Poverty
50% of the Bronx population lives in poverty
10 Minutes – How often a child is born into poverty in the Bronx
The Bronx is the poorest urban county in the US – The South Bronx (where we will be) is the poorest part of the Bronx, making it the poorest part of the USA
Money Matters
$400,000 – the average cost of a one family house in the Bronx
$1.19 – the average cost of a can of vegetables
$2.25 – the average cost of a dozen eggs
Church Info
11’X24’ - the size of the old store front church (Yes that is feet!)
35’X100’ (two stories high) – the size of the new church
Religious Make-Up
47% of the Bronx population is Catholic
16% of the Bronx population claim no religious affiliation
Ethnic Make-Up
30% of the people in the Bronx were born in a foreign country
31% of the Bronx population is African-American
14.5% of the Bronx population is white
3% of the Bronx population is Asian
1% of the Bronx population is Native American
24% Puerto Rican population – largest concentration in the US
10% Dominican population – largest concentration in the US
Abortion Info
Abortions outnumber live births in the Bronx!
188,000 – number of abortions preformed in NYC last year10% of all the abortions in the USA are preformed in NYC (which includes the Bronx)
100 – the approx. number of abortion clinics in NYC (which includes the Bronx)
100 out of 1,000 girls age 15-19 get pregnant
56% of these girls get an abortion!
In the Bronx ~ Medicaid pays for abortions for low-income women. Teenagers don’t need a parent’s permission to have an abortion. And unlike other states there are no 24-hour waiting periods, if you want an abortion just walk in and get one.
Misc. Info
65% of the babies born in the Bronx are born out of wed lock (double the national average!)
31% of households have a female as the head of the house with no husband present
66% of the men in the Bronx have been arrested at one time during their life!
35 – the number of rats on average per person in NYC
