Area Lots

New York

Ranked #30 out of 50 of the Best places to Live with a Gross State Product of $899,660,000,000.00


New York Facts VS. USA :

Population, 2006 estimate 19,306,183 299,398,484
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 1.7% 6.4%
Population, 2000 18,976,457 281,421,906
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2006 6.3% 6.8%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2006 23.4% 24.6%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2006 13.1% 12.4%
Female persons, percent, 2006 51.5% 50.7%
White persons, percent, 2006 (a) 73.7% 80.1%
Black persons, percent, 2006 (a) 17.4% 12.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2006 (a) 0.5% 1.0%
Asian persons, percent, 2006 (a) 6.9% 4.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2006 (a) 0.1% 0.2%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2006 1.5% 1.6%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2006 (b) 16.3% 14.8%
White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2006 60.5% 66.4%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 61.8% 54.1%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 20.4% 11.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 28.0% 17.9%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 79.1% 80.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 27.4% 24.4%
Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 3,606,147 49,746,248
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 31.7 25.5
Housing units, 2006 7,907,420 126,316,181
Homeownership rate, 2000 53.0% 66.2%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 50.6% 26.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $148,700 $119,600
Households, 2000 7,056,860 105,480,101
Persons per household, 2000 2.61 2.59
Median household income, 2004 $45,343 $44,334
Per capita money income, 1999 $23,389 $21,587
Persons below poverty, percent, 2004 14.5% 12.7%
Business QuickFacts New York USA
Private nonfarm establishments, 2005 514,2651 7,499,702
Private nonfarm employment, 2005 7,417,4631 116,317,003
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2005 0.9%1 2.0%
Nonemployer establishments, 2005 1,443,483 20,392,068
Total number of firms, 2002 1,707,168 22,974,655
Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 7.6% 5.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 0.7% 0.9%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 8.5% 4.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 0.2% 0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 9.6% 6.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 29.6% 28.2%
Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) 147,317,463 3,916,136,712
Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 343,663,041 4,634,755,112
Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 178,067,530 3,056,421,997
Retail sales per capita, 2002 $9,298 $10,615
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 27,835,952 449,498,718
Building permits, 2006 54,382 1,838,903
Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) 143,902,5761 2,143,781,7272
Geography QuickFacts New York USA
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 47,213.79 3,537,438.44
Persons per square mile, 2000 401.9 79.6
FIPS Code 36