COMPS 2000
BRONX DATA: 1960-2000
1960 1970 1980 1990 _____2000
TOTAL POP 1,424,815 1,471,701 1,168,972 1,203,789 1,332,650
FAMILIES 390,627 386,988 296,505 288,609 315,090
HOUSEHOLDS 463,401 500,385 429,257 424,112 463,212
MALE 681,696 687,196 530,449 555,187 620,171
FEMALE 743,119 784,505 638,523 648,602 712,479
POP UNDER AGE 5 127,351 133,797 89,693 101,536 109,732
POP.AGES 5-17 340,007 331,571 252,031 228,735 287,640
POP.AGES 18-64 805,056 833,916 675,964 731,921 801,330
POP.AGE 65 AND UP 152,401 172,417 151,298 140,220 133,948
POP AGE 0-9 269,110 175,152 192,611 229,499
POP AGE 10-19 243,697 210,167 176,229 209,024
POP AGE 20-34 320,104 277,352 314,766 308,810
POP AGE 35-54 315,466 245,988 283,964 349,031
POP AGE 55-64 152,341 109,029 96,726 102,338
MEDIAN AGE 34.4 29.6 30.3 30.9 31.2
WHITES (includes Hisp. Whites) 1,256,284 1,080,859 554,046 430,077 398,003
BLACKS (includes Hisp. Blacks) 163,896 357,681 371,926 449,399 475,007
ASIANS (includes Hisp. Asians) 15,163 35,562 40,120
""JAPANESE 2,007 1,615 553 580
""CHINESE 4,785 5,081 7,015 6,585
"" FILIPINO 1,000 1,384 3,497 4,695
"" KOREAN 2,017 4,908 3,845
""from INDIA 1,759 4,327 11,051 15,258
"" VIETNAMESE 404 2,389 3,044
OTHER RACE 4,635 33,161 225,428 282,682 329,724
TWO OR MORE RACES         77,042
HISPANIC POP. 186,385 386,594 396,353 523,111 644,705
""MEXICAN 1,255 3,918 12,481 34,377
""PUERTO RICAN 186,885 316,772 320,098 349,115 319,240
"PUERTO RICAN (Am.Comm.Survey fig.)         340,149
""CUBAN 8,177 8,992 8,233
""DOMINICAN 17,640 87,261 133,087
"DOMINICAN (Amer Comm.Survey fig.)         168,032
""HONDURAN 3,580 7,552 10,206
""ECUADORIAN 6,140 12,421 12,888
""SALVADORIAN 1,120 3,834 3,274
""OTHER HISP 64,323 152,523 123,400
HISPN "WHITE" (single race) 180,956 339,966 157,210 157,574 204,352
HISPN "BLACK" (single race) 5,930 37,675 23,182 80,286 58,669
HISPN "AMER INDIAN" (single race) 2,624 7,883
HISPN "ASIAN" or "PACIF" (single race) 4,352 2,471
HISPN "OTHER" (single race) 215,961 278,275 321,497
NON-HISP WHITE (single race) 1,075,317 755,330 396,836 272,503 193,651
NON-HISP BLACK (single race) 163,896 320,006 343,744 369,113 416,338
NON-HISP AMER INDIAN (single race) 3,445 3,488
NON-HISP ASIAN or PACIF (single race) 31,210 39,032
NON-HISP OTHER (single race) 10,907 4,407 8,227
ALBANIAN ANCESTRY 7,002
ENGLISH ANCESTRY 16,700 9,988 5,245
FRENCH ANCESTRY 8,311 4,157 3,368
GERMAN ANCESTRY 50,296 27,089 41,503 28,780 17,620
born in GHANA 9,275
GREEK ANCESTRY 6,420 4,963 4,385
GUYANA ANCESTRY 9,144
HAITI ANCESTRY 2,531
HUNGARIAN ANCESTRY 10,421 5,375 2,967
IRISH ANCESTRY 84,468 62,611 88,628 64,969 42,099
ITALIAN ANCESTRY 161,974 117,604 131,758 92,584 69,289
born in NIGERIA 4,229
POLISH ANCESTRY 78,957 42,731 30,180 18,447 9,346
RUSSIAN ANCESTRY 119,680 63,044 35,592 17,463 9,764
BLACK AFRICAN ANCESTRY 12,063 36,261
"USA" ANCESTRY 19,996 32,520
WEST INDIAN (NON-HISP.) ANCESTRY 68,460 95,807
NATIVE BORN 1,118,223 1,242,491 953,659 928,996 946,823
BORN USA (50 STATES) 988,039 1,054,638 796,876 757,187 808,240
BORN IN NY STATE 646,190 713,090
BORN PUERTO RICO or other U.S. terrs. 130,184 187,833 156,783 171,809 138,583
FOREIGN BORN 306,592 229,210 215,313 274,793 385,827
NATURALIZED 128,798 109,177 152,521
NOT A CITIZEN 86,515 165,616 233,306
FOREIGN BORN, CAME SINCE 1980 136,974
FOREIGN BORN, CAME SINCE 1990 167,666
BORN IN EUROPE 40,577
BORN IN ASIA 28,656
BORN IN AFRICA 25,747
BORN IN OCEANIA 97
BORN IN LATIN AMERICA 289,739
BORN NORTH AMERICA(outside US) 1,011
TOTAL POP AGE 5 AND UP 1,080,028 1,102,253 1,225,092
" SPEAK ENGLISH ONLY 624,505 575,343 578,996
" SPEAK FOREIGN LANG 455,523 526,910 646,096
"" Speak English Less Than 'very well' 234,510 251,753 309,029
"" Speak SPANISH 335,957 428,376 534,660
""" Speak English Less Than 'very well' 180,158 208,991 260,302
"" Speak OTHER INDO_EUR LANG 66,534
""" Speak English Less Than 'very well' 28,842
"" Speak ASIAN, PACIF LANGS 19,136 19,531
""" Speak English Less Than 'very well' 12,229 10,876
MARRIED COUPLE FAMILY 289,503 175,635 146,952 145,537
FAMILY WITHOUT WIFE 17,355 16,316 23,765 28,933
FAMILY WITHOUT HUSBAND 80,140 104,554 118,610 140,620
KIDS UNDER 18 W/MOM&POP 339,431 309,004 157,310 123,802 144,477
KIDS UNDER 18: ONE PARENT HOME 88,225 156,364 151,740 150,577 186,404
KIDS (-18) IN FAMS: % W/ MA+PA 79.4 66.4 50.9 45.1 43.7
ALL FAMS W/KIDS UNDER 18 198,849 159,053 167,991 176,457
COUPLES W/KIDS UNDER 18 145,025 82,007 72,661 75,245
FAM,NO WIFE,W/KIDS UNDER 18 4,297 6,767 11,461 12,343
FAM,NO HSBND,W/KIDS UNDER 18 49,527 71,504 84,082 88,869
GRANDPAR. RESPONSIBLE FOR KIDS         18,970
HOUSEHOLDS w/SENIORS (65+) 109,886 129,055 100,226
NON-FAM HH, HOUSEHOLDER ALONE 117,030 126,802
" AGE 65 UP, LIVING ALONE 47,930 43,323
65+,NURS HOMES; OTHER GP QUARTRS 10,467 11,535
FAMS & HOUSEH0LDS W/ NONRELS 54,964 75,831
"" UNMAR.PARTNER NONREL. 30,130
TOTAL POP, AGE 25+ 890,478 837,832 682,675 735,022 794,792
POP.25+: ELEM.ED.ONLY 417,409 324,843 197,225 135,918 125,385
POP.25+: EDUC: 1-3 YRS H.S. 179,972 180,735 138,537 169,011 174,301
POP.25+: 4 YRS H.S. 194,030 232,214 211,877 207,262 205,246
POP.25+: SOME COLLEGE (NO B.A.) 49,228 48,415 73,251 133,070 173,456
POP.25+: 4 OR + YRS COLLEGE 49,837 51,625 61,785 89,761 116,404
% H.S. GRAD OR HIGHER 32.9 39.7 50.8 58.5 62.3
% BA DEGREE OR HIGHER 5.6 6.2 9.1 12.2 14.6
TOTAL M.CIVILIANS 16+: # EMPLOYED 379,494 320,661 217,542 227,500 213,032
TOTAL F CIVILIANS 16+: # EMPLOYED 206,542 208,444 185,330 214,457 215,622
POP AGE 16 and UP 1,051,648 872,619 905,919 975,755
" IN LABOR FORCE 553,715 444,700 502,324 500,716
"" CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE 552,442 443,935 501,669 500,345
""" EMPLOYED 529,105 402,872 441,957 428,654
""" UNEMPLOYED 23,337 41,063 59,712 71,691
"""" % UNEMPLOYED 4.2 9.2 11.9 14.3
""" IN ARMED FORCES 81 103 371
" NOT IN LABOR FORCE 497,933 427,919 403,595 475,039
% 21-64: NO DISABILITY; EMPLOYED         40.7
MEDIAN H-HLD INCOME $10,947 $21,944 $27,611
MEAN H-HOLD INCOME $38,960
MEDIAN FAM INCOME $13,163 $25,479 $30,682
PER CAPITA INCOME $5,343 $10,535 $13,959
MEDIAN EARNINGS, MALES $31,178
MEDIAN EARNINGS, FEMALES $29,429
ALL FAMS ABOVE POV 224,624 228,400
ALL FAMS BELOW POV 74,272 88,848
ALL FAMS W/KIDS: ABOVE POV 109,188 129,398
ALL FAMS W/KIDS: BELOW POV 63,367 74,405
FAM,NO HSBND W/KIDS: #ABOVE POV 29,384 37,335 49,510
FAM,NO HSBND,W/KIDS: #BELOW POV 47,983 49,182 54,876
TOTAL POP,INCOME ABOVE POV LVL 826,520 829,810 892,971
TOTAL POP,INCOME BELOW POV LVL 282,611 315,371 334,137 395,263
RELATED KIDS -18 ABOVE POV 185,359 223,789
RELATED KIDS 5-17 ABOVE POV 130,468 163,343
RELATED KIDS UNDER 5 ABOVE POV 41,573 60,446
RELATED KIDS -18 BELOW POV 144,109 137,711 160,344
RELATED KIDS 5-17 BELOW POV 101,989 92,712 117,812
RELATED KIDS UNDER 5 BELOW POV 43,816 42,532
AGE 65+: ABOVE POV LVL 126,442 117,815 102,745 98,239
AGE 65+: BELOW POV LVL 39,012 22,183 26,576 26,660
POV RATE (%): TOTAL POP 19.5 27.6 28.7 30.7
POV RATE (%): AGE 0-4 43.3 44.6 41.3
POV RATE (%): AGE 5-17 36.0 41.8 41.9
POV RATE (%): ALL FAMS 15.5 24.8 25.7 28.0
POV RATE (%): FAMS W/KIDS 36.7 36.1 36.5
POV RATE (%) MARRIED CPLS W/KIDS 13.7 17.8
POV RATE (%) MA FAMS W/KIDS 58.8 62.0 56.8 52.6
POV RATE (%) AGE 65 AND UP 23.6 15.8 20.6 21.3
HOUSING UNITS 473,160 508,789 451,118 440,955 490,659
OCCUPIED UNITS 463,402 497,222 429,257 424,112 463,212
OWNER-OCC. UNITS 70,928 62,883 75,842 90,687
OCCUPIED RENTL UNITS 426,294 366,374 348,270 372,525
VACANT UNITS 9,758 11,567 21,861 16,843 27,447
RENTAL VACANCY RATE (%) 4.1 3.1 4.2
HSNG UNITS W/1 RM 7,322 12,095 36,269
HSNG UNITS W/2 RMS 27,555 26,967 50,876
HSNG UNITS W/3 RMS 176,843 155,817 139,889
HSNG UNITS W/4 RMS 158,830 132,757 125,617
HSNG UNITS W/5 RMS 83,289 69,759 74,528
HSNG UNITS W/6+ RMS 54,811 53,515 63,489
MEDIAN RMS/UNIT 3.8 3.7 3.6
AV.HH.SIZE, OWNER-OCC. UNITS 3.30 3.00 2.88 2.83
AV.HH.SIZE, RENTED UNITS 2.60 2.40 2.71 2.76
HHLDER MOVED IN < 5 YRS AGO 246,907 200,084
HHLDER MOVED IN 5-9 YRS AGO 93,370 80,379
HHLDER MOVED IN 10-19 YRS AGO 77,136 80,536
HHLDER MOVED IN 20-29 YRS AGO 62,755
HHLDER MOVED IN 30 + YRS AGO 39,458
% HHLDERS MOVED IN PAST DECADE 68.4 69.3 58.0 60.6
STRUCTURES BUILT 1995-2000 11,176
STRUCTURES BUILT 1990-94 12,669
STRUCTURES BUILT 1980-89 21,576
STRUCTURES BUILT 1970-79 51,740
STRUCTURES BUILT 1960-69 90,949
STRUCTURES BUILT 1940-59 167,677
STRUCTURES BUILT BEFORE 1940 134,872
1 UNIT, DETACHED 23,729 28,429
1 UNIT,ATTACHED 20,203 26,572
2 UNITS 33,728 41,304
3-4 UNITS 27,075 36,345
5-9 UNITS 14,030 19,249
10-19 UNITS 25,335 30,998
20+ UNITS 287,956 307,248
UNITS, UNDER 1 PERSON/ROOM 430,054 382,231 353,714 372,005
UNITS, OVER 1 PERSON / ROOM 67,168 47,026 70,398 91,146
UNITS W/ 1-1.5 PER ROOM 51,204 40,523 44,845
UNITS W/OVER 1.5 PER ROOM 15,964 29,875 46,301
MEDIAN GROSS RENT $620
HHLDS WITH KNOWN RENT AND INCOME 352,289 332,204 372,481
% HHLDS, GROSS RENT >35% HH INCOME 37.0 36.2 36.2
% UNITS WITH NO PHONE AVAILABLE 17.0 12.5 4.7
Last Updated on 10/29/2002
By William Bosworth

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