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County population in July 2011: 1,387,159 (all urban)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 90,522
Renter-occupied apartments: 372,690
% of renters here:

80%
State:

78%

Land area: 42 sq. mi.
Water area: 15.4 sq. mi.
Population density: 33006 people per square mile 
 
  (very high).

Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Bronx County: 163.7 (very high, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (30.2%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 76%
  • Government: 20%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 4%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%

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Bronx County races chart

Races in Bronx County, New York:

  • Hispanic or Latino (51.2%)
  • Black Non-Hispanic Alone (30.6%)
  • White Non-Hispanic Alone (12.8%)
  • Asian alone (3.3%)
  • Some other race alone (1.0%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)

Median resident age:  31.2 years
New York median age:  35.9 years

Males: 620,171  (46.5%)
Females: 712,479  (53.5%)

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Bronx County,NY real estate house value trend



Average household size:
Bronx County:

2.8 people
New York:

3 people

Estimated median household income in 2009: $32,893 ($27,611 in 1999)
This county:

$32893
New York:

$54659

Median contract rent in 2009 for apartments: $827 (lower quartile is $566, upper quartile is $1,070)
This county:

$827
State:

$877


Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $393,600 (it was $183,800 in 2000)
Bronx County:

$393,600
New York:

$306,000
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $230,800 - $532,500

Mean price in 2009:

Detached houses: $445,994
Here:

$445,994
State:

$343,827

Townhouses or other attached units: $414,642
Here:

$414,642
State:

$484,742

In 2-unit structures: $461,625
Here:

$461,625
State:

$460,134

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $453,730
Here:

$453,730
State:

$569,159

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $216,400
Here:

$216,400
State:

$676,553

Mobile homes: $58,891
Here:

$58,891
State:

$40,766
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $2,301
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $581

Institutionalized population: 27,904

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Health of residents in Bronx County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2009:

General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.3. This is significantly worse than average.
67.4% of residents exercised in the past month. This is less than average.
40.6% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is less than average.
62.0% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is more than average.
70.4% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is about average.
Average weight of males is 186 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 158 pounds. This is about average.
2.6% of residents keep firearms around their homes. This is less than average.


Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2007: 44 buildings, average cost: $200,600
  • 2008: 162 buildings, average cost: $218,800
  • 2009: 61 buildings, average cost: $224,900



2004 Presidential Election results in Bronx County New York:

Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 81.8%
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 16.3%


2008 Presidential Election results in Bronx County New York:

Obama (Democratic): 88.8%
McCain (Republican): 10.9%
Detailed 2008 Election Results


Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $2,609 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $2,050 (0.6%)


Bronx County household income distribution in 2009 Bronx County home values distribution


Bronx County contract rent distribution in 2009

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 28.5%
(13.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 25.8% for Black residents, 35.4% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 35.9% for other race residents, 41.6% for two or more races residents)

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 28.5%
Bronx County:

28.5%
New York:

14.2%
(13.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 25.8% for Black residents, 35.4% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 35.9% for other race residents, 41.6% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2009: 32 years old
(Males: 30 years old, Females: 35 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 47 years old, Black residents: 32 years old, American Indian residents: 33 years old, Asian residents: 35 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 29 years old, Other race residents: 28 years old)

Area name: New York-Monmouth-Ocean, NY-NJ HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Bronx County is $1003 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $1133 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1406 a month.

Cities in this county include: Plattsburgh West, Bronx.

Bronx County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential

2005 air pollution in Bronx County:

Carbon Monoxide: 2 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.029 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Significanly above U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.105 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.077 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual: 16.9 µg/m3(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3). Above U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) 24-hour: 38 µg/m3(standard limit: 35 µg/m3). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.011 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Significanly above U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.042 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Above U.S. average.



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Neighboring counties: Bergen County, New Jersey , New York County , Queens County , Westchester County .

Unemployment in Apr. 2010:
Here:

13.1%
New York:

8.8%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)


Current college students: 86,014
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 62.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 385,827 (40% naturalized citizens)

Bronx County:

29.0%
Whole state:

20.4%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

  • 1995 to March 2000: 80,917
  • 1990 to 1994: 86,749
  • 1985 to 1989: 71,007
  • 1980 to 1984: 48,943
  • 1975 to 1979: 24,072
  • 1970 to 1974: 24,688
  • 1970 to 1974: 20,349
  • 1965 to 1969: 29,102

Mean travel time to work (commute): 43.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 40.7%

Bronx County marital status for males
Bronx County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 28,429
  • One, attached: 26,572
  • Two: 41,304
  • 3 or 4: 36,345
  • 5 to 9: 19,249
  • 10 to 19: 30,998
  • 20 or more: 307,248
  • Mobile homes: 333
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 181

Housing units in Bronx County with a mortgage: 23,339 (2,159 second mortgage, 2,053 home equity loan, 105 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 12,021

Here:

66.0% with mortgage
State:

67.9% with mortgage



Religion statistics:

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 56.31%
Here56.3%
USA50.2%
Total adherents: 750,411
Total congregations: 426

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

NameCatholic ChurchJewishMuslim EstimateAmerican Baptist Churches in the USAAssemblies of God
Adherents581,824 (77.5%)83,700 (11.2%)12,164 (1.6%)11,498 (1.5%)10,968 (1.5%)
Congregations72 (16.9%)44 (10.3%)8 (1.9%)26 (6.1%)41 (9.6%)
NameEpiscopal ChurchSeventh-Day Adventist ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Other
Adherents8,638 (1.2%)7,411 (1.0%)6,977 (0.9%)4,189 (0.6%)23,042 (3.1%)
Congregations23 (5.4%)20 (4.7%)20 (4.7%)25 (5.9%)147 (34.5%)
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Religions in Bronx County - Plattsburgh West, Bronx

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 839
This county:

6.06 / 10,000 pop.
New York:

4.13 / 10,000 pop.


Number of convenience stores (no gas): 89
Bronx County:

0.64 / 10,000 pop.
New York:

0.92 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 46
This county:

0.33 / 10,000 pop.
New York:

1.68 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 435
Bronx County:

3.14 / 10,000 pop.
New York:

8.82 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Here:

8.8%
New York:

8.2%

Adult obesity rate:
Here:

25.4%
New York:

23.8%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Bronx County:

15.4%
State:

15.6%


Agriculture in Bronx County:

The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.00%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.00%
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 0.00%
Average age of principal farm operators: 0 years

Earthquake activity:

Bronx County-area historical earthquake activity is above New York state average. It is 82% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/26/2003 at 18:24:18, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, 3.5 ML, Depth: 1.9 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 66.7 miles away from the county center
On 1/9/1992 at 08:50:45, a magnitude 3.1 (3.0 LG, 3.1 MD, Depth: 4.9 mi) earthquake occurred 41.5 miles away from the county center
On 10/28/1991 at 20:58:26, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 21.8 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML)

Most recent natural disasters:

  • New York Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 1, 2005, Emergency Declared (EM-3262): September 30, 2005, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3262, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • New York Power Outage, Incident Period: August 14, 2003 to August 16, 2003, Emergency Declared (EM-3186): August 23, 2003, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3186, Natural disaster type: Power Outage
  • New York Snowstorm, Incident Period: February 17, 2003 to February 18, 2003, Emergency Declared (EM-3184): March 27, 2003, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3184, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm
  • New York Terrorist Attack, Incident Period: September 11, 2001, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1391): September 11, 2001, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1391, Natural disaster type: Other
  • New York Virus Threat, Incident Period: May 22, 2000 to November 1, 2000, Emergency Declared (EM-3155): October 11, 2000, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3155, Natural disaster type: Other
  • New York Blizzard, Incident Period: January 6, 1996 to January 12, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1083): January 12, 1996, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1083, Natural disaster type: Blizzard
  • New York Severe Blizzard, Incident Period: March 13, 1993 to March 17, 1993, Emergency Declared (EM-3107): March 17, 1993, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3107, Natural disaster type: Blizzard
  • New York SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, Incident Period: September 13, 1971, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-311): September 13, 1971, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-311, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood

The number of natural disasters in Bronx County (8) is smaller than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 3
Emergencies Declared: 5

Class of Workers


Most common industries in 2009 (%)
Males Females
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Construction (9%)
  • Health care (8%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (8%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Health care (27%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Social assistance (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)
Most common occupations in 2009 (%)
Males Females
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Motor vehicle operators except bus and truck drivers (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
  • Other protective service workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (11%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Child care workers (5%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):



  • Dominican Republic (32%)
  • Jamaica (13%)
  • Mexico (5%)
  • Guyana (4%)
  • Ecuador (4%)
  • Other Caribbean (4%)
  • Honduras (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Bronx County (%):



  • Italian (6%)
  • Jamaican (5%)
  • Irish (3%)
  • United States or American (3%)
  • African (2%)
  • West Indian (1%)
  • German (1%)


Bronx County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 112,159 (27%)
  • Carpooled: 38,726 (9%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 64,918 (16%)
  • Streetcar or trolley car: 669 (0%)
  • Subway or elevated: 143,534 (35%)
  • Railroad: 8,113 (2%)
  • Ferryboat: 106 (0%)
  • Taxi: 5,495 (1%)
  • Motorcycle: 179 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 987 (0%)
  • Walked: 30,076 (7%)
  • Other means: 2,357 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 7,756 (2%)

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders


People in group quarters in Bronx County, New York:

  • 13,154 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 11,663 people in nursing homes
  • 8,864 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 5,720 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 1,289 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
  • 851 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 848 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 841 people in other group homes
  • 702 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 666 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 635 people in religious group quarters
  • 317 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 309 people in other types of correctional institutions
  • 288 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
  • 288 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
  • 253 people in state prisons
  • 192 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
  • 142 people in job corps and vocational training facilities
  • 133 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
  • 80 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
  • 75 people in institutions for the blind
  • 64 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
  • 62 people in homes for the physically handicapped
  • 41 people in unknown juvenile institutions
  • 22 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
  • 19 people in halfway houses
  • 5 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $34,587.

5.33% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,360 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

5.33%
New York average:

5.41%


0.19% of residents moved from foreign countries ($522 average AGI)
Bronx County:

0.19%
New York average:

0.24%

3.74% relocated from other counties in New York ($22,146 average AGI)
1.39% relocated from other states ($6,692 average AGI)
Bronx County:

1.39%
New York average:

1.94%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries


Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from New York County, NY  1.74% ($29,950 average AGI)
from Kings County, NY  0.58% ($27,529)
from Queens County, NY  0.54% ($30,942)
from Westchester County, NY  0.46% ($40,009)
from Nassau County, NY  0.07% ($38,404)
from Suffolk County, NY  0.07% ($37,551)
from Hudson County, NJ  0.06% ($29,500)


7.11% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,641 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

7.11%
New York average:

6.26%


0.14% of residents moved to foreign countries ($327 average AGI)
Bronx County:

0.14%
New York average:

0.10%

3.87% relocated to other counties in New York ($20,341 average AGI)
3.09% relocated to other states ($14,973 average AGI)
Bronx County:

3.09%
New York average:

2.96%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries


Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to New York County, NY  1.22% ($29,343 average AGI)
to Westchester County, NY  0.83% ($51,090)
to Queens County, NY  0.54% ($31,782)
to Kings County, NY  0.50% ($25,444)
to Orange County, NY  0.19% ($54,713)
to Bergen County, NJ  0.13% ($66,643)
to Orange County, FL  0.13% ($26,583)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 17.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 16.6

Births per 1000 population in Bronx County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 7.4

Deaths per 1000 population in Bronx County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Bronx County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 149,665 (123,073 aged, 26,592 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 22%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 0.66
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 13731.09
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 325.950
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 49830.84

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1628.330
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 733.870
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 8.69

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 29.27
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 49.43

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 3.31
Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1
Fitness & recreation sports centers per 100,000 population in 2005: 5226.966

EPA green book nonattainment status in 2004-2006: 1
Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996: 1

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 51.9. This is less than state average.

Mechanisms of suicide:

 

Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Suffocation - 16.6
  • Firearm - 11.5
  • Fall - 11.0
  • Poisoning - 6.4
  • Other - 6.4

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,285,507
  • In family households: 1,114,409 (140,125 male householders, 177,123 female householders)
    149,523 spouses, 468,557 children (444,606 natural, 11,551 adopted, 12,400 stepchildren), 44,814 grandchildren, 28,937 brothers or sisters, 17,954 parents, 42,018 other relatives, 45,358 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 171,098 (60,956 male householders (50,802 living alone)), 85,038 female householders (75,963 living alone)), 25,104 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 47,143 (28,063 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 97,179 2-persons, 84,091 3-persons, 66,013 4-persons, 37,790 5-persons, 18,557 6-persons, 13,618 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 126,765 1-person, 16,063 2-persons, 1,912 3-persons, 653 4-persons, 283 5-persons, 173 6-persons, 145 7-or-more-persons.

47.3% of residents of Bronx County speak English at home.
43.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (51% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
5.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (57% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (44% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
2.1% of residents speak other language at home (64% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $0,000 ($(FN) per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $0,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $0,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $0,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $0,000
Federal grants: $0,000
Federal procurement contracts: $0,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $0,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $0,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $0,000
Federal Government insurance: $0,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Births: 128,965
Here:

95 per 1000 residents
State:

70 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 51,340
Here:

38 per 1000 residents
State:

42 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +68,981
Here:

+51 per 1000 residents
State:

+35 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -119,310
Here:  -88 per 1000 residents
State:  -52 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Bronx County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.00 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

5.2
State:

6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

3.4
State:

3.6

Year house built

  • 2005 or later: 5,780
  • 2000 to 2004: 12,222
  • 1990 to 1999: 20,681
  • 1980 to 1989: 18,831
  • 1970 to 1979: 41,949
  • 1960 to 1969: 68,813
  • 1950 to 1959: 88,085
  • 1940 to 1949: 62,059
  • 1939 or earlier: 190,475
Rooms in houses/apartments in Bronx County, New York
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
  • 1 room: 1,242
  • 2 rooms: 3,096
  • 3 rooms: 12,880
  • 4 rooms: 14,913
  • 5 rooms: 17,954
  • 6 rooms: 17,390
  • 7 rooms: 7,608
  • 8 rooms: 5,289
  • 9+ rooms: 10,150
  • 1 room: 33,701
  • 2 rooms: 45,523
  • 3 rooms: 119,236
  • 4 rooms: 102,986
  • 5 rooms: 51,558
  • 6 rooms: 13,648
  • 7 rooms: 3,202
  • 8 rooms: 946
  • 9+ rooms: 1,890
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Bronx County, New York
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
  • no bedroom: 1,798
  • 1 bedroom: 14,981
  • 2 bedrooms: 22,614
  • 3 bedrooms: 34,622
  • 4 bedrooms: 8,613
  • 5+ bedrooms: 7,894
  • no bedroom: 39,727
  • 1 bedroom: 151,654
  • 2 bedrooms: 120,416
  • 3 bedrooms: 52,109
  • 4 bedrooms: 6,827
  • 5+ bedrooms: 1,957
Cars and other vehicles available in Bronx County, New York in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
  • no vehicle: 24,600
  • 1 vehicle: 40,362
  • 2 vehicles: 20,185
  • 3 vehicles: 4,187
  • 4 vehicles: 854
  • 5+ vehicles: 334
  • no vehicle: 260,709
  • 1 vehicle: 92,969
  • 2 vehicles: 15,656
  • 3 vehicles: 1,547
  • 4 vehicles: 276
  • 5+ vehicles: 1,533

65% of Bronx County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 69% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 79% lived in New York.

Bronx County:

64.6%
State average:

64.4%


Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 713090
  • Northeast: 23711
  • Midwest: 6555
  • South: 61176
  • West: 3708

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $188,400


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in Bronx County
Houses and condos Apartments
  • Utility gas (52.3%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (37.0%)
  • Electricity (6.2%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2.7%)
  • Other fuel (0.9%)
  • No fuel used (0.7%)
  • Utility gas (41.2%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (40.1%)
  • Electricity (11.5%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2.7%)
  • Other fuel (2.5%)
  • No fuel used (1.7%)



Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 26,911
Here:

14.1%
New York:

14.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 15,241
Here:

16.1%
New York:

13.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 27,103
Here:

38.3%
New York:

38.2%

Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)


Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 94,525
  • Number of aged recipients: 14,959
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 79,566
  • Number of recipients under 18: 14,824
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 50,076
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 29,625
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 25,137
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 51,269


Bronx County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 1991
Count Vehicles DUI Fatalities Persons

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

Bronx County Fatal accident statistics for 1992 - 2009
Count Vehicles DUI Fatalities Persons Pedestrians

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 330 full tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)		G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED617$398,7391,369$205,0332,166$282,596156$147,013130$1,607,208147$345,28612$307,167
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED78$378,487170$275,271441$285,48161$114,96716$1,788,87541$296,5121$351,000
APPLICATIONS DENIED307$405,130821$204,1232,384$302,222490$66,32275$2,027,093309$235,50212$51,583
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN215$404,465235$247,847978$319,73865$180,52329$1,295,93185$288,3531$355,000
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS76$394,368172$200,645455$306,81332$224,0942$1,262,50025$274,9600$0
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 157 full tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED163$224,91418$351,2220$0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED123$284,93536$339,5001$368,000
APPLICATIONS DENIED96$233,86537$368,1081$399,000
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN67$221,61213$316,0002$251,000
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS21$250,6674$420,2500$0
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

Businesses in Bronx County, NY
NameCountNameCount
24 Hour Fitness4JoS. A. Bank3
7-Eleven56Johnny Rockets5
ALDO21Jones New York42
AMF Bowling1Journeys6
AT&T170KFC68
Abercrombie & Fitch2Kmart8
Ace Hardware13Kohl's4
Aeropostale10Kroger1
Aerosoles25LA Fitness1
American Eagle Outfitters8La Quinta4
Ann Taylor21La-Z-Boy5
Apple Store5Lane Bryant8
Applebee's26Lane Furniture8
Arby's2LensCrafters24
Ascend Collection6Levi Strauss & Co.6
Ashley Furniture3Little Caesars Pizza30
AutoZone27Loews1
Avenue17Lowe's3
BMW4Macy's10
Baja Fresh Mexican Grill3Marriott23
Bakers8Marshalls17
Bally Total Fitness16MasterBrand Cabinets104
Banana Republic16McDonald's249
Baskin-Robbins209Men's Wearhouse11
Bath & Body Works12Motherhood Maternity15
Bebe7New Balance70
Bed Bath & Beyond12New York & Co15
Ben & Jerry's9Nike479
Bentleymotors.Com1Nordstrom1
Best Western15Office Depot1
Blockbuster31OfficeMax2
Brooks Brothers7Old Navy18
Brookstone10Olive Garden3
Budget Car Rental5Outback6
Buffalo Wild Wings1Outback Steakhouse6
Burger King39Pac Sun1
Buybuy BABY1Panda Express1
CVS115Panera Bread8
Cache3Papa John's Pizza33
Casual Male XL8Payless105
Catherines2Penske12
Century 213PetSmart3
Charlotte Russe4Pier 1 Imports6
Chick-Fil-A1Pizza Hut15
Chico's5Popeyes73
Chipotle31Qdoba Mexican Grill8
Chuck E. Cheese's6Quality4
Church's Chicken1Quiznos12
Cinnabon 8RadioShack121
Clarion3Ramada5
Clarks3Raymour & Flanigan10
Cold Stone Creamery14Red Lobster4
Coldwater Creek3Red Roof Inn2
Comfort Inn19Rite Aid201
Costco5Ruby Tuesday1
Crate & Barrel2Ryder Rental & Truck Leasing2
Curves19SAS Shoes37
DHL119Saks Fifth Avenue1
Days Inn5Sears18
Decora Cabinetry14Sephora21
Domino's Pizza42Sleep Inn2
DressBarn16Spencer Gifts2
Dunkin Donuts459Sprint Nextel100
Econo Lodge2Staples55
Eddie Bauer1Starbucks168
Express12Steak 'n Shake1
Extended Stay America1Subway306
Famous Footwear6Super 83
Fashion Bug4T-Mobile48
FedEx633T.G.I. Driday's14
Finish Line5T.J.Maxx10
Firestone Complete Auto Care5Taco Bell26
Foot Locker30Talbots3
Forever 218Target10
Fredericks Of Hollywood2The Athlete's Foot1
GNC131The Limited1
GameStop82The Room Place22
Gap32Tim Hortons13
Goodwill2Toys"R"Us44
Gymboree5Trader Joe's6
H&M11True Value82
H&R Block197U-Haul90
Haagen-Dazs12UPS544
Haworth5Urban Outfitters10
Holiday Inn25Vans26
Hollister Co.3Verizon Wireless59
Home Depot22Victoria's Secret19
Hot Topic2Walgreens84
Howard Johnson9Wendy's48
Hyatt4Westin1
IHOP14Wet Seal1
IKEA1White Castle35
J. Jill1Whole Foods Market8
J.Crew12Wingate2
JCPenney4YMCA22
Jamba Juice16

Bronx County on our top lists:

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  • #10 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Kerry (Democrat) in the 2004 Presidential Election, pop. 50,000+"
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  • #15 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #18 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving out compared to moving in (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #19 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest decrease in the number of deaths per 1000 residents 1990-1999 to 2000-2003 (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #20 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Kerry (Democrat) in the 2004 Presidential Election"
  • #26 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Sulfur Oxides 24-hour air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m3)"
  • #26 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most fitness & recreation sports centers per 100,000 population in 2005"
  • #26 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most fitness & recreation sports centers per 100,000 population in 2005 (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #28 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #36 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m3)"
  • #36 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Catholic Church adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #53 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest carbon monoxide air pollution readings in 2005 (ppm)"
  • #65 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005"
  • #67 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004 (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #68 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004"
  • #75 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Catholic Church adherents"
  • #82 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Muslim Estimate adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #84 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2003 (pop 50,000+)"

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