African Americans
Staten Island has the lowest percentage of Black residents as of the 2010 census, at only 9.5%. Most African Americans reside north of the Staten Island Expressway. The only census tracts to have a Black majority are tracts 319.01, 319.02, and 133.01. Tract 133.01 is the West Brighton Houses (though a few residential homes along Alaska Street are also included), and census tracts 319.01 & 319.02 are in the western portion of Mariners' Harbor (Tract 319.02 is often referred to as Arlington). Back in 2000, tracts 4 & 29 in Park Hill/Stapleton had a Black majority, but that is no longer the case, due to an increasing Hispanic and Asian population in the area.
Some other areas have a noticable Black presence, although Blacks do not make up the majority (or even a plurality in most cases). These neighborhoods include Mariners' Harbor, Elm Park, Port Richmond, West New Brighton, New Brighton, St. George, Tompkinsville, Stapleton, Ward Hill, & Park Hill, as well as a growing population in Graniteville.
Read more about this topic: Demographics Of Staten Island
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