Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: New York
 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 18,976,457 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 18,976,457 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 2,867,583 15.1%
Male 9,146,748 48.2%     Mexican 260,889 1.4%
Female 9,829,709 51.8%     Puerto Rican 1,050,293 5.5%
          Cuban 62,590 0.3%
Under 5 years 1,239,417 6.5%     Other Hispanic or Latino 1,493,811 7.9%
5 to 9 years 1,351,857 7.1%   Not Hispanic or Latino 16,108,874 84.9%
10 to 14 years 1,332,433 7.0%     White alone 11,760,981 62.0%
15 to 19 years 1,287,544 6.8%        
20 to 24 years 1,244,309 6.6%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 2,757,324 14.5%       Total population 18,976,457 100.0%
35 to 44 years 3,074,298 16.2%   In households 18,395,996 96.9%
45 to 54 years 2,552,936 13.5%     Householder 7,056,860 37.2%
55 to 59 years 932,008 4.9%     Spouse 3,289,514 17.3%
60 to 64 years 755,979 4.0%     Child 5,737,989 30.2%
65 to 74 years 1,276,046 6.7%       Own child under 18 years 4,155,866 21.9%
75 to 84 years 860,818 4.5%     Other relatives 1,270,513 6.7%
85 years and over 311,488 1.6%       Under 18 years 409,045 2.2%
          Nonrelatives 1,041,120 5.5%
Median age (years) 35.9 (X)       Unmarried partner 377,556 2.0%
        In group quarters 580,461 3.1%
18 years and over 14,286,350 75.3%     Institutionalized population 262,262 1.4%
  Male 6,744,091 35.5%     Noninstitutionalized population 318,199 1.7%
  Female 7,542,259 39.7%        
21 years and over 13,505,172 71.2%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 2,884,520 15.2%       Total households 7,056,860 100.0%
65 years and over 2,448,352 12.9%   Family households (families) 4,639,387 65.7%
  Male 976,138 5.1%       With own children under 18 years 2,231,381 31.6%
  Female 1,472,214 7.8%     Married couple family 3,289,514 46.6%
            With own children under 18 years 1,527,187 21.6%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 1,038,176 14.7%
One race 18,386,275 96.9%       With own children under 18 years 573,384 8.1%
  White 12,893,689 67.9%   Nonfamily households 2,417,473 34.3%
  Black or African American 3,014,385 15.9%     Householder living alone 1,982,742 28.1%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 82,461 0.4%       Householder 65 years and over 715,550 10.1%
  Asian 1,044,976 5.5%        
    Asian Indian 251,724 1.3%   Households with individuals under 18 years 2,466,483 35.0%
    Chinese 424,774 2.2%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 1,767,452 25.0%
    Filipino 81,681 0.4%        
    Japanese 37,279 0.2%   Average household size 2.61 (X)
    Korean 119,846 0.6%   Average family size 3.22 (X)
    Vietnamese 23,818 0.1%        
    Other Asian1 105,854 0.6%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 8,818 0.0%       Total housing units 7,679,307 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 1,684 0.0%   Occupied housing units 7,056,860 91.9%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 1,931 0.0%   Vacant housing units 622,447 8.1%
    Samoan 1,475 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 235,043 3.1%
    Other Pacific Islander2 3,728 0.0%        
  Some other race 1,341,946 7.1%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.6% (X)
Two or more races 590,182 3.1%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 4.6% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 13,275,834 70.0%       Occupied housing units 7,056,860 100.0%
Black or African American 3,234,165 17.0%   Owner-occupied housing units 3,739,166 53.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 171,581 0.9%   Renter-occupied housing units 3,317,694 47.0%
Asian 1,169,200 6.2%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 28,612 0.2%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.78 (X)
Some other race 1,721,699 9.1%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.41 (X)
Date: September 10, 2003
- Represents zero or rounds to zero. (X) Not applicable.
1Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
2Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
3In combination with one or more of the other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
 
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000.