New York Population and Demographics

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New York City, New York Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent New York Population: 8008278 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 3794204 47.38% Female 4214074 52.62%       Under 5 years 540878 6.75% 5 to 9 years 561115 7.01% 10 to 14 years 530816 6.63% 15 to 19 years 520641 6.5% 20 to 24 years 589831 7.37% 25 to 34 years 1368021 17.08% 35 to 44 years 1263280 15.77% 45 to 54 years 1012385 12.64% 55 to 59 years 369105 4.61% 60 to 64 years 314349 3.93% 65 to 74 years 494794 6.18% 75 to 84 years 321360 4.01% 85 years and over 121703 1.52%       Median age (years) 34.2       18 years and over 6068009 75.77% Male 2803579 35.01% Female 3264430 40.76% 21 years and over 5744033 71.73% 62 years and over 1117793 13.96% 65 years and over 937857 11.71% Male 359953 4.49% Female 577904 7.22%       Race     One race 7614319 95.08% White 3576385 44.66% Black or African American 2129762 26.59% American Indian and Alaska Native 41289 0.52% Asian 787047 9.83% Asian indian 170899 2.13% Chinese 361531 4.51% Filipino 54993 0.69% Japanese 22636 0.28% Korean 86473 1.08% Vietnamese 11334 0.14% Other Asian 79181 0.99% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 5430 0.07% Native Hawaiian 882 0.01% Guamanian or Chamorro 1066 0.01% Samoan 879 0.01% Other Pacific Islander 2603 0.03% Some other race 1074406 13.42% Two or more races 393959 4.92%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 8008278 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 2160554 26.98% Mexican 186872 2.33% Puerto Rican 789172 9.85% Cuban 41123 0.51% Other Hispanic or Latino 1143387 14.28% Not Hispanic or Latino 5847724 73.02% White alone 2801267 34.98%       Relationship     Total Population 8008278 100.00% In households 7825848 97.72% Householder 3021588 37.73% Spouse 1124305 14.04% Child 2410420 30.1% Own child under 18 years 1642612 20.51% Other relatives 768620 9.6% Under 18 years 242349 3.03% Nonrelatives 500915 6.25% Unmarried partner 155721 1.94% In group quarters 182430 2.28% Institutionalized population 75870 0.95% Non-Institutionalized population 106560 1.33%       Households by Type     Total Households 3021588 100.0 % Family households (families) 1853223 61.33% With own children under 18 years 897856 29.71% Married-couple family 1124305 37.21% With own children under 18 years 532402 17.62% Female householder, no husband present 576354 19.07% With own children under 18 years 312600 10.35% Non Family households 1168365 38.67% Householder living alone 962624 31.86% Householder 65 years and over 299920 9.93%       Households with individuals under 18 years 1026091 33.96% Households with individuals 65 years and over 712581 23.58%       Average Household size 2.59 Average family size 3.32       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 3200912 100.00% Occupied housing units 3021588 94.4% Vacant housing units 179324 5.6% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 28157 0.88% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.7 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 3.2       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 3021588 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 912296 30.19% Renter-occupied housing units. 2109292 69.81%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.81 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.5

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