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New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area

19,498,248 Population
6,139.6 square miles 3,175.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.9 ±0.1 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Population by age category

18 to 6461%
  • Under 18
  • 18 to 64
  • 65 and over
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Female51%
  • Male
  • Female
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43%White15%Black0%Native12%Asian0%Islander1%Other4%Two+26%Hispanic
* Hispanic includes respondents of any race. Other categories are non-Hispanic.
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Economics

$54,000 ±$361 Per capita income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$95,220 ±$777 Median household income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

12.8% ±0.3% (2,446,378  ±48,131) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

Children (Under 18)

Poverty17%
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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Seniors (65 and over)

Poverty14%
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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36 minutes ±0.2 (299,717,920  ±1,953,204) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.4 times the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Means of transportation to work

45%Drove alone6%Carpooled27%Public transit1%Bicycle5%Walked2%Other14%Worked at home
* Universe: Workers 16 years and over
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Families

7,490,498 ±17,819 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.6 ±0 (19,090,424  ±10,760) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

Population by household type

Married couples58%
  • Married couples
  • Male householder
  • Female householder
  • Non-family
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Married48%
  • Married
  • Single
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Marital status, by sex

Never marriedMale40%Female37%
Now marriedMale51%Female46%
DivorcedMale6%Female9%
WidowedMale2%Female8%
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5% ±0.2% (227,692  ±10,459) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Women who gave birth during past year, by age group

0%†15-193%†20-247%25-2910%30-359%35-394%†40-442%†45-50
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Housing

8,083,521 ±4,695 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

Occupied vs. Vacant

Occupied93%
  • Occupied
  • Vacant
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Ownership of occupied units

Owner occupied51%
  • Owner occupied
  • Renter occupied
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Types of structure

Multi-unit58%
  • Single unit
  • Multi-unit
  • Mobile home
  • Boat, RV, van, etc.
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$610,200 ±$2,813 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

8.8% ±0.2% (1,694,408  ±35,860.1) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

87.9% ±0.4% (12,150,424  ±59,520.8) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
44.6% ±0.3% (6,167,831  ±41,249.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

Population by highest level of education

12%No degree23%High school21%Some college26%Bachelor's19%Post-grad
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40.4% ±0.3% (7,447,800  ±59,857) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 22.5% 71,109,120 (±0.1% / ±222,236.2)

Language at home, children 5-17

English only62%
  • English only
  • Spanish
  • Indo-European
  • Asian/Islander
  • Other
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Language at home, adults 18+

English only59%
  • English only
  • Spanish
  • Indo-European
  • Asian/Islander
  • Other
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30.5% (5,938,058  ±41,847) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

2.5% ±0.1% (390,581  ±9,777) Population with veteran status
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)

Veterans by wartime service

4,197†WWII23,495†Korea143,198Vietnam56,608Gulf (1990s)87,153Gulf (2001-)
* Civilian veterans who served during wartime only
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390,581 Total veterans ±9,777 359,267 Male ±10,180 31,314 Female ±3,977

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Citation: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 1-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area <http://censusreporter.org/profiles/31000US35620-new-york-newark-jersey-city-ny-nj-metro-area/>