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All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License (see Copyrights for details). About Wikipedia DisclaimersNew York Demographics A typically diverse group of New Yorkers on Fifth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan. Main article: Demographics of New York City As of the census2 of 2000, there are 8,008,278 people, 3,021,588 households, and 1,852,233 families residing in the city. The population density is 10,194.2/km² (26,402.9/mi²). There are 3,200,912 housing units at an average density of 4,074.6/km² (10,553.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 44.66% White, 26.59% Black or African American, 0.52% Native American, 9.83% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 13.42% from other races, and 4.92% from two or more races. 26.98% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. 35.9% of the population is foreign born (18.9% born in Latin America, 8.6% Asia, 7.0% Europe). The ethnic makeup is 9.8% Puerto Rican, 8.7% Italian, 5.3% Irish, 5.1% Dominican, and 4.5% Chinese. Population trend Year Inhabitants 1750 22,000 1790 49,400 1800 79,200 1810 119,700 1820 152,100 1830 242,300 1840 391,100 1850 696,100 1860 1,174,800 1870 1,478,100 1880 1,911,700 1890 2,507,400 Year Inhabitants 1900 3,437,200 1910 4,766,900 1920 5,620,000 1930 6,930,400 1940 7,455,000 1950 7,892,000 1960 7,782,000 1970 7,894,900 1980 7,071,600 1990 7,322,600 2000 8,008,000 2003* 8,085,700 2004* 8,104,079 (*) Estimate New York City is also home to the nations largest community of American Jews, with an estimate of 972,000 in 2002, and is the worldwide headquarters of the Hasidic Lubavitch sect and the Bobover and Satmar branches of Hasidism. There are 3,021,588 households with a median income of $38,293; 29.7% contain children under the age of 18 and 37.2% are married couples living together. 19.1% have a single female householder, and 38.7% are non-families. 31.9% of all households are made up of individuals and 9.9% are single residents 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.59 and the average family size is 3.32. Per capita income is $22,402; men and women have a median income of $37,435 and $32,949 respectively. 21.2% of the population and 18.5% of families are below the poverty line, of whom 30.0% are under the age of 18 and 17.8% are 65 and older. In the city the population is spread out with 24.2% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 32.9% from 25 to 44, 21.2% from 45 to 64, and 11.7% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 34 years. For every 100 females there are 90.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 85.9 males. New York Citys unemployment rate in March of 2005 was 5.2%, identical to the nationwide rate. Today...Showers likely early this morning...Otherwise mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Isolated thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Northeast winds around 5 mph...Becoming southeast this afternoon. Chance of precipitation 60 percent. Tonight...Showers and thunderstorms likely. Some thunderstorms May produce heavy rainfall. Lows in the upper 60s. South winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent. Saturday...Patchy fog in the morning. Showers and thunderstorms likely. Some thunderstorms May produce heavy rainfall. Highs in the upper 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent. Saturday Night...Showers and thunderstorms likely. Patchy fog after midnight. Some thunderstorms May produce heavy rainfall. Lows around 70. Southwest winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent. Sunday...Patchy fog in the morning. Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Some thunderstorms May produce heavy rainfall. Humid with highs in the lower 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent. Sunday Night...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent. Monday...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent. Monday Night...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent. Tuesday...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 30 percent. Tuesday Night...Partly cloudy in the evening...Then becoming mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 30 percent. Wednesday...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent. Wednesday Night...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 30 percent. Thursday...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Powered by HAMweather Copyright 2003 HAMweather, LLC, all rights reserved.
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