New York City - New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area
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The New York City Metropolitan area represents the largest city and metro in America with more than 18 million residents. African Americans have a rich history in this region even before the civil war.
The New York Metro Black population is the highest of any city in the United States at close to 3.5 million. New York City Proper has more than 2.4 million African Americans.
The largest densest Black population in America consists
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Total population
Male
Female
Median age (years)
Under 18 years
Male
Female
18 years and over
Male
Female
3,459,436
45.8%
54.2%
33.1
978,709
51.0%
49.0%
2,480,727
43.7%
56.3%
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Households
Family households
With own children under 18 years
Married-couple families
With own children under 18 years
Female, no husband present
With own children under 18 years
Nonfamily households
Male householder
Living alone
Female householder
Living alone
Average household size
Average family size
1,176,353
64.2%
33.0%
26.6%
13.0%
31.2%
17.5%
35.8%
15.5%
13.3%
20.2%
18.4%
2.8
3.6
MARITAL STATUS.
.Population 15 years and over
Now married, except separated
Widowed
Divorced
Separated
Never married
Male 15 years and over
Now married, except separated
Widowed
Divorced
Separated
Never married
Female 15 years and over
Now married, except separated
Widowed
Divorced
Separated
Never married
2,659,304
29.3%
6.6%
9.0%
5.6%
49.5%
1,173,424
34.2%
2.8%
7.2%
4.2%
51.6%
1,485,880
25.4%
9.7%
10.4%
6.7%
47.8%
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over
Less than high school diploma
High school graduate (includes equivalency)
Some college or associate's degree
Bachelor's degree
Graduate or professional degree
High school graduate or higher
Male, high school graduate or higher
Female, high school graduate or higher
Bachelor's degree or higher
Male, bachelor's degree or higher
Female, bachelor's degree or higher
2,102,988
19.4%
34.0%
25.6%
13.8%
7.2%
80.6%
79.5%
81.5%
21.0%
19.5%
22.1%
12,586,867
16.4%
28.4%
20.8%
20.4%
14.1%
83.6%
83.6%
83.7%
34.5%
35.6%
33.4%
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over
In labor force
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Percent of civilian labor force
Armed Forces
Not in labor force
2,602,424
62.7%
62.6%
55.8%
6.8%
10.9%
0.1%
37.3%
14,819,551
64.1%
64.0%
59.9%
4.2%
6.5%
0.0%
35.9%
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
Walked
Other means
Worked at home
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
1,396,826
40.2%
6.0%
44.6%
5.2%
1.8%
2.2%
39.3
8,597,844
50.6%
7.5%
29.9%
6.1%
2.2%
3.7%
34.1
Civilian employed population 16 years and over
Management, professional, and related occupations.....................
Service occupations..................................................................
Sales and office occupations......................................................
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations....................................
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations.......
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations.........
Male civilian employed population 16 years and over.........
Management, professional, and related occupations....................
Service occupations..................................................................
Sales and office occupations.....................................................
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations....................................
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations......
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations.........
Female civilian employed population 16 years and over.....
Management, professional, and related occupations.....................
Service occupations..................................................................
Sales and office occupations......................................................
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations....................................
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations.......
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations..........
1,452,767
30.0%
26.7%
27.0%
0.0%
6.0%
10.4%
649,091
24.6%
22.3%
21.0%
0.1%
12.6%
19.4%
803,676
34.3%
30.2%
31.8%
0.0%
0.6%
3.1%
8,874,199
38.2%
18.0%
26.7%
0.1%
7.7%
9.4%
4,693,064
35.5%
16.2%
20.3%
0.1%
14.1%
13.8%
4,181,135
41.3%
20.0%
33.8%
0.0%
0.4%
4.4%
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining................................................
Construction.........................................................................................................
Manufacturing.......................................................................................................
Wholesale trade....................................................................................................
Retail trade...........................................................................................................
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities...........................................................
Information............................................................................................................
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing...................................
Professional, scientific, management, administrative waste management services......
Educational services, and health care and social assistance.....................................
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services................
Other services (except public administration)............................................................
Public administration..............................................................................................
0.1%
3.9%
3.7%
2.0%
9.6%
9.0%
3.3%
7.8%
9.1%
34.7%
5.5%
5.0%
6.3%
0.1%
6.1%
6.9%
3.7%
10.4%
6.0%
3.8%
10.1%
12.3%
23.5%
7.9%
5.1%
4.1%
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
Government workers
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
Unpaid family workers
73.3%
22.8%
3.9%
0.1%
79.0%
14.9%
6.0%
0.2%
INCOME IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS (IN 2006 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Black(NYC) All NYC Black USAHouseholds 1,176,353 6,709,151
1,176,353 6,709,151Median household income (dollars)$41,099 $59,281
$41,099 $59,28115,078,175
47.2%
6.7%
7.9%
3.0%
35.3%
7,175,309
50.9%
2.6%
6.2%
2.2%
38.1%
7,902,866
43.8%
10.5%
9.4%
3.6%
32.7%
6,709,151
66.4%
31.4%
46.5%
21.9%
15.0%
7.7%
33.6%
14.7%
11.7%
18.9%
16.5%
2.74
3.42
18,818,536
48.3%
51.7%
37.4
4,520,597
51.1%
48.9%
14,297,939
47.4%
52.6%
OCCUPATION
Georgia
consists of more than 900,000 African Americans living in a 4 mile square area in the New York Borough of Brooklyn.
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39,151,870
47.7%
52.3%
30.3
12,169,456
50.8%
49.2%
26,982,414
46.3%
53.7%
13,467,602
64.3%
34.9%
29.0%
13.7%
29.3%
18.4%
35.7%
16.3%
13.7%
19.4%
17.5%
2.68
3.41
29,117,937
30.8%
6.3%
11.4%
4.8%
46.7%
13,570,393
34.9%
2.7%
9.7%
4.1%
48.6%
15,547,544
27.1%
9.4%
12.9%
5.5%
45.0%
22,496,833
20.4%
33.9%
28.6%
11.3%
5.8%
79.6%
78.4%
80.6%
17.1%
15.6%
18.3%
28,408,278
63.0%
62.5%
54.6%
7.9%
12.6%
0.5%
37.0%
15,094,516
70.6%
10.9%
11.6%
2.9%
1.8%
2.2%
27.3
15,520,117
26.6%
23.8%
26.8%
0.3%
6.2%
16.2%
7,187,330
21.3%
20.6%
18.9%
0.6%
12.7%
25.9%
8,332,787
31.2%
26.6%
33.5%
0.1%
0.7%
7.9%
0.6%
4.0%
9.8%
2.3%
10.9%
7.3%
2.6%
6.6%
8.7%
27.1%
8.8%
4.3%
7.2%
76.1%
20.2%
3.6%
0.1%
.
13,467,602
$32,465
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