Editing Greenwich Village (section)

==Demographics==
[[File:Same-Sex Couples in the Manhattan Area.png|thumb|left|300px|As noted in the diagram, Greenwich Village and nearby Manhattan neighborhoods are home to significant concentrations of [[LGBTQ culture in New York City#Manhattan|same-sex couples]].]]
For census purposes, the New York City government classifies Greenwich Village as part of the West Village neighborhood tabulation area.<ref>[https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/planning/download/pdf/data-maps/nyc-population/census2010/ntas.pdf New York City Neighborhood Tabulation Areas*, 2010] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181129141839/https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/planning/download/pdf/data-maps/nyc-population/census2010/ntas.pdf |date=November 29, 2018 }}, Population Division - [[New York City]] Department of City Planning, February 2012. Accessed June 16, 2016.</ref> According to the [[2010 United States census]], the population of West Village was 66,880, a change of −1,603 (−2.4%) from the 68,483 counted in [[2000 United States census|2000]]. Covering an area of {{cvt|583.47|acres}}, the neighborhood had a population density of {{cvt|114.6|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 80.9% (54,100) White, 2% (1,353) African American, 0.1% (50) Native American, 8.2% (5,453) Asian, 0% (20) Pacific Islander, 0.4% (236) from other races, and 2.4% (1,614) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race were 6.1% (4,054) 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> Greenwich Village is home to a significant concentration of same-sex couples.

The entirety of Community District 2, which comprises Greenwich Village and SoHo, had 91,638 inhabitants as of [[New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene|NYC Health]]'s 2018 Community Health Profile, with an average life expectancy of 85.8 years.<ref name="CHP2018">{{cite web |url=https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/doh/downloads/pdf/data/2018chp-mn2.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190321170937/https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/doh/downloads/pdf/data/2018chp-mn2.pdf |archive-date=2019-03-21 |url-status=live |title=Greenwich Village and Soho (Including Greenwich Village, Hudson Square, Little Italy, Noho, Soho, South Village and West Village) |date=2018 |website=nyc.gov |publisher=NYC Health |access-date=March 2, 2019}}</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 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909004755/https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/doh/downloads/pdf/tcny/community-health-assessment-plan.pdf |archive-date=2017-09-09 |url-status=live |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}}</ref>{{Rp|53 (PDF p. 84)}} Most inhabitants are adults: a plurality (42%) are between the ages of 25–44, while 24% are between 45 and 64, and 15% are 65 or older. The ratio of youth and college-aged residents was lower, at 9% and 10%, respectively.<ref name="CHP2018" />{{Rp|2}}

As of 2017, the median [[household income]] in Community Districts 1 and 2 (including the [[Financial District, Manhattan|Financial District]] and [[Tribeca]]) was $144,878,<ref name="CB1PUMA">{{cite web |url=https://censusreporter.org/profiles/79500US3603810-nyc-manhattan-community-district-1-2-battery-park-city-greenwich-village-soho-puma-ny/ |title=NYC-Manhattan Community District 1 & 2--Battery Park City, Greenwich Village & Soho PUMA, NY |access-date=July 17, 2018 |archive-date=March 21, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190321011101/https://censusreporter.org/profiles/79500US3603810-nyc-manhattan-community-district-1-2-battery-park-city-greenwich-village-soho-puma-ny/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> though the median income in Greenwich Village individually was $119,728.<ref name="stats"/> In 2018, an estimated 9% of Greenwich Village and SoHo residents lived in poverty, compared to 14% in all of Manhattan and 20% in all of New York City. Rent burden, or the percentage of residents who have difficulty paying their rent, is 38% in Greenwich Village and SoHo, compared to the boroughwide and citywide rates of 45% and 51%, respectively. Based on this calculation, {{as of|2018|lc=y}}, Greenwich Village and SoHo are considered high-income relative to the rest of the city and not [[gentrification|gentrifying]].<ref name="CHP2018" />{{Rp|7}}

===Manhattan's 3rd Little Italy===

Throughout the 1930s, many Italian-Americans starting leaving [[Little Italy, Manhattan|Little Italy]] and moved on the north side of Houston Street and around Bleecker Street and Carmine Street. Many of them being immigrants from [[Naples, Italy|Naples]] and [[Sicily]]. Up until the late 2000s, the village was home to one of the largest Italian speaking communities in the United States.<ref>Berman, Andrew. [https://www.6sqft.com/uncovering-the-sites-of-the-south-villages-secret-little-italy/ "Uncovering the sites of the South Village's secret 'Little Italy'"], 6sqft, October 5, 2017. Accessed January 18, 2024. "But some of the most historically significant sites relating to the Italian-American experience in New York can be found in the Greenwich Village blocks known as the South Village–from the first church in America built specifically for an Italian-American congregation to the cafe where cappuccino was first introduced to the country, to the birthplace of Fiorello LaGuardia, NYC's first Italian-American mayor."</ref>