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

19,617,868 Population
6,684.4 square miles 2,934.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.7 ±0.1 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39 ±0.1

Economics

$52,308 ±$402 Per capita income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $41,804 ±$92
$91,562 ±$610 Median household income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $74,755 ±$148

12.8% ±0.3% (2,467,826  ±58,831) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.6% 40,951,624 (±0.1% / ±260,310)

35.8 minutes ±0.1 (287,288,350  ±1,794,548) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.4 times the figure in United States: 26.4 3,591,156,000 (±0 / ±7,204,853)

Families

7,478,571 ±16,701 Number of households
  • United States: 129,870,930 ±136,261
2.6 ±0 (19,217,686  ±3,239) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 325,134,660

5% ±0.2% (230,940  ±8,795) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,036,894 (±0.1% / ±36,689)

Housing

8,074,003 ±1,485 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,772,900 ±7,466

$578,800 ±$2,855 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • nearly double the amount in United States: $320,900 ±$622

9.7% ±0.2% (1,891,901  ±40,396.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.6% 41,404,691 (±0.1% / ±,187,841.9)

Social

87.6% ±0.5% (12,119,257  ±61,879.3) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 205,882,074 (±0.1% / ±,272,504.5)
43.9% ±0.3% (6,080,212  ±41,652.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 35.7% 81,908,335 (±0.1% / ±,175,321.9)

39.7% ±0.3% (7,353,007  ±49,004.2) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 22% 69,241,800 (±0.1% / ±,203,206.2)

29.8% (5,849,896  ±40,956) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,182,176

2.7% ±0.1% (419,007  ±11,623) Population with veteran status
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,200,322 (±0% / ±70,866)
419,007 Total veterans ±11,623 385,485 Male ±10,743 33,522 Female ±3,510

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