Bronx Community District 9
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Neighborhoods1: Bronx River, Castle Hill, Clason Point, Harding Park, Parkchester, Soundview, Soundview-Bruckner, Unionport
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PO P U L ATI O N & D E N S I T Y 20002
20103
2000-2010
167,859
172,298
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Bronx Park
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186,187
Square Miles Population Density
4.1 42,024/sq mi
Pkw Bronx River
2011-2015 Estimate4
COMMUNITY BOARD PERSPECTIVES Top 3 pressing issues identified by Bronx Community Board 9 in 2017:
Website: www.nyc.gov/bxcb9 Email:
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To learn more, please read Bronx CD 9's Statements of Community District Needs and Community Board Budget Requests for Fiscal Year 2018.
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1. Crime 2. Traffic 3. Youth and children’s services
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Land Use Category 1 & 2 Family Bldgs 6,232 Multifamily Walk-up 3,137 Multifamily Elevator 108 Mixed Use 290 Commercial 283 Industrial 70 Transportation/Utility 35 Public/Institutional 153 Open Space 92 Parking 199 Vacant 379 Other 26
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% Lot # Lots Area
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Source: PLUTOTM 16v2
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A Snapshot of Key Community Indicators CO M M U N I T Y A S S E T S 5
R E N T B U R D E N 4, 6
Public Schools
68
Public Libraries
4
Hospitals and Clinics
10
Parks
27
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M E A N C O M M U T E T O W O R K 4, 8
Bronx CD 9
45 minutes
Bronx 43 minutes
NYC 40 minutes
E D U C AT I O N A L AT TA I N M E N T 4, 1 0
Bronx CD 9
16% of residents 25 years or older have earned a bachelor's degree or higher 1
Bronx 19% NYC 36%
Bronx CD 9
48% of households spend 35% or more of their income on rent
Bronx 51%
Bronx CD 9
NYC 45%
of residents live within walking distance of a park or open space
LI M I T E D EN GL I S H P RO FI CI EN C Y 4
Bronx CD 9
25%
of residents 5 years or older have limited English proficiency
Bronx 26% NYC 23%
U N E M P L OY M E N T 4, 1 0
Bronx CD 9
13.4% of the civilian labor force was unemployed on average from 2011 to 2015
A C C E S S TO PA R KS 7
Bronx 14% NYC 9.5%
89%
Citywide Target 85%
C R I M E R AT E 9
Bronx CD 9
12.3 major felonies were reported per 1,000 residents in 2016
Bronx 14.3 NYC 11.8
N YC g o v P O V E R T Y M E A S U R E 1 1
Bronx CD 9
25% of residents have incomes below the NYCgov poverty threshold. See the federal poverty rate here.
Bronx 28% NYC 21%
Neighborhoods may be in multiple districts. Names and boundaries are not officially designated. 22000 US Census; 32010 US Census; 4American Community Survey 2011-2015 5-Year Estimates, calculated for Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs). PUMAs are geographic approximations of community districts. 5NYC Dept of City Planning Facilites Database (2017); 6 Differences of less than 3 percentage points are not statistically meaningful. 7NYC Dept of Parks and Recreation (DPR) (2016). DPR considers walking distance to be 1/4 mile for parks less than 6 acres, and 1/2 mile for larger parks and pools. 8 Differences of less than 2 minutes are not statistically meaningful. 9NYPD CompStat, Historic Complaint Data (2017); 10 Differences of less than 2 percentage points are not statistically meaningful. 11 20112015 NYCgov Poverty Measure by PUMA. This metric from the Mayor's Office for Economic Opportunity accounts for NYC's high cost of housing, as well as other costs of living and anti-poverty benefits.
