Posted April 18, 2011 The population of North Castle grew from 10,849 to 11,841, as reported in the U.S. 2000 and 2010 census bureau population estimates, respectively. Although it is a moderate gain of only 9 percent, it is the third largest increase in Westchester County, just behind Somers and Harrison. It was noted that Harrison’s population increased about 14 percent, but the approximate 2,500 students of SUNY Purchase were not included in the 2000 Census.
According to Adam Kaufman, North Castle's Director of Planning, North Castle's population grew 13.2 percent from 1990 to 2000. Kaufman said that from 1950 to 1960, North Castle experienced the largest population growth, realizing a 76 percent increase.
North Castle's housing data from the 2000 census records 3,706 housing units. In 2010, there were a reported 4,135 housing units, representing an increase of 11.6 percent, with 429 additional units. Kaufman said a significant number of those increased housing units is attributable to the 128 units that were developed in Whippoorwill Hills; these units were unoccupied and not counted in the 2000 Census.
The 2010 Census reports North Castle's race profile as 89 percent Caucasian, 5 percent Asian and 8 percent Hispanic. This represents a change from the 2000 profile of 93.5 percent Caucasian, 4.5 percent Asian and 4.1 percent Hispanic.
In the 2010 Census, Westchester's population grew to 949,113, the largest population of New York's counties north of the Bronx. The states northern areas of Erie County and Monroe County are the second and third largest behind Westchester County. Of New York's 62 counties, New York City's five boroughs and Long Island’s Nassau County and Suffolk County are the most populated counties of New York State.
New York State’s population increased 2.1 percent from 2000 to 2010. The 2010 Census reported New York State’s population as 19.39 million. New York City is the most populous metropolitan area in the nation, while Los Angeles is second; both cities maintained the same rankings as in 2000. Approximately one- quarter of the U.S. population lives in the largest states of California, Texas and New York.
The 2010 Census reported the United States population as 308.7 million, a 9.7 percent increase from the 2000 Census population of 281.4 million.
The national participation rate of the census is 74 percent, while the New York participation rate is estimated to be 69 percent.
The census information affects the number of seats occupied in the U.S. House of Representatives. The census data also determines how federally funded dollars are allocated toward states' infrastructure.
