The first table provides information on population growth in New York. The other two tables describe the changes in the number of people living in five districts between 1800 and 2000.
Overall, the total population experienced a dramatic increase over the studied period. Moreover, the majority of people were situated in Manhattan in 1800 and 1900, whereas most people chose to live in other districts in 2000.
In 1800, New York had 79,216 citizens. The number of people living in Manhattan accounted for 76 percent. Only 24 percent of the population lived in other districts. In the next 100 years, the population of New York shot up to 3,437,202. Similarly, there was a significant growth in inhabitants in Manhattan and other districts, with 1,850,093 and 1,587,109, respectively. However, the population gap between Manhattan and the others decreased from 52 percent to 6 percent.
Compared to 1900, the total population increased more than twofold, to 8,009,185 in 2000. Surprisingly, Manhattan was not a favorite place among citizens. Less than a fifth of the population lived in this area. In contrast, other districts attracted 81 per cent of the population.