From The Peopling of NYC

Park slope includes census tracts 157, 155, 153, 151, 149, 141, 139, 137, 135 and 133.

The total population of Park Slope is 34,612 people, as per the 2000 census, relatively the same amount as in 1990, which was 34,982 people. Out of the 34,612 people in Park Slope, 24,110 of them are white -- that is 69.7% of the total population. 25.4% of the population is either Black/ African American, American Indian, Asian, Pacific Islander, or other. An increase from the 17.9% in 1990. The remaining 4.9% consists of two or more races.

Park Slope has grown more diverse over the past ten years with: 10,312 households are English speaking. 1,596 households speak Indo-European languages. 2,689 households are Spanish speaking. 630 households speak Asian & Pacific Islander languages. 181 households speak other languages

• Out of the foreign language speaking households 1,082 are linguistically isolated, meaning that all members of the household fourteen years old and older have some difficulty with English.

While in 1990, 62.8% of people five years and older only spoke English. 20.5% spoke Spanish and only 1.9% spoke Italian and 1.8% spoke Chinese.

Out of the people who lived in Park Slope in 1990, 57.9% were born in New York, 18.9% were born in other states, and 15.2% were foreign born. In 2000, 51.5% of the population was born in New York, 30.4% was born in other states, and 17.7% was foreign born. There is a relative increase in the amount of out of state residents and foreign-born citizens from 1990.

Families Are Growing:
In 1990, 50.8% of the population was between the ages of 25 and 44. This can account for the families being formed, and in 2000 42.2% of the population above 25 was married and 7.1% divorced. These growing families lead to an increase in the amount of children under the age of 18 in 2000, which accounted for 18.4% of the total population. This increase in population leads to an increase in the enrollment in schools. 33,294 people in the neighborhood are enrolled in classes from nursery school through graduate or professional school; and 58.3% of adults 25+ have a B.A. or higher degree.

Raising a family and paying high rents calls for money to support oneself and one's family. In order to get that money, one must work, and the residents of Park Slope worked mainly in New York (96.8% in 1990 and 97.3% in 2000), but a good portion of them worked outside of Brooklyn (around 60.5%). The workers who commuted mainly used public transportation (67.1% of workers in 1990 and 67.6% in 2000). The favorite form of public transportation was the subway, which was chosen by 89.6% of the public transportation commuters in 1990, and by 96.2% of those commuters in 2000. The median household income in 1990 was $37,443 and the median family income in 1990 was $44,740. In 2000, the median household income was $56,360 and the median family income was $74,370. Some causes for this increase may be inflation, rising prices, the rising economic state, etc.

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