THE BRONX MALL Community Life - Community Board 2

1029 East 163rd Street
Rm. 202
Bronx, New York 10459
(718) 328-9125
FAX: (718) 991-4974
email:brxcb2@optonline.net

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Statistical Profile

POPULATION	1980	1990	2000
Total Number	34,397	39,443	46,824
Percent Change	--	14.7	18.7

VITAL STATISTICS	1990	1999
Births (Number)	1,162	896
Births (Rate per 1000)	29.5	22.7
Deaths (Number)	323	304
Deaths (Rate per 1000)	8.2	7.7
Infant Mortality (Number)	11	7
Infant Mortality (Rate per 1000)	9.5	7.8

INCOME SUPPORT	1994	2000
Public Assistance (AFDC, Home Relief)	17,485	9,896
Supplemental Security Income	3,981	4,510
Medicaid Only	2,619	5,434
Total Persons Assisted	24,085	19,840
Percent of Population Assisted	61.1	42.4

LAND USE, 2000	# of Lots	% of Total Lot Area in District
1-2 Family Residential	778	5
Multi-family Residential	686	8
Mixed Residential & Commercial	175	3
Commercial & Office	126	3
Industrial & Manufacturing	315	20
Transportation & Utility	138	22
Public Facility & Institutional	85	7
Open Space & Outdoor Recreation	34	2
Parking Facilities	189	4
Vacant Land	369	10
Total	2,895	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 2	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total Population	39,443	100	46,824	100	7,381	18.7
Nonhispanic of Single Race:	-	-	-	-	-	-
White Nonhispanic	552	1.4	582	1.2	30	5.4
Black/African American Nonhispanic	7,463	18.9	10,021	21.4	2,558	34.3
Asian or Pacific Islander Nonhispanic	83	0.2	207	0.4	124	149.4
American Indian and Alaska Native Nonhispanic	84	0.2	101	0.2	17	20.2
Some Other Race Nonhispanic	146	0.4	90	0.2	-56	-38.4
Nonhispanic of Two or More Races	-	-	316	0.7	-	-
Hispanic Origin	31,115	78.9	35,507	75.8	4,392	14.1

Population Under 18 Years	14,622	100	16,535	100	1,913	13.1
Nonhispanic of Single Race:	-	-	-	-	-	-
White Nonhispanic	186	1.3	176	1.1	-10	-5.4
Black/African American Nonhispanic	2,722	18.6	3,872	23.4	1,150	42.2
Asian or Pacific Islander Nonhispanic	33	0.2	59	0.4	26	78.8
American Indian and Alaska Native Nonhispanic	32	0.2	60	0.4	28	87.5
Some Other Race Nonhispanic	93	0.6	45	0.3	-48	-51.6
Nonhispanic of Two or More Races	-	-	113	0.7	-	-
Hispanic Origin	11,556	79	12,210	73.8	654	5.7

Population 18 Years and Over	24,821	100	30,289	100	5,468	22
Nonhispanic of Single Race:	-	-	-	-	-	-
White Nonhispanic	366	1.5	406	1.3	40	10.9
Black/African American Nonhispanic	4,741	19.1	6,149	20.3	1,408	29.7
Asian or Pacific Islander Nonhispanic	50	0.2	148	0.5	98	196
American Indian and Alaska Native Nonhispanic	52	0.2	41	0.1	-11	-21.2
Some Other Race Nonhispanic	53	0.2	45	0.1	-8	-15.1
Nonhispanic of Two or More Races	-	-	203	0.7	-	-
Hispanic Origin	19,559	78.8	23,297	76.9	3,738	19.1

Total Population	39,443	100	46,824	100	7,381	18.7
Under 18 Years	14,622	37.1	16,535	35.3	1,913	13.1
18 Years and Over	24,821	62.9	30,289	64.7	5,468	22

Total Housing Units	12,688	-	15,691	-	3,003	23.7

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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