Editing Manhattan (section)

==Demographics==
{{main|Demographics of Manhattan}}
[[File:Broadway Crowds (5896264776) crop.jpg|thumb|[[Broadway (Manhattan)|Broadway]] in [[Midtown Manhattan]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 U.S. census]], Manhattan was the most densely populated [[municipality]] in the United States.|alt=Looking at crowds down Broadway]]
As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], Manhattan's population had increased by 6.8% over the decade to 1,694,250, representing 19.2% of New York City's population of 8,804,194 and 8.4% of New York State's population of 20,201,230.<ref name=QuickFacts>[https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/NY,newyorkcitynewyork,newyorkcountynewyork/PST045222 QuickFacts New York; New York city, New York; New York County, New York], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed April 5, 2025.</ref> The population density of New York County was {{Convert|70,450.8|PD/sqmi}} in 2022, the highest population density of any county in the United States and [[List of United States cities by population density#New York City boroughs|higher than the density of any individual U.S. city]].<ref>[https://www.census.gov/popclock/embed.php?component=density Highest Density States, Counties and Cities (2023)], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed June 2, 2024.</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Mann |first1=Camille |last2=Valera |first2=Stephanie |url=https://weather.com/travel/news/worlds-most-crowded-islands-photos-20130624?pageno=4#/4 |title=World's Most Crowded Islands |publisher=The Weather Channel |access-date=March 28, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409061527/https://weather.com/travel/news/worlds-most-crowded-islands-photos-20130624?pageno=4#/4 |archive-date=April 9, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> At the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]], there were 1,585,873 people living in Manhattan, an increase of 3.2% from the 1,537,195 counted in the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]].<ref>[https://www.nyc.gov/assets/planning/download/pdf/data-maps/nyc-population/census2010/pgrhc.pdf#page=4 ''Results from the 2010 Census; Population Growth and Race / Hispanic Composition''], [[New York City Department of City Planning]]. Accessed December 27, 2023. "Population Growth in New York City and Boroughs, New York State, and the U.S. 2000 to 2010... Manhattan 1,537,195 19.2 1,585,873 19.4 48,678 3.2"</ref>

{{Historical populations|state=collapsed
|type= USA
|1656|1000
|1698|4937
|1712|5841
|1723|7248
|1731|8622
|1746|11717
|1756|13040
|1771|21863
|1786|23614
|1790|33131
|1800|60489
|1810|96373
|1820|123706
|1830|202589
|1840|312710
|1850|515547
|1860|813669
|1870|942292
|1880|1164674
|1890|1441216
|1900|1850093
|1910|2331542
|1920|2284103
|1930|1867312
|1940|1889924
|1950|1960101
|1960|1698281
|1970|1539233
|1980|1428285
|1990|1487536
|2000|1537195
|2010|1585873
|2020|1694251
|footnote='''Sources:'''<ref name=QuickFacts/><ref name=Census1790to1990/><ref name="ColonialPop">{{cite book |author=United States Census Bureau |year=1909 |title=A Century of Population Growth |chapter=Population in the Colonial and Continental Periods |chapter-url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/00165897ch01.pdf |page=11 |access-date=August 18, 2020 |archive-date=August 4, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210804062114/https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/00165897ch01.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>|2024|1660664}}

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|-
! Racial composition
! [[2020 United States census|2020]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/library/visualizations/interactive/race-and-ethnicity-in-the-united-state-2010-and-2020-census.html |title=Race and Ethnicity in the United States: 2010 Census and 2020 Census|website=Census.gov}}</ref>!! [[2010 United States census|2010]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|title=U.S. Census website|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=October 16, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19961227012639/http://www.census.gov/|archive-date=December 27, 1996|url-status=live}}</ref>!![[2000 United States census|2000]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://accounts.socialexplorer.com/login?context=socialexplorer&redirect=https://www.socialexplorer.com/a9676d974c/explore|title=Account Management - Social Explorer |website=accounts.socialexplorer.com}}</ref>!! [[1990 United States census|1990]]<ref name=Census1790to1990>Gibson, Campbell; and Jung, Kay. [https://www.census.gov/content/dam/Census/library/working-papers/2005/demo/POP-twps0076.pdf#page=82 ''Historical Census Statistics On Population Totals By Race, 1790 to 1990, and By Hispanic Origin, 1970 to 1990, For Large Cities And Other Urban Places In The United States''], [[United States Census Bureau]], February 2005. Accessed December 27, 2023.</ref>!! [[1950 United States census|1950]]<ref name=Census1790to1990/> !! [[1900 United States census|1900]]<ref name=Census1790to1990/>
|-
| [[White American|White]]
|50.0%|| 57.4% || 54.3% || 58.3% || 79.4% || 97.8%
|-
|&nbsp;—Non-Hispanic
|46.8%|| 48% || 45.7% || 48.9% || n/a || n/a
|-
| [[African American|Black or African American]]
|13.5%|| 15.6% || 17.3% || 22.0% || 19.6% || 2.0%
|-
| [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (of any race)
|23.8%|| 25.4% || 27.1% || 26.0% || n/a || n/a
|-
| [[Asian American|Asian]]
|13.1%|| 11.3% || 9.4% || 7.4% || 0.8% || 0.3%
|}

===Religion===
In 2010, the largest organized religious group in Manhattan was the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York|Archdiocese of New York]], with 323,325 Catholics worshiping at 109 parishes, followed by 64,000 [[Orthodox Judaism|Orthodox]] Jews with 77 congregations, an estimated 42,545 [[Islam in the United States|Muslims]] with 21 congregations, 42,502 [[Nondenominational Christianity|non-denominational]] adherents with 54 congregations, 26,178 [[Episcopal Church (United States)|TEC]] Episcopalians with 46 congregations, 25,048 [[American Baptist Churches USA|ABC-USA]] Baptists with 41 congregations, 24,536 [[Reform Judaism|Reform]] Jews with 10 congregations, 23,982 [[Mahayana]] Buddhists with 35 congregations, 10,503 [[Presbyterian Church in the United States of America|PC-USA]] Presbyterians with 30 congregations, and 10,268 [[Reformed Church in America|RCA]] Presbyterians with 10 congregations. Altogether, 44.0% of the population was claimed as members by religious congregations, although members of historically African-American denominations were underrepresented due to incomplete information.<ref>{{cite web | title = County Membership Report New York County (New York) | url = http://www.thearda.com/rcms2010/rcms2010A.asp?U=36061&T=county&Y=2010&S=adh | website = The [[Association of Religion Data Archives]] | date = 2010 | access-date = January 2, 2020 | archive-date = August 3, 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200803160418/http://www.thearda.com/rcms2010/rcms2010A.asp?U=36061&T=county&Y=2010&S=adh | url-status = dead }}</ref> In 2014, Manhattan had 703 religious organizations, the seventeenth most out of all US counties.<ref>{{cite web | title = Social Capital Variables Spreadsheet for 2014 | url = https://aese.psu.edu/nercrd/community/social-capital-resources/social-capital-variables-for-2014/social-capital-variables-spreadsheet-for-2014 | website = PennState College of Agricultural Sciences, Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development | date = December 8, 2017 | access-date = December 30, 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20191231001016/https://aese.psu.edu/nercrd/community/social-capital-resources/social-capital-variables-for-2014/social-capital-variables-spreadsheet-for-2014 | archive-date = December 31, 2019 | url-status = dead }}</ref> There is a large [[Buddhist temple]] in Manhattan located at the foot of the [[Manhattan Bridge]] in [[Chinatown, Manhattan|Chinatown]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mahayana Buddhist Temple |url=https://www.nycgo.com/attractions/mahayana-buddhist-temple |access-date=May 3, 2023 |website=NYCgo.com |publisher=[[NYC & Company]] }}</ref>

===Languages===
As of 2015, 60.0% (927,650) of Manhattan residents, aged five and older, spoke only English at home, while 22.63% (350,112) spoke Spanish, 5.37% (83,013) Chinese, 2.21% (34,246) French, 0.85% (13,138) Korean, 0.72% (11,135) Russian, and 0.70% (10,766) Japanese. In total, 40.0% of Manhattan's population, aged five and older, spoke a language other than English at home.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/planning/download/pdf/data-maps/nyc-population/acs/top_lang_2015pums5yr_nyc.pdf|title=Top Languages Spoken at Home by Ability, NYC and Boros 2015|website=1.nyc.gov|access-date=January 5, 2024}}</ref>