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Bronx Community Board 5
About This District
The Bronx Community District 5
The Bronx Community District 5 encompasses Fordham, Morris Heights, Mount Hope, University Heights, and Fordham Plaza. Covering 1.37 square miles and home to more than 120,000 residents, it is small in land area and large in population.
The district's apartment corridors, schools, shopping areas, transit hubs, and institutions sit within a small geography that holds a large population.
Bronx Community Board 5 — Interactive District Map
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2025 NOVEMBER GENERAL ELECTION
BXCB5
BXCB5 — Mamdani won this CB district 53.5% to 42.0% for Cuomo and 4.5% for Sliwa, and carried 45 of 50 election districts here.
Mamdani won 45 of 50 election districts in BXCB5.
Winner
Mamdani by 11.5%
EDs carried
Mamdani: 45 of 50
Mamdani
53.5%
Cuomo
42.0%
Sliwa 4.5%
Mayor
Citywide: Mamdani 39/59 (66%) · Cuomo 20/59 (34%)
Q1 — Olympic Sports Complex
Citywide: NO 45/59 (76%) · YES 14/59 (24%)
Q2 — Fast Track Affordable Housing
Citywide: YES 46/59 (78%) · NO 13/59 (22%)
Q3 — Simplify Housing & Infrastructure Review
Citywide: YES 45/59 (76%) · NO 14/59 (24%)
Q4 — Affordable Housing Appeals Board
Citywide: YES 47/59 (80%) · NO 12/59 (20%)
Q5 — Digital City Map
Citywide: YES 55/59 (93%) · NO 4/59 (7%)
Q6 — Move Local Elections to Presidential Years
Citywide: NO 31/59 (53%) · YES 28/59 (47%)
Bronx CB5 — 2025 General Election Results
Community Health Profile
Fordham and University Heights · Source: NYC DOHMH 2026 Community Health Profiles
Demographics
Total Population
127,978
Boro #5
NYC #36
Age 0–17
26.4%
Boro #4
NYC #5
Age 18–24
10.7%
Boro #2
NYC #8
Age 25–44
28.2%
Boro #3
NYC #32
Age 45–64
23.8%
Boro #4
NYC #31
Age 65+
10.9%
Boro #12
NYC #58
Asian
2.1%
Boro #8
NYC #52
Black
27.4%
Boro #5
NYC #18
Latino
68.1%
Boro #3
NYC #4
White
1.2%
Boro #10
NYC #56
Other race/ethnicity
1.1%
Boro #9
NYC #56
Limited English Proficiency
35.1%
Boro #2
NYC #10
Born Outside the US
44.9%
Boro #1
NYC #14
Education
Elementary School Absenteeism
39.0%
Boro #4
NYC #37
On-Time High School Graduation
80.3%
Boro #6
NYC #48
Did Not Complete High School
31.2%
Boro #8
NYC #55
High School Grad / Some College
48.1%
Boro #1
NYC #5
College Degree or Higher
20.8%
Boro #12
NYC #59
Economy
Poverty
32.2%
Boro #12
NYC #59
Unemployment
13.2%
Boro #8
NYC #55
Rent Burden
58.0%
Boro #7
NYC #53
Helpful Neighbors
32.9%
Boro #12
NYC #59
Jail Incarceration
394.5
Boro #9
NYC #52
Environment & Housing
Air Conditioning
79.7%
Boro #10
NYC #57
Air Pollution
6.9
Boro #4
NYC #28
Renter Housing Problems
78.0%
Boro #6
NYC #49
Homes Reporting Cockroaches
52.7%
Boro #6
NYC #49
Bodega:Supermarket Ratio
9.1
Boro #8
NYC #35
Farmers Markets
1
Boro #9
NYC #35
Bike Network Coverage
34.8%
Boro #3
NYC #14
Non-Fatal Assault Hospitalizations
80.9
Boro #8
NYC #48
Maternal & Child Health
Late or No Prenatal Care
14.3%
Boro #10
NYC #57
Preterm Births
10.8%
Boro #4
NYC #40
Teen Births
16.2%
Boro #9
NYC #53
Childhood Obesity
30.3%
Boro #11
NYC #58
Child Asthma ED Visits
223.5
Boro #6
NYC #48
Health Behaviors
Self-Reported Good Health
69.1%
Boro #11
NYC #58
Physical Activity
67.6%
Boro #2
NYC #32
Sugary Drink Consumption
21.1%
Boro #5
NYC #51
Fruit and Vegetable Consumption
79.9%
Boro #8
NYC #52
Current Smokers
11.8%
Boro #8
NYC #52
Binge Drinking
21.2%
Boro #4
NYC #19
Obesity
39.8%
Boro #5
NYC #51
Healthcare Access
Uninsured
13.6%
Boro #10
NYC #47
Unmet Medical Care
12.3%
Boro #3
NYC #11
Flu Vaccination
50.8%
Boro #4
NYC #22
HPV Vaccination
69.9%
Boro #2
NYC #6
Disease & Mortality
Avoidable Hospitalizations
1925.6
Boro #9
NYC #55
Fall Hospitalizations
1137.4
Boro #1
NYC #15
Diabetes
20.7%
Boro #9
NYC #54
Hypertension
36.6%
Boro #5
NYC #47
New HIV Diagnoses
42.4
Boro #12
NYC #59
New Hepatitis C Reports
46.3
Boro #8
NYC #49
Psychiatric Hospitalizations
790.0
Boro #10
NYC #53
Infant Mortality
5.5
Boro #6
NYC #47
Premature Mortality Number
1,923
Boro #10
NYC #52
Premature Mortality Rate
315.3
Boro #8
NYC #50
Life Expectancy
79.5 years
Boro #8
NYC #50
▼ Full data table (all 58 indicators)
| Indicator | Value | Boro Rank | NYC Rank | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Population | 127,978 | #5 of 12 | #36 of 59 | ↑ #5 |
| Age 0–17 | 26.4% | #4 of 12 | #5 of 59 | ↑ #4 |
| Age 18–24 | 10.7% | #2 of 12 | #8 of 59 | ↑ #2 |
| Age 25–44 | 28.2% | #3 of 12 | #32 of 59 | ↑ #3 |
| Age 45–64 | 23.8% | #4 of 12 | #31 of 59 | ↑ #4 |
| Age 65+ | 10.9% | #12 of 12 | #58 of 59 | ↑ #12 |
| Asian | 2.1% | #8 of 12 | #52 of 59 | ↑ #8 |
| Black | 27.4% | #5 of 12 | #18 of 59 | ↑ #5 |
| Latino | 68.1% | #3 of 12 | #4 of 59 | ↑ #3 |
| White | 1.2% | #10 of 12 | #56 of 59 | ↑ #10 |
| Other race/ethnicity | 1.1% | #9 of 12 | #56 of 59 | ↑ #9 |
| Limited English Proficiency | 35.1% | #2 of 12 | #10 of 59 | ↑ #2 |
| Born Outside the US | 44.9% | #1 of 12 | #14 of 59 | ↑ #1 |
| Elementary School Absenteeism | 39.0% | #4 of 12 | #37 of 59 | ↓ #4 |
| On-Time High School Graduation | 80.3% | #6 of 12 | #48 of 59 | ↑ #6 |
| Did Not Complete High School | 31.2% | #8 of 12 | #55 of 59 | ↓ #8 |
| High School Grad / Some College | 48.1% | #1 of 12 | #5 of 59 | ↑ #1 |
| College Degree or Higher | 20.8% | #12 of 12 | #59 of 59 | ↑ #12 |
| Poverty | 32.2% | #12 of 12 | #59 of 59 | ↓ #12 |
| Unemployment | 13.2% | #8 of 12 | #55 of 59 | ↓ #8 |
| Rent Burden | 58.0% | #7 of 12 | #53 of 59 | ↓ #7 |
| Avertable Deaths | 54.7 | #10 of 12 | #49 of 59 | ↓ #10 |
| Helpful Neighbors | 32.9% | #12 of 12 | #59 of 59 | ↑ #12 |
| Non-Fatal Assault Hospitalizations | 80.9 | #8 of 12 | #48 of 59 | ↓ #8 |
| Jail Incarceration | 394.5 | #9 of 12 | #52 of 59 | ↓ #9 |
| Air Conditioning | 79.7% | #10 of 12 | #57 of 59 | ↑ #10 |
| Air Pollution | 6.9 | #4 of 12 | #28 of 59 | ↓ #4 |
| Renter Homes with Health-Related Housing Problems | 78.0% | #6 of 12 | #49 of 59 | ↓ #6 |
| Homes Reporting Cockroaches | 52.7% | #6 of 12 | #49 of 59 | ↓ #6 |
| Ratio of Bodegas to Supermarkets | 9.1 | #8 of 12 | #35 of 59 | ↓ #8 |
| Farmers Markets | 1 | #9 of 12 | #35 of 59 | ↑ #9 |
| Bicycle Network Coverage | 34.8% | #3 of 12 | #14 of 59 | ↑ #3 |
| Pedestrian Injury Hospitalizations | 22.5 | #8 of 12 | #48 of 59 | ↓ #8 |
| Late or No Prenatal Care | 14.3% | #10 of 12 | #57 of 59 | ↓ #10 |
| Preterm Births | 10.8% | #4 of 12 | #40 of 59 | ↓ #4 |
| Teen Births | 16.2% | #9 of 12 | #53 of 59 | ↓ #9 |
| Childhood Obesity | 30.3% | #11 of 12 | #58 of 59 | ↓ #11 |
| Child Asthma Emergency Department Visits | 223.5 | #6 of 12 | #48 of 59 | ↓ #6 |
| Self-Reported Good Health | 69.1% | #11 of 12 | #58 of 59 | ↑ #11 |
| Physical Activity | 67.6% | #2 of 12 | #32 of 59 | ↑ #2 |
| Sugary Drink Consumption | 21.1% | #5 of 12 | #51 of 59 | ↓ #5 |
| Fruit and Vegetable Consumption | 79.9% | #8 of 12 | #52 of 59 | ↑ #8 |
| Current Smokers | 11.8% | #8 of 12 | #52 of 59 | ↓ #8 |
| Uninsured | 13.6% | #10 of 12 | #47 of 59 | ↓ #10 |
| Unmet Medical Care | 12.3% | #3 of 12 | #11 of 59 | ↓ #3 |
| Avoidable Hospitalizations Among Adults | 1925.6 | #9 of 12 | #55 of 59 | ↓ #9 |
| Fall-Related Hospitalizations Among Older Adults | 1137.4 | #1 of 12 | #15 of 59 | ↓ #1 |
| Flu Vaccination | 50.8% | #4 of 12 | #22 of 59 | ↑ #4 |
| HPV Vaccination | 69.9% | #2 of 12 | #6 of 59 | ↑ #2 |
| Obesity | 39.8% | #5 of 12 | #51 of 59 | ↓ #5 |
| Diabetes | 20.7% | #9 of 12 | #54 of 59 | ↓ #9 |
| Hypertension | 36.6% | #5 of 12 | #47 of 59 | ↓ #5 |
| New HIV Diagnoses | 42.4 | #12 of 12 | #59 of 59 | ↓ #12 |
| New Hepatitis C Reports | 46.3 | #8 of 12 | #49 of 59 | ↓ #8 |
| Binge Drinking | 21.2% | #4 of 12 | #19 of 59 | ↓ #4 |
| Psychiatric Hospitalizations | 790.0 | #10 of 12 | #53 of 59 | ↓ #10 |
| Infant Mortality | 5.5 | #6 of 12 | #47 of 59 | ↓ #6 |
| Premature Mortality Number | 1,923 | #10 of 12 | #52 of 59 | ↓ #10 |
| Premature Mortality Rate | 315.3 | #8 of 12 | #50 of 59 | ↓ #8 |
| Life Expectancy | 79.5 years | #8 of 12 | #50 of 59 | ↑ #8 |
