NEW YORK STATE POPULATION PROFILE

1990 Census of Population and Housing                                 
   040 New York                      
      Total population17,990,455
SEX
   Male8,625,673
   Female9,364,782
AGE
   Under 5 years1,255,764
   5 to 17 years3,003,785
   18 to 20 years839,066
   21 to 24 years1,114,358
   25 to 44 years5,862,873
   45 to 54 years1,913,920
   55 to 59 years811,857
   60 to 64 years825,110
   65 to 74 years1,348,279
   75 to 84 years767,270
   85 years and over248,173
   Median age33.9
Under 18 years4,259,549
   Percent of total population23.7
65 years and over2,363,722
   Percent of total population13.1
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households6,639,322
   Family households (families)4,489,312
      Married-couple families3,315,845
         Percent of total households49.9
      Other family, male householder254,201
      Other family, female householder919,266
   Nonfamily households2,150,010
         Percent of total households32.4
      Householder living alone1,806,263
         Householder 65 years and over700,016
   Persons living in households17,445,190
   Persons per household2.63
GROUP QUARTERS
   Persons living in group quarters545,265
      Institutionalized persons267,122
      Other persons in group quarters278,143
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
   White13,385,255
   Black2,859,055
      Percent of total population15.9
   American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut62,651
      Percent of total population0.3
   Asian or Pacific Islander693,760
      Percent of total population3.9
   Other race989,734
   Hispanic origin (of any race)2,214,026
      Percent of total population12.3
1990 Census of Population and Housing                                 
   040 New York                      
      Total housing units7,226,891
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
   Occupied housing units6,639,322
      Owner occupied3,464,436
         Percent owner occupied52.2
      Renter occupied3,174,886
   Vacant housing units587,569
      For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use212,625
  Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)1.9
  Rental vacancy rate (percent)4.9
   Persons per owner-occupied unit2.86
   Persons per renter-occupied unit2.38
   Units with over 1 person per room431,733
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
   1-unit, detached2,929,333
   1-unit, attached301,794
   2 to 4 units1,320,073
   5 to 9 units374,858
   10 or more units1,998,074
   Mobile home, trailer, other302,759
VALUE
   Specified owner-occupied units2,387,606
      Less than $50,000243,817
      $50,000 to $99,000674,377
      $100,000 to $149,000431,629
      $150,000 to $199,999438,992
      $200,000 to $299,999380,997
      $300,000 or more217,794
      Median (dollars)131,600
CONTRACT RENT
   Specified renter-occupied units paying cash rent3,059,911
      Less than $250529,128
      $250 to $4991,387,210
      $500 to $749764,656
      $750 to $999223,110
      $1,000 or more155,807
      Median (dollars)428
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
   Occupied housing units6,639,322
      White5,184,827
      Black947,597
         Percent of occupied units14.3
      American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut20,375
         Percent of occupied units0.3
      Asian or Pacific Islander201,644
         Percent of occupied units3.0
      Other race284,879
      Hispanic origin (of any race)665,079
         Percent of occupied units10.0

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