Demographics
New York County is the most densely populated state county in the United States.
The following info will be useful for Christian dating - there are 1,537,195 people, 738,644 households, and 302,105 families residing in the county. The population density is 25,849.9/km˛ (66,940.1/mi˛). There are 798,144 housing units at an average density of 13,421.8/km˛ (34,756.7/mi˛).
Of possible importance to Christian singles - The racial makeup here is
White 54.36%, Black or African American 17.39%, Native American 0.50%, Asian 9.40%, Pacific Islander 0.07%, other races 14.14%, and 4.14% from two or more races. 27.18% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. 45.8% of the population are Whites, not of Hispanic origins.
A partial list of the specific European ancestry claimed by Manhattan residents is as follows (2000):
Irish : 7.48%
Italian : 7.10%
German : 6.63%
English : 5.43%
According to an estimation by the Census Bureau, the population of New York county increased to 1,564,798 in 2003.
Lower Manhattan (ie Manhattan south of Houston street) has a sharply different population than the rest of the borough. Indeed, to the census of 2000, the neighborhood was 41 percent Asian, 32 percent non-Hispanic white, 19 percent Hispanic and 6 percent black, and 43 percent of the inhabitants were immigrants. This can be explained by the demographic weight of Chinatown, which counts for 55% of the population of Lower Manhattan.
There are 738,644 households out of which 17.1% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 25.2% are married couples living together, 12.6% have a female householder with no husband present, and 59.1% are non-families. 48.0% of all households are made up of individuals and 10.9% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.00 and the average family size is 2.99.
Other data of import to Christian singles - The population is spread
out with 16.8% under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 38.3% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.2% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 36 years. For every 100 females there are 90.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 87.9 males.
The median income for a household in the county is $47,030, and the median income for a family is $50,229. Males have a median income of $51,856 versus $45,712 for females. The per capita income for the county is $42,922. 20.0% of the population and 17.6% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 31.8% of those under the age of 18 and 18.9% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
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