The Bronx

Community District 3
North:  Cross Bronx/Crotona/Cr. Brx
East: Sheridan/E. 167th/E. 169th/
Prospect
West: Park Ave/Webster Ave
South: E. 159th St/E. 161 St.
1426 Boston Road,
Bronx, NY 10456
TEL: 718.378.8054
FAX: 718.378.8188
Dist Mngr:John Dudley

Community District 10
North: New England Thruway
East: Hutchinson River (includes City and Hart Islands)
West: Westchester Creek, Westchester Sq, Hutchinson Pkwy
South: East River
3165 East Tremont Avenue,
Bronx, NY 10461
Phone: 718.892.1161
Fax: 718.863.6860
Dist Mngr: James Vacca

Community District 12
North: City Line/Van Cortland
East: New England Thruway
West: Verome Avenue
South:  East Gun Hill Road
4101 White Plains Road,
Bronx, NY 10466
Phone: 718.881.4455
Fax: 718.231.0635
Dist Mngr: Carmen Angueira

Access websites for all Bronx Community District Boards: http://www.bronxmall.com/commboards/

General Characteristics:

Population

68,574

115,948

149,077

Sex

54.6% Female, 45.4% Male

54.2% Female, 45.8% Male

55.1% Female, 44.9% Male

Median Age

25-44 yrs

25-44 yrs

25-44 yrs

Racial Characteristics

Nonhispanic of Single Race:

White

1.0%

48.4%

10.0%

Black

44.0%

19.6%

65.9%

Asian

0.4%

3.0%

1.9%

2 or more races

1.2%

1.9%

3.0%

Hispanic

52.9%

26.6%

18.2%

Social Characteristics:

Population Under 18 Years

25,050 (36.5%)

24,660 (21.3%)

41,302 (27.7%)

Percentage of Family Households
not run by a Married Couple

67.6% of family households

36.0% of family households

51.4% of family households

Nonfamily households

28.8%

37.5%

30.6%

Persons on Public Assistance
through AFDC, and Home Relief

16,163 (23.6%)

2,974 (2.6%)

10,453 (7.0%)

Population and Housing:

Housing Units - Renter v Owner

96.1% units renter occupied

55.9% units renter occupied

64.6% units renter occupied

Land Use:

Multi-Family Residential

23.1% (10.9% 1-2 Fam Residential)

 12.6% (30.0% 1-2 Fam Resident.)

16.4% (38.4% 1-2 Fam Residential)

Open Space/Recreation

19.8%

12.8%

20.8%

Commercial/Office

5.7%

7.1%

3.8%

Industry

7.5%

1.7%

3.5%

Institutions

11.8%

13.1%

6.2%

What’s Going on in
the Neighborhood?

* The city plans to implement a strategic plan to strength regional business districts (Morrisania,
Melrose Commons and Port Morris). They are especially focused on developing the E149th street
corridor and the 3rd avenue corridor and are offering tax incentives to developers.
*Port Morris will undergoing rezoning in the upcoming year. The area between Harlem River Yards and
 the Major Deegan. Currently, the land is deserted with abandoned lots.
*The city is implementing a program to Protect Neighborhood Character in the Throgs Neck and
Riverdale regions of the Bronx. The Mayor has proposed rezoning certain areas (creating exclusivity).

Borough Wide Statistics, The Bronx, 2000

General Characteristics:

Population

1,332,650

Education

37.3% without HS diploma, 14.6% with bachelor’s degree (Population 25 years and over) (Population 25 years and over)

In Residence 5 Years

(Population 5 years and over)

English Not Spoken at Home

52.7% (Population 5 years and over)

Birth Place of Foreign Born

75.1% Latin America, 10.5 Europe, 7.4% Asia, 6.7% Africa

% of Pop. Foreign Born

29%

Economic Characteristics:

Occupation

28.9% Sales and office occupations; 26.6% Management, professional; 24.5% Service Occupations; 12.3% Production, transportation, and material moving; 7.7% Construction, extraction, and maintenance 

Persons Below the Poverty Line

28% of families; 30.7% of individuals  (statistic for earnings 1999)

Median Household Income

$27,611 (statistic for earnings 1999)

Mean travel time to work

43 minutes (workers 16 yrs and older)

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