Bensonhurst Demographic Charts

From The Peopling of New York City

Bensonhurst Census 1950 (Combined 35 US Census Tracts)

Tracts not in data: 188,190,198, 402, 434
Tracts included but without any numbers: 262,276,284,294

Bensonhurst	Number	Percent
Totlal Population	60210	100.00%
Male	29601	49.16%
Female	30499	50.65%
White	59713	99.17%
Foreign Born White	13354	22.18%
Born In Italy	6371	10.58%
Born in Asia	205	0.34%
African American	461	0.77%

Though information from 9 US Census Tracts for Bensonhurst is missing, the statistics for the useful 35 Census Tracts still gives significant information.

Bensonhurst Census 2000 (Combined 44 US Census Tracts)

Bensonhurst	Number	Percent
Total population	143,206	100.00%
Sex and Age
Male	68,757	48.01%
Female	74,449	51.99%
Under 5 years	8,074	5.64%
5 to 9 years	8,095	5.65%
10 to 14 years	8,241	5.75%
15 to 19 years	8,305	5.80%
20 to 24 years	9,615	6.71%
25 to 34 years	22,580	15.77%
35 to 44 years	21,877	15.28%
45 to 54 years	19,220	13.42%
55 to 59 years	6,529	4.56%
60 to 64 years	6,787	4.74%
65 to 74 years	12,197	8.52%
75 to 84 years	8,581	5.99%
85 years and over	3,105	2.17%
18 years and over	113,835	79.49%
Male	53,418	37.30%
Female	60,417	42.19%
21 years and over	108,717	75.92%
62 years and over	27,913	19.49%
65 years and over	23,883	16.68%
Male	9,305	6.50%
Female	14,578	10.18%
One race	138,630	96.80%
White	98,698	68.92%
Black or African American	622	0.43%
American Indian and Alaska Native	233	0.16%
Asian	34,487	24.08%
Asian Indian	1,202	0.84%
Chinese	29,944	20.91%
Filipino	258	0.18%
Japanese	38	0.03%
Korean	646	0.45%
Vietnamese	470	0.33%
Other Asian	1,929	1.35%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	71	0.05%
Native Hawaiian	2	0.00%
Guamanian or Chamorro	55	0.04%
Samoan	7	0.00%
Other Pacific Islander	7	0.00%
Some other race	4,519	3.16%
Two or more races	4,576	3.20%
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races
White	102,617	71.66%
Black or African American	906	0.63%
American Indian and Alaska Native	474	0.33%
Asian	35,775	24.98%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	170	0.12%
Some other race	7,948	5.55%
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	143,206	100.00%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	12,762	8.91%
Mexican	2,646	1.85%
Puerto Rican	4,450	3.11%
Cuban	232	0.16%
Other Hispanic or Latino	5,434	3.79%
Not Hispanic or Latino	130,444	91.09%
White alone	91,529	63.91%
Relationship
Total population	143,206	100.00%
In households	142,204	99.30%
Householder	52,981	37.00%
Spouse	27,794	19.41%
Child	42,409	29.61%
Own child under 18 years	26,651	18.61%
Other relatives	13,876	9.69%
Under 18 years	2,419	1.69%
Nonrelatives	5,144	3.59%
Unmarried partner	1,492	1.04%
In group quarters	1,002	0.70%
Institutionalized population	740	0.52%
Noninstitutionalized population	262	0.18%
Total households	52,981	100.00%
Family households (families)	37,298	70.40%
With own children under 18 years	15,713	29.66%
Married-couple family	27,794	52.46%
With own children under 18 years	12,397	23.40%
Female householder, no husband present	6,743	12.73%
With own children under 18 years;	2,676	5.05%
Nonfamily households	15,683	29.60%
Householder living alone	13,685	25.83%
Householder 65 years and over	6,620	12.50%
Households with individuals under 18 years	17,216	32.49%
Households with individuals 65 years and over	17,592	33.20%
Average household size	118.6	0.22%
Average family size	143.64	0.27%
Total housing units	54,599	100.00%
Occupied housing units	52,981	97.04%
Vacant housing units	1,618	2.96%
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	138	0.25%
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	20.8	0.04%
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	70.5	0.13%
Housing Tenure
Occupied housing units	52,981	100.00%
Owner-occupied housing units	16,239	30.65%
Renter-occupied housing units	36,742	69.35%
Average household size of owner-occupied unit	135.33	0.26%
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	110.33	0.21%

Bensonhurst Census 1990 (Combined 44 US Census Tracts)

Bensonhurst	Number	Percent
Persons: Total	124568	100.00%
Families: Total	33557	26.94%
Households: Total	48950	39.30%
Persons: Male	58590	47.03%
Persons: Female	65978	52.97%
Persons: White	106552	85.54%
Persons: Black	636	0.51%
Persons: American Indian; Eskimo; or Aleut	209	0.17%
Persons: Asian or Pacific Islander	14309	11.49%
Persons: Other race	2862	2.30%
Persons: White	106552	85.54%
Persons: Black	636	0.51%
Persons: American Indian	168	0.13%
Persons: Eskimo	21	0.02%
Persons: Aleut	20	0.02%
Persons: Chinese	11974	9.61%
Persons: Filipino	195	0.16%
Persons: Japanese	32	0.03%
Persons: Asian Indian	468	0.38%
Persons: Korean	714	0.57%
Persons: Vietnamese	205	0.16%
Persons: Cambodian	9	0.01%
Persons: Hmong	0	0.00%
Persons: Laotian	9	0.01%
Persons: Thai	29	0.02%
Persons: Other Asian	652	0.52%
Persons: Hawaiian	0	0.00%
Persons: Samoan	2	0.00%
Persons: Tongan	0	0.00%
Persons: Other Polynesian	0	0.00%
Persons: Guamanian	17	0.01%
Persons: Other Micronesian	0	0.00%
Persons: Melanesian	0	0.00%
Persons: Pacific Islander; not specified	3	0.00%
Persons: Other race	2862	2.30%
Persons of Hispanic origin: Total	10223	8.21%
Persons: Not of Hispanic origin	114345	91.79%
Persons: Hispanic origin; Mexican	1077	0.86%
Persons: Hispanic origin; Puerto Rican	4640	3.72%
Persons: Hispanic origin; Cuban	466	0.37%
Persons: Hispanic origin; Other Hispanic	4040	3.24%
Persons: Not of Hispanic origin; White	99454	79.84%
Persons: Not of Hispanic origin; Black	498	0.40%
Persons: Not of Hispanic origin; American Indian; Eskimo; or Aleut	159	0.13%
Persons: Not of Hispanic origin; Asian or Pacific Islander	14133	11.35%
Persons: Not of Hispanic origin; Other race	101	0.08%
Persons: Hispanic origin; White	7098	5.70%
Persons: Hispanic origin; Black	138	0.11%
Persons: Hispanic origin; American Indian; Eskimo; or Aleut	50	0.04%
Persons: Hispanic origin; Asian or Pacific Islander	176	0.14%
Persons: Hispanic origin; Other race	2761	2.22%
Persons: Under 1 year	1156	0.93%
Persons: 1 and 2 years	3197	2.57%
Persons: 3 and 4 years	2755	2.21%
Persons: 5 years	1309	1.05%
Persons: 6 years	1262	1.01%
Persons: 7 to 9 years	3814	3.06%
Persons: 10 and 11 years	2588	2.08%
Persons: 12 and 13 years	2604	2.09%
Persons: 14 years	1271	1.02%
Persons: 15 years	1389	1.12%
Persons: 16 years	1306	1.05%
Persons: 17 years	1496	1.20%
Persons: 18 years	1514	1.22%
Persons: 19 years	1675	1.34%
Persons: 20 years	1850	1.49%
Persons: 21 years	1800	1.44%
Persons: 22 to 24 years	5774	4.64%
Persons: 25 to 29 years	11365	9.12%
Persons: 30 to 34 years	10448	8.39%
Persons: 35 to 39 years	9094	7.30%
Persons: 40 to 44 years	8124	6.52%
Persons: 45 to 49 years	6112	4.91%
Persons: 50 to 54 years	6202	4.98%
Persons: 55 to 59 years	6246	5.01%
Persons: 60 and 61 years	2768	2.22%
Persons: 62 to 64 years	4185	3.36%
Persons: 65 to 69 years	6877	5.52%
Persons: 70 to 74 years	5732	4.60%
Persons: 75 to 79 years	5004	4.02%
Persons: 80 to 84 years	3275	2.63%
Persons: 85 years and over	2376	1.91%