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Table 2 Census-tract level population characteristics in NYS exclusive of NYC, 1990 and 2000

From: Changes in population characteristics and their implication on public health research

 

1990 census

2000 census

 

Characteristics

Mean

(Median)

SD a

Mean

(Median)

SD a

Difference

In Mean

Population size

4,044

1,541

4,165

1,697

121

(3,967)

 

(4,014)

  

Female-headed families, %

15.5 (12.0)

11.1

17.8 (13.6)

12.3

2.3

Male, %

48.4 (48.5)

3.21

48.6 (48.6)

3.40

0.2

Non-Hispanic white, %

87.0 (94.4)

20.0

81.7 (91.2)

23.1

-5.3

Non-Hispanic African-American, %

7.20 (1.25)

16.5

9.01 (1.98)

17.4

1.8

Hispanic, %

3.73 (1.75)

6.36

6.07 (2.88)

9.32

2.3

15–44 age group, %

46.0 (45.1)

6.76

41.8 (40.9)

7.26

-4.2

Never married, %

27.8 (25.3)

9.30

27.8 (24.8)

9.50

0

Foreign born population, %

6.99 (5.17)

6.45

8.54 (5.64)

8.65

1.5

Unemployment rate, %

5.98 (4.99)

3.80

5.79 (4.48)

4.90

-0.1

Working class, %

61.1 (62.3)

9.57

56.2 (57.3)

10.8

-4.9

High school dropout rate, %

8.95 (6.78)

9.10

7.96 (5.47)

9.38

-1.0

Below a high school degree, %

21.6 (20.4)

10.7

16.9 (15.2)

10.0

-4.7

Per capita income (1999 $)

21,203

10,027

23,448

11,008

2,245

(18,997)

 

(20,911)

  

Median family income (1999 $)

56,871

24,093

58,741

26,571

1,870

(52,871)

 

(53,391)

  

Median household income (1999 $)

48,571

24,731

50,846

24,799

2,275

(42,907)

 

(45,703)

  

Gini coefficient

0.3790

0.0525

0.4050

0.0584

0.026

(0.3746)

 

(0.3984)

  

Individuals below poverty, %

9.67 (6.21)

10.0

11.0 (7.52)

10.5

1.3

Families below poverty, %

7.19 (4.21)

8.74

8.30 (5.17)

9.30

1.1

Household below poverty, %

9.59 (6.66)

9.49

10.5 (7.42)

9.80

0.9

Household with interest, dividend, and rental income, %

47.6 (48.1)

14.0

41.3 (41.4)

14.3

-6.3

Home ownership, %

69.5 (76.0)

21.1

69.3 (75.9)

21.7

-0.2

Median house value, 1999 $

159,255

116,794

145,779

117,774

-13,476

(117,061)

 

(102,450)

  

Vacant housing units, %

8.89 (5.05)

11.2

9.11 (5.27)

10.7

0.2

House crowding, %

2.19 (1.29)

3.39

2.77 (1.55)

4.08

0.6

  1. aSD: standard deviation.