2000 U.S. Census Analysis:
New York City Vehicle Ownership (by household)

By Steven M. O'Neill


Note: The Census Bureau has slightly revised these figures since this page was created. Up to date information here.

Census 2000 Supplementary Survey Summary Tables
Table: H041: Tenure by Vehicles Available - Universe: Occupied housing units.

Summary

Borough% with zero vehicles
Total 5 Boroughs54%
Manhattan77%
Bronx60%
Brooklyn54%
Queens34%
Staten Island20%

Data

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Manhattan
                            total          
                            -------       
    total households        726,557     

    owner occupied          160,644 (22.1% of total)
    	
                                          % of owners
                                          -----------
    0 vehicles              101,626       63.3%
    1 vehicle                51,620       32.1%
    2 vehicles                5,918        3.7%
    3 vehicles                    0        0.0%
    4 vehicles                  856        0.5%
    5 or more                   624        0.4%
    	
    renter occupied         565,913 (77.9% of total)
    	
                                          % of renters
                                          ------------
    0 vehicles              459,620       81.2% 
    1 vehicle                99,138       17.5%
    2 vehicles                6,899        1.2%
    3 vehicles                    0        0.0%
    4 vehicles                    0        0.0%
    5 or more                   256        0.0%
    	
    total with 0 vehicles   561,246 (77.2% of total)

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Bronx
                            total        
                            -------     
    total households        455,241    

    owner occupied           94,473 (20.8% of total)

	                                  % of owners
                                          -----------
    0 vehicles               26,278       27.8% 
    1 vehicle                42,148       44.6%
    2 vehicles               20,437       21.6%
    3 vehicles                4,434       4.7%
    4 vehicles                  688       0.7%
    5 or more                   488       0.5%
	
    renter occupied         360,768 (79.2% of total)
	
                                          % of renters
                                          ------------
    0 vehicles              245,982       68.2%
    1 vehicle                96,624       26.8%
    2 vehicles               15,697        4.4%
    3 vehicles                1,749        0.5%
    4 vehicles                  156        0.0%
    5 or more                   290        0.1% 
	
    total with 0 vehicles   272,260 (59.8% of total)

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Brooklyn
                            total      
                            -------   
    total households        881,215

    owner occupied          233,381 (26.5% of total)

                                          % of owners
                                          -----------
    0 vehicles               67,310       28.8%
    1 vehicle               109,084       46.7%
    2 vehicles               45,546       19.5%
    3 vehicles                9,996        4.3%
    4 vehicles                1,445        0.6%
    5 or more                     0        0.0%
    	
                                          % of renters
                                          ------------
    renter occupied         647,834 (73.5% of total)
    	
    0 vehicles              408,437       63.0%
    1 vehicle               208,778       32.2%
    2 vehicles               26,296       4.1%
    3 vehicles                3,072       0.5%
    4 vehicles                  210       0.0%
    5 or more                 1,041       0.2%
    	
    total with 0 vehicles   475,747 (54.0% of total)

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Queens
                            total    
                            ------- 
    total households        770,428

    owner occupied          373,182 (48.4% of total)
    	
                                          % of owners
                                          -----------
    0 vehicles               68,160       18.3%
    1 vehicle               168,444       45.1%
    2 vehicles              109,209       29.3%
    3 vehicles               22,248        6.0%
    4 vehicles                2,875        0.8%
    5 or more                 2,246        0.6%
    	
    renter occupied         397,246 (51.6% of total)

                                          % of renters
                                          ------------
    0 vehicles              192,202       48.4%
    1 vehicle               160,438       40.4%
    2 vehicles               34,349        8.6%
    3 vehicles                7,768        2.0%
    4 vehicles                  176        0.0%
    5 or more                 2,313        0.6%
    	
    total with 0 vehicles   260,362 (33.8% of total)

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Staten Island
                            total    
                            ------- 
    total households        149,719

    owner occupied          104,675 (69.9% of total)
    	
                                          % of owners
                                          -----------
    0 vehicles                6,539        6.2%
    1 vehicle                37,600       35.9%
    2 vehicles               42,213       40.3%
    3 vehicles               11,976       11.4%
    4 vehicles                4,900        4.7%
    5 or more                 1,447        1.4%
    	
    renter occupied          45,044 (30.1% of total)
    	
                                          % of renters
                                          ------------
    0 vehicles               23,413       52.0%
    1 vehicle                14,533       32.3%
    2 vehicles                6,273       13.9%
    3 vehicles                  587        1.3%
    4 vehicles                    0        0.0%
    5 or more                   238        0.5%
    	
    total with 0 vehicles   29,952 (20.0% of total)

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All 5 boroughs

                 total households    total with 0 vehicles
                 ----------------    ---------------------
    Manhattan      726,557             561,246 
    Bronx          455,241             272,260              
    Brooklyn       881,215             475,747
    Queens         770,428             260,362
    Staten I.      149,719              29,952
                 ---------           ---------
    total        2,983,160           1,599,567 (53.6% of total)


Renter/Owner totals for all 5 boroughs

    total owners:    966,355 (32.4% of all households) 
    total renters: 2,016,805 (67.6% of all househoulds)

                 owners      % of all owners               
                 ---------   ---------------              
    0 vehicles    269,913    27.9%
    1 vehicle     408,867    42.3%
    2 vehicles    223,325    23.1%
    3 vehicles     48,657     5.0%
    4 vehicles     10,768     1.1%
    5 or more       4,805     0.5%

                 renters     % of all renters                
                 ---------   ----------------              
    0 vehicles   1,329,654   65.9%
    1 vehicle      579,511   28.7%
    2 vehicles      89,784    4.5%
    3 vehicles      13,176    0.7%
    4 vehicles         542    0.0%
    5 or more        4,138    0.2%
   
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Notes

Data were obtained at the U.S. Census 2000 Supplementary Survey Summary Tables, Detailed Tables;
Geographic Type: County; Table: H041: Tenure by Vehicles Available; Universe: Occupied housing units.
See that site for more information.

Note from the Census site (http://www.census.gov/c2ss/www/Methodology/Definitions/Vehicles.htm):
    These data show the number of households with a specified number of
    passenger cars, vans, and pickup or panel trucks of one-ton capacity
    or less kept at home and available for the use of household members.
    Vehicles rented or leased for one month or more, company vehicles,
    and police and government vehicles are included if kept at home and
    used for nonbusiness purposes. Dismantled or immobile vehicles are
    excluded. Vehicles kept at home but used only for business purposes
    also are excluded.

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