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	New York, New York	United States
Total population	8,008,278	281,421,906
State	New York
City	new york

New York, New York Population

	New York, New York	%, New York, New York	United States
Male	3,794,204	47.38%	49.06%
Female	4,214,074	52.62%	50.94%
Median age (years)	34.2		35.3

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	New York, New York	%, New York, New York	United States
18 years and over	6,068,009	75.77%	74.31%
21 years and over	5,744,033	71.73%	69.97%
62 years and over	1,117,793	13.96%	14.66%
65 years and over	937,857	11.71%	12.43%

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	New York, New York	%, New York, New York	United States
White	3,576,385	44.66%	75.14%
Black or African American	2,129,762	26.59%	12.32%
Asian	787,047	9.83%	3.64%
Some other race	1,121,125	14.0%	5.46%
Two or more races	393,959	4.92%	2.43%

New York, New York Housing

	New York, New York	%, New York, New York	United States
Total households	3,021,588		105,480,101
Family households (families)	1,853,223	61.33%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	1,168,365	38.67%	31.94%

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	New York, New York	%, New York, New York	United States
Total housing units	3,200,912		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	179,324	5.6%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	3,021,588	94.4%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	912,296	28.5%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	2,109,292	65.9%	30.77%

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	New York, New York	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	6,793	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	9,547	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	40,935	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	118,791	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	138,275	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	59,136	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	13,828	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	4,097	0.57%
Median (dollars)	211,900	119,600

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	New York, New York	%, New York, New York	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	443,358	14.67%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	859,136	28.43%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	505,389	16.73%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	491,479	16.27%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	392,605	12.99%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	329,621	10.91%	9.65%

New York, New York Education

	New York, New York	%, New York, New York	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	2,217,245		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	129,479	5.84%	6.47%
Kindergarten	117,312	5.29%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	900,470	40.61%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	476,320	21.48%	21.38%
College or graduate school	593,664	26.77%	22.81%

New York, New York Economy

	New York, New York	%, New York, New York	United States
Population 16 years and over	6,279,431		217,168,077
In labor force	3,626,865	57.76%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	3,624,566	57.72%	63.39%
- - Employed	3,277,825	52.2%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	346,741	5.52%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	9.6		5.8
- Armed Forces	2,299	0.04%	0.53%
Not in labor force	2,652,566	42.24%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	3,379,676	53.82%	51.66%
In labor force	1,755,340	27.95%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	1,754,946	27.95%	29.65%
- - Employed	1,578,319	25.13%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	590,836	9.41%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	284,140		12,787,501

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	New York, New York	%, New York, New York	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	3,022,477		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	485,306	16.06%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	214,421	7.09%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	354,413	11.73%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	346,777	11.47%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	430,297	14.24%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	503,722	16.67%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	273,552	9.05%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	234,553	7.76%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	75,626	2.5%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	103,810	3.43%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	38,293		41,994

	New York, New York	%, New York, New York	United States
With earnings	2,305,266	36.71%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	63,183		56,604
With Social Security income	672,731	10.71%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	10,767		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	225,304	3.59%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,487		6,320
With public assistance income	227,886	3.63%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	3,817		3,032
With retirement income	375,301	5.98%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	17,652		17,376

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