The Real Estate Report

Market Facts and Statistics

Featuring our 14 Counties of Service, NY State and USA

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5 Boros/Counties of NY City Bronx County Kings County / Brookyn New York County / Manhattan Queens County Richmond County / Staten Isl    
Population, 2003 estimate  1,363,198 2,472,523 1,564,798 2,225,486 459,737
Population, 2000  1,332,650 2,465,326 1,537,195 2,229,379 443,728
Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000  10.70% 7.20% 3.30% 14.20% 17.10%
 
Square Miles 42 71 23 109 58
Persons per square mile, 2000  31,709 34,917 66,940 20,409 7,588
 
Housing units, 2002  493,139 932,467 806,150 822,213 169,035
Homeownership rate, 2000  19.60% 27.10% 20.10% 42.80% 63.80%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000  88.70% 86.20% 99.10% 69.10% 41.80%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000  $190,400 $224,100 $1,000,001 $212,600 $209,100
 
Median household income, 1999  $27,611 $32,135 $47,030 $42,439 $55,039
Per capita money income, 1999  $13,959 $16,775 $42,922 $19,222 $23,905
Persons below poverty, percent, 1999  30.70% 25.10% 20.00% 14.60% 10.00%
 
White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 29.90% 41.20% 54.40% 44.10% 77.60%
Black or African Amer persons, percent, 2000 (a) 35.60% 36.40% 17.40% 20.00% 9.70%
Amer Indian and Alaska Natives, percent, 2000 (a) 0.90% 0.40% 0.50% 0.50% 0.20%
Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 3.00% 7.50% 9.40% 17.60% 5.70%
Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Isl, percent, 2000 (a) 0.10% 0.10% 0.10% 0.10% Z
Persons reporting other race, percent, 2000 (a) 24.70% 10.10% 14.10% 11.70% 4.10%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000  5.80% 4.30% 4.10% 6.10% 2.70%
White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino, percent, 2000  14.50% 34.70% 45.80% 32.90% 71.30%
Persons of Hispanic-Latino origin, percent, 2000(b) 48.40% 19.80% 27.20% 25.00% 12.10%
 
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000  29.00% 37.80% 29.40% 46.10% 16.40%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000  52.70% 46.70% 41.90% 53.60% 26.00%    
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000  62.30% 68.80% 78.70% 74.40% 82.60%    
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000  14.60% 21.80% 49.40% 24.30% 23.20%    
 
Metropolitan Area  New York, NY PMSA New York, NY PMSA New York, NY PMSA New York, NY PMSA New York, NY PMSA    
 
Long Island / NY State / USA Nassau County Suffolk County   New York State USA    
Population, 2003 estimate  1,339,463 1,468,037 19,190,115 290,809,777
Population, 2000  1,334,544 1,419,369 18,976,457 281,421,906
Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000  3.60% 7.40% 5.50% 13.10%
 
Square Miles 287 912 47,214 3,537,438
Persons per square mile, 2000  4,655 1,556 402 80
 
Housing units, 2002  459,862 531,979 7,754,508 119,302,132
Homeownership rate, 2000  80.30% 79.80% 53.00% 66.20%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000  19.70% 13.20% 50.60% 26.40%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000  $242,300 $185,200 $148,700 $119,600
 
Median household income, 1999  $72,030 $65,288 $43,393 $41,994
Per capita money income, 1999  $32,151 $26,577 $23,389 $21,587
Persons below poverty, percent, 1999  5.20% 6.00% 14.60% 12.40%
 
White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 79.30% 84.60% 67.90% 75.10%
Black or African Amer persons, percent, 2000 (a) 10.10% 6.90% 15.90% 12.30%
Amer Indian and Alaska Natives, percent, 2000 (a) 0.20% 0.30% 0.40% 0.90%
Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 4.70% 2.40% 5.50% 3.60%
Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Isl, percent, 2000 (a) Z Z Z 0.10%
Persons reporting other race, percent, 2000 (a) 3.60% 3.70% 7.10% 5.50%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000  2.10% 2.10% 3.10% 2.40%
White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino, percent, 2000  74.00% 78.80% 62.00% 69.10%
Persons of Hispanic-Latino origin, percent, 2000(b) 10.00% 10.5% 15.10% 12.50%
 
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000  17.90% 11.20% 20.40% 11.10%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000  23.20% 17.10%   28.00% 17.90%    
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000  86.70% 86.20%   79.10% 80.40%    
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000  35.40% 27.50%   27.40% 24.40%    
 
Metropolitan Area  Nassau-Suffolk, NY PMSA Nassau-Suffolk, NY PMSA          
 
Hudson Valley Dutchess County Orange County Putnam County Rockland County Sullivan County Ulster County Westchester County
Population, 2003 estimate  290,885 363,153 99,550 292,989 74,948 181,111 940,302
Population, 2000  280,150 341,367 95,745 286,753 73,966 177,749 923,459
Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000  8.00% 11.00% 14.10% 8.00% 6.80% 7.50% 5.60%
 
Square Miles 802 816 231 174 970 1,126 433
Persons per square mile, 2000  350 418 414 1,646 76 158 2,134
 
Housing units, 2002  108,326 126,863 35,734 96,040 45,376 78,732 352,657
Homeownership rate, 2000  69.00% 67.00% 82.20% 71.70% 68.10% 68.00% 60.10%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000  26.60% 28.20% 13.30% 29.90% 18.20% 21.50% 49.80%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000  $154,200 $144,500 $206,900 $242,500 $93,300 $113,100 $325,800
 
Median household income, 1999  $53,086 $52,058 $72,279 $67,971 $36,998 $42,551 $63,582
Per capita money income, 1999  $23,940 $21,597 $30,127 $28,082 $18,892 $20,846 $36,726
Persons below poverty, percent, 1999  7.50% 10.50% 4.40% 9.50% 16.30% 11.40% 8.80%
 
White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 83.70% 83.70% 93.90% 76.90% 85.30% 88.90% 71.30%
Black or African Amer persons, percent, 2000 (a) 9.30% 8.10% 1.60% 11.00% 8.50% 5.40% 14.20%
Amer Indian and Alaska Natives, percent, 2000 (a) 0.20% 0.40% 0.10% 0.20% 0.30% 0.30% 0.30%
Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 2.50% 1.50% 1.20% 5.50% 1.10% 1.20% 4.50%
Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Isl, percent, 2000 (a) Z Z Z 0.10% Z Z Z
Persons reporting other race, percent, 2000 (a) 2.40% 4.10% 1.70% 3.80% 2.90% 2.20% 6.60%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000  1.90% 2.20% 1.40% 2.50% 1.90% 2.00% 3.00%
White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino, percent, 2000  80.30% 77.60% 89.80% 71.70% 80.10% 85.50% 64.10%
Persons of Hispanic-Latino origin, percent, 2000(b) 6.40% 11.60% 6.20% 10.20% 9.20% 6.20% 15.60%
 
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000  8.40% 8.40% 8.80% 19.10% 7.90% 5.90% 22.20%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000  11.90% 18.20% 13.20% 29.90% 14.20% 10.10% 28.40%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000  84.00% 81.80% 90.20% 85.30% 76.20% 81.70% 83.60%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000  27.60% 22.50% 33.90% 37.50% 16.70% 25.00% 40.90%
 
Metropolitan Area  Dutchess County, NY PMSA Newburgh, NY-PA PMSA New York, NY PMSA New York, NY PMSA None None New York, NY PMSA
 
(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.              
FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information              
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown              
Source: US Census Bureau, Compiled by REONY.com 1/27/05              

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