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Table 1.VI

Age Distribution of New York City by County in 2005

(in thousands)

Total NYC Bronx Kings New York Queens Richmond
7,956,113 1,309,640 2,446,016 1,529,774 2,215,339 455,344
Under 5 7.4% 9% 8% 6.5% 6.7% 6.3%
5 - 9 6.2% 7.9% 6.8% 4.4% 5.7% 6.4%
10-14 6.7% 8.4% 7.4% 4.2% 6.4% 7.5%
15-19 6.1% 7.4% 6.8% 3.9% 5.8% 6.8%
20-24 6.3% 6.9% 6.7% 5.6% 6.2% 5.9%
25-29 7.7% 7.7% 7.5% 9% 7.2% 6.8%
30-34 8.2% 7.2% 7.4% 11.1% 8% 7.1%
35-39 8.1% 7.5% 7.3% 9.9% 8.2% 7.7%
40-44 7.9% 7.4% 7.3% 8.5% 8.3% 8.1%
45-49 7.2% 6.7% 7% 7.2% 7.7% 7.9%
50-54 6.4% 5.6% 6.4% 6.5% 6.7% 7%
55-59 5.7% 5% 5.6% 5.8% 5.9% 6.4%
60-64 4.3% 3.7% 4.10% 4.7% 4.5% 4.8%
65-69 3.4% 3% 3.3% 3.6% 3.5% 3.3%
70-74 2.7% 2.2% 2.7% 2.8% 2.8% 2.7%
75-79 2.5% 1.9% 2.6% 2.7% 2.6% 2.1%
80-84 1.8% 1.5% 1.7% 1.9% 2% 1.8%
85+ 1.5% 1.2% 1.5% 1.7% 1.7% 1.3%
Summary Indicators            
Median age (years) 35.8 31.8 34.6 37.5 37.2 37
Sex ratio (males per 100 females) 90.4 86.7 88.6 90.3 94.2 94.2
Age dependency ratio 56.4 66.4 62.2 43.6 54.3 55.7
Old-age dependency 18.5 16.1 19.1 18.4 19.6 17.3
Child dependency ratio 37.8 50.3 43 25.3 34.7 38.4
Source:
U.S. Census Bureau: American Community Survey 2005.

 

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