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New York State Data Center   

Characteristics of Migrants: New York, 1985-1990

In-Migrants

Out-Migrants

Net Migrants

Characteristics

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Total

1,341,345

1,548,507

-207,162

SEX
Male

683,432

50.95

771,771

49.84

-88,339

42.64

Female

657,913

49.05

776,736

50.16

-118,823

57.36

RACE
White

832,658

62.08

1,188,181

76.73

-355,523

171.62

Black

203,688

15.19

230,557

14.89

-26,869

12.97

American Indian, Eskimo or Aleut

6,066

0.45

4,537

0.29

1,529

-0.74

Asian or Pacific Islander

186,504

13.90

63,239

4.08

123,265

-59.50

Other race

112,429

8.38

61,993

4.00

50,436

-24.35

HISPANIC ORIGIN
Not Hispanic

1,090,506

81.30

1,381,289

89.20

-290,783

140.37

Hispanic

250,839

18.70

167,218

10.80

83,621

-40.37

AGE
5 to 9 years

95,026

7.08

105,279

6.80

-10,253

4.95

10 to 14 years

81,040

6.04

86,654

5.60

-5,614

2.71

15 to 19 years

112,762

8.41

109,886

7.10

2,876

-1.39

20 to 24 years

200,437

14.94

189,242

12.22

11,195

-5.40

25 to 29 years

256,751

19.14

220,242

14.22

36,509

-17.62

30 to 34 years

200,565

14.95

198,299

12.81

2,266

-1.09

35 to 44 years

207,187

15.45

250,723

16.19

-43,536

21.02

45 to 54 years

87,939

6.56

115,881

7.48

-27,942

13.49

55 to 64 years

48,280

3.60

112,428

7.26

-64,148

30.97

65 to 74 years

30,158

2.25

105,393

6.81

-75,235

36.32

75 to 84 years

15,127

1.13

40,005

2.58

-24,878

12.01

85 years and over

6,073

0.45

14,475

0.93

-8,402

4.06

MARITAL STATUS
Now married, spouse present

447,643

33.37

662,748

42.80

-215,105

103.83

Now married, spouse absent

79,178

5.90

36,406

2.35

42,772

-20.65

Widowed

34,181

2.55

67,982

4.39

-33,801

16.32

Divorced

67,237

5.01

93,073

6.01

-25,836

12.47

Separated

39,229

2.92

38,096

2.46

1,133

-0.55

Never married

673,877

50.24

650,202

41.99

23,675

-11.43

HOUSEHOLD/GROUP QUARTERS RELATIONSHIP
Householder

435,521

32.47

620,949

40.10

-185,428

89.51

Spouse

223,313

16.65

329,435

21.27

-106,122

51.23

Child

293,152

21.86

283,226

18.29

9,926

-4.79

Other relatives

143,561

10.70

75,077

4.85

68,484

-33.06

Nonrelatives

148,575

11.08

122,598

7.92

25,977

-12.54

Group quarters person

97,223

7.25

117,222

7.57

-19,999

9.65

EMPLOYMENT STATUS RECODE
Not in universe (under age 16)

192,161

14.33

207,787

13.42

-15,626

7.54

In Armed Forces

25,782

1.92

47,258

3.05

-21,476

10.37

Civilian labor force, employed

705,135

52.57

780,101

50.38

-74,966

36.19

Civilian labor force, unemployed

70,723

5.27

60,280

3.89

10,443

-5.04

Not in labor force

347,544

25.91

453,081

29.26

-105,537

50.94

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Less than 9th grade

277,936

20.72

255,432

16.50

22,504

-10.86

9th to 12th grade, no diploma

174,971

13.04

174,378

11.26

593

-0.29

High school graduate (includes equivalency)

241,604

18.01

316,006

20.41

-74,402

35.91

Some college, no degree

215,939

16.10

291,187

18.80

-75,248

36.32

Associate degree

65,231

4.86

86,362

5.58

-21,131

10.20

Bachelor's degree

219,808

16.39

272,093

17.57

-52,285

25.24

Graduate or professional degree

145,856

10.87

153,049

9.88

-7,193

3.47

CURRENTLY ENROLLED
Yes, below college level

228,168

17.01

230,902

14.91

-2,734

1.32

Yes, at college level

214,783

16.01

196,872

12.71

17,911

-8.65

No

898,394

66.98

1,120,733

72.38

-222,339

107.33

POVERTY STATUS
Not in poverty universe

87,608

6.53

112,043

7.24

-24,435

11.80

In poverty

244,056

18.19

179,365

11.58

64,691

-31.23

Not in poverty

1,009,681

75.27

1,257,099

81.18

-247,418

119.43

INCOME IN 1989
Not in universe (under age 15)

176,066

13.13

191,933

12.39

-15,867

7.66

No income

227,967

17.00

148,147

9.57

79,820

-38.53

With income:
$1 to $2,499 or loss

109,500

8.16

117,389

7.58

-7,889

3.81

$2,500 to $4,999

91,738

6.84

111,728

7.22

-19,990

9.65

$5,000 to $7,499

90,378

6.74

106,458

6.87

-16,080

7.76

$7,500 to $9,999

66,565

4.96

80,810

5.22

-14,245

6.88

$10,000 to $12,499

83,463

6.22

99,911

6.45

-16,448

7.94

$12,500 to $14,999

45,556

3.40

62,082

4.01

-16,526

7.98

$15,000 to $17,499

61,065

4.55

75,843

4.90

-14,778

7.13

$17,500 to $19,999

42,239

3.15

53,606

3.46

-11,367

5.49

$20,000 to $22,499

52,620

3.92

65,763

4.25

-13,143

6.34

$22,500 to $24,999

28,501

2.12

40,170

2.59

-11,669

5.63

$25,000 to $27,499

39,367

2.93

54,360

3.51

-14,993

7.24

$27,500 to $29,999

21,325

1.59

30,644

1.98

-9,319

4.50

$30,000 to $32,499

35,650

2.66

47,968

3.10

-12,318

5.95

$32,500 to $34,999

14,406

1.07

22,414

1.45

-8,008

3.87

$35,000 to $37,499

22,963

1.71

32,829

2.12

-9,866

4.76

$37,500 to $39,999

11,314

0.84

17,471

1.13

-6,157

2.97

$40,000 to $44,999

25,370

1.89

40,301

2.60

-14,931

7.21

$45,000 to $49,999

17,052

1.27

26,725

1.73

-9,673

4.67

$50,000 to $59,999

23,518

1.75

39,101

2.53

-15,583

7.52

$60,000 to $74,999

19,785

1.48

32,354

2.09

-12,569

6.07

$75,000 to $99,999

14,674

1.09

21,603

1.40

-6,929

3.34

$100,000 or more

20,263

1.51

28,897

1.87

-8,634

4.17

OCCUPATION
Not in universe

636,210

47.43

768,406

49.62

-132,196

63.81

Managerial & professional specialty occupations
Executive, admin., and managerial occups.

97,309

7.25

128,945

8.33

-31,636

15.27

Professional specialty occupations

143,969

10.73

165,182

10.67

-21,213

10.24

Technical, sales, and admin. support occups.
Technicians and related support occupations

29,922

2.23

37,761

2.44

-7,839

3.78

Sales occupations

79,055

5.89

105,434

6.81

-26,379

12.73

Administrative support occups., incl. clerical

94,907

7.08

120,245

7.77

-25,338

12.23

Service occupations
Private household occupations

9,967

0.74

2,684

0.17

7,283

-3.52

Protective service occupations

10,114

0.75

11,983

0.77

-1,869

0.90

except protective and household

93,910

7.00

85,215

5.50

8,695

-4.20

Farming, forestry, and fishing occupations

6,654

0.50

7,445

0.48

-791

0.38

Precision prod., craft, & repair occupations

54,907

4.09

54,320

3.51

587

-0.28

Operators, fabricators, and laborers
Machine operators, assemblers, & inspectors

40,411

3.01

24,339

1.57

16,072

-7.76

Trans. & material moving occupations

20,012

1.49

18,299

1.18

1,713

-0.83

Handlers, equip. cleaners, helpers, &laborers

23,998

1.79

18,249

1.18

5,749

-2.78

INDUSTRY
Not in universe

636,210

47.43

768,406

49.62

-132,196

63.81

Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries

7,642

0.57

8,204

0.53

-562

0.27

Mining

617

0.05

888

0.06

-271

0.13

Construction

33,445

2.49

32,404

2.09

1,041

-0.50

Manufacturing, nondurable goods

53,087

3.96

47,386

3.06

5,701

-2.75

Manufacturing, durable goods

54,155

4.04

55,881

3.61

-1,726

0.83

Transportation

28,519

2.13

34,138

2.20

-5,619

2.71

Communications and other public utilities

13,148

0.98

19,998

1.29