Geography Reference
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Americans in Massachusetts—19%—live in the area of Boston spanning Roxbury,
Mission Hill, Mattapan and South Dorchester, while 14% reside in Jamaica Plain,
racially and ethnically segregated. For example, while Boston city proper's Black pop-
Numerousracially,ethnically,andclasssegregatedsuburbancommunitiesborderBo-
ston. For example, Newton, Massachusetts' racial demographics are 81.1% white, 2.7%
anhouseholdincomeof$107,696peryear.In2010,themedianhomecost$692,000and
72.5% of the population owned their own home; only 4.5% of the population resided
belowthefederalpovertyline;96.1%ofNewtonheldahighschooldiploma,and72.0%
81.1% white, 2.7% black, 12.8% Asian, 0.1% Native American, and 3.5% Hispanic. In
2000, the median family income was $92,993 per year. The median family home was
worth $599,500; 96.3% of the Brookline population held a high school diploma; and
76.9% of the population held a bachelor's degree or higher; 4.5% of Brookline families
96.0% white, 1.1% black, 1.1% Hispanic, 1.7% Asian, and less than 1% Native Amer-
ican. The median family income was $71, 174 per year; 92.9% of the Franklin popu-
lation held a high school diploma; and 42.7% of the population held a bachelor's de-
gree or higher; 2.8% of Franklin families lived below the federal poverty line. Dedham,
Massachusetts' racial demographics are 94.51% white, 1.54% black, 1.87% Asian, and
2.42% Hispanic. Dedham's median household income is $61,699 per year; 87.9% of the
population has a high school diploma; 33.0% of the population has a bachelor's degree
or higher; 3.2% of the Dedham families live below the poverty line. Finally, Canton,
Massachusetts' racial demographics are 92.5% white, 2.9% black, 1.4% Hispanic, and
less than 1% Asian. The median household income is $69,260; 93.2% of the population
has a high school diploma; 44.7% of the population has a bachelor's degree or higher;
2.2% of Canton families live below the poverty line.
