Neighborhood Demographics

I have always known Jackson Heights to be an ever growing diverse community, but it was interesting to see the data on exactly what the population of Jackson Heights consists of. There are 29,508 inhabitants in Jackson Heights. Of those inhabitants 48.13% of people are white, 1.51% are black, 21.97% are asian, 0.33% are native american, and 27.67% claim "other". Hispanics seem to make up the majority of Jackson Heights and they are 42.80% of the population. An interesting demographic fact I had never put much thought into is the divorce rate in Jackson Heights which is 7.51% of couples are divorced, 27.19% of people are married with children and 7.40% are single with children. The unemployment rate in Jackson Heights is 4.10% but the predicted job growth over the next ten years is 15.89%. The occupations of Jackson Heights inhabitants include 11.38% of the population in management, buisness and financial operations, 16.11% professional occupations, 19.70% in service occupations, 27.57% in sales and office, 9.10% in construction, extraction and maintenance and 16.14% employed in production transportation and material moving. The average annual income of the residents of Jackson Heights is $50,030.
It is one thing to see statistics laid out on a chart for you and it is another to walk down the streets and be immersed in the demographics. One stroll through Jackson Heights will tell you that there are all sorts of nationalities in that community and you will notice after walking by endless colombian, ecuadorian, mexican and other hispanic restaurants that a large part of the community is latino. The asian population can be felt as well with a pair of streets dedicated to Indian Cuisine as well as Bollywood movies and Indian Fashion. The buisnesses in Jackson Heights range in price as well as product. There are many specialty stores that cater to the different nationalities and those who do not fear trying new things. As someone who grew up in Jackson Heights I did not find the demographics surprising but now i have a reaffirmation to what I always thought my community was made up of.