Detailed Facebook Demographics
Age range Male Female
14-17 9.8% 9.1%
18-20 13.7% 13.2%
21-24 17.5% 16.6%
25-29 13.2% 11.7%
30-34 10.2% 9.7%
35-44 15.3% 15.4%
45-54 10.4% 12.3%
55-63 5.5% 7.2%
64+ 4.5% 4.8%
Source: Facebook.com ad platform. Percentages include those Facebook members who include a gender in their profiles. Data collected in May 2011.
Are "happy hours" a sign of burgeoning nightlife, or just evidence of a glut of bars in the neighborhood, servicing a community that likes to start drinking in the afternoon? Probably both, but I'm sort of glad the lower east side doesn't win this category.
Tracking the changing makeup of the city.Published: January 21, 2011 -->A century ago, Israel Zangwill popularized the term in his play, “The Melting Pot.” New York has evolved into a greater crucible of race and ethnicity today than it was back then, but the city also remains very much a mosaic — a variegated montage of neighborhoods in which certain groups predominate.
In a month or so, the 2010 census will most likely confirm a record high in the city’s foreign-born population. American Community Survey data released last month revealed a striking metamorphosis during the last decade. Traditional ethnic enclaves sprawled amoeba-like into adjacent communities. Once monolithic tracts of white and black and native-born residents have become bespeckled with newcomers.
Population Change in New York City Neighborhoods Since 2000
One of the principal demographic trends of recent years, U.S.-born whites moving into cities, is apparent in Manhattan and northern Brooklyn. White populations are declining in northeast Queens, where immigrant populations are increasing, and parts of Staten Island, which are attracting more blacks.
Native Whites
Black populations are declining in some traditionally black areas; in central Brooklyn and Harlem, where whites are moving in, but also in southeast Queens, which black families may be leaving for the suburbs. In Canarsie, the U.S.-born black population has grown 20 percent. In nearby Brownsville, it is down nine percent.
Native Blacks
Chinese immigrants are declining in Lower Manhattan, and yielding to Indian and Bangladeshi growth in Jackson Heights and Woodside. But their numbers are rapidly growing in Flushing, Fresh Meadows, Sunset Park and Bensonhurst.
East Asians
This is fascinating. My co-worker put me on to this map, visually data-mapping ethnic and racial information by location.
Stop, Question and Frisk in New York Neighborhoods
New York City’s police force, in its fight against crime, has increasingly used a strategy known as “stop, question and frisk,” which allows officers to stop someone based on a reasonable suspicion of crime. One expert has estimated New Yorkers are stopped at twice the national rate. The impact on crime is much debated, and critics contend disproportionate stopping of minorities is a result of racial profiling, which police officials dispute. Related Article »
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By the Numbers
The number of stops has increased to nearly 600,000 in a year. |
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Intense Policing
Residents of some parts of the city feel the police presence much more acutely than others. Although frequency of stops is roughly commensurate with the crime rate over broad areas, the police presence in some places is disproportionate. |
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Who Gets Stopped
Mostly young, mostly minorities. More than 90 percent are male. |
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