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Staten Island Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Staten Island Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

495,747

Age

Under 5 Years:
5.5%
5 - 17:
16.2%
18 - 24:
8.4%
25 - 34:
13.4%
35 - 54:
26.1%
55 - 64:
13.9%
Over 65 Years:
16.6%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
5.2%
5.2%
88.7%
88.7%
35.3%
35.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Staten Island
USA
$43,199
$43,199
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Staten Island
USA
$96,185
$96,185
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

10.4%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Education
Retail
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Construction
Transportation
Public Service
Finance
Accommodation
Other
Administration
Information Technology
Real estate
Manufacturing
19.9%
19.9%
12.4%
12.4%
9.2%
9.2%
7.4%
7.4%
7.2%
7.2%
7.0%
7.0%
6.4%
6.4%
6.3%
6.3%
4.8%
4.8%
4.1%
4.1%
3.8%
3.8%
2.5%
2.5%
2.4%
2.4%
2.3%
2.3%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Asian
Black or African American
Other Race / Two or More Races
American Indian and Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
58.0%
58.0%
18.7%
18.7%
11.4%
11.4%
9.1%
9.1%
2.7%
2.7%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Italian
Irish
German
Polish
Russian
Albanian
English
Ukrainian
Egyptian
Greek
Norwegian
African
Eastern European
Other Arab
Jamaican
Israeli
French
Nigerian
European
Trinidadian and Tobagonian
25.3%
25.3%
9.6%
9.6%
3.6%
3.6%
3.4%
3.4%
3.1%
3.1%
1.8%
1.8%
1.5%
1.5%
1.5%
1.5%
1.5%
1.5%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Chinese
Arabic
Italian
Slavic languages
Other Indo-European
Langs. of India
Russian
Polish
African languages
Other Asian languages
Urdu
French
Tagalog
Korean
Serbo-Croatian
German/Yiddish
Greek
French Creole
65.2%
65.2%
10.1%
10.1%
5.4%
5.4%
2.7%
2.7%
2.5%
2.5%
2.5%
2.5%
1.7%
1.7%
1.5%
1.5%
1.4%
1.4%
1.3%
1.3%
1.1%
1.1%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Staten Island Residents

24.8%