Census Reporter

New York

19,849,399 Population
47,123.4 square miles 421.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2017 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.7 ±0.1 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.1 ±0.1

Economics

$37,156 ±$270 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $32,397 ±$64
$64,894 ±$507 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $60,336 ±$86

14.1% ±0.2% (2,722,257  ±47,366) Persons below poverty line
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 13.4% 42,583,651 (±0.1% / ±241,032)

33.7 minutes ±0.1 (303,961,285  ±1,665,492) Mean travel time to work
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.9 3,891,349,480 (±0.1 / ±8,012,447)

Families

7,304,332 ±18,884 Number of households
  • United States: 120,062,818 ±161,148
2.6 ±0 (19,273,248  ±0) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.7 317,631,941

4.6% ±0.2% (219,214  ±7,747) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,394 (±0% / ±28,051)

Housing

8,327,621 ±847 Number of housing units
  • United States: 137,407,308 ±4,122

$314,500 ±$2,313 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $217,600 ±$437

10.6% ±0.2% (2,085,890  ±36,168.1) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 14.3% 46,073,420 (±0.1% / ±187,510.3)

Social

86.6% ±0.4% (11,966,187  ±52,572.4) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 88% 194,667,872 (±0.1% / ±241,381.6)
36% ±0.2% (4,980,162  ±33,800.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 32% 70,765,915 (±0.1% / ±146,608.8)

30.9% ±0.2% (5,769,275  ±40,489) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 21.8% 66,592,306 (±0.1% / ±178,397.9)

22.9% ±0.2% (4,540,381  ±36,548) Foreign-born population
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,525,855 (±0% / ±135,763)

4.5% ±0.1% (699,604  ±11,523) Population with veteran status
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 7.3% 18,204,605 (±0% / ±71,514)
699,604 Total veterans ±11,523 651,244 Male ±10,290 48,360 Female ±3,283

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