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New York, District 2 Census Data
Population: 654,360
| New York, District 2 | National |
Gender
| New York, District 2 | National |
- Male: 48.9%
- Female: 51.1%
| - Male: 49.1%
- Female: 50.9%
|
Race / Origin
| New York, District 2 | National |
- White: 78.4%
- Black of African American: 10.4%
- American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.2%
- Asian: 3.0%
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islands: 0.0%
- Hispanic/Latino (of any race): 13.9%
- Two or More Races: 2.4%
| - White: 75.1%
- Black of African American: 12.3%
- American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.9%
- Asian: 3.6%
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islands: 0.1%
- Hispanic/Latino (of any race): 12.5%
- Two or More Races: 2.4%
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Age
| New York, District 2 | National |
- Median Age: 36.5
- 18 years and over: 73.3%
- 65 years and over: 11.6%
| - Median Age: 35.3
- 18 years and over: 74.3%
- 65 years and over: 12.4%
|
Language Spoken at Home (population 5 years and older)
| New York, District 2 | National |
- English Only: 78.8%
- Language other than English: 21.2%
- Spanish: 12.1%
| - English Only: 82.1%
- Language other than English: 17.9%
- Spanish: 10.7%
|
Employment Status (population 16 years and older)
| New York, District 2 | National |
- Employed: 63.0%
- Unemployed: 2.5%
| - Employed: 59.7%
- Unemployed: 3.7%
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Income
| New York, District 2 | National |
- Median Household Income: $71,147
- Per capita Income: $28,129
- Male full-time, year round, workers median income: $50,838
- Female full-time, year round, workers median income: $34,454
- Families below poverty level: 3.9%
- Individuals below poverty level: 5.9%
| - Median Household Income: $41,994
- Per capita Income: $21,587
- Male full-time, year round, workers median income: $37,057
- Female full-time, year round, workers median income: $27,194
- Families below poverty level: 9.2%
- Individuals below poverty level: 12.4%
|
Marital Status (population 15 years and older)
| New York, District 2 | National |
- Never Married: 26.0%
- Now Married: 59.0%
- Divorced: 6.4%
| - Never Married: 27.1%
- Now Married: 54.4%
- Divorced: 9.7%
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Occupations (employed civilian population 16 years and older)
| New York, District 2 | National |
- Management and Professional: 37.3%
- Service: 13.5%
- Sales and Office: 29.0%
- Farming, Fishing, and Forestry: 0.1%
- Construction, Extraction, etc.: 8.6%
- Production, Transportation, etc.: 11.4%
| - Management and Professional: 33.6%
- Service: 14.9%
- Sales and Office: 26.7%
- Famring, Fishing, and Forestry: 0.7%
- Construction, Extraction, etc.: 9.4%
- Production, Transportation, etc.: 14.6%
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Class Of Workers
| New York, District 2 | National |
- Private wage and salary: 78.7%
- Government workers: 16.4%
- Self-employed: 4.8%
| - Private wage and salary: 78.5%
- Government workers: 14.6%
- Self-employed: 6.6%
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Source: 2000 U.S. Census
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