New York
New York - At A Glance
The State:
- Profile: Click here for political history and analysis.
- Area Size:
54,556 square miles
- Population in 2006 (est):
19,306,183
- Population in 2000:
18,976,457
- Population in 1990:
17,990,455
- Change 1990–2000:
Up 5.5%
- Population Rank:
3rd of 50; 6.7% of total U.S. population
- Most Populous Cities:
1.New York (8,214,426)
2.Buffalo (276,059)
3.Rochester (208,123)
4.Yonkers (197,852)
5.Syracuse (140,658)
- Registered Voters:
D: 5,507,928(47.2%)
; R: 3,130,122(26.8%)
; ; O: 3,031,523(26.0%)
- Presidential Votes: Click here for analysis and past returns.
- Congressional Redistricting: Click here for additional details. An expanded map of the current lines is also available.
- Senate
33 R 29 D
- Assembly
108 D 42 R
- State Legislative Term Limits: No
Key Elected Officials:
The People:
For definitions and additional details regarding the data below, please see the Almanac 2008
Guide to Usage.
- Race/Ethnic Origin: White 11,760,981 (62.0%); Black 2,812,623 (14.8%); Asian 1,035,926 (5.5%); Native Am. 52,499 (0.3%); Hawaiian 5,230 (0.0%); Two+ races 366,116 (1.9%); Other 75,499 (0.4%); Hisp. Origin 2,867,583 (15.1%)
- Ancestry: Italian:11.4%;Irish:10.2%;German:8.9%;English:4.8%;Polish:4.1%
- State Native:
65.3%
- Non-citizens:
11.0%
- Languages Spoken, by Household: English:70.4%; Spanish:13.3%; Other European:11.4%
- Education:79.1%% H.S. Grad:; 27.4%% College Grad:
- Military Veterans: 1,361,164 (9.5%); WWII: 25.4%; Korea:15.5%; Vietnam: 27.7%; Gulf War:7.1%
The Economy:
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Guide to Usage.
- Industry: Agriculture: 0.6%; Construction: 5.2%; Finance: 8.8%; Information: 4.1%; Manufacturing: 15.5%; Professional: 34.5%; Public Administration: 5.2%; Trade: 13.8%; Other: 12.3%
- Work Force:
- Work Sector: Private:76.8%; Govt:17.0%; Self:6.0%; Family:0.2%; Unemployment:7.1%
- Median Household Income: $43,393
- 14.6% are below the poverty line
- 17.9% less than $15,000
- 23.1% $15-35,000
- 14.8% $35-50,000
- 29.0% $50-100,000
- 9.1% $100-150,000
- 6.2% more than $150,000
- Median Home Value: $147,600
- 9.1% less than $50,000
- 25.3% $50-100,000
- 32.0% $100-200,000
- 18.5% $200-300,000
- 10.0% $300-500,000
- 5.1% more than $500,000
August 7, 2008
