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Demographic and housing data for New York City’s 55 sub-boroughs (2000s).

Variable Description Source  
code NYC Sub-Borough Neighborhood unique ID    
subborough NYC Sub-Borough Neighborhood name    
forhis06-09 Percentage of hispanic population, not born in US New York City Neighborhood Information by Furman Center Terms can be found at Furman Center.  
forwh06-09 Percentage of white population, not born in US same as above  
hhsiz1990 Average number of people per household United States Census (2000), New York City Housing and Vacancy Survey.  
hhsiz00 Average number of people per household see above  
hhsiz02-05-08 Average number of people per household see above  
kids2000, kids2005-2009 Percentage households w kids under 18 United States Census (2000), American Community Survey.  
rent2002,2005,2008 Median monthly contract rent New York City Housing and Vacancy Survey  
rentpct02,05,08 Percentage of housing stock that is market rate rental units New York City Housing and Vacancy Survey.  
pubast90,00 Percentage of households receiving public assistance United States Census  
yrhom02,05,08 Average number of years living in current residence New York City Housing and Vacancy Survey.  

Prepared by (Center for Spatial Data Science). Last updated July 10, 2017. Data provided “as is,” no warranties.