South Boston

  1. South Boston Legal Resources
  2. South Boston Statistics
  3. South Boston Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. South Boston Employment Information
  5. South Boston Family Information
  6. South Boston Education Information
  7. South Boston Public Benefits Information
  8. South Boston Criminal Information
  9. South Boston Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  10. South Boston Zip Codes


South Boston Legal Resources Back to top

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South Boston Legal Code

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South Boston Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 8,491
  • Land Area (2000): 31.658 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 0.122 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 3,946
South Boston Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 7,550 90.39%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 0 0.00%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 803 9.61%

South Boston Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


South Boston Employment Information Back to top
South Boston Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Furniture and Related Manufacturing 133 8.57%
2. Textile and Textile Mills Manufacturing 108 6.96%
3. Construction 106 6.83%
4. Health Care 92 5.93%
5. Wood Manufacturing 90 5.80%
6. Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing 79 5.09%
7. Educational Services 77 4.96%
8. Repair and Maintenance 68 4.38%
9. Miscellaneous Durable Goods, Wholesale 61 3.93%
10. Public Administration 52 3.35%
11. Department and Other General Stores 51 3.29%
12. Utilities 47 3.03%
13. Accommodation and Food Services 41 2.64%
14. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 41 2.64%
15. Truck Transportation 40 2.58%
16. Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores 38 2.45%
17. Metal Manufactuing 33 2.13%
18. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 26 1.68%
19. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 24 1.55%
20. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 24 1.55%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 329 21.88%
2. Educational Services 190 12.63%
3. Textile and Textile Mills Manufacturing 149 9.91%
4. Department and Other General Stores 119 7.91%
5. Accommodation and Food Services 96 6.38%
6. Social Assistance 57 3.79%
7. Furniture and Related Manufacturing 56 3.72%
8. Finance and Insurance 47 3.12%
9. Public Administration 44 2.93%
10. Food Manufacturing 43 2.86%
11. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 40 2.66%
12. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 29 1.93%
13. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 26 1.73%
14. Jewelry / Luggage and Leather Goods 22 1.46%
15. Private Household Services 21 1.40%
16. Wood Manufacturing 20 1.33%
17. Miscellaneous Durable Goods, Wholesale 18 1.20%
18. Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes 15 1.00%
19. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 14 0.93%
20. Food and Beverage Stores 14 0.93%

South Boston Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Production Occupations 134 8.63%
2. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 98 6.31%
3. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 90 5.80%
4. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 77 4.96%
5. Other Installation / Maintenance 66 4.25%
6. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 65 4.19%
7. Engineers 63 4.06%
8. Other Management Occupations 62 3.99%
9. Other Sales and Related Occupations 61 3.93%
10. Assemblers and Fabricators 55 3.54%
11. Textile / Apparel / Furnishings 55 3.54%
12. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 54 3.48%
13. Other Construction Trades 50 3.22%
14. Electricians 46 2.96%
15. Vehicle Mechanics 46 2.96%
16. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 41 2.64%
17. Business Operations Specialists 39 2.51%
18. Other Office and Admin Support 33 2.13%
19. Other Material Moving Workers 32 2.06%
20. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 32 2.06%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Other Production Occupations 163 10.84%
2. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 108 7.18%
3. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 99 6.58%
4. Textile / Apparel / Furnishings 93 6.18%
5. Registered Nurses 80 5.32%
6. Cashiers 72 4.79%
7. Secretaries and Admins 64 4.26%
8. Health Technologists and Technicians 61 4.06%
9. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 51 3.39%
10. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 45 2.99%
11. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 45 2.99%
12. Other Sales and Related Occupations 44 2.93%
13. Child Care Workers 43 2.86%
14. Counselors / Social Workers / Etc. 40 2.66%
15. Food and Beverage Servers, Not waiters/waitresses 32 2.13%
16. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 31 2.06%
17. Other Management Occupations 30 1.99%
18. Other Office and Admin Support 30 1.99%
19. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 29 1.93%
20. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 27 1.80%

South Boston Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 3,133 47.30%
15-35 hours 412 6.22%
1-14 hours 130 1.96%
No regular hours 2,948 44.51%

South Boston Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 95 3.16%
5 AM-5:29 AM 21 0.70%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 86 2.86%
6 AM-6:29 AM 177 5.89%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 328 10.92%
7 AM-7:29 AM 295 9.82%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 549 18.28%
8 AM-8:29 AM 433 14.42%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 221 7.36%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 96 3.20%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 41 1.37%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 0 0.00%
Noon-3:59 PM 335 11.16%
4 PM-11:59 PM 326 10.86%

South Boston Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 142 4.73%
5-9 783 26.07%
10-14 848 28.24%
15-19 468 15.58%
20-24 249 8.29%
25-29 97 3.23%
30-34 134 4.46%
35-39 17 0.57%
40-44 65 2.16%
45-59 98 3.26%
60-89 53 1.76%
At least 90 49 1.63%

South Boston Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 0 0.00% 2,587 86.15%
30-44 0 0.00% 216 7.19%
45-59 0 0.00% 98 3.26%
At least 60 0 0.00% 102 3.40%

South Boston Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 433 14.10%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 2,513 81.83%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 19 0.62%
Color 4 Box Other 29 0.94%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 0 0.00%
Color 6 Box Walked 9 0.29%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 68 2.21%

South Boston Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


South Boston Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 3,318 (7,474 people)
Families (2000): 2,116 (6,056 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 586
People at same address in 1995: 4,711
South Boston Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 726 20.92%
$10,000-$14,999 347 10.00%
$15,000-$19,999 332 9.56%
$20,000-$24,999 253 7.29%
$25,000-$29,999 274 7.89%
$30,000-$34,999 225 6.48%
$35,000-$39,999 133 3.83%
$40,000-$44,999 212 6.11%
$45,000-$49,999 156 4.49%
$50,000-$59,999 234 6.74%
$60,000-$74,999 206 5.93%
$75,000-$99,999 218 6.28%
$100,000-$124,999 59 1.70%
$125,000-$149,999 18 0.52%
$150,000-$199,999 51 1.47%
$200,000 or more 27 0.78%

South Boston Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 1,223 34.92%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 1,037 29.61%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 86 2.46%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 528 15.08%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 6 0.17%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 394 11.25%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 1 0.03%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 149 4.25%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 52 1.48%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 25 0.71%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 1 0.03%

South Boston Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 2,294 26.68%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 989 11.50%
Public Assistance 177 2.06%
Retirement 629 7.32%
Self Employment 240 2.79%
Social Security 1,258 14.63%
Supplemental Security 258 3.00%
Wage / Salary 2,267 26.37%
Other 485 5.64%

South Boston Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 743 58.27%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 532 41.73%

South Boston Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 277 9.95%
Color 1 Box Married 1,578 56.70%
Color 2 Box Never Married 771 27.70%
Color 3 Box Widowed 157 5.64%

South Boston Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 400 10.11%
Color 1 Box Married 1,793 45.32%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,020 25.78%
Color 3 Box Widowed 743 18.78%

South Boston Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


South Boston Education Information Back to top
South Boston Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 938 14.66%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 1,374 21.47%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 2,013 31.45%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 926 14.47%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 318 4.97%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 540 8.44%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 291 4.55%

South Boston Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 139 1.64% 31 0.37% 170 2.00%
Kindergarten 117 1.38% 8 0.09% 125 1.47%
Grades 1-4 485 5.71% 24 0.28% 509 5.99%
Grades 5-8 420 4.95% 7 0.08% 427 5.03%
Grades 9-12 384 4.52% 0 0.00% 384 4.52%
Undergrad college 194 2.28% 10 0.12% 204 2.40%
Graduate or professional school 32 0.38% 8 0.09% 40 0.47%
Total 1,771 20.86% 88 1.04% 1,859 21.89%

South Boston Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


South Boston Public Benefits Information Back to top
South Boston Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 6,248 79.60%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 1,601 20.40%

South Boston Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


South Boston Criminal Information Back to top
Correctional Institution Population (2000): 120
South Boston Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


South Boston Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
South Boston Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 1,134 13.36%
10-19 Years 1,056 12.44%
20-29 Years 876 10.32%
30-39 Years 1,046 12.32%
40-49 Years 1,185 13.96%
50-59 Years 1,056 12.44%
60-69 Years 777 9.15%
70-79 Years 743 8.75%
80-89 Years 489 5.76%
90+ Years 129 1.52%

South Boston Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 3,750 44.16%
Color 1 Box Female 4,741 55.84%

South Boston Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 4,242 49.96%
Color 1 Box African-American 4,000 47.11%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 123 1.45%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 61 0.72%
Color 2 Box Asian 41 0.48%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 17 0.20%
Color 6 Box Other Race 7 0.08%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 0 0.00%

South Boston Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. United States Or American 925 35.37%
2. English 635 24.28%
3. German 238 9.10%
4. Irish 228 8.72%
5. European 107 4.09%
6. Scotch Irish 72 2.75%
7. Jamaican 70 2.68%
8. Scottish 49 1.87%
9. African 44 1.68%
10. Italian 42 1.61%

South Boston Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 7,632 96.91%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 124 1.57%
3. French 61 0.77%
4. German 22 0.28%
5. Tagalog 18 0.23%
6. Other West Germanic 11 0.14%
7. Italian 7 0.09%

South Boston Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 8,164 97.74%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 62 0.74%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 127 1.52%

South Boston Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.
South Boston Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


South Boston Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
24592