Staten Island and New York City:
Converging Trends
Mitchell L. Moss
Henry Hart Rice Professor of Urban Policy & Planning
NYU Wagner School
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Friday, March 28, 2014
New York City Population
Staten Island Population &
Share of NYC’s Population
Population Growth: 1970-2010
Staten Island:
+59%
New York City:
+4%
Population Growth: 2010-2012
Population by Share of Race: 1970
Population by Share of Race: 2010
Total Foreign Born Population
Staten Island
Percent Change 1970-2010:
+227%
New York City
Percent Change 1970-2010:
+110%
Foreign Born: Population Trends
New York City
Foreign-Born by Area of Origin, 2011
Staten Island
Foreign-Born by Area of Origin, 2011
Foreign Born: Top 5 Countries of Birth by Community District,
2011
North:
41,295 foreign
born residents
1. Mexico
2. China
3. Philippines
4. Ecuador
5. Poland
Central:
34,084 foreign
born residents
1. China
2. Ukraine
3. Italy
4. India
5. Russia
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Source: NYC Dept. of City Planning, The Newest New Yorkers 2013: 2011 5-year ACS
South:
22,023 foreign
born residents
Italy
Russia
Ukraine
China
Philippines
Aging Population
65 and
over
35 to 64
years
18 to 34
years
Under 18
years
Employment Trends by Sector: Public
Getting to Staten Island
Staten Island Ferry Ridership
2000-2012
2012: 22.18 million
Increase in daily traffic
volume since 1964:
300%
2000: 19 million
Getting to Staten Island
Total Bridge
Crossings in 2011
NYC & Staten Island:
194,758
*Verrazano Bridge
NJ & Staten Island:
169,536
*Outerbridge + Goethals + Bayonne
The New York Wheel
The Star Ferry