Chelsea Demographics
From The Peopling of NYC
CHELSEA DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE
The Chelsea neighborhood lies within census tracts 81, 83, 87, 89, 91, 93, 95, 97, 99, 101, 103.
The Chelsea neighborhood is an upper-middle class neighborhood whose residents are mostly white and college educated. This accounts for the prevalence of art galleries, theaters, and high-fashion shopping available in the Chelsea neighborhood, and by the census data below:
-The total population of Chelsea is 44,452
-The male to female ratio in Chelsea is 51.7% to 48.3%
-83% of the population of Chelsea is older than 25 years old, with the median age being 38.4 years old
-65.1% of the population of Chelsea are white citizens
-the average household income is roughly $50,000 per year
-59.5% of the Chelsea population have some form of college education.
Data from [Social Explorer Report]