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Statistical Profile


POPULATION 1980 1990 2000
Total Number 107,997 118,435 128,313
Percent Change -- 9.7 8.3


VITAL STATISTICS 1990 1999
Births (Number) 3,650 2,658
Births (Rate per 1000) 30.8 22.4
Deaths (Number) 766 583
Deaths (Rate per 1000) 6.5 4.9
Infant Mortality (Number) 47 20
Infant Mortality (Rate per 1000) 12.9 7.5


INCOME SUPPORT 1994 2000
Public Assistance (AFDC, Home Relief) 49,917 27,750
Supplemental Security Income 8,000 9,587
Medicaid Only 8,190 16,232
Total Persons Assisted 66,107 53,569
Percent of Population Assisted 55.8 41.8


LAND USE, 2000 # of Lots % of Total Lot
Area in District
1-2 Family Residential 1,199 13
Multi-family Residential 1,050 35
Mixed Residential & Commercial 245 10
Commercial & Office 220 8
Industrial & Manufacturing 22 2
Transportation & Utility 31 1
Public Facility & Institutional 131 16
Open Space & Outdoor Recreation 54 4
Parking Facilities 184 4
Vacant Land 191 5
Total 3,327 100

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 5 Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total Population 118,435 100 128,313 100 9,878 8.3
Nonhispanic of Single Race: - - - - - -
White Nonhispanic 2,500 2.1 1,917 1.5 -583 -23.3
Black/African American Nonhispanic 45,379 38.3 41,609 32.4 -3,770 -8.3
Asian or Pacific Islander Nonhispanic 2,172 1.8 2,071 1.6 -101 -4.7
American Indian and Alaska Native Nonhispanic 444 0.4 453 0.4 9 2
Some Other Race Nonhispanic 628 0.5 978 0.8 350 55.7
Nonhispanic of Two or More Races - - 2,237 1.7 - -
Hispanic Origin 67,312 56.8 79,048 61.6 11,736 17.4
 
Population Under 18 Years 42,380 100 45,912 100 3,532 8.3
Nonhispanic of Single Race: - - - - - -
White Nonhispanic 560 1.3 637 1.4 77 13.8
Black/African American Nonhispanic 15,633 36.9 14,254 31 -1,379 -8.8
Asian or Pacific Islander Nonhispanic 589 1.4 561 1.2 -28 -4.8
American Indian and Alaska Native Nonhispanic 170 0.4 243 0.5 73 42.9
Some Other Race Nonhispanic 320 0.8 363 0.8 43 13.4
Nonhispanic of Two or More Races - - 665 1.4 - -
Hispanic Origin 25,108 59.2 29,189 63.6 4,081 16.3
 
Population 18 Years and Over 76,055 100 82,401 100 6,346 8.3
Nonhispanic of Single Race: - - - - - -
White Nonhispanic 1,940 2.6 1,280 1.6 -660 -34
Black/African American Nonhispanic 29,746 39.1 27,355 33.2 -2,391 -8
Asian or Pacific Islander Nonhispanic 1,583 2.1 1,510 1.8 -73 -4.6
American Indian and Alaska Native Nonhispanic 274 0.4 210 0.3 -64 -23.4
Some Other Race Nonhispanic 308 0.4 615 0.7 307 99.7
Nonhispanic of Two or More Races - - 1,572 1.9 - -
Hispanic Origin 42,204 55.5 49,859 60.5 7,655 18.1
 
Total Population 118,435 100 128,313 100 9,878 8.3
Under 18 Years 42,380 35.8 45,912 35.8 3,532 8.3
18 Years and Over 76,055 64.2 82,401 64.2 6,346 8.3
 
Total Housing Units 39,082 - 42,691 - 3,609 9.2
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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