UWS Added 13K People, Gained 7K Asian Residents In Last Decade

UPPER WEST SIDE, NY — It is difficult to pick the most noteworthy data point for the Upper West Side within the newly released data from the 2020 census.

Overall, the UWS gained 13,139 residents from 2010 to 2020, specifically, the neighborhood went from 211,072 to 224,212 residents during the period. It is a figure that aligns relatively squarely with Manhattan's overall population jump of 6.8 percent in the same span.

Of that 13,139 resident increase in the last decade, nearly 7,000 of them were Asian, according to the census.

The census breaks down the Upper West Side into three areas, "Lincoln Square," "UWS Central," and "Manhattan Valley." The three sections align with what would be the 10023, 10024, and 10025 ZIP codes respectively.

The jump in Upper West Side residents was mostly seen in the Lincoln Square area, which grew by 9,208 people from 2010 to 2020.

The 9,000 plus jump in the area was within the top five biggest increases for any Manhattan neighborhood during the decade.

It is a much more significant increase than the other two Upper West Side areas. The UWS Central section had an increase of 2,907 residents from 2010 to 2020 and Manhattan Valley had a 1,027 resident increase.

In terms of how the racial demographics of the neighborhood changed during the decade, the Upper West Side saw an increase in Hispanic/Latinx and Asian residents but a decrease in Black and white people.

As of 2020, the UWS is 63 percent white, according to the census.

Here is a more complete racial breakdown of the neighborhood:

UWS Lincoln Square

• Hispanic/Latinx: 5,317 to 7,152 from 2010 to 2020: +1,835 residents
• White: 45,103 to 47,001 from 2010 to 2020: +1,898 residents
• Black: 2,710 to 2,820 from 2010 to 2020: +110 residents
• Asian: 6,916 to 10,106 from 2010 to 2020: +3,190 residents

UWS Central

• Hispanic/Latinx: 12,256 to 12,983 from 2010 to 2020: +729 residents
• White: 72,395 to 68,846 from 2010 to 2020: -2,549 residents
• Black: 6,040 to 5,805 from 2010 to 2020: -235 residents
• Asian: 5,752 to 7,710 from 2010 to 2020: +1,958 residents

UWS Morningside Valley

• Hispanic/Latinx: 13,999 to 12,952 from 2010 to 2020: -1,047 residents
• White: 24,599 to 24,339 from 2010 to 2020: -260 residents
• Black: 7,180 to 6,402 from 2010 to 2020: -778 residents
• Asian: 3,629 to 5,443 from 2010 to 2020: +1,814 residents

In terms of new UWS residents, the number of Asian people had by far the biggest jump of any race in the neighborhood. There are nearly 7,000 more Asians living on the Upper West Side in 2020 than there were in 2010.

The most significant decrease was white people, with 911 white residents leaving the neighborhood from 2010 to 2020. Overall, 903 Black residents left the Upper West Side during the same period.

You can check out the New York City census 2020 numbers for yourself here.