Jamaica, New York Population & Demographics

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Demographics Quick Facts

The population density in Jamaica is 9% lower than New York
The median age in Jamaica is 1% higher than New York
In Jamaica 6.42% of the population is White
In Jamaica 45.34% of the population is Black
In Jamaica 21.15% of the population is Asian

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Jamaica racial demographics

Race	Jamaica	New York	New York
White	6.42%	41.33%	64.31%
Black	45.34%	23.82%	15.60%
Asian	21.15%	14.29%	8.12%
American Indian	0.43%	0.44%	0.38%
Native Hawaiian	0.11%	0.06%	0.04%
Mixed race	4.32%	5.63%	2.93%
Other race	22.22%	14.43%	8.62%

In Jamaica, 28.9% of people are of Hispanic or Latino origin.
Please note: Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in any/all of the applicable race categories above.

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Household income distribution

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Jamaica age breakdown

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Age of children in married couples

Source: The Jamaica, New York, NY demographics data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).

Statistic	Jamaica	New York	New York
Population	131,773	8,379,552	19,453,561
Population density (sq mi)	25,359	27,889	413
Median age	37.2	36.9	38.2
Male/Female ratio	0.9:1	0.9:1	0.9:1
Married (15yrs & older)	n/a	47%	52%
Families w/ Kids under 18	40%	41%	43%
Speak English	n/a	52%	70%
Speak Spanish	n/a	24%	15%

Jamaica, New York, NY Demographics