The first table provides information regarding the total population of New York city between 1800 to 2000, while the remaining table illustrates the proportion of people living in five districts ( Manhattan, Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens, and Staten Island) of New York city during the same period.
Overall, the total population of New York City rose substantially during the period. Similarly, all the districts experienced healthy population growth, amongst which, Manhattan accounted for more than half of the total population in the beginning, while in the final year other districts housed the most residents.
In 1800, New York city only had a population of 79,216 with 60,515 of the residents living in Manhattan district, while the rest of them were in other four districts which comprised only 24% of the total population. By 1900, population figures grew to 3,437,202 with more than half (54%) of them residing in Manhattan and 46% of them belonged to other districts.
Similarly, the population of New York city more than doubled to 8,009,185 in 2000 but the population contribution of the districts reversed. Manhattan only accounted for 19% of the total population, in contrast the other districts outraced Manhattan with 6,471,089 or 81% of the people living there.