Demographics of New York City - Historical Data

Historical Data

Historical Population of the present area of New York City and its boroughs *
Year Manhattan Brooklyn Queens Bronx Staten Is. Total
1698 4,937 2,017 n/a n/a 727 7,681
1771 21,863 3,623 n/a n/a 2,847 28,423
1790 33,131 4,549 6,159 1,781 3,827 49,447
1800 60,515 5,740 6,642 1,755 4,563 79,215
1810 96,373 8,303 7,444 2,267 5,347 119,734
1820 123,706 11,187 8,246 2,782 6,135 152,056
1830 202,589 20,535 9,049 3,023 7,082 242,278
1840 312,710 47,613 14,480 5,346 10,965 391,114
1850 515,547 138,882 18,593 8,032 15,061 696,115
1860 813,669 279,122 32,903 23,593 25,492 1,174,779
1870 942,292 419,921 45,468 37,393 33,029 1,478,103
1880 1,164,673 599,495 56,559 51,980 38,991 1,911,698
1890 1,441,216 838,547 87,050 88,908 51,693 2,507,414
†1900 1,850,093 1,166,582 152,999 200,507 67,021 3,437,202
1910 2,331,542 1,634,351 284,041 430,980 85,969 4,766,883
1920 2,284,103 2,018,356 469,042 732,016 116,531 5,620,048
1930 1,867,312 2,560,401 1,079,129 1,265,258 158,346 6,930,446
1940 1,889,924 2,698,285 1,297,634 1,394,711 174,441 7,454,995
1950 1,960,101 2,738,175 1,550,849 1,451,277 191,555 7,891,957
1960 1,698,281 2,627,319 1,809,578 1,424,815 221,991 7,781,984
1970 1,539,233 2,602,012 1,986,473 1,471,701 295,443 7,894,862
1980 1,428,285 2,230,936 1,891,325 1,168,972 352,121 7,071,639
1990 1,487,536 2,300,664 1,951,598 1,203,789 378,977 7,322,564
2000 1,537,195 2,465,326 2,229,379 1,332,650 443,728 8,008,278
2010 1,585,873 2,504,700 2,230,722 1,385,108 468,730 8,175,133
* All population figures are consistent with present-day boundaries.
† First census after the consolidation of the five boroughs

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