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Census 2010: Port Jefferson Village Sees Dramatic Increase in Asian Population
Data released by the U.S. Government from the 2010 Census shows Hispanic population on the rise as well.
The number of people identifying themselves as Asian living in Port Jefferson village increased by 44 percent to 470 in 2010, that's compared to 261 in 2000, according to the U.S. Census data released this week.
Next door in Setauket-East Setauket, the number of people listing themselves as Asian decreased from 1,398 in 2000 to 1,137 in 2010, while Port Jefferson Station saw its population of Asians go up from 283 individuals in 2000 to 420 in 2010, a 33 percent increase. Mount Sinai had 130 Asians listed in the 2000 Census. That number increased to 486 in 2010, a 374 percent jump.
The Hispanic population increased by 18 percent to 500 people compared to 408 in 2000. Surrounding areas also saw an increase in the population of Hispanics, most notably, Port Jefferson Station where the population of that group went up 41 percent between 2000 and 2010. The number of Hispanics also increased in Setauket-East Setauket from 546 to 807 individuals, a 32 percent jump.
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Those identifying themselves as American Indian or Alaska Native increased from 3 people in 2000 to 7 in 2010 in Port Jefferson village.
The total population in the village went down by 87 people from 7,837 in 2000 to 7,750 in 2010. Whites decreased in number by 394 people from a total of 6,950 in 2000 to 6,556 in 2010. Those indentifying themselves as Blacks or African American decreased as well in that time dropping from 126 to 117.
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The number of people who identified with two or more races went up for the village, increasing from 63 in 2000 to 87 in 2010. In Port Jefferson Station 136 people said they identified with two of more races and in 2010 it increased to 181.
2010 Census Data for Port Jefferson Village.
Port Jefferson village, New York Total: 7,750 Hispanic or Latino 500 Not Hispanic or Latino: 7,250 Population of one race: 7,168 White alone 6,556 Black or African American alone 117 American Indian and Alaska Native alone 7 Asian alone 470 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone 0 Some Other Race alone 18 Two or More Races: 82 Population of two races: 77 White; Black or African American 16 White; American Indian and Alaska Native 8 White; Asian 46 White; Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 1 White; Some Other Race 1 Black or African American; American Indian and Alaska Native 3 Black or African American; Asian 0 Black or African American; Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 Black or African American; Some Other Race 0 American Indian and Alaska Native; Asian 1 American Indian and Alaska Native; Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 American Indian and Alaska Native; Some Other Race 0 Asian; Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 Asian; Some Other Race 1 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander; Some Other Race 0
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census.
2000 Census Data for Port Jefferson Village.
Port Jefferson village, New York Total: 7,837 Hispanic or Latino 408 Not Hispanic or Latino: 7,429 Population of one race: 7,366 White alone 6,950 Black or African American alone 126 American Indian and Alaska Native alone 3 Asian alone 261 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone 0 Some other race alone 26 Population of two or more races: 63 Population of two races: 61 White; Black or African American 11 White; American Indian and Alaska Native 8 White; Asian 25 White; Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 White; Some other race 10 Black or African American; American Indian and Alaska Native 1 Black or African American; Asian 0 Black or African American; Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 Black or African American; Some other race 1 American Indian and Alaska Native; Asian 5 American Indian and Alaska Native; Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 American Indian and Alaska Native; Some other race 0 Asian; Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 Asian; Some other race 0 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander; Some other race 0
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 Census.
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