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Table 1 Socio-demographic profile of three study communities, 2007–2011 Census data[33]

From: Social media use by community-based organizations conducting health promotion: a content analysis

 

Population

Race*

    

Economics

 
  

White (%)

Black (%)

Asian (%)

Other (%)**

Hispanic or Latino (%)

Median household Income ($)***

Adults living below the poverty level (%)

Boston

609,942

56.7

27.8

9.7

9.8

17.3

51,739

19.8

Greater Lawrence

        

Lawrence

75,761

35.1

5.8

3.3

59.6

72.9

31,478

23.9

Methuen

46,785

80.7

2.8

5.1

13.9

17.6

65,799

7.6

North Andover

28,156

90.7

1.9

6.0

2.6

2.9

95,199

4.0

Greater Worcester

        

Worcester

181,045

79.2

12.1

6.3

5.4

19.3

45,846

16.6

Leicester

10,934

96.5

1.4

2.0

0.5

4.1

72,471

5.3

Paxton

4,767

92.7

4.8

2.5

0.6

0.9

105,072

3.0

Holden

17,197

96.4

0.9

2.8

0.6

1.2

89,660

3.7

West Boylston

7,660

90.4

5.4

0.3

4.8

6.9

73,600

3.8

Boylston

4,320

97.6

0.0

2.0

7.4

3.0

91,734

1.2

Shrewsbury

35,269

81.1

2.1

17.3

2.0

2.4

88,985

4.1

Grafton

17,472

89.5

2.4

8.4

0.6

2.2

89,950

6.3

Millbury

13,250

96.2

0.7

2.9

1.0

3.0

77,883

2.5

Auburn

16,183

97.6

1.3

0.6

1.8

1.0

73,559

4.9

  1. *Reported alone or in combination with other categories.
  2. **Includes (alone or in combination): American Indian and Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and Some Other Race.
  3. ***In 2011 inflation-adjusted dollars.