Manhattan, NY (New York) Houses and Residents

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Houses: 798,144 (738,644 occupied: 148,695 owner occupied, 589,949 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	80%
State:	47%

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $386,378.

Median contract rent in 2007: $1,055 (lower quartile is $607, upper quartile is $1,846)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $996

Median gross rent in Manhattan, NY in 2007: $1,134

Housing units in Manhattan 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

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $808,200 (it was $361,100 in 2000)

Manhattan:	$808,200
New York:	$311,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $509,600 - Over $1,000,001

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $862,229
Here: $862,229
State: $352,556

Townhouses or other attached units: $1,121,355
Here: $1,121,355
State: $476,263

In 2-unit structures: $896,560
Here: $896,560
State: $482,362

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $901,997
Here: $901,997
State: $552,553

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $813,972
Here: $813,972
State: $503,284

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $367,467
Here: $367,467
State: $137,621

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,477,339

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.

121,214 married couples with children.
92,849 single-parent households (10,737 men, 82,112 women).

58.1% of residents of Manhattan 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).

Foreign born population: 452,440 (29.4%)
(39.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	3.7
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	2.9
State:	3.6

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Manhattan, New York:
	1 room: 11,476 2 rooms: 18,936 3 rooms: 36,833 4 rooms: 33,016 5 rooms: 20,184 6 rooms: 12,085 7 rooms: 6,427 8 rooms: 4,097 9 or more rooms: 5,641

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Manhattan, New York:
	1 room: 103,306 2 rooms: 119,032 3 rooms: 163,608 4 rooms: 124,237 5 rooms: 56,737 6 rooms: 15,762 7 rooms: 4,817 8 rooms: 1,347 9 or more rooms: 1,103

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 5,833
1995 to 1998: 13,199
1990 to 1994: 15,039
1980 to 1989: 50,562
1970 to 1979: 69,001
1960 to 1969: 113,765
1950 to 1959: 91,921
1940 to 1949: 92,858
1939 or earlier: 345,966

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Manhattan:
	no bedroom: 17,109 1 bedroom: 52,822 2 bedrooms: 50,003 3 bedrooms: 19,886 4 bedrooms: 5,964 5 or more bedrooms: 2,911

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Manhattan:
	no bedroom: 124,179 1 bedroom: 248,824 2 bedrooms: 156,221 3 bedrooms: 49,935 4 bedrooms: 9,079 5 or more bedrooms: 1,711

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Manhattan in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 89,688 1 vehicle: 51,722 2 vehicles: 5,974 3 vehicles: 677 4 vehicles: 243 5 or more vehicles: 391

Cars and other vehicles available in Manhattan in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 482,406 1 vehicle: 97,754 2 vehicles: 7,198 3 vehicles: 788 4 vehicles: 278 5 or more vehicles: 1,525

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Manhattan, NY:

Less than $10,000: 930
$10,000 to $14,999: 465
$15,000 to $19,999: 465
$20,000 to $24,999: 590
$25,000 to $29,999: 704
$30,000 to $34,999: 617
$35,000 to $39,999: 400
$40,000 to $49,999: 733
$50,000 to $59,999: 531
$60,000 to $69,999: 335
$70,000 to $79,999: 347
$80,000 to $89,999: 251
$90,000 to $99,999: 140
$100,000 to $124,999: 672
$125,000 to $149,999: 991
$150,000 to $174,999: 1206
$175,000 to $199,999: 1922
$200,000 to $249,999: 5501
$250,000 to $299,999: 5690
$300,000 to $399,999: 12098
$400,000 to $499,999: 11305
$500,000 to $749,999: 24015
$750,000 to $999,999: 16796
$1,000,000 or more: 61993

Manhattan rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Manhattan:

Less than $100: 4,547 people
$100 to $149: 3,738
$150 to $199: 12,124
$200 to $249: 14,961
$250 to $299: 14,877
$300 to $349: 12,108
$350 to $399: 10,901
$400 to $449: 11,619
$450 to $499: 12,702
$500 to $549: 11,191
$550 to $599: 14,707
$600 to $649: 17,750
$650 to $699: 20,925
$700 to $749: 23,367
$750 to $799: 21,662
$800 to $899: 35,557
$900 to $999: 30,948
$1,000 to $1,249: 64,123
$1,250 to $1,499: 50,014
$1,500 to $1,999: 69,213
$2,000 or more: 122,856
No cash rent: 9,999

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 106,356 1990 to 1994: 84,025 1985 to 1989: 61,248 1980 to 1984: 51,054 1975 to 1979: 37,473 1970 to 1974: 34,697 1970 to 1974: 28,662 1965 to 1969: 48,925

Percentage of workers working in this county: 83.8%
Number of people working at home: 43,853 (5.8% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 11352
5 to 9 minutes: 35214
10 to 14 minutes: 57607
15 to 19 minutes: 86106
20 to 24 minutes: 110653
25 to 29 minutes: 45658
30 to 34 minutes: 150822
35 to 39 minutes: 24991
40 to 44 minutes: 41108
45 to 59 minutes: 78988
60 to 89 minutes: 46413
90 or more minutes: 20349

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%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 106521
$10,000 to $14,999: 44437
$15,000 to $19,999: 36606
$20,000 to $24,999: 35335
$25,000 to $29,999: 34808
$30,000 to $34,999: 35333
$35,000 to $39,999: 31902
$40,000 to $44,999: 31920
$45,000 to $49,999: 26764
$50,000 to $59,999: 51439
$60,000 to $74,999: 60414
$75,000 to $99,999: 66838
$100,000 to $124,999: 45911
$125,000 to $149,999: 27163
$150,000 to $199,999: 34555
$200,000 or more: 69221

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 674771

Irish: 74554

Italian: 71948

Russian: 58455

German: 55248

English: 44674

United States or American: 43302

Polish: 35195

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 24190

Subsaharan African:: 17900

Eastern European: 17675

French (except Basque): 16801

European: 12876

African: 11293

Greek: 10620

Scottish: 10297

Hungarian: 9998

Arab:: 8769

Austrian: 8554

British: 7901

Jamaican: 7634

Ukrainian: 7250

Scotch-Irish: 6959

Swedish: 6723

Haitian: 6115

Dutch: 5406

Israeli: 5280

Norwegian: 4883

Romanian: 4693

West Indian: 3468

Brazilian: 3348

Canadian: 3183

Lithuanian: 3169

Swiss: 3118

Iranian: 3077

French Canadian: 2806

Welsh: 2640

Turkish: 2472

Portuguese: 2322

Danish: 2280

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 2248

Czech: 2217

British West Indian: 2199

Lebanese: 2009

Armenian: 1940

Australian: 1922

Yugoslavian: 1739

Other Subsaharan African: 1654

Albanian: 1593

Croatian: 1528

Other Arab: 1510

Egyptian: 1504

Arab/Arabic: 1483

Belgian: 1393

Czechoslovakian: 1339

Guyanese: 1287

Finnish: 1244

Slovak: 1176

Northern European: 1159

Senegalese: 1125

Maltese: 1055

Latvian: 1023

Barbadian: 1022

Nigerian: 915

South African: 901

Moroccan: 818

Syrian: 805

Scandinavian: 785

Serbian: 711

Ethiopian: 676

Ghanian: 614

Bulgarian: 589

Belizean: 537

Celtic: 416

Slavic: 404

Bahamian: 363

Macedonian: 351

Slovene: 345

New Zealander: 322

Palestinian: 301

Icelander: 289

Estonian: 282

Iraqi: 268

U.S. Virgin Islander: 250

Basque: 215

Bermudan: 212

Liberian: 207

Cape Verdean: 191

Cypriot: 176

Afghan: 161

Sierra Leonean: 124

Alsatian: 118

Acadian/Cajun: 112

Luxemburger: 110

Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 108

Pennsylvania German: 108

Other West Indian: 86

Soviet Union: 81

Jordanian: 71

Sudanese: 64

Kenyan: 62

Dutch West Indian: 56

Carpatho Rusyn: 47

Zimbabwean: 28

Ugandan: 24

Somalian: 22

German Russian: 7

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

Dominican Republic (28%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (12%)
Mexico (4%)
United Kingdom (3%)
Ecuador (3%)
Japan (3%)
Germany (2%)

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

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

61% of Manhattan 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.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 13,175
Nursery to 4th grade: 5,347
5th and 6th grade: 13,583
7th and 8th grade: 17,934
9th grade: 13,255
10th grade: 11,884
11th grade: 11,461
12th grade, no diploma: 22,054
High school graduate (or equivalency): 68,194
Less than 1 year of college: 14,613
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 47,515
Associate degree: 14,740
Bachelor's degree: 137,888
Master's degree: 73,733
Professional school degree: 43,281
Doctorate degree: 17,031

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 18,558
Nursery to 4th grade: 8,947
5th and 6th grade: 18,215
7th and 8th grade: 21,689
9th grade: 14,175
10th grade: 13,515
11th grade: 13,400
12th grade, no diploma: 23,162
High school graduate (or equivalency): 83,801
Less than 1 year of college: 20,382
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 56,069
Associate degree: 24,126
Bachelor's degree: 154,777
Master's degree: 87,433
Professional school degree: 28,713
Doctorate degree: 13,337

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.1%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.5%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 18.5%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 17.6%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 14.9%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 17.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 7.4%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 7.2%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 15.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 17.7%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 11.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 12.7%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 14.4%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 16.3%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $99,295
Black householders: $29,834
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $41,066
Asian householders: $50,890
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $36,215
Some other race householders: $25,400
Two or more races householders: $44,872
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $27,601

Manhattan household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Manhattan household income for Black householders

Manhattan household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Manhattan household income for Asian householders

Manhattan household income for Some other race householders

Manhattan household income for Two or more races householders

Manhattan household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Manhattan marital status for males

Manhattan marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $2,238,163
Black or African American householders: $705,020
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $307,747
Asian householders: $2,238,163
Some other race householders: $531,563
Two or more races householders: $876,687
Hispanic or Latino householders: $548,349

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 to 49: 195,299
50 or more: 422,708
Mobile homes: 237
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 337

Median worth of mobile homes: $402,960

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Manhattan:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (50%) Utility gas (31%) Electricity (12%) Other fuel (4%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) No fuel used (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (40%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (38%) Electricity (15%) Other fuel (3%) No fuel used (2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 26,459

Here:	22.6%
New York:	14.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 12,853

Here:	20.2%
New York:	13.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 49,743

Here:	54.4%
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 (Noninst.)

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