Neighborhood Health Profile
Demographics
Compared to New York City as a whole, in East New Yorkâ¦
⢠The percentage of the population that is African-American is substantially higher
(50% vs. 25%), the percentage that is white is substantially lower (2% vs. 34%), the
percentage that is Asian is substantially lower (3% vs. 10%), and the percentage
that is Hispanic is somewhat higher (39% vs. 27%)
⢠The age adjusted death rate is somewhat higher (823 vs. 737/100,000)
⢠The infant mortality rate is substantially higher (8.9 vs. 6.7/1,000 live births)
⢠The percent of births to women less than 20 years old is substantially higher (15%
vs. 8.6%) and the percent of low birth weight babies is somewhat higher (9.3% vs.
8.3%)
⢠The percent of persons living in poverty is substantially higher (31% vs. 19%)
⢠The percent of adults 25 years and older without a high school diploma (48% vs.
32%) is somewhat higher
⢠The percent of the population less than 25 years old is somewhat higher (45% vs.
34%)