Bronx, NY (New York) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 1,332,650 (All urban)

Houses: 490,659 (463,212 occupied: 90,522 owner occupied, 372,690 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	80%
State:	47%

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

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2000: $607

Median gross rent in Bronx, NY in 2000: $620

Housing units in Bronx 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

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.

144,477 married couples with children.
186,404 single-parent households (19,925 men, 166,479 women).

47.3% of residents of Bronx 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).

Foreign born population: 385,827 (29.0%)
(39.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

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

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Bronx, New York:

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 or more rooms: 10,150

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bronx, New York:

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 or more rooms: 1,890

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 2,571
1995 to 1998: 8,605
1990 to 1994: 12,669
1980 to 1989: 21,576
1970 to 1979: 51,740
1960 to 1969: 90,949
1950 to 1959: 87,846
1940 to 1949: 79,831
1939 or earlier: 134,872

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Bronx:

no bedroom: 1,798
1 bedroom: 14,981
2 bedrooms: 22,614
3 bedrooms: 34,622
4 bedrooms: 8,613
5 or more bedrooms: 7,894

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bronx:

no bedroom: 39,727
1 bedroom: 151,654
2 bedrooms: 120,416
3 bedrooms: 52,109
4 bedrooms: 6,827
5 or more bedrooms: 1,957

Cars and other vehicles available in Bronx in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 24,600
1 vehicle: 40,362
2 vehicles: 20,185
3 vehicles: 4,187
4 vehicles: 854
5 or more vehicles: 334

Cars and other vehicles available in Bronx in n renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 260,709
1 vehicle: 92,969
2 vehicles: 15,656
3 vehicles: 1,547
4 vehicles: 276
5 or more vehicles: 1,533

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Bronx, NY:

Less than $10,000: 110
$10,000 to $14,999: 39
$15,000 to $19,999: 68
$20,000 to $24,999: 66
$25,000 to $29,999: 56
$30,000 to $34,999: 40
$35,000 to $39,999: 46
$40,000 to $49,999: 110
$50,000 to $59,999: 144
$60,000 to $69,999: 240
$70,000 to $79,999: 347
$80,000 to $89,999: 533
$90,000 to $99,999: 685
$100,000 to $124,999: 1747
$125,000 to $149,999: 2599
$150,000 to $174,999: 5871
$175,000 to $199,999: 8084
$200,000 to $249,999: 7797
$250,000 to $299,999: 3928
$300,000 to $399,999: 1619
$400,000 to $499,999: 367
$500,000 to $749,999: 318
$750,000 to $999,999: 186
$1,000,000 or more: 360

Rent paid by renters in 2000 in Bronx:

Less than $100: 7023
$100 to $149: 16945
$150 to $199: 19623
$200 to $249: 12470
$250 to $299: 12661
$300 to $349: 12222
$350 to $399: 11761
$400 to $449: 19209
$450 to $499: 28331
$500 to $549: 35077
$550 to $599: 36342
$600 to $649: 37482
$650 to $699: 28966
$700 to $749: 23298
$750 to $799: 15551
$800 to $899: 25168
$900 to $999: 10225
$1,000 to $1,249: 9969
$1,250 to $1,499: 1687
$1,500 to $1,999: 1349
$2,000 or more: 442
No cash rent: 6680

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

Percentage of workers working in this county: 40.7%
Number of people working at home: 7,756 (1.9% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 4560
5 to 9 minutes: 14563
10 to 14 minutes: 25835
15 to 19 minutes: 33716
20 to 24 minutes: 36583
25 to 29 minutes: 12996
30 to 34 minutes: 60575
35 to 39 minutes: 9152
40 to 44 minutes: 19831
45 to 59 minutes: 70539
60 to 89 minutes: 84803
90 or more minutes: 34166

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%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 109177
$10,000 to $14,999: 40001
$15,000 to $19,999: 31884
$20,000 to $24,999: 31990
$25,000 to $29,999: 31254
$30,000 to $34,999: 29705
$35,000 to $39,999: 24852
$40,000 to $44,999: 22392
$45,000 to $49,999: 17784
$50,000 to $59,999: 32324
$60,000 to $74,999: 33587
$75,000 to $99,999: 30029
$100,000 to $124,999: 13356
$125,000 to $149,999: 6262
$150,000 to $199,999: 4351
$200,000 or more: 4294

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 778508
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 90685
Italian: 62842
Jamaican: 58855
Subsaharan African:: 35263
Irish: 33608
United States or American: 32520
African: 20346
West Indian: 11059
German: 10131
Guyanese: 9144
British West Indian: 8520
Russian: 8224
Albanian: 7002
Polish: 6779
Ghanian: 6203
Nigerian: 4442
Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 4400
Greek: 3884
English: 2908
Arab:: 2803
Haitian: 2531
Other Subsaharan African: 2273
Yugoslavian: 2128
Hungarian: 2059
Barbadian: 1962
Ukrainian: 1889
French (except Basque): 1779
Austrian: 1613
Belizean: 1416
U.S. Virgin Islander: 1320
Arab/Arabic: 1292
Romanian: 1081
Eastern European: 1038
European: 957
Scottish: 846
British: 790
Scotch-Irish: 702
Israeli: 628
Ethiopian: 590
Portuguese: 549
Bulgarian: 542
Senegalese: 535
Armenian: 457
Swedish: 454
Dutch: 448
French Canadian: 441
Egyptian: 438
Canadian: 412
Norwegian: 400
Macedonian: 372
Brazilian: 350
Lithuanian: 342
Czechoslovakian: 309
Other Arab: 294
Turkish: 291
Czech: 248
Liberian: 245
Lebanese: 231
Sierra Leonean: 229
Bahamian: 218
Iranian: 217
Slovak: 211
Croatian: 194
Moroccan: 186
Danish: 174
Latvian: 172
Dutch West Indian: 170
Palestinian: 164
Jordanian: 159
Sudanese: 155
Belgian: 147
Other West Indian: 132
Finnish: 117
Serbian: 110
Bermudan: 102
Australian: 100
Somalian: 98
Swiss: 96
Cape Verdean: 95
Welsh: 93
Slavic: 92
Maltese: 66
Estonian: 63
Acadian/Cajun: 53
Scandinavian: 44
Icelander: 38
New Zealander: 37
Celtic: 31
Cypriot: 29
German Russian: 27
South African: 26
Afghan: 25
Syrian: 25
Kenyan: 21
Slovene: 19
Iraqi: 14
Northern European: 11
Luxemburger: 8
Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 6
Zairian: 5
Soviet Union: 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%)

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

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

65% of Bronx 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.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 12,967
Nursery to 4th grade: 5,455
5th and 6th grade: 14,941
7th and 8th grade: 19,639
9th grade: 17,087
10th grade: 14,935
11th grade: 18,843
12th grade, no diploma: 29,398
High school graduate (or equivalency): 93,409
Less than 1 year of college: 17,617
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 38,410
Associate degree: 15,376
Bachelor's degree: 29,323
Master's degree: 11,435
Professional school degree: 5,929
Doctorate degree: 2,740

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 17,216
Nursery to 4th grade: 9,415
5th and 6th grade: 19,892
7th and 8th grade: 25,860
9th grade: 20,005
10th grade: 18,898
11th grade: 22,255
12th grade, no diploma: 32,880
High school graduate (or equivalency): 111,837
Less than 1 year of college: 23,080
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 51,056
Associate degree: 27,917
Bachelor's degree: 40,531
Master's degree: 19,007
Professional school degree: 5,518
Doctorate degree: 1,921

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 7.6%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 7.3%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 15.5%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 14.8%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 22.7%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 22.7%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 5.7%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 9.8%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 15.6%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 20.5%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 14.8%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 17.4%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 15.4%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 18.7%

Median household income in 1999 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $38,622
Black householders: $28,377
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $20,616
Asian householders: $40,105
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $15,000
Some other race householders: $22,692
Two or more races householders: $24,636
Median household income in 1999, Hispanic or Latino race: $22,387

Bronx household income for Black or African American householders

Bronx marital status for males

Bronx marital status for females

Median house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $202,300
Black or African American householders: $183,000
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $182,600
Asian householders: $190,800
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $158,300
Some other race householders: $184,000
Two or more races householders: $185,200
Hispanic or Latino householders: $183,800

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 to 49: 124,680
50 or more: 182,568
Mobile homes: 333
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 181

Median worth of mobile homes: $90,200

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Bronx:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (52%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (37%)
Electricity (6%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
Other fuel (1%)
No fuel used (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (41%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (40%)
Electricity (11%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
Other fuel (3%)
No fuel used (2%)

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%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

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 (Noninstitutionalized)

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