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New York At A Glance
Last Updated July 6, 2005
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The State:
- Profile: Click here for political history and analysis.
- Size: 54,556 square miles
- Population in 2000: 18,976,457; 87.5% urban; 12.5% rural
- Population in 1990: 17,990,455
- Population Change: Up
5.5% 1990-2000; Up
2.5% 1980-1990
- Population Rank: 3d of 50; 6.7% of total U.S. population
- Most Populous Cities:
New York (8,085,742);
Buffalo (285,018);
Rochester (215,093);
Yonkers (197,388);
Syracuse (144,001)
- Registered Voters:
5,534,574 D
(46.8%);
3,209,082 R
(27.1%);
3,093,412 unaffiliated and minor parties
(26.1%)
- Presidential Votes: Click here for analysis and past returns.
- Congressional Redistricting: Click here for additional details. An expanded
map of the current lines is also available.
- State
Senate: 35 R 27 D
- State Assembly: 104 D 46 R
- State Legislative Term Limits: No
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The People:
For definitions and additional details regarding the data below, please see the Almanac 2006 Guide to Usage.
- Race/Ethnic Origin:
11,760,981 (62.0%) white;
2,812,623 (14.8%) black;
1,035,926 (5.5%) Asian;
52,499 (0.3%) American Indian;
5,230 (0.0%) Pacific islander/Hawaiian;
366,116 (1.9%) two-plus races;
75,499 (0.4%) other;
2,867,583 (15.1%) Hispanic origin
- Ancestry:
11.4% Italian,
10.2% Irish,
8.9% German,
4.8% English,
4.1% Polish
- State Natives: 65.3% of residents were born in-state.
- Non-Citizens: 11.0% of residents are foreign-born and not U.S. citizens
- Language Spoken, by Household: 70.4% English;
13.3% Spanish;
11.4% Other Eur.
- Education:
79.1% high school graduates;
27.4% college graduates
- Military Veterans:
1,361,164 (9.5%);
WWII: (25.4%);
Korea: (15.5%);
Vietnam: (27.7%);
First Gulf War: (7.1%)
The Economy:
For definitions and additional details regarding the data below, please see the Almanac 2006 Guide to Usage.
- Industry:
0.6% agriculture;
5.2% construction;
8.8% finance;
4.1% information;
15.5% manufacturing;
34.5% professional;
5.2% public administration;
13.8% trade;
12.3% other
- Work Force: 19.3% blue collar; 63.8% white collar; 16.9% gray collar
- Work Sector: 76.8% private; 17.0% government; 6.0% self-employed; 0.2% unpaid family workers
- Unemployment: 0.2% unemployed
- Median Household Income:
$43,393
- 14.6% are below the poverty line
- 17.9% less than $15,000
- 23.1% $15-35,000
- 14.8% $35-50,000
- 29.0% $50-100,000
- 9.1% $100-150,000
- 6.2% more than $150,000
Median Home Value: $147,600
- 9.1% less than $50,000
- 25.3% $50-100,000
- 32.0% $100-200,000
- 18.5% $200-300,000
- 10.0% $300-500,000
- 5.1% more than $500,000
Thursday, Sept. 1, 2005
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