The three tables below are about the population of New York City through a period of 2 centuries, from the 18th to the 20th. The first table illustrates the total population, and the second and third one point out changes in the population, dividing them into two groups, one of which shows Manhattan, and the other one showing other districts such as Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens, and Staten Island,
Overall, the population of Ney York City has gone through a significant rise in this 200 period of time. Interestingly, the percentage of its total population in Manhattan and other districts have switched through the years; resulting in Manhattan’s sharp decline from 76% to 19% and other districts shifting from 24% to 81%.
Looking at Manhattan, we can see that roughly three quarters of New York’s population used to reside in this district in 1800. Although it went through a considerable decline in the first 100 years, it still contained more than half of the residences in itself, with a rate of 54%. But, it witnessed a rapid fall and ended up holding only 19% of the population within itself.
Other districts, however, have had the opposite change of proportion. Having barely managed to take up one quarter of the population in 1800, they experienced a population growth and reached approximately half of the population percentage. Lastly, they had a rapid increase in their residences and levelled up to well over three quarters in 2000.