New York (city), New York  |
| People QuickFacts | New York | New York | |
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Population, 2003 estimate | 8,085,742 | 19,190,115 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 | 1.0% | 1.1% |
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Population, 2000 | 8,008,278 | 18,976,457 |
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Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 | 9.4% | 5.5% |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 | 6.8% | 6.5% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 | 24.2% | 24.7% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 | 11.7% | 12.9% |
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Female persons, percent, 2000 | 52.6% | 51.8% |
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White persons, percent, 2000 (a) | 44.7% | 67.9% |
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Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) | 26.6% | 15.9% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) | 0.5% | 0.4% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) | 9.8% | 5.5% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) | 0.1% | Z |
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Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) | 13.4% | 7.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 | 4.9% | 3.1% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 | 27.0% | 15.1% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over | 61.0% | 61.8% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 | 35.9% | 20.4% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 | 47.6% | 28.0% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 | 72.3% | 79.1% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 | 27.4% | 27.4% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 | 40.0 | 31.7 |
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Housing units, 2000 | 3,200,912 | 7,679,307 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 | 30.2% | 53.0% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 | $211,900 | $148,700 |
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Households, 2000 | 3,021,588 | 7,056,860 |
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Persons per household, 2000 | 2.59 | 2.61 |
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Median household income, 1999 | $38,293 | $43,393 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 | $22,402 | $23,389 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 | 21.2% | 14.6% |
| Business QuickFacts | New York | New York | |
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Wholesale trade sales, 1997 ($1000) | 182,107,059 | 319,697,562 |
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Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) | 41,912,167 | 139,303,944 |
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Retail sales per capita, 1997 | $5,677 | $7,678 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 1997 ($1000) | 11,008,676 | 21,680,529 |
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Total number of firms, 1997 | 649,717 | 1,509,829 |
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Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 | 33.4% | 19.6% |
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Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 | 25.8% | 26.1% |
| Geography QuickFacts | New York | New York | |
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Land area, 2000 (square miles) | 303 | 47,214 |
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Persons per square mile, 2000 | 26,402.9 | 401.9 |
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FIPS Code | 51000 | 36 |
| Counties | Bronx County Kings County New York County Queens County Richmond County |
