Demographics

Total Population of NYC in 2010 Census, Change from 2000 Census

Total Population, New York City and Staten Island, 2000 and 20101

Geographic Location

2000

2010

Change 2000-2010

#

%

#

%

#

%

New York City

8,008,278 100%

8,175,133

100%

166,855

2.1%

Staten Island (Richmond County)

443, 278

5.5% 486, 730 5.7% 25, 002 5.6%

1New York City Department of City Planning, Total Population, 2000-2010 (March 2011) .  Retrieved from http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcp/pdf/census/census2010/t_pl_p1_nyc.pdf.

1:  Top ten ethnic communities on Staten Island, 2010

Top twelve ethnic communities on Staten Island1 2

Rank

Ethnicity

Population #

Population %

Location

1

Italian 146,777 31.30% 10308, 10309

2

Irish 62,149 13.20% 10308,

10306

3

German 22,541 4.80% 10307,

10310

4

Polish 18,702 4.00% 10306,

10314

5

Russian 14,964 3.20% 10306,

10308

6

American 12,531 2.70% 10301,

10303

7

English 9,327 2.00% 10301,

10306,

10309

8

West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 8,886 1.90% 10302,

10303

9

Subsaharan African 7,940 1.70% 10303,

10304

10

Ukrainian 5,698 1.20% 10305,

10306

11

Norwegian 3,720 0.80% 10309, 10308

12

Korean 3,207 .70%  

1U.S. Census Bureau, United States Census 2010 (2010). Retrieved from http://www.census.gov/2010census/.

2New York City Department of City Planning, DP-1 Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010

2010 Demographic Profile Data, GEO: New York City, New York (May 2011).  Retrieved from http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcp/pdf/census/census2010/t_sf1_dp_nyc.pdf.