop - 77% white - 7% black - 5% yellow - 15%

Latino - 18% poor

Boston - 589,000 pop in 2000 - estimated pop in 2009 was 645,000 -

swells to 1.2M weekdays - maybe to 2 million for special events - 50%

white - 25% black - 16% Hispanic - 8% yellow - 20% poor

Just for general info