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POPULATION
About the Data
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About the Data |
| Welcome to the About the Data Section. In this section you can get information about various data presented in the population section. Use the drop down list above to select the information you would like to view. |
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About Population Division |
The Population Division serves as New York City government's hub of demographic expertise. The division provides a number of services to city agencies, and other organizations doing business in New York City. Foremost among these is dissemination of data and analysis of population and housing as part of:
- Local and citywide planning studies
- Environmental reviews
- Capital planning
- Needs assessments
- Policy formulation
- Program planning and implementation
- Special studies related to issues of importance to the city
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American Community Survey |
The American Community Survey (ACS) replaces the decennial Census long-form sample, which provided detailed
demographic, social, economic and housing data for the nation between 1960 and 2000. It represents a significant
advance over the long-form sample in that data are provided more than once a decade and on a more timely basis,
generally in the year after the survey is taken. The ACS uses a continuous “rolling” national sample of about 240,000
addresses a month. In order to have a large enough sample from which to create estimates of characteristics, the ACS
“rolls-up” the sample for one-year, three-year or five-year periods, depending on the size of the geographic area.
Estimates are prepared using 12 months of sample for places of at least 65,000 residents, 36 months of sample for
places of at least 20,000 residents, and five-years of sample for all places regardless of size. This means that estimates
can be for a single year (e.g. 2009) or for multi-year periods (e.g. 2006-2008, 2007-2009 and 2005-2009). The ACS
provides annually updated estimates for all person and housing characteristics, which represents a significant
improvement over data previously available only from the ten-year cycle census.
For New York City and the five boroughs, separate estimates are available annually. While the same is technically true
for the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) – approximations of Community Districts – many cells in the tables and data
profiles provided by the Census Bureau have been suppressed because of confidentiality concerns and the absence of
sufficient sample for reliable estimates. As a result, we provide PUMA estimates for a three-year period, based on 36
months of sample. While these numbers represent an average for a characteristic over a three-year period, the
increased reliability of the estimates makes it well worth the tradeoff. Please see  the 55 PUMAs that approximate New York City’s
59 Community Districts. By late 2010, the
Census Bureau will be releasing characteristics information for the 2005-2009 period, for all census tracts in New York
City for the first time, using 2000 census tract definitions. Five years of sample is the minimum required to create
estimates for census tracts; however, we are recommending that data users consider aggregating census tracts to
increase the reliability of estimates using the Neighborhood Projection Areas geographic template available under Bytes
of the Big Apple on the City Planning web site. There are 188 Neighborhood Projection Areas, making this geography a
good compromise between PUMAs and census tracts.
For more information on how to use ACS data, please see “The Decennial Census and the American Community Survey
(ACS)”.
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Population Estimates |
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Population Estimates provide the latest available information on New York City's population preprared by the U.S. Census Bureau and evaluated by the Department of City Planning. |
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New York City Population Projections by Age/Sex and Borough, 2000-2030 |
This report presents an analysis of New York City’s population projected through 2030. The projection
was done for each of the city’s five boroughs by age and sex, at five year intervals for 2000
through 2030.
The projections were created using a cohort component model, which breaks down
population growth into three main components: births, deaths, and migration. The cohort component
model uses births, deaths, and migrants to move age/sex cohorts forward through time,
creating a new age/sex distribution at each five year time point. A particular cohort's ability to
grow or decline is dependent on how these components affect each age/sex group. The success
of the model depends on identifying appropriate fertility, mortality, and migration rates to apply to
different age groups.
The briefing booklet provides a condensed version of the projected population to 2030. The full report has three sections. The first section presents population projections for 2000 to 2030, focusing on the school-age (ages 5 to 17) and elderly (ages 65 and over) populations. The second section discusses these projections in the context of New York City’s recent demographic past (1950–2000). The third section consists of two appendices. Appendix 1 presents the underlying demographic assumptions made in these projections, along with a detailed description of the data and methodology employed. While presentations in this report focus primarily on the projected total, school-age, and elderly populations by borough, Appendix 2 of this report provides detailed tables with projected populations for all age groups by sex and by borough. |
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Lower Manhattan Study |
This paper seeks to assess how social, demographic, and economic conditions in Lower
Manhattan have changed in the first half of this decade.
The decennial census long form,
which is sent to approximately one-in-six households, has been the primary source of
small area social and economic data used by local policy makers, program planners, and
service providers. These data provided detailed information on those who resided in
Lower Manhattan in April 2000, and on the huge flows of workers into and out of that
area. With these data becoming largely irrelevant due to the dramatic changes brought
about by 9/11, it was crucial to gain an understanding of Lower Manhattan’s population
in the post-9/11 period to help advance the rebuilding process.
The dislocation brought about by catastrophic events, such as 9/11, are often manifested in changes in the age
structure of the population, the composition and living arrangements of households, and
patterns of migration. Furthermore, because the number of persons who work in Lower
Manhattan is so large, understanding post-9/11 changes in the flow of workers, their
mode of transportation to work, and the origins of their work trips could be brought to
bear on decisions about rebuilding infrastructure and investments in programs for these
populations. Without an alternative to the traditional census long form, the city would
have to wait until 2012 for a post-9/11 view of Lower Manhattan. |
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Neighborhood Change to 2010 |
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This document provides a neighborhood map depicting projected population growth between 2000 and 2010. This analysis is based on net new construction between 2000 and 2006, as well as units added due to alterations of existing buildings during this period, and on permits in the pipeline that are likely to result in new housing between 2006 and 2010. |
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An Evaluation of the Quality and Utility of ACS Five Year Estimates for Bronx Census Tracts and Neighborhoods |
The capacity of the American Community Survey (ACS) to replace the decennial census long form is based on the validity and reliability of these data at the census tract-level. This research builds on an earlier analysis of ACS test data for the Bronx that utilized special three-year averages for neighborhoods, which were census tract aggregates. The availability of census tract data for the Bronx, which are five-year averages, provides an ideal opportunity to ask about the quality and usefulness of these data, which will become available for all census tracts in 2010. This study evaluates the reliability of these census tract attributes against those provided by the 2000 Census. Further, we attempt to gauge the usefulness of these estimates by comparing the ACS five-year averages to administrative data at the census tract level for selected population, housing and economic items. |
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Small Area Data Quality: A Comparison of Estimates 2000 Census and the 1999-2001 ACS Bronx, New York Test Site |
The American Community Survey (ACS) has replaced the decennial census long form, based on the premise that the ACS is capable of creating an accurate and useful socioeconomic picture of sub-county areas, such as neighborhoods in large cities. This study compares estimates from the 1999-2001 ACS and the 2000 Census for 88 neighborhoods in Bronx County, New York. It asks whether estimates from the ACS can replace those from the census sample by drawing a picture of similarities and differences; meaningful differences are defined in this study as those that can affect the work of a large city planning agency. The results show that, despite some important conceptual differences, most estimates from the 1999-2001 ACS do not differ from those in the 2000 Census in a meaningful way; however, there are some important exceptions. Examining differences in the context of the data collection effort (mail return rates, household nonresponse rates) and in terms of data quality (item allocation levels) leads to a better understanding of differences between the two surveys. |
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Changes in Employment and Commuting Patterns Among Workers in New York City and the New York Metropolitan Area, 2000-2007 |
Using the 2000 US Census and the 2007 American Community Survey (ACS), this Census Brief examines changes in employment and commuting patterns in New York City and the New York City Metropolitan Area from 2000 to 2007. Between 2000 and 2007, concurrently with large employment increases, there was a pronounced shift in the New York Metropolitan Area from auto commuting to public transportation. While this shift was most pronounced in the New York City, it existed in the suburbs as well. These findings represent a reversal of the trend from 1980 to 2000, in which transit commuters decreased as a share of all workers in the city.
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