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United States—U.S. Statistics—Census Data—New York

QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau

New York




New York (city), New York

   People QuickFactsNew YorkNew York
Population, 2003 estimate 8,085,74219,190,115
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 1.0%1.1%
Population, 2000 8,008,27818,976,457
Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 9.4%5.5%
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 6.8%6.5%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 24.2%24.7%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 11.7%12.9%
Female persons, percent, 2000 52.6%51.8%
White persons, percent, 2000 (a)44.7%67.9%
Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a)26.6%15.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a)0.5%0.4%
Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a)9.8%5.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a)0.1%Z
Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a)13.4%7.1%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 4.9%3.1%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 27.0%15.1%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 61.0%61.8%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 35.9%20.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 47.6%28.0%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 72.3%79.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 27.4%27.4%
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 40.031.7
 
Housing units, 2000 3,200,9127,679,307
Homeownership rate, 2000 30.2%53.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $211,900$148,700
 
Households, 2000 3,021,5887,056,860
Persons per household, 2000 2.592.61
Median household income, 1999 $38,293$43,393
Per capita money income, 1999 $22,402$23,389
Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 21.2%14.6%
   Business QuickFactsNew YorkNew York
Wholesale trade sales, 1997 ($1000) 182,107,059319,697,562
Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 41,912,167139,303,944
Retail sales per capita, 1997 $5,677$7,678
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 1997 ($1000) 11,008,67621,680,529
Total number of firms, 1997 649,7171,509,829
Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 33.4%19.6%
Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 25.8%26.1%
   Geography QuickFactsNew YorkNew York
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 30347,214
Persons per square mile, 2000 26,402.9401.9
FIPS Code 5100036
Counties Bronx County
Kings County
New York County
Queens County




(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms


Source U.S. Census Bureau: State and County QuickFacts. Data derived from Population Estimates, 2000 Census of Population and Housing, 1990 Census of Population and Housing, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, County Business Patterns, 1997 Economic Census, Minority- and Women-Owned Business, Building Permits, Consolidated Federal Funds Report, Census of Governments
Last Revised: Friday, 12-Jan-2007 16:05:40 EST

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