Demographics

Population:
Total Population- 144,159
48.4 %- Male
51.6% – Female
Total households- 29,327
# family households- 20,610s

Immigrants:
Bensonhurst has the second highest immigrant population out of all five boroughs. 54% of the population is foreign born, equaling approximately 77,682 people. Of those foreign born people, 41% come from China, 8% are from Italy and Russia respectively, 6% from Ukraine, 5% from Mexico, with other small percentages from Pakistan, Belarus, Poland, Ecuador, and Albania. 21% of the foreign born population are from a variety of other countries. From 2007, the population of foreign born have increased by 4 percent, a stark contrast from almost all other neighborhoods that lost foreign born population. The growth seen Joe Salvo’s presentation (below) is extremely prevalent in the community.