Profiles of New York State, 2018/19
This volume provides detailed demographic and statistical data on the 2,570 populated places in the state of New York, including:
• Demographics on each County & Individual City or Town
• Detailed Data on School Districts
• Hispanic & Asian Population Statistics
• Informative Statistics & Rankings on Ancestry Groups
• Weather Statistics
• Comparative Ranking Charts
This edition also includes profiles of 444 unincorporated places and neighborhoods based on US Census data by zip code.
About New York
In full color, this section gives the researcher a real sense of the nation’s 11th state and its history, and includes a photo gallery, demographic maps, and comprehensive sections on New York’s government, land, and natural resources. With charts and maps, these 42 pages help to anchor the researcher to both physical and political aspects of the state.
Demographic Profiles
The careful layout gives the user an easy-to-read snapshot of every single place and county in New York, from the biggest metropolis to the smallest unincorporated hamlet. Each profile contains complete data sets on various topics such as History, Geography, Climate, Population, Vital Statistics, Economy, Income, Taxes, Education, Housing, Health & Environment, Public Safety and more. The richness of each profile is astounding in its depth, all packed in an easy-to-navigate, compact format.
In addition to place and county profiles, this section includes a Place Name Index.
School District Data
Users will have immediate access to a snapshot profile of each district serving 1,500 or more students. Each district profile includes contact information, along with grades served, the numbers of students, teachers and schools, student/teacher ratios, and more. This section begins with an Educational State Profile, summarizing number of schools, students, diplomas granted and educational dollars spent. Following the state profile are School District Rankings on 16 topics ranging from Teacher/Student Ratios to High School Drop-Out Rates. Following these rankings are statewide National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) results and data from the New York State Report Card—an overview of student performance by subject, including easy-to-read charts and graphs.
Hispanic, Asian & Ancestry Group Statistics
Here, users will find need-to-know data on the Hispanic and Asian population of each state, along with data on all ancestry groups reported. Details include population concentrations, income, educational attainment and much more. Data is ranked three ways: 1) by number, based on all places regardless of population; 2) by percent, based on all places regardless of population; 3) by percent, based on places with populations of 50,000 or more.
Detailed Weather Data
This section provides extensive climatological data on all of New York’s weather stations, including statistics on maximum and minimum temperatures, precipitation, extreme temperatures, humidity, and more.
Comparative Ranking Charts
Selected statistics are pulled for 100 of New York's largest towns and cities. Each of 22 different data points has its own two-page spread with cities listed in alphabetical order, so researchers can easily compare and rank cities. Among the statistics selected for this section are: Employment, Income, Unemployment Rate, Population Characteristics, Taxes, Cost of Living, Education, Health Care, Public Safety, Air Quality, and more.
Community Rankings
This section includes tables that rank the top 150 and bottom 150 incorporated communities with population over 2,500, in dozens of categories.
Free Online Access with Print Purchase
Buyers of the most recent edition of Profiles of New York get FREE ONLINE ACCESS! The online site offers users immediate access to sortable comparative ranking charts that allow for quick and easy comparisons of all populated places in the state. Plus, online access provides additional data points only available online!
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Profiles of New York State, 2018/19
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