Statistics gathered from Social Explorer
Statistics gathered from Social Explorer
Statistics gathered from Social Explorer
In 2000, East Harlem had a population of 108,092. About 60% of this population was older than 25: around 65000 people. Now chew on this: half of these 65000 people did not have high school diplomas.
Trends have shown that more and more East Harlem residents are obtaining higher levels of education. Although a majority of people from the area only have a 9th through 12th grade education, the number of people with college experience increased by 70% between 1990 and 2000. According to the Community District 11 Planning Assessment, this is accompanied with a decrease of people having only 9th-12th grade or less than 9th grade experience (-2.0% and -5.7% respectively).
This improvement with education in the community has had beneficial effects on the poverty levels and opportunities for employment. Income levels bewteen 1990 and 2000 have grown substantially; those earning $100,000-or-more have increased by $259%! Diminishes were among those earning less than $15,000, and those earning between $15,000 and $24,999 (-12.2% and -11.6% respectively). Higher earnings are most likely the result of better positions obtained due to the increase in education. Professional and related occupations have grown by 42.2%, and most careers revolve around sales and office work. Jobs in fields such as farming, fishing, and forestry have experienced the biggest decline (-63.0%).
Statistics gathered from the Community District 11 Planning Assessment
Statistics gathered from the Community District 11 Planning Assessment
Statistics gathered from the Community District 11 Planning Assessment
Statistics gathered from the Community District 11 Planning Assessment
