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[|Roxbury Boston demographics] According to the 2007-2011 Census the population of Roxbury is 45,829. The racial make up of Roxbury consists of 8.1% white alone, 56.9% black or African American alone, 2.9% Asian alone, 2.3% two or more, 2.2% other, and 27.6% Hispanic or Latino. A majority of the population is between the ages of 18-64 at 68.8% while 20.9% of the population is under the age of 17 and 10.3% of the population is over 65 years old. A large portion of the community is made up of renters, 77.7% of housing units are occupied by renters while only 22.3% of housing units are occupied by owners. The average monthly rent is estimated at $743.