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Table 1 Number (n) of people, census tracts and all food stores in Brooklyn, New York by area income and race/ethnicity, 2007-2011

From: Brooklyn, New York foodscape 2007–2011: a five-year analysis of stability in food retail environments

  

Income

Race*

 

Brooklyn

Lowest

Middle

Highest

Predominantly non-white

Racially mixed

Predominantly white

Total population N (%)

2,465,326 (100.0)

653,652 (26.5)

1,544,649 (62.7)

267,025 (10.8)

1,062,743 (43.1)

831,362 (33.7)

571,221 (23.2)

Census tracts N (%)

774 (100.0)

181 (23.4)

477 (61.4)

116 (15.0)

311 (40.2)

264 (34.1)

199 (25.7)

Total food stores** N (Number of stores per 10,000 persons)

  2007

4038 (16.4)

1128 (17.3)

2614 (16.9)

296 (11.1)

1624 (15.3)

1557 (18.7)

857 (15.0)

  2008

4048 (16.4)

1140 (17.4)

2612 (16.9)

296 (11.1)

1631 (15.4)

1545 (18.6)

872 (15.3)

  2009

4164 (16.9)

1170 (17.9)

2695 (17.5)

299 (11.2)

1682 (15.6)

1596 (19.2)

1596 (19.2)

  2010

4284 (17.4)

1189 (18.2)

2791 (18.1)

304 (11.4)

1775 (16.7)

1621 (19.5)

908 (15.9)

  2011

5145 (20.9)

1459 (22.3)

3297 (21.3)

389 (14.6)

1983 (18.7)

2134 (25.7)

1028 (18.0)

  5- Year change

1107 (4.5)

331 (5.1)

683 (4.4)

93 (3.5)

359 (3.4)

577 (6.9)

171 (3.0)

Supermarkets N (Number of stores per 10,000 persons)

  2007

173 (0.7)

43 (0.7)

107 (0.7)

23 (0.9)

88 (0.8)

59 (0.7)

26 (0.5)

  2008

171 (0.7)

45 (0.7)

102 (0.7)

24 (0.9)

84 (0.8)

62 (0.7)

25 (0.4)

  2009

189 (0.7)

45 (0.7)

105 (0.7)

23 (0.7)

89 (0.8)

59 (0.7)

25 (0.4)

  2010

187 (0.8)

50 (0.2)

112 (0.7)

25 (0.9)

96 (0.9)

62 (0.7)

29 (0.5)

  2011

189 (0.8)

53 (0.8)

109 (0.7)

27 (1.0)

98 (0.9)

62 (0.5)

29 (0.5)

  5- Year change

16 (0.1)

10 (0.2)

2 (0.01)

4 (0.1)

10 (0.1)

3 (0.4)

3 (0.1)

  1. N number; % percentage.
  2. *Area Race: Predominantly Non-White: <25% White non-Hispanic; Racially Mixed: 25-75% White non-Hispanic; Predominantly White: >75% White non-Hispanic.
  3. ** Total Food Stores are any of the following: supermarkets (chain, and stores requiring membership), small grocers, bodegas/corner stores, convenience stores, specialty shops, fruit and vegetable markets, dollar stores and pharmacies.