New York state Neighborhood Info

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New York state QuickFacts

	New York	United States
Total population	18,976,457	281,421,906
State	New York

New York state Population

	New York	%, New York	United States
Male	9,146,748	48.2%	49.06%
Female	9,829,709	51.8%	50.94%
Median age (years)	35.9		35.3

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	New York	%, New York	United States
18 years and over	14,286,350	75.28%	74.31%
21 years and over	13,505,172	71.17%	69.97%
62 years and over	2,884,520	15.2%	14.66%
65 years and over	2,448,352	12.9%	12.43%

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	New York	%, New York	United States
White	12,893,689	67.95%	75.14%
Black or African American	3,014,385	15.88%	12.32%
Asian	1,044,976	5.51%	3.64%
Some other race	1,433,225	7.55%	5.46%
Two or more races	590,182	3.11%	2.43%

New York state Housing

	New York	%, New York	United States
Total households	7,056,860		105,480,101
Family households (families)	4,639,387	65.74%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	2,417,473	34.26%	31.94%

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	New York	%, New York	United States
Total housing units	7,679,307		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	622,447	8.11%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	7,056,860	91.89%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	3,739,166	48.69%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	3,317,694	43.2%	30.77%

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	New York	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	151,310	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	714,774	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	491,060	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	468,384	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	501,839	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	252,136	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	87,898	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	22,327	0.57%
Median (dollars)	148,700	119,600

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	New York	%, New York	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	1,056,606	14.97%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	1,844,967	26.14%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	1,134,011	16.07%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	1,215,576	17.23%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	882,141	12.5%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	923,559	13.09%	9.65%

New York state Education

	New York	%, New York	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	5,217,030		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	331,376	6.35%	6.47%
Kindergarten	272,504	5.22%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,208,497	42.33%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	1,103,278	21.15%	21.38%
College or graduate school	1,301,375	24.94%	22.81%

New York state Economy

	New York	%, New York	United States
Population 16 years and over	14,805,912		217,168,077
In labor force	9,046,805	61.1%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	9,023,096	60.94%	63.39%
- - Employed	8,382,988	56.62%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	640,108	4.32%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	7.1		5.8
- Armed Forces	23,709	0.16%	0.53%
Not in labor force	5,759,107	38.9%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	7,810,436	52.75%	51.66%
In labor force	4,306,437	29.09%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	4,303,577	29.07%	29.65%
- - Employed	4,000,662	27.02%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	1,405,240	9.49%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	764,721		12,787,501

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	New York	%, New York	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	7,060,595		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	809,507	11.47%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	453,320	6.42%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	822,611	11.65%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	807,043	11.43%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	1,047,001	14.83%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	1,297,712	18.38%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	746,384	10.57%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	639,525	9.06%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	202,640	2.87%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	234,852	3.33%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	43,393		41,994

	New York	%, New York	United States
With earnings	5,516,841	37.26%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	64,102		56,604
With Social Security income	1,837,421	12.41%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	11,667		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	390,779	2.64%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,568		6,320
With public assistance income	344,175	2.32%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	3,699		3,032
With retirement income	1,196,637	8.08%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	17,660		17,376

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