THE BRONX MALL Community Life - Community Board 1

3024 Third Avenue
Bronx, NY 10455
TEL: (718) 585-7117
FAX: (718) 292-0558
email:brxcb1@optonline.net

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Statistical Profile

POPULATION	1980	1990	2000
Total Number	78,441	77,214	82,159
Percent Change	--	-1.6	6.4

VITAL STATISTICS	1990	1999
Births (Number)	2,146	1,564
Births (Rate per 1000)	27.8	20.3
Deaths (Number)	755	580
Deaths (Rate per 1000)	9.8	7.5
Infant Mortality (Number)	36	14
Infant Mortality (Rate per 1000)	16.8	9.0

INCOME SUPPORT	1994	2000
Public Assistance (AFDC, Home Relief)	34,205	18,349
Supplemental Security Income	7,757	8,945
Medicaid Only	4,776	9,820
Total Persons Assisted	46,738	37,114
Percent of Population Assisted	60.5	45.2

LAND USE, 2000	# of Lots	% of Total Lot Area in District
1-2 Family Residential	958	6
Multi-family Residential	656	21
Mixed Residential & Commercial	409	5
Commercial & Office	291	5
Industrial & Manufacturing	344	21
Transportation & Utility	135	6
Public Facility & Institutional	167	12
Open Space & Outdoor Recreation	35	7
Parking Facilities	292	6
Vacant Land	662	9
Total	3,949	100

Note: Total percentage of lot area may exceed the sum of individual land use categories since lots classified as "other/miscellaneous", such as land under water, are included in the totals but excluded from the categories.

Total Population by Mutually Exclusive Race and Hispanic Origin and Total Housing Units New York City Community Districts, 1990 and 2000
	1990		2000		Change 1990-2000
Bronx Community District 1	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total Population	77,214	100	82,159	100	4,945	6.4
Nonhispanic of Single Race:	-	-	-	-	-	-
White Nonhispanic	1,317	1.7	1,097	1.3	-220	-16.7
Black/African American Nonhispanic	23,563	30.5	21,272	25.9	-2,291	-9.7
Asian or Pacific Islander Nonhispanic	280	0.4	420	0.5	140	50
American Indian and Alaska Native Nonhispanic	121	0.2	206	0.3	85	70.2
Some Other Race Nonhispanic	306	0.4	186	0.2	-120	-39.2
Nonhispanic of Two or More Races	-	-	774	0.9	-	-
Hispanic Origin	51,627	66.9	58,204	70.8	6,577	12.7

Population Under 18 Years	26,852	100	28,937	100	2,085	7.8
Nonhispanic of Single Race:	-	-	-	-	-	-
White Nonhispanic	306	1.1	262	0.9	-44	-14.4
Black/African American Nonhispanic	8,172	30.4	7,872	27.2	-300	-3.7
Asian or Pacific Islander Nonhispanic	57	0.2	112	0.4	55	96.5
American Indian and Alaska Native Nonhispanic	43	0.2	94	0.3	51	118.6
Some Other Race Nonhispanic	158	0.6	76	0.3	-82	-51.9
Nonhispanic of Two or More Races	-	-	249	0.9	-	-
Hispanic Origin	18,116	67.5	20,272	70.1	2,156	11.9

Population 18 Years and Over	50,362	100	53,222	100	2,860	5.7
Nonhispanic of Single Race:	-	-	-	-	-	-
White Nonhispanic	1,011	2	835	1.6	-176	-17.4
Black/African American Nonhispanic	15,391	30.6	13,400	25.2	-1,991	-12.9
Asian or Pacific Islander Nonhispanic	223	0.4	308	0.6	85	38.1
American Indian and Alaska Native Nonhispanic	78	0.2	112	0.2	34	43.6
Some Other Race Nonhispanic	148	0.3	110	0.2	-38	-25.7
Nonhispanic of Two or More Races	-	-	525	1	-	-
Hispanic Origin	33,511	66.5	37,932	71.3	4,421	13.2

Total Population	77,214	100	82,159	100	4,945	6.4
Under 18 Years	26,852	34.8	28,937	35.2	2,085	7.8
18 Years and Over	50,362	65.2	53,222	64.8	2,860	5.7

Total Housing Units	25,318	-	29,167	-	3,849	15.2

Sources of data:
Population: US Census Bureau
Vital Statistics: NYC Department of Health
Income Support: NYC Human Resources Administration
Land Use: NYC Department of Finance's Real Property File
Note: condominiums, which have separate tax lots for each unit,
are aggregated to a single tax lot per block in determining counts
in the appropriate residential, commercial and mixed residential/commercial categories.

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