Editing Battery Park City (section)

== Demographics ==

For census purposes, the New York City government classifies Battery Park City as part of a larger neighborhood tabulation area called Battery Park City-Lower Manhattan.<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> Based on data from the [[2010 United States census]], the population of Battery Park City-Lower Manhattan was 39,699, an increase of 19,611 (97.6%) from the 20,088 counted in [[2000 United States census|2000]]. Covering an area of {{convert|479.77|acres}}, the neighborhood had a population density of {{convert|82.7|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 65.4% (25,965) White, 3.2% (1,288) African American, 0.1% (35) Native American, 20.2% (8,016) Asian, 0.0% (17) Pacific Islander, 0.4% (153) from other races, and 3.0% (1,170) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.7% (3,055) 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 entirety of Community District 1, which comprises Battery Park City and other Lower Manhattan neighborhoods, had 63,383 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-mn1.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/doh/downloads/pdf/data/2018chp-mn1.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|title=Financial District (Including Battery Park City, Civic Center, Financial District, South Street Seaport and Tribeca)|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://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/doh/downloads/pdf/tcny/community-health-assessment-plan.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |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)}}<ref>{{cite web | title=New Yorkers are living longer, happier and healthier lives | website=New York Post | date=June 4, 2017 | url=https://nypost.com/2017/06/04/new-yorkers-are-living-longer-happier-and-healthier-lives/ | access-date=March 1, 2019 | archive-date=March 2, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190302024959/https://nypost.com/2017/06/04/new-yorkers-are-living-longer-happier-and-healthier-lives/ | url-status=live }}</ref> Most inhabitants are young to middle-aged adults: half (50%) are between the ages of 25 and 44, while 14% are between 0 and 17, and 18% between 45 and 64. The ratio of college-aged and elderly residents was lower, at 11% and 7% respectively.<ref name="CHP2018" />{{Rp|2}}

As of 2017, the median [[household income]] in Community Districts 1 and 2 (including [[Greenwich Village]] and [[SoHo, Manhattan|SoHo]]) 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 Battery Park City individually was $126,771.<ref name="stats"/> In 2018, an estimated 9% of Battery Park City and Lower Manhattan residents lived in poverty, compared to 14% in all of Manhattan and 20% in all of New York City. One in twenty-five residents (4%) 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 38% in Battery Park City and Lower Manhattan, compared to the boroughwide and citywide rates of 45% and 51% respectively. Based on this calculation, {{as of|2018|lc=y}}, Battery Park City and Lower Manhattan are considered high-income relative to the rest of the city and not [[gentrification|gentrifying]].<ref name="CHP2018" />{{Rp|7}}

{{As of|2007}}, about 10,000 people live in Battery Park City, most of whom are [[upper middle class]] and [[upper class]] (54.0% of households have incomes over $100,000). When fully built out, the neighborhood is projected to have 14,000 residents.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/21/realestate/21livi.html?_r=1&oref=slogin | work=The New York Times | title=Next Door to a Poignant Memory | first=C. J. | last=Hughes | date=October 21, 2007 | access-date=April 26, 2010 | archive-date=June 24, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170624161312/http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/21/realestate/21livi.html?_r=1&oref=slogin | url-status=live }}</ref>

===Census===
Based on the 2020 census, the racial makeup of Northern Battery Park City (10282) was 66% White, 2% Black, 0% Native American, 16% Asian, 0% Islander, 0% from other races, and 5% from two or more races. Hispanic of Latino of any race were 11% of the population.<ref name="tract1" /> The racial makeup of South Battery Park City (10280) was 69% White, 1% Black, 0% Native, 17% Asian, 0% Islander, 0% from other races, 3% from two or more races, and 11% Hispanic.<ref name="tract2" />

As of 2020, the population of the area was 16,169.<ref name="broker" /><ref name="tract1">{{cite web |url=https://censusreporter.org/profiles/14000US36061031703-census-tract-31703-new-york-ny/ |title=Census Tract 317.03, New York, NY |website=Census Reporter |access-date=January 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221022063505/https://censusreporter.org/profiles/14000US36061031703-census-tract-31703-new-york-ny/ |archive-date=October 22, 2022}}</ref><ref name="tract2">{{cite web |url=https://censusreporter.org/profiles/14000US36061031704-census-tract-31704-new-york-ny/ |title=Census Tract 317.04, New York, NY |access-date=January 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221019074156/https://censusreporter.org/profiles/14000US36061031704-census-tract-31704-new-york-ny/ |archive-date=October 19, 2022}}</ref>