QUICK FACTS ABOUT DORCHESTER

• 280,000 souls reside in Dot

• 65% of the population is African-American, Hispanic, Asian or multi-racial

• 39% of people in Dot hold Bachelor’s degrees. Dot is home of UMass-Boston

• MA was a haven for Unitarianism and the birthplace of Transcendentalism, and it has more members of the Universalist Unitarian church than any other state

• Dot’s slogan, “Boston’s largest and most diverse neighborhood”

• Deeply concerned about civic issues

• Very “religious”, but only 5% of the population place their faith in Christ alone

• 260 colleges/universities in the New England region

• “Settled” neighborhoods have been home to the same families for generations