1. The Dynamics of Population Change
in New York’s Neighborhoods
Presentation for the Macaulay Honors College
The City University of New York
January 24, 2013
Joseph Salvo
POPULATION DIVISION
TM

2. The Population Dynamic

3. Population Change for the 10 Largest Cities in the U.S., 2000 to 2010
Ranked by Population in 2010
Geographic Area Total Population Population Change
2000-2010
Rank NYC and Boroughs 2000 2010 Number Percent
1 New York, NY* 8,008,278 8,175,133 166,855 2.1
2 Los Angeles, CA* 3,694,820 3,792,621 97,801 2.7
3 Chicago, IL 2,896,016 2,695,598 -200,418 -6.9
Brooklyn, NY 2,465,326 2,504,700 39,374 1.6
Queens, NY* 2,229,379 2,230,722 1,343 0.1
4 Houston, TX* 1,953,631 2,099,451 145,820 7.5
Manhattan, NY 1,537,195 1,585,873 48,678 3.2
5 Philadelphia, PA 1,517,550 1,526,006 8,456 0.6
6 Phoenix, AZ* 1,321,045 1,445,632 124,587 9.4
Bronx, NY 1,332,650 1,385,108 52,458 3.9
7 San Antonio, TX* 1,144,646 1,327,407 182,761 16.0
8 San Diego, CA* 1,223,400 1,307,402 84,002 6.9
9 Dallas, TX* 1,188,580 1,197,816 9,236 0.8
10 San Jose, CA* 894,943 945,942 50,999 5.7
*Achieved population peak in 2010 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 and 2010 Census PL 94-171 Files
Population Division-New York City Department of City Planning

4. Population Change
New York City and Boroughs, 2010-2011
Change, 2010-2011
2010 2011 Number Percent
New York City 8,175,133 8,244,910 69,777 0.9
Bronx 1,385,108 1,392,002 6,894 0.5
Brooklyn 2,504,700 2,532,645 27,945 1.1
Manhattan 1,585,873 1,601,948 16,075 1.0
Queens 2,230,722 2,247,848 17,126 0.8
Staten Island 468,730 470,467 1,737 0.4
Source: U.S. Census Bureau: 2010 Census-Summary File 1 and 2011 Population Estimates Program
Population Division-New York City Department of City Planning

5. Estimated Components of Population Change
New York City, 2010-2011
Population Change
Natural Increase
Net Migration
Net International
Migration
Net Domestic
Migration
-75 -50 -25 0 25 50 75 100
Thousands
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2011 Estimates Program
as revised by Population Division-New York City Department of City Planning

6. Total Population by Nativity
New York City, 1970 to 2010
Percent
Foreign-born
6,457,740 1,437,058 18.2
5,401,440 1,670,199 23.6
5,239,633 2,082,931 28.4
5,137,246 2,871,032 35.9
5,142,584 3,042,315 37.2
Source: U.S. Census of Population, 1970 to 2000; 2010 American Community Survey-Full Sample
Population Division-New York City Department of City Planning

7. Top Countries of Birth for the Foreign-born
New York City and United States, 2010
New York City United States
Dominican
Republic
13%
China*
11%
Other
45%
Total = 3,042,315 Total = 39,955,673
Mexico
6%
Jamaica
6%
Guyana
5%
Russia Ecuador
4%
2% India Trinidad & Haiti
Tobago 3%
2%
3%
* Includes Hong Kong and Taiwan Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 American Community Survey-FactFinder
Population Division-New York City Department of City Planning

8. Population Distribution by Race/Hispanic Origin
New York City and Boroughs, 2010
100%
Other &
multiracial, no
nhispanic
75% Asian, nonhisp
anic
Black, nonhisp
50% anic
Hispanic
25%
White, nonhisp
anic
0%
NYC Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten
Island
Source: U.S. Census Bureau: 2010 Census-Summary File 1
Population Division-New York City Department of City Planning

9. Hispanic and Asian Subgroups
New York City, 2010
Hispanic Asian*
Vietnamese
1%
Japanese
2%
Other
Other Pakistani 6%
16% 4%
Cuban
2% Puerto
Bangladeshi
Honduran Rican
5%
2% 31%
Colombian Filipino
4% 7% Chinese**
Total = 2,336,076 Total = 1,038,388 47%
Ecuadorian
7%
Korean
9%
Mexican
13% Dominican
Republic Asian Indian
25% 19%
*Includes a small number of Asians who are of Hispanic origin.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census-Summary File 1
** Includes Taiwanese Population Division-New York City Department of City Planning

10. Population by Hispanic Subgroup
New York City, 2000-2010
Percent
Change = -11.2 8.2 73.7 14.9 7.9 -11.7 -8.5 10.1
800,000
600,000
400,000
200,000
0
Puerto Rican Dominican Mexican Ecuadorian Central Colombian Cuban Peruvian
American
2000 2010
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 Simulated Hispanic File; 2010 Census-Summary File 1
Population Division-New York City Department of City Planning

11. Population by Asian Subgroup
New York City, 2000-2010
Percent
Change = 34.6 12.5 11.9 22.4 73.8 177.7
500,000
400,000
300,000
200,000
100,000
0
Chinese Asian Indian Korean Filipino Pakistani Bangladeshi
2000 2010
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 and 2010 Censuses-Summary File 1
Population Division-New York City Department of City Planning

12. Settlement Patterns for
Selected Characteristics

13. Neighborhood Tabulation Areas*
New York City, 2010 N Riverdale
Fieldston
Riverdale
Woodlawn
Wakefield
Willmsbridge
Spuyten Duyvil Olinville
Kingsbridge Eastchstr
Marble Hl
Norwood
V Cortlandt Vlg
Bedfrd Pk
Ednwld Co-Op City
Baychstr
Bronx
Inwood Fordhm N
Kingsbridge Hts Bronxdale Allerton
Pelham Gdns
Wash Hts N Fordhm SBelmont
University Hts Pelham Pkwy
Morris Hts
Mt Hope Van Nest
Morris Pk Pelham Bay
Clarmnt Tremont
E Westchtr Sq Country Club
Bathgate City Island
Wash Hts S
Parkchstr
E Conc W Farms
Conc Vlg Bronx Riv Westchstr
Unionprt
Morrisania Soundview
Hamilton Hts Melrose Bruckner Schuylerville
Throgs Nck
Soundview Edgewater Pk
Manhattanville MelroseLongwood
S Castle Hl
Manhattan
Mott Haven N Clason Pt
Harding Pk
Hunts Pt
Morningside Hts Mott Haven
Prt Morris
Central Hrlm S
E Hrlm N
Upper W Side E Hrlm S
Rikers Island
Whitestone
Queens
Ft Totten
Bay Ter
College Pt Clearvw
Lincoln Sq Yorkville Steinway LAGUARDIA
Upper E Side AIRPORT
Carnegie Hl Old Astoria
Murray Hl
Lenox Hl
Clinton Roosevelt Is Douglas Mnr
Midtown Flushing Bayside Douglaston
Astoria E Elmhurst Bayside Hls Little Nck
Midtown S Queensbridge Jackson Hts
Turtle Bay Ravenswood E Flushing
E Midtown LIC N Corona
Hudson Yrds
Chelsea Glen Oaks
Flat Iron Murray Hl Woodside Auburndale Floral Pk
Union Sq Kips Bay Elmhurst Queensboro Hl Oakland Gdns New Hyde Pk
Hunters Pt Corona
Sunnyside Elmhurst
Gramercy W Maspeth Maspeth Fresh Mdws
Pomonok Bellerose
W Vlg Stuy Town Flushing Hts Utopia
Cooper Vlg Greenpoint Hillcrest
E Vlg Rego Pk
Maspeth
SoHo Kew Gdns Hls
TriBeCa Forest Hls
Civic Ctr Jamaica Ests
Little Italy Lower E Side N Side Middle Vlg Holliswood Queens Vlg
Chinatown S Side E Williamsburg Briarwood
Jamaica Hls Hollis
Battery Pk City Kew Gdns
Lower MN DUMBO Ridgewood
Vinegar Hl Williamsburg Glendale Jamaica
Dwntwn BK
Boerum Hl
BK Hts Richmond Hl S Jamaica Cambria Hts
Cobble Hl
Ft Greene Bedford St Albans
Woodhaven
Stuyvesant Hts
Clinton Hl Cypress Hls
City Line
Carroll Gdns Baisley Pk
Columbia St Prospect Hts
Red Hook Ocean Hl Ozone Pk S Ozone Pk Laurelton
Crown Hts N
Brooklyn Pk Slope
Gowanus
Crown Hts S E New York (PA Ave)
Brownsville
Springfield Gdns N
Springfield Gdns S
Brookville
Prospect Lffrts Gdns E New York
Wingate Lindenwood Rosedale
Howard Bch
Windsor Ter Rugby
Sunset Pk W Remsen Vlg
Starrett City JOHN F. KENNEDY
Erasmus INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
W New Brighton Sunset Pk E Flatbush
New Brighton Kensington
St George Ocean Pkwy E Flatbush
Farragut Canarsie
Mariner's Hbr
Arlington New Brighton
Prt Ivory Borough Pk
Graniteville Silver Lake
Bay Rdg Flatlands Grgtwn
Dyker Hts Marine Pk
Grymes Hl Midwood Bergen Bch
Clifton Ocean Pkwy S Mill Basin
Westerleigh Fox Hls
Stapleton Bensonhurst W
Rosebank
New Springville Madison
Bloomfield Grasmere Bath Bch Far Rckwy
Travis Arrochar Bensonhurst E Bayswater
Ft Wadsworth
Staten Old Town
Dongan Hls
Gravesend
Homecrest
Sheepshead Bay
Gerritsen Bch
Hammels
Arverne
Edgemere
Todt Hl S Bch MN Bch
Island Emerson Hl
Heartlnd Vlg
Lghthouse Hl
New Dorp
Seagate
Coney Is
Brighton Bch
W Brighton
Midland Bch
Oakwood
Oakwood Bch Breezy Pt
Belle Hbr
Rckwy Pk
Arden Hts Broad Channel
Great Kills
Rossville
Woodrow
Annadale
Huguenot
Charleston Prince's Bay
Richmond Vly
* Neighborhood Tabulation Areas or NTAs, are Tottenville
Eltingvl
aggregations of census tracts that are subsets of
New York City's 55 Public Use Microdata Areas
(PUMAs). Primarily due to these
constraints, NTA boundaries and their associated
names may not definitively represent Source: Population Division-New York City Department of City Planning

14. Population Growth by Race/Hispanic Origin
New York City, 2000-2010
Percent
Change = -5.1 -2.8 31.8 8.1
3,000,000
2,500,000
2,000,000
1,500,000
1,000,000
500,000
0
Black nonhispanic White nonhispanic Asian nonhispanic Hispanic
2000 2010
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau: 2000 and 2010 Censuses-Summary File 1
Population Division-New York City Department of City Planning

15. Percent Change in Population by Neighborhood Tabulation Area*
New York City, 2000 to 2010
Bronx
Percent Change
Gain of 15.0% or more (8 neighborhoods) Manhattan Queens
9.0% to 14.9% (25)
6.0% to 8.9% (17) LAGUARDIA
AIRPORT
3.0% to 5.9% (31)
-2.9% to 2.9% (74)
-3.0% to -5.9% (17)
-6.0% to -8.9% (10)
-9.0% to -14.9% (6)
Brooklyn
JOHN F. KENNEDY
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Staten
Island
* Neighborhood Tabulation Areas or NTAs, are
aggregations of census tracts that are subsets of
New York City's 55 Public Use Microdata Areas
(PUMAs). Primarily due to these
constraints, NTA boundaries and their associated Source: U.S. Census Bureau: 2000 and 2010 Censuses-Summary File 1
names may not definitively represent Population Division-New York City Department of City Planning

16. Percent Change in the Black Nonhispanic Population
by Neighborhood Tabulation Area*
New York City, 2000 to 2010
Bronx
Percent Change
Manhattan Queens
20.0% to 39.9% (3 neighborhoods)
10.0% to 19.9% (9) LAGUARDIA
AIRPORT
5.0% to 9.9% (9)
-4.9% to 4.9% (19)
-5.0% to -9.9% (15)
-10.0% to -19.9% (23)
-20.0% to -39.9% (10)
Loss of 40.0% or more (1)
Less than 5,000 Black NH
in 2000 and 2010 Brooklyn
JOHN F. KENNEDY
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Staten
Island
* Neighborhood Tabulation Areas or NTAs, are
aggregations of census tracts that are subsets of
New York City's 55 Public Use Microdata Areas
(PUMAs). Primarily due to these
constraints, NTA boundaries and their associated Source: U.S. Census Bureau: 2000 and 2010 Censuses-Summary File 1
names may not definitively represent Population Division-New York City Department of City Planning

17. Percent Change in the White Nonhispanic Population
by Neighborhood Tabulation Area*
New York City, 2000 to 2010
Bronx
Percent Change
Gain of 40.0% or more (18 neighborhoods) Manhattan Queens
20.0% to 39.9% (4)
10.0% to 19.9% (8) LAGUARDIA
AIRPORT
5.0% to 9.9% (11)
-4.9% to 4.9% (25)
-5.0% to -9.9% (16)
-10.0% to -19.9% (22)
-20.0% to -39.9% (29)
Loss of 40.0% or more (6)
Less than 5,000 White NH
in 2000 and 2010 Brooklyn
JOHN F. KENNEDY
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Staten
Island
* Neighborhood Tabulation Areas or NTAs, are
aggregations of census tracts that are subsets of
New York City's 55 Public Use Microdata Areas
(PUMAs). Primarily due to these
constraints, NTA boundaries and their associated Source: U.S. Census Bureau: 2000 and 2010 Censuses-Summary File 1
names may not definitively represent Population Division-New York City Department of City Planning

18. Percent Change in the Asian Nonhispanic Population
by Neighborhood Tabulation Area*
New York City, 2000 to 2010
Bronx
Percent Change
Gain of 40.0% or more (25 neighborhoods) Manhattan Queens
20.0% to 39.9% (27)
10.0% to 19.9% (5) LAGUARDIA
AIRPORT
5.0% to 9.9% (2)
-4.9% to 4.9% (2)
-5.0% to -9.9% (3)
-10.0% to -19.9% (1)
Less than 5,000 Asian NH
in 2000 and 2010 Brooklyn
JOHN F. KENNEDY
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Staten
Island
* Neighborhood Tabulation Areas or NTAs, are
aggregations of census tracts that are subsets of
New York City's 55 Public Use Microdata Areas
(PUMAs). Primarily due to these
constraints, NTA boundaries and their associated Source: U.S. Census Bureau: 2000 and 2010 Censuses-Summary File 1
names may not definitively represent Population Division-New York City Department of City Planning

19. Percent Change in the Hispanic Population
by Neighborhood Tabulation Area*
New York City, 2000 to 2010
Bronx
Percent Change
Gain of 40.0% or more (21 neighborhoods) Manhattan Queens
20.0% to 39.9% (16)
10.0% to 19.9% (24) LAGUARDIA
AIRPORT
5.0% to 9.9% (17)
-4.9% to 4.9% (24)
-5.0% to -9.9% (7)
-10.0% to -19.9% (14)
-20.0% to -39.9% (6)
Less than 5,000 Hispanic
in 2000 and 2010 Brooklyn
JOHN F. KENNEDY
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Staten
Island
* Neighborhood Tabulation Areas or NTAs, are
aggregations of census tracts that are subsets of
New York City's 55 Public Use Microdata Areas
(PUMAs). Primarily due to these
constraints, NTA boundaries and their associated Source: U.S. Census Bureau: 2000 and 2010 Censuses-Summary File 1
names may not definitively represent Population Division-New York City Department of City Planning

20. Persons by English Language Ability
New York City, 2010
Not
English
Speaks Proficient
language 1,816,599
other than 24% Speaks
English English at
at home Home
3,889,483
49% English 51%
3,781,160 Proficient
1,964,561
25%
Total Persons Ages 5 and Over = 7,670,643
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 American Community Survey-Public Use Microdata Sample
Population Division-New York City Department of City Planning

21. Limited English Proficient Population
by Language Spoken at Home
New York City, 2010
Number Percent
Total LEP 1,816,599 100.0
Top LEP Languages
Spanish 915,742 50.4
Chinese* 299,560 16.5
Russian 113,943 6.3
French Creole 48,501 2.7
Korean 47,201 2.6
Italian 39,076 2.2
Bengali 38,714 2.1
Polish 29,928 1.6
Yiddish 29,768 1.6
Arabic 26,607 1.5
* Includes Chinese, Cantonese, Mandarin, and Formosan
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 American Community Survey-Public Use Microdata Sample
Population Division-New York City Department of City Planning

22. Limited English Proficient Population for the Population 5 Years and over
by Neighborhood Tabulation Area*
New York City, 2006-2010
Bronx
Manhattan
Percent Queens
50.0% or more (9 neighborhoods)
40.0 % to 49.9% (12)
30.0% to 39.9% (40)
20.0% to 29.9% (35) NYC Average = 23.4%
Less than 20% (92)
Brooklyn
Staten
Island
* Neighborhood Tabulation Areas or NTAs, are
aggregations of census tracts that are subsets of
New York City's 55 Public Use Microdata Areas
(PUMAs). Primarily due to these
constraints, NTA boundaries and their associated Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2006-2010 American Community Survey-FactFinder
names may not definitively represent Population Division-New York City Department of City Planning

23. Selected Socioeconomic Characteristics of
New York City’s Top 10 Foreign-born Groups, 2010
Educational Attainment3
% Limited % High School % College
Total English Graduate Graduate
Population Sex Ratio Proficient2 or Higher or Higher
Total 8,185,314 90 23.7 79.3 33.3
Native-born 5,138,863 93 6.5 86.2 39.7
Foreign-born 3,046,451 87 50.0 71.7 26.3
Dominican Republic 378,199 71 69.9 55.6 10.7
China1 351,314 89 78.3 59.9 25.1
Mexico 187,086 144 83.3 42.2 4.8
Jamaica 169,863 75 0.7 77.9 19.3
Guyana 138,549 83 2.3 77.2 19.0
Ecuador 138,097 112 77.0 58.8 9.8
Haiti 97,516 72 50.2 79.7 17.6
Trinidad and Tobago 84,347 66 0.4 86.3 15.9
India 72,803 112 37.9 81.9 52.8
Russia 70,123 70 63.5 91.3 49.3
1 Includes Hong Kong and Taiwan
2 Persons 5 years and over
3 Persons 25 years and over
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 American Community Survey-Public Use Microdata Sample
Population Division- New York City Department of City Planning

24. Selected Socioeconomic Characteristics of
New York City’s Top 10 Foreign-born Groups, 2010
Income and Poverty
Labor Force Median
Participation Rate 4 Household Poverty
Males Females Income Rate
Total 75.9 66.7 $48,366 20.3
Native-born 70.3 67.1 $51,792 21.3
Foreign-born 83.2 66.1 $44,335 18.6
Dominican Republic 77.6 66.4 $30,229 25.9
China1 76.7 66.4 $40,506 21.5
Mexico 94.3 48.9 $37,282 28.5
Jamaica 78.8 82.9 $49,374 13.4
Guyana 81.7 76.5 $60,457 9.0
Ecuador 89.1 59.8 $43,731 17.2
Haiti 80.8 74.4 $44,940 16.2
Trinidad and Tobago 80.4 77.2 $42,320 14.3
India 81.9 56.5 $61,667 13.1
Russia 83.2 73.3 $42,320 14.8
1 Includes Hong Kong and Taiwan
4 Persons 16-64 years old
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 American Community Survey-Public Use Microdata Sample
Population Division- New York City Department of City Planning

25. Data Links
• DCP Population Division Web site:
www.nyc.gov/population
• New York City Census FactFinder:
http://gis.nyc.gov/dcp/pa/address.jsp
• Census Bureau Web site:
www.census.gov