The borders for the Upper East Side can be defined west to east by Central Park and Carl Schurz Park, and south to north from Bloomingdale’s to the 96th Street branch of the New York Public Library.

Out of the more than 1.5 million people who live in Manhattan, just over 200,000 live on the Upper East Side, according to U.S. Census data that examines Community Board 8. That area makes up the Upper East Side, as well as Roosevelt Island.  

Almost 75% of people are white. The data shows a little more than 11% are Asian, close to 4% are Black or African American, about 8% are two or more races and about 2% are other races.

More than 18,000 residents identify as Hispanic or Latino, and close to 50,000 speak another language.  

The Upper East Side is a neighborhood known for people settling down, and the census data shows more than 40% of households are families.

About 85% of people over 25 have at least a Bachelor’s degree, and the median income is over $100,000.

When it comes to where people live, about 60% rent while 40% own.

The median sales price this summer was $1,265,000, according to the firm Miller Samuel, while the median rental price was $3,500.  

In what may surprise some, the sales price was very close to the median for the borough of Manhattan, which had a median price of $1,200,000. On the other hand, the median rent was below the rest of the borough, which was $4,400.

With close to 70% of residents not owning a car, it makes sense that a significantly higher number of commuters take public transit as opposed to driving or carpooling.

Politically, all the local, state and federal representatives are all Democrats.

Check out NY1 the rest of this week for profiles on people who live on the Upper East Side, and businesses that help make the neighborhood the way it is.