The first table illustrates changes in the total number of people who resided in New York City from 1800 to 2000. The other two tables display changes in the population the five districts of New York City, including Manhattan, Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens, and Staten Island, over the same time.
Overall, it’s clear that the total number of New York’s population had increased dramatically during the three centuries. The demography rate in Manhattan was the highest compared to the other districts for a specific period, until the other four districts took over.
Initially, the total population of New York was only 79,216 in 1800 before rising significantly to 3,437,202 in 1900. Finally, in 2000 the total population of the city more than doubled to 8,009,185 residents.
Manhattan had the highest percentage of New York’s population, taking up 76% with 60,515 in 1800. While other districts accounted for only 24% of the total population with 18,701 residents in those for districts. However, the numbers reversed in the following centuries. Manhattan’s percentage of total population decreased to 54%, while the other four’s increased to 46%, reaching 1,587,109 people.
Lastly, the number of inhabitants of Manhattan sharply decreased from 1,850,093 in 1900 to 1,538,096 in 2000, accounting for only 19% of the total New York’s demography. At the same time the other four districts’ showed substantial growth with 6, 471,089, taking up roughly 81% of the overall New York’s population.