Richmond County Facts

Census Statistics

	Richmond County	New York
Population, 2003 estimate	459,737	19,190,115
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003	3.6%	1.1%
Population, 2000	443,728	18,976,457
Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000	17.1%	5.5%
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000	6.7%	6.5%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000	25.5%	24.7%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000	11.6%	12.9%
Female persons, percent, 2000	51.7%	51.8%?
White persons, percent, 2000 (a)	77.6%	67.9%
Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a)	9.7%	15.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a)	0.2%	0.4%
Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a)	5.7%	5.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a	Z	Z
Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a)	4.1%	7.1%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000	2.7%	3.1%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b)	12.1%	15.1%
White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000	71.3%	62.0%?
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000', pct age 5+, 2000	63.2%	61.8%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000	16.4%	20.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000	26.0%	28.0%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000	82.6%	79.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000	23.2%	27.4%
Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000	77,275	3,606,147
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000	43.9	31.7?
Housing units, 2002	169,035	7,754,508
Homeownership rate, 2000	63.8%	53.0%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000	41.8%	50.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000	$209,100	$148,700?
Households, 2000	156,341	7,056,860
Persons per household, 2000	2.78	2.61
Median household income, 1999	$55,039	$43,393
Per capita money income, 1999	$23,905	$23,389
Persons below poverty, percent, 1999	10.0%	14.6%
Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 2001	7,506	493,863
Private nonfarm employment, 2001	85,897	7,428,349
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2001	1.4%	1.0%
Nonemployer establishments, 2000	21,454	1,202,943
Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000)	316,185	146,720,195
Retail sales, 1997 ($1000)	2,235,269	139,303,944
Retail sales per capita, 1997	$5,562	$7,678
Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997	21.6%	19.6%
Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997	25.4%	26.1%
Housing units authorized by building permits, 2002	1,756	49,149
Federal funds and grants, 2002 ($1000)	FN	128,994,460
Land area, 2000 (square miles)	58	47,214
Persons per square mile, 2000	7,587.9	401.9
Metropolitan Area	New York, NY PMSA	?
FIPS Code	085	36

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