Table 1.

Demographic Characteristics^* of Brookline and Four Zip Codes of Dorchester

	Brookline	02124†	02122†‡	02121†‡	02125†‡
Population	57,107	50,781	24,548	25,057	33,618
White	81.1%	21.4%	41.8%	4.9%	35.1%
Black or African American	2.7%	59.9%	27.7%	77.3%	31.3%
Hispanic or Latino	3.5%	12.6%	10.3%	19.0%	16.3%
≥18 years	83.4%	69.4%	72.5%	65.1%	72.4%
Median family income	$92,993	$38,203	$40,874	$28,735	$36,195
Individuals below poverty level	9.3%	21.%	14.1%	24.1%	20.1%
Bachelor’s degree or higher	76.9%	17.4%	17.7%	12.2%	19.1%
Tobacco licenses, no.	43	59	58	32	47

^*Based on U.S. 2000 Census.

^†Dorchester.

^‡Excluded from survey.