Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of population by area of racial segregation
| New York Citya | White areab | Black areac | Latino aread | Other areae | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 7,933,242 | 1,459,893 (0.18) | 852,229 (0.11) | 382,009 (0.05) | 5,239,111 (0.660) | |
| Whites | N (%) | 2,778,058(0.35)g | 1,140,937 (0.41)h | 26,233 (0.009)h | 31,769 (0.011)h | 1,579,119 (0.56)h |
| Age | 25–44 | 887,821 (0.32)I | 399,085 (0.35)I | 6,230 (0.24)I | 10,626 (0.33)I | 471,880 (0.31)i |
| 45–64 | 387,426 (0.14) | 169,310 (0.15) | 2,931 (0.11) | 4,034 (0.13) | 211,151 (0.13) | |
| >65 | 521,928 (0.19) | 190,667 (0.17) | 5,169 (0.20) | 6,489 (0.20) | 319,603 (0.20) | |
| Blacks | N (%) | 1,943,280(0.24) | 35,084 (0.018) | 702,552 (0.36) | 51,125 (0.026) | 1,154,519 (0.59) |
| Age | 25–44 | 602,040 (0.31) | 12,908 (0.367) | 210,012 (0.30) | 15,496 (0.30) | 363,624 (0.31) |
| 45–64 | 404,081 (0.21) | 8,455 (0.24) | 151,377 (0.22) | 9,513 (0.186) | 234,736 (0.20) | |
| >65 | 184,871 (0.095) | 3,603 (0.01) | 71,270 (0.10) | 5,683 (0.11) | 104,315 (0.09) | |
| Latinos | N (%) | 2,135,469(0.27) | 124,388 (0.058) | 81,067 (0.038) | 284,143 (0.133) | 1,645,871 (0.77) |
| Age | 25–44 | 699,589 (0.33) | 47,310 (0.38) | 25,525 (0.31) | 88,109 (0.31) | 538,645 (0.33) |
| 45–64 | 234,038 (0.11) | 15,708 (0.126) | 9,011 (0.11) | 32,079 (0.11) | 177,240 (0.11) | |
| >65 | 135,730 (0.06) | 9,541 (0.077) | 5,339 (0.66) | 19,504 (0.07) | 101,346 (0.06) | |
| Median household | ||||||
| Income ($) | 43,081 | 59,992 | 36,078 | 22,841 | 40,501 | |
| White | 44,448 | 62,240 | 27,800 | 27,129 | 43,099 | |
| Black | 38,206 | 43,681 | 36,916 | 23,021 | 37,917 | |
| Latino | 37,615 | 52,217 | 22,188 | 21,380 | 35,286 | |
| Below poverty (%) | ||||||
| White | 16.14 | 7.48 | 23.69 | 35.73 | 16.06 | |
| Black | 23.69 | 21.40 | 21.50 | 35.94 | 23.78 | |
| Latino | 24.54 | 14.76 | 29.14 | 38.97 | 25.74 | |
| Unemployed (%) | ||||||
| White | 9.02 | 4.18 | 15.17 | 19.51 | 8.69 | |
| Black | 14.2 | 12.65 | 13.44 | 18.79 | 14.44 | |
| Latino | 12.82 | 8.02 | 16.13 | 18.82 | 13.31 | |
| High school graduate (%) | ||||||
| White | 84.73 | 88.86 | 79.28 | 84.15 | 81.75 | |
| Black | 70.43 | 76.12 | 71.29 | 59.60 | 70.45 | |
| Latino | 53.42 | 72.63 | 54.24 | 42.37 | 53.25 | |
| Percent foreign born | 32.97 | 23.88 | 31.69 | 38.83 | 35.62 | |
aNew York City.
b, c, dAll zip code areas with whites (blacks, Latinos) ≥70% of the population.
eAll zipcode areas in NYC excluding those in columns b, c,d.
gPercent total population whites amongst total NYC population.
hPercent of whites in white, black, Latino, or other areas amongst all New Yorkers who are white.
iPercent of whites age 25–44 amongst total population whites who live in New York, white, black, Latino, or other areas.