New York County, New York (NY)

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% of renters here:	80%
State:	47%

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Races in New York County, New York:

Median resident age:	35.7 years
New York median age:	35.9 years

Males: 729,534	(47.5%)
Females: 807,661	(52.5%)

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New York County:	2.0 people
New York:	2.6 people

This county:	$69,017
New York:	$56,033

This county:	$1,112
State:	$837

New York County:	$873,600
New York:	$318,900

Detached houses: $1,577,673

Here:	$1,577,673
State:	$361,784

Townhouses or other attached units: $4,127,570

Here:	$4,127,570
State:	$496,977

In 2-unit structures: $2,144,313

Here:	$2,144,313
State:	$485,140

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $2,116,610

Here:	$2,116,610
State:	$608,745

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $1,233,740

Here:	$1,233,740
State:	$694,721

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $367,467

Here:	$367,467
State:	$137,621

Health of residents in New York County based on 527 CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2002 to 2004:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.6. This is about average.
76.1% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
26.3% of residents had a sunburn in the past 12 months. This is about average.
51.3% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is more than average.
67.6% of residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is more than average.
74.2% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is about average.
Average weight of males is 179 pounds. This is less than average.
Average weight of females is 145 pounds. This is less than average.

New York County:	16.9%
New York:	13.6%

Area name: New York-Monmouth-Ocean, NY-NJ HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in New York 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: New York, Manhattan.

2005 air pollution in New York County:

Carbon Monoxide: 2 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.037 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Significanly above U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 17.0 µg/m³. Above U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 40 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: 0.038 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Above U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Bergen County, New Jersey , Bronx County , Hudson County, New Jersey , Kings County , Queens County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Here:	9.2%
New York:	8.7%

Current college students: 141,083
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 78.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 49.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 452,440 (40% naturalized citizens)

New York County:	29.4%
Whole state:	20.4%

Mean travel time to work: 30.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 83.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 2,343
• One, attached: 4,081
• Two: 4,934
• 3 or 4: 16,820
• 5 to 9: 50,481
• 10 to 19: 100,904
• 20 or more: 618,007
• Mobile homes: 237
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 337

Housing units in New York County with a mortgage: 1,636 (140 second mortgage, 140 home equity loan, 13 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,104

Here:	59.7% with mortgage
State:	67.9% with mortgage

Here		70.0%
USA		50.2%

New York 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 60.5 miles away from New York 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 34.1 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 29.3 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 57,150 (8%) Carpooled: 25,604 (3%) Bus or trolley bus: 75,859 (10%) Streetcar or trolley car: 1,001 (0%) Subway or elevated: 328,246 (44%) Railroad: 8,309 (1%) Ferryboat: 411 (0%) Taxi: 35,187 (5%) Motorcycle: 437 (0%) Bicycle: 6,410 (1%) Walked: 164,934 (22%) Other means: 5,713 (1%) Worked at home: 43,853 (6%)

10.81% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($61,164 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.81%
New York average:	5.41%

1.18% of residents moved from foreign countries ($3,637 average AGI)

New York County:	1.18%
New York average:	0.24%

4.06% relocated from other counties in New York ($21,911 average AGI)
5.57% relocated from other states ($35,616 average AGI)

New York County:	5.57%
New York average:	1.94%

from Kings County, NY	1.06% ($47,487 average AGI)
from Bronx County, NY	0.84% ($29,343)
from Queens County, NY	0.79% ($58,056)
from Nassau County, NY	0.35% ($90,222)
from Westchester County, NY	0.31% ($98,757)
from Hudson County, NJ	0.29% ($80,748)
from Los Angeles County, CA	0.24% ($83,648)

9.89% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($83,412 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.89%
New York average:	6.26%

0.38% of residents moved to foreign countries ($5,696 average AGI)

New York County:	0.38%
New York average:	0.10%

4.77% relocated to other counties in New York ($32,189 average AGI)
4.74% relocated to other states ($45,527 average AGI)

New York County:	4.74%
New York average:	2.96%

to Kings County, NY	1.47% ($56,841 average AGI)
to Bronx County, NY	1.19% ($29,950)
to Queens County, NY	0.92% ($45,398)
to Westchester County, NY	0.37% ($170,036)
to Hudson County, NJ	0.37% ($90,736)
to Los Angeles County, CA	0.31% ($87,583)
to Bergen County, NJ	0.23% ($100,747)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.0

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 7.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.1

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 218,544 (191,138 aged, 27,406 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 947,651 (170,669 male householders, 135,551 female householders)

  192,588 spouses, 310,741 children (296,207 natural, 8,679 adopted, 5,855 stepchildren), 31,933 grandchildren, 25,402 brothers or sisters, 14,092 parents, 32,675 other relatives, 34,000 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 529,688 (195,005 male householders (151,965 living alone)), 237,942 female householders (202,124 living alone)), 96,741 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 59,856 (11,683 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 140,018 2-persons, 71,899 3-persons, 49,949 4-persons, 24,103 5-persons, 11,721 6-persons, 8,530 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 354,089 1-person, 67,679 2-persons, 8,522 3-persons, 1,844 4-persons, 499 5-persons, 191 6-persons, 123 7-or-more-persons.

58.1% of residents of New York County speak English at home.
24.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (48% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
7.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
7.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (39% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 17% don't speak English at all).
1.7% of residents speak other language at home (75% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 8% 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

Here:	69 per 1000 residents
State:	70 per 1000 residents

Here:	36 per 1000 residents
State:	42 per 1000 residents

Here:	+57 per 1000 residents
State:	+35 per 1000 residents

Here:	-71 per 1000 residents
State:	-52 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	3.7
State:	6.3

Here:	2.9
State:	3.6

61% of New York County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 44% lived in New York.

New York County:	61.2%
State average:	64.4%

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

• This state: 673538
• Northeast: 121861
• Midwest: 67404
• South: 112000
• West: 40030

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $875,000

Here:	22.6%
New York:	14.0%

Here:	20.2%
New York:	13.2%

Here:	54.4%
New York:	38.2%

• #1 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Nitrogen Dioxide air pollution readings in 2005 (ppm)"
• #10 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Sulfur Oxides Annual air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m³)"
• #19 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #21 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that drank alcohol in the past 30 days"
• #31 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m³)"
• #34 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006"
• #34 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of births per 1000 residents 1990-1999 to 2000-2003 (pop 50,000+)"
• #35 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Sulfur Oxides 24-hour air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m³)"
• #38 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives"
• #47 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2006 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #70 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2006"
• #77 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that visited a dentist within the past year"

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