Census Reporter

New York County, NY

1,629,153 Population
22.7 square miles 71,907.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2020 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.7 ±0.1 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in New York: 39 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.2 ±0.1

Economics

$78,771 ±$1,110 Per capita income
  • nearly double the amount in New York: $40,898 ±$167
  • more than double the amount in United States: $35,384 ±$91
$89,812 ±$1,681 Median household income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in New York: $71,117 ±$266
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $64,994 ±$128

15.6% ±0.4% (246,300  ±6,998) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in New York: 13.6% 2,581,048 (±0.1% / ±26,021)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.8% 40,910,326 (±0.1% / ±258,486)

32.1 minutes ±0.2 (24,730,575  ±253,468) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in New York: 33.5 287,526,290 (±0.1 / ±1,046,958)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.9 3,837,803,315 (±0.1 / ±8,076,551)

Families

758,720 ±4,260 Number of households
  • New York: 7,417,224 ±12,559
  • United States: 122,354,219 ±211,970
2.1 ±0 (1,568,296  ±1,982) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in New York: 2.6 18,945,673
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.6 318,495,974

3.6% ±0.3% (16,583  ±1,561) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in New York: 4.8% 225,143 (±0.1% / ±3,450)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,982,654 (±0% / ±21,427)

Housing

884,828 ±955 Number of housing units
  • New York: 8,362,971 ±772
  • United States: 138,432,751 ±11,188

$1,024,500 ±$30,890 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than double the amount in New York: $325,000 ±$1,056
  • more than double the amount in United States: $229,800 ±$188

15.5% ±0.4% (250,681  ±6,040.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in New York: 10.4% 2,007,694 (±0.1% / ±15,289)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 13.8% 44,657,396 (±0% / ±138,910.3)

Social

87.8% ±0.8% (1,098,289  ±9,950.1) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in New York: 87.2% 11,905,267 (±0.2% / ±28,296.3)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 88.5% 197,274,154 (±0.1% / ±241,896.7)
62.2% ±0.7% (777,483  ±8,166.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in New York: 37.5% 5,112,792 (±0.1% / ±18,230.9)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 32.9% 73,356,319 (±0.1% / ±147,645.6)

38% ±0.9% (589,352  ±14,524.1) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2019 1-year data
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in New York: 30.7% 5,623,805 (±0.2% / ±36,399.3)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 22% 67,802,345 (±0.1% / ±214,346.6)

28.3% ±0.4% (460,810  ±5,969) Foreign-born population
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in New York: 22.4% 4,372,167 (±0.1% / ±19,932)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 13.5% 44,125,628 (±0% / ±136,982)

2.1% ±0.1% (29,666  ±1,594) Population with veteran status
  • about half the rate in New York: 4.4% 676,295 (±0% / ±5,258)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 7.1% 17,835,456 (±0% / ±52,869)
29,666 Total veterans ±1,594 26,985 Male ±1,456 2,681 Female ±596

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