Bronx Community District 6
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Neighborhoods1: Bathgate, Belmont, Bronx Park South, East Tremont, West Farms PO P U L ATI O N & D E N S I T Y 20002
20103
2000-2010
75,688
83,268
+10%
W Fordham Rd BX 5
N/A
Top 3 pressing issues identified by Bronx Community Board 6 in 2017: 1. Crime 2. Schools 3. Unemployment
To learn more, please read Bronx CD 6's Statements of Community District Needs and Community Board Budget Requests for Fiscal Year 2018. Website: www.bronxcb6.org Email:
[email protected]
CO M M U N I T Y A S S E T S 5
62
Hospitals and Clinics
27
3
17
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M E A N C O M M U T E T O W O R K 4, 8
Bronx CD 6
43 minutes
Bronx 43 minutes
NYC 40
minutes
E D U C AT I O N A L AT TA I N M E N T 4 , 1 0
Bronx CD 6
12%
of residents 25 years or older have earned a bachelor's degree or higher
BX 11
BX 4
Bronx 19% NYC 36%
52%
of households spend 35% or more of their income on rent
28%
of residents 5 years or older have limited English proficiency
Bronx 51% NYC 45% Bronx 26% NYC 23%
U N E M P L OY M E N T 4 , 1 0
Bronx CD 6
18.2%
of the civilian labor force was unemployed on average from 2011 to 2015
E Tremont Av
r o nx
Exw y
BX 9
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LI M I T E D EN GL I S H P RO FI CI EN C Y 4
Bronx CD 6
Cr o ss B
BX 3
R E N T B U R D E N 4, 6
Bronx CD 6
wy m Pk Rd Pelha Bronx Park
A Snapshot of Key Community Indicators
Public Schools
Parks
% Lot Land Use Category # Lots Area 1 & 2 Family Bldgs 1,302 11% Multifamily Walk-up 1,304 16% Multifamily Elevator 136 10% Mixed Use 391 8% Commercial 214 7% Industrial 95 3% Transportation/Utility 45 3% Public/Institutional 158 25% Open Space 63 6% Parking 248 6% Vacant 206 3% Other 36 <1%
E Fo rdh am
Bronx River Pkwy
1.5 55,512/sq mi
COMMUNITY BOARD PERSPECTIVES
Public Libraries
BX 7
Con cou rse
Square Miles Population Density
Source: PLUTOTM 16v2
0.5
Miles
Gra nd
2011-2015 Estimate4
LA N D U S E M A P
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Bronx 14% NYC 9.5%
A C C E S S TO PA R KS 7
Bronx CD 6
99%
of residents live within walking distance of a park or open space
C R I M E R AT E 9
Bronx CD 6
17.4
major felonies were reported per 1,000 residents in 2016
Citywide Target 85%
Bronx 14.3 NYC 11.8
N YC g o v P O V E R T Y M E A S U R E 1 1
Bronx CD 6
31%
of residents have incomes below the NYCgov poverty threshold. See the federal poverty rate here.
Bronx 28% NYC 21%
Neighborhoods may be in multiple districts. Names and boundaries are not officially designated. 22000 US Census; 32010 US Census; 4American Community Survey 2011-2015 5-Year Estimates, calculated for Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs). PUMAs are geographic approximations of community districts. BX 6 shares PUMA 3705 with BX 3, and the ACS population estimate cannot be reliably disaggregated. 5NYC Dept of City Planning Facilites Database (2017); 6 Differences of less than 3 percentage points are not statistically meaningful. 7NYC Dept of Parks and Recreation (DPR) (2016). DPR considers walking distance to be 1/4 mile for parks less than 6 acres, and 1/2 mile for larger parks and pools. 8Differences of less than 2 minutes are not statistically meaningful. 9NYPD CompStat, Historic Complaint Data (2017); 10 Differences of less than 2 percentage points are not statistically meaningful. 11 2011-2015 NYCgov Poverty Measure by PUMA. This metric from the Mayor's Office for Economic Opportunity accounts for NYC's high cost of housing, as well as other costs of living and anti-poverty benefits.
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