New York Profile and Statistics
New York Cities Households By Type
In 2007, New York had 7096035 total households with the average home having 2.63 residents and the average family coming in at
3.3.
Of those homes reported, 30.1% were made up of families with kids under 18 years old; 20.1% of homes were married couples with kids under
18 years old.
There were 143495 homes where the male was the sole parent of one or more kids under 18, and 568098 where the female was the sole head of
household.
In New York, 2085575 people live alone, and of that, 736658 are 65 and over.
There were 2370249 (33.4%) homes with at least one person under 18 living there and 1785106 (25.2%) where one resident or more
was 65 or older.
Relationships in New York
So who are the folks in those homes? Out of the total household population of 18675790, 38 percent are the main “Householder,” while 17.2
are spouses. There are 5835902 children, and 1497441 comprise “other relatives.” 1040028 are non-relatives sharing the space, while 386944
reflect an unmarried partner in the home.
New York Census Marital Status data
In New York, there are 7477281 males, 15 years or older. Of that, 2887716 have never married; 3687718 are currently still married, but
have separated. 175447 are legally separated, 523463 are divorced and 202937 are widowed.
Among women 15 or over (8152442), 33% never married, 43.3% are married but separated while 3.6% are legally still
separated. 9.6% are divorced and 10.5% are widowed.
New York Fertility Rates and NY Statistics
Let’s talk babies in New York (NY): In the 2007 report, 244838 women (15-50) had given birth in the previous 12 months. Here’s how it
breaks down:
Of the unmarried women in New York (which could mean widowed, divorced or never hitched); of those, 78558 had a baby in the previous year.
A finer breakdown is as follows (each category reflects per 1000 women):
Among unmarried women, there were 28 births; among women 15 to 50, it totals 49 babies. Women 15 to 19 had 19 babies,
while there were 86 babies delivered to women 20 to 34. Among women 35 to 50, the birth rate totaled 27.
New York Grandparents Statistics
There are 401836 grandparents living with their own grandkids, and 125840 (31.3%) that are responsible for those young ‘uns. Of those, 68.9% are the grandmothers and 64.5% of the grandparents are married.
Among those “Nanas” and ”Pop Pops” caring for the kids, 25803 have done it for less than a year; 30664 have been in charge from 1-2 years,
20518 handling things 3 or 4 years and 48855 doing the job 5 or more years.
New York School Enrollment / Educational Attainment: (NY)
In New York, 5104805 (100%) of the population is 3 years old and over and enrolled in school. Of that, 306864 (6%) are in
nursery or preschool; 233761 (4.6%) are in kindergarten, while 1971195 (38.6%) are in Elementary school (meaning, grades 1-8).
1133174 (22.2%) are slogging through High School, while 1459811 (28.6%) are in college or graduate school.
The total percentage of those folks with a high school graduate degree (or higher) is 29.6% (3802483); 17.9% (2298740) percent
hold a Bachelor’s degree or higher. It breaks down as follows:
Among the population 25 years or older (12866461), 903922 (7%) have less than a 9th grade education, while 1172212
(9.1%) made it anywhere from 9th to 12th grade, but received no diploma. There are 3802483 (29.6%) who are high school graduates
(or have the equivalency).
1942616 (15.1%) have some college experience but no degree; 1035958 (8.1%) reached an Associate’s degree; 2298740
(17.9%) attained their Bachelor’s degree and 1710530 (13.3%) hold a Graduate or other professional degree.
Veteran Information
The civilian population (18 and over) in New York is 14790304. Of that, 1084923 (100%) are civilian veterans.
Disability Status Of Civilian. Noninstitutionalized Pop.
The total population in this demographic (5 years and over) is 17801737 (100%) – of that, 2510279 (14.1%) have a disability. The
different groups break down as follows:
Among the total age group of 5-15 years (2717079), 165310 (6.1%) have a disability.
Of those 16-64 years old (12664063), 1401850 (11.1%) have a disability.
Of those 65 and older (2420595), 943119 (39%) have a disability.
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