Census 2000 – Staten Island

Ethnic Distribution And Demographic Change In Staten Island
Asian/American Center, Queens College
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In response to inquiries regarding the census, the A/AC created the following easy-to-read fact sheet that highlights each of the significant Asian ethnic groups in Staten Island, illustrating the demographic shifts from 1990 to 2000.

wdt_ID   1990 Number 2000 Number Number Change 1990-2000 Percent Change 1990-2000 Year 2000% of the Entire Population in Staten Island
1 Total Population 378,977 443,728 64,751 17.1 100.0
2 White 303,081 316,316 13,235 4.4 71.3
3 Black 28,172 39,704 11,532 40.9 8.9
4 Hispanic 30,239 53,550 23,311 77.1 12.1
5 Puerto Rican 17,730 28,528 10,798 60.9 6.4
6 Other 12,509 25,022 12,513 100.0 5.6
7 Asian 16,856 25,071 8,215 48.7 5.7
8 Asian Indian 3,902 6,493 2,591 66.4 1.5
9 Bangladeshi 20 57 37 185.0 .0
10 Cambodian 19 31 12 63.2 .0
11 Chinese 5,105 7,490 2,385 46.7 1.7
12 Filipino 3,516 4,590 1,074 30.5 1.0
13 Indonesian 30 24 -6 -20.0 .0
14 Japanese 226 273 47 20.8 .1
15 Korean 2,931 3,440 509 17.4 .8
16 Malaysian 7 23 16 228.6 .0
17 Pakistani 386 992 606 157.0 .2
18 Sri Lanka 200 683 483 241.5 .2
19 Thai 136 136 0 0.0 .0
20 Vietnamese 97 242 145 149.5 .1
21 Other 281 597 316 112.5 .1
22 American Indian and Alaska Native 611 599 -12 -2.0 .1
23 Other 391 857 466 119.2 .2

Source: New York City Department of City Planning