Similarities Between New York City Demographics And Cultural Differences
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New York Demographics and Cultural Differences
Introduction
Globalization has brought together people from varied cultural backgrounds (Gerstein & Canel 188). Different professionals have found themselves working with people whose cultural backgrounds are very different from their own (Mahadevan 8-9). This paper discusses New York City’s demographics and the associated cultures.
New York City Demographics
New York City is the United States’ largest city with an estimated population of more than eight million residents (State and County Quick Facts 6). Its population density is 10,194 people per square kilometre. Although the majority of residents can speak English there is still a significant …show more content…
But most importantly, the make-up of the family and communities is what greatly differentiates other nations from white Christian Americans. Variant ethnicities lead to unique religious practices, as Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism and Catholicism have specific features (Carnes & Yang 13). All of this leads to interconnected communities. For example, Asian families are more united and develop closer ties with relatives. This creates communities that support each other better. Social programs must be established which in turn, will increase the quality of common living conditions. Family size is also larger for non-American families because the citizens of the United States rely more on individuality and development of personal characteristics, whereas other nationalities greatly depend on relatives and siblings. This leads to couples having more children, greatly enlarging families in comparison to the American …show more content…
The city’s higher education department delivers about 120,000 graduates to the labour market annually (Schwegler 28). Although 27% of its population have a minimum of bachelor’s degree qualifications, there is a small percentage that still lacks basic education (Schwegler 28-30).
New York City is also one of the cities experiencing high level of income disparities (Shwegler 32). On average, in 2005, the annual income for the rich was $188,697 while the poor only earned $9,320 (Schwegler 32). This dictates the quality of housing and other services that people can afford.
In 2010, there were 3,371,062 housing units in New York City, with a home ownership rate of 32.6% (Shwegler 33). In the same year, there were 3,049,978 households with an average of 3 people per household. The 2010 per capita income was $31,417 and the average household income was $51,270. It is worth noting that 19.4% of the people were living below the poverty line (Shwegler 33-34).
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New York Demographics and Cultural Differences
Introduction
Globalization has brought together people from varied cultural backgrounds (Gerstein & Canel 188). Different professionals have found themselves working with people whose cultural backgrounds are very different from their own (Mahadevan 8-9). This paper discusses New York City’s demographics and the associated cultures.
New York City Demographics
New York City is the United States’ largest city with an estimated population of more than eight million residents (State and County Quick Facts 6). Its population density is 10,194 people per square kilometre. Although the majority of residents can speak English there is still a significant …show more content…
But most importantly, the make-up of the family and communities is what greatly differentiates other nations from white Christian Americans. Variant ethnicities lead to unique religious practices, as Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism and Catholicism have specific features (Carnes & Yang 13). All of this leads to interconnected communities. For example, Asian families are more united and develop closer ties with relatives. This creates communities that support each other better. Social programs must be established which in turn, will increase the quality of common living conditions. Family size is also larger for non-American families because the citizens of the United States rely more on individuality and development of personal characteristics, whereas other nationalities greatly depend on relatives and siblings. This leads to couples having more children, greatly enlarging families in comparison to the American …show more content…
The city’s higher education department delivers about 120,000 graduates to the labour market annually (Schwegler 28). Although 27% of its population have a minimum of bachelor’s degree qualifications, there is a small percentage that still lacks basic education (Schwegler 28-30).
New York City is also one of the cities experiencing high level of income disparities (Shwegler 32). On average, in 2005, the annual income for the rich was $188,697 while the poor only earned $9,320 (Schwegler 32). This dictates the quality of housing and other services that people can afford.
In 2010, there were 3,371,062 housing units in New York City, with a home ownership rate of 32.6% (Shwegler 33). In the same year, there were 3,049,978 households with an average of 3 people per household. The 2010 per capita income was $31,417 and the average household income was $51,270. It is worth noting that 19.4% of the people were living below the poverty line (Shwegler 33-34).
Implications of the Diverse