The tables illustrate the changes population of New York City from 1800 to 2000. The first table shows the total inhabitants of the city, while the second and third focus on the number of people in Manhattan and the other four districts (Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens and Staten Island), including their percentage share of the overall number of residents.
Looking from an overall perspective, it is really apparent that the number of residents in New York has dramatically grown over the two centuries, rising just over 79,000 in 1800 to more than 8 million by 2000. However, the share of people living in Manhattan dropped steadily, while the other districts saw a sharp rise in both number and percentage.
In 1800, Manhattan made up the majority of the city’s population, with over 60.000 individuals, accounting for 76% of the total. By contrast, the other four cities had only 18,701 people in overall, which was just 24%. By 1900, the population of Manhattan had risen to over 1.8 million, but the percentage had fallen to 54%. Meanwhile, the other areas also grew, reaching 1.5 million.
By the year 2000, the situation had reversed. The resident count of Manhattan had slightly decreased to around 1.5 million, representing only 19% of the total. In contrast, the combined number of individuals in the other four boroughs grows dramatically to more than 6.4 million, making up 81% of the nation’s population.