Editing Chinatown, Manhattan (section)

===Demographics===
The census tabulation area for Chinatown is bounded to the north by [[Houston Street]]; to the east by  [[Avenue B (Manhattan)|Avenue B]], Norfolk Street, [[Essex Street]] and [[Allen Street|Pike Street]]; to the south by Frankfort Street; and to the west by [[Centre Street (Manhattan)|Centre Street]] and [[Bowery]]. Based on data from the [[2010 United States Census]], the population of Chinatown was 47,844, a change of −4,531 (−9.5%) from the 52,375 counted in [[2000 United States Census|2000]]. Covering an area of {{convert|332.27|acres}}, the neighborhood had a population density of {{convert|144|PD/acre|PD/sqmi PD/sqkm}}.<ref name="PLP5">[http://www1.nyc.gov/assets/planning/download/pdf/data-maps/nyc-population/census2010/t_pl_p5_nta.pdf Table PL-P5 NTA: Total Population and Persons Per Acre – New York City Neighborhood Tabulation Areas*, 2010] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160610175331/http://www1.nyc.gov/assets/planning/download/pdf/data-maps/nyc-population/census2010/t_pl_p5_nta.pdf |date=June 10, 2016 }}, Population Division – [[New York City]] Department of City Planning, February 2012. Accessed June 16, 2016.</ref> The racial makeup of the neighborhood was 16.3% (7,817) [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 4.8% (2,285) [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.1% (38) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 63.9% (30,559) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0% (11) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.2% (75) from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.3% (639) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 13.4% (6,420) of the population.<ref name="PLP3A">[http://www1.nyc.gov/assets/planning/download/pdf/data-maps/nyc-population/census2010/t_pl_p3a_nta.pdf Table PL-P3A NTA: Total Population by Mutually Exclusive Race and Hispanic Origin – New York City Neighborhood Tabulation Areas*, 2010] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160610170733/http://www1.nyc.gov/assets/planning/download/pdf/data-maps/nyc-population/census2010/t_pl_p3a_nta.pdf |date=June 10, 2016 }}, Population Division – [[New York City]] Department of City Planning, March 29, 2011. Accessed June 14, 2016.</ref>

The racial composition of Chinatown changed substantially from 2000 to 2010, with the most significant changes being the increase in the White population by 42% (2,321), the decrease in the Asian population by 15% (5,461), and the decrease in the Hispanic / Latino population by 15% (1,121). The Black population decreased by 3% (62) and remained a small minority, while the very small population of all other races decreased by 21% (208).<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.urbanresearchmaps.org/plurality/files/RaceEthnic%20Change%20by%20Neighborhood%205-23-11.xls | title = Race / Ethnic Change by Neighborhood | publisher = Center for Urban Research, The Graduate Center, CUNY | date = May 23, 2011 | access-date = March 22, 2020 | format = Excel file | archive-date = April 17, 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200417045228/http://www.urbanresearchmaps.org/plurality/files/RaceEthnic%20Change%20by%20Neighborhood%205-23-11.xls | url-status = live }}</ref>

Chinatown lies in [[Manhattan Community Board 3|Manhattan Community District 3]], which encompasses Chinatown, the [[East Village, Manhattan|East Village]], and the [[Lower East Side]]. Community District 3 had 171,103 residents as of [[New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene|NYC Health]]'s 2018 Community Health Profile, with an average life expectancy of 82.2 years.<ref name="CHP2018">{{Cite web |url=https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/doh/downloads/pdf/data/2018chp-mn3.pdf |title=Lower East Side and Chinatown (Including Chinatown, East Village and Lower East Side) |date=2018 |website=nyc.gov |publisher=NYC Health |access-date=March 2, 2019 |archive-date=October 22, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022182355/https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/doh/downloads/pdf/data/2018chp-mn3.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>{{Rp|2, 20}} This is higher than the median life expectancy of 81.2 for all New York City neighborhoods.<ref name=":21">{{Cite web |url=https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/doh/downloads/pdf/tcny/community-health-assessment-plan.pdf |title=2016–2018 Community Health Assessment and Community Health Improvement Plan: Take Care New York 2020 |date=2016 |website=[[government of New York City|nyc.gov]] |publisher=[[New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene]] |access-date=September 8, 2017 |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/doh/downloads/pdf/tcny/community-health-assessment-plan.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>{{Rp|53 (PDF p. 84)}} Most residents are adults: a plurality (35%) are between the ages of 25 and 44, while 25% are between 45 and 64, and 16% are 65 or older. The ratio of youth and college-aged residents was lower, at 13% and 11%, respectively.<ref name="CHP2018" />{{Rp|2}}

As of 2017, the median [[household income]] in Community District 3 was $39,584.<ref name="CB3PUMA">{{cite web|url=https://censusreporter.org/profiles/79500US3603809-nyc-manhattan-community-district-3-chinatown-lower-east-side-puma-ny/|title=NYC-Manhattan Community District 3—Chinatown & Lower East Side PUMA, NY|access-date=July 17, 2018|archive-date=January 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210118140610/https://censusreporter.org/profiles/79500US3603809-nyc-manhattan-community-district-3-chinatown-lower-east-side-puma-ny/|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2018, an estimated 18% of Community District 3 residents lived in poverty, compared to 14% in all of Manhattan and 20% in all of New York City. One in twelve residents (8%) were unemployed, compared to 7% in Manhattan and 9% in New York City. Rent burden, or the percentage of residents who have difficulty paying their rent, is 48% in Community District 3, compared to the boroughwide and citywide rates of 45% and 51% respectively. Based on this calculation, {{as of|2018|lc=y}}, Community District 3 is considered to be [[gentrification|gentrifying]]: according to the Community Health Profile, the district was low-income in 1990 and has seen above-median rent growth up to 2010.<ref name="CHP2018" />{{Rp|7}}

The [[New York City Department of City Planning]] released updated 2020 census data on the Asian population of New York City. Manhattan's Chinatown has only 27,200 Asian residents, compared to the neighborhoods of Bensonhurst, Brooklyn (46,000); Sunset Park, Brooklyn (31,400); Flushing, Queens (54,200); and Elmhurst, Queens (55,800).<ref name="auto6">{{Cite web|url=https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/planning/download/pdf/planning-level/nyc-population/census2020/dcp_2020-census-briefing-booklet-1.pdf|title=Key Population & Housing Characteristics; 2020 Census Results for New York City|publisher=[[New York City Department of City Planning]]|date=August 2021|access-date=November 7, 2021|pages=21, 25, 29, 33|archive-date=September 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210925151633/https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/planning/download/pdf/planning-level/nyc-population/census2020/dcp_2020-census-briefing-booklet-1.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=auto4>{{cite web | title=Map: Race and ethnicity across the US | website=CNN | date=August 14, 2021 | url=https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2021/us/census-race-ethnicity-map/ | access-date=November 7, 2021 | archive-date=October 4, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211004102038/https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2021/us/census-race-ethnicity-map/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="auto7">{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/08/21/us/asians-census-us.html|title=US-Asians census|website=New York Times|date=August 21, 2021|access-date=October 14, 2021|archive-date=October 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017101430/https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/08/21/us/asians-census-us.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>https://www.aafederation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/2019ch.pdf {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220313020523/https://www.aafederation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/2019ch.pdf |date=March 13, 2022 }} {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref><ref>https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/immigrants/downloads/pdf/Fact-Sheet-NYCs-API-Immigrant-Population.pdf {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220302134439/https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/immigrants/downloads/pdf/Fact-Sheet-NYCs-API-Immigrant-Population.pdf |date=March 2, 2022 }} {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref>