The three tables provide data about how many people lived in New York City overall and how these people were distributed across its five districts over a 120-year period between 1880 and 2000.
Overall, it is clear that the total population of the city grew significantly. With regard to the districts, although Manhattan attracted more and more people throughout the century, its percentage of the total population went down during the given period. In contrast, the remaining districts (Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens, Staten Island) experienced increases in both categories.
Looking at the details, in 1880 the number of people living in New York City constituted 79,212; this figure then followed with an enormous jump to 3,437,202 in 1900. A similar uptrend occurred in 2000, when this value made up 8,009,185, nearly triple the previous number.
Manhattan, which accounted for 60,515 in 1800, represented more than three-quarters (76%) of all people living in New York City. In 1900, the number of residents living in the Manhattan district soared to 1,850,093 and made up 54%. In contrast, although the percentage of the total population witnessed a huge decrease to 19% in 2000, the number of people living there did not change considerably.
Regarding the other districts, in 1800 they constituted 18,701, making up 24%. However, this doubled to 46% in 1900, reaching 1,587,109. These figures rocketed in 2000, when they made up 6,471,089 and were 81% of the total population.