Population by Race in Chinatown*
| Race | Number | Percentage |
| Asian | 4567 | 80.6% |
| White | 398 | 7.0% |
| Black | 473 | 8.4% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 19 | 0.3% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 1 | 0.0% |
| Other one race | 131 | 2.3% |
| Two or more races | 74 | 1.3% | TOTAL | 5663 | 100.0% |
| Latino** | 278 | 4.9% |
* as defined by The Chinatown Coalition. Roughly Essex St. to the north by Lincoln and Interstate 93 to the east by E. Berkeley St. to the south by Tremont St. to the west.
** Latinos may be of any race.
Data Set: Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data
