New York County, NY Social Statistics
Updated September 25, 2021 |
Infoplease Staff
New york county new york dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| NOTE: Data based on a sample except in P3, P4, H3, and H4. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, definitions, and count corrections see https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml. |
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 358,066 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 21,035 | 5.9 |
| Kindergarten | 14,962 | 4.2 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 117,292 | 32.8 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 63,694 | 17.8 |
| College or graduate school | 141,083 | 39.4 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 1,125,987 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 117,448 | 10.4 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 122,906 | 10.9 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 151,995 | 13.5 |
| Some college, no degree | 138,579 | 12.3 |
| Associate degree | 38,866 | 3.5 |
| Bachelor's degree | 292,665 | 26.0 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 263,528 | 23.4 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 78.7 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 49.4 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 1,319,421 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 600,933 | 45.5 |
| Now married, except separated | 467,939 | 35.5 |
| Separated | 51,534 | 3.9 |
| Widowed | 80,479 | 6.1 |
Female | 66,717 | 5.1 |
| Divorced | 118,536 | 9.0 |
Female | 73,967 | 5.6 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 29,812 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 12,451 | 41.8 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 1,281,455 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 69,500 | 5.4 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 235,994 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 24,801 | 10.5 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 1,033,078 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 201,210 | 19.5 |
Percent employed | 50.6 | (X) |
| No disability | 831,868 | 80.5 |
Percent employed | 73.9 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 181,118 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 77,197 | 42.6 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 1,462,015 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 831,282 | 56.9 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 526,679 | 36.0 |
Same county | 248,814 | 17.0 |
Different county | 277,865 | 19.0 |
Same state | 122,686 | 8.4 |
Different state | 155,179 | 10.6 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 104,054 | 7.1 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 1,537,195 | 100.0 |
| Native | 1,084,755 | 70.6 |
Born in United States | 1,014,833 | 66.0 |
State of residence | 673,538 | 43.8 |
Different state | 341,295 | 22.2 |
Born outside United States | 69,922 | 4.5 |
| Foreign born | 452,440 | 29.4 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 190,381 | 12.4 |
Naturalized citizen | 179,785 | 11.7 |
Not a citizen | 272,655 | 17.7 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 452,440 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 83,327 | 18.4 |
| Asia | 122,417 | 27.1 |
| Africa | 15,838 | 3.5 |
| Oceania | 3,305 | 0.7 |
| Latin America | 218,795 | 48.4 |
| Northern America | 8,758 | 1.9 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 1,462,015 | 100.0 |
| English only | 849,603 | 58.1 |
| Language other than English | 612,412 | 41.9 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 292,241 | 20.0 |
Spanish | 364,141 | 24.9 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 189,720 | 13.0 |
Other Indo-European languages | 115,836 | 7.9 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 30,309 | 2.1 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 108,035 | 7.4 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 66,139 | 4.5 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 1,537,195 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 1,539,499 | 100.1 |
| Arab | 10,619 | 0.7 |
| Czech1 | 5,865 | 0.4 |
| Danish | 3,550 | 0.2 |
| Dutch | 9,549 | 0.6 |
| English | 66,681 | 4.3 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 25,890 | 1.7 |
| French Canadian1 | 4,226 | 0.3 |
| German | 91,492 | 6.0 |
| Greek | 12,162 | 0.8 |
| Hungarian | 15,092 | 1.0 |
| Irish1 | 105,318 | 6.9 |
| Italian | 84,956 | 5.5 |
| Lithuanian | 5,242 | 0.3 |
| Norwegian | 6,901 | 0.4 |
| Polish | 53,662 | 3.5 |
| Portuguese | 3,088 | 0.2 |
| Russian | 75,885 | 4.9 |
| Scotch-Irish | 9,814 | 0.6 |
| Scottish | 16,898 | 1.1 |
| Slovak | 1,828 | 0.1 |
| Subsaharan African | 18,988 | 1.2 |
| Swedish | 10,328 | 0.7 |
| Swiss | 4,646 | 0.3 |
| Ukrainian | 9,343 | 0.6 |
| United States or American | 43,302 | 2.8 |
| Welsh | 5,351 | 0.3 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 27,187 | 1.8 |
| Other ancestries | 811,636 | 52.8 |
| (X) Not applicable. 1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19 |
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