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New York County, NY

1,576,876 Population
22.7 square miles 69,595.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2021 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.3 ±0.4 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in New York: 39.8 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.8 ±0.1

Economics

$76,589 ±$2,340 Per capita income
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in New York: $43,078 ±$345
  • about double the amount in United States: $38,332 ±$79
$84,435 ±$2,458 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in New York: $74,314 ±$613
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $69,717 ±$134

17.3% ±1.1% (264,671  ±17,495) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in New York: 13.9% 2,688,587 (±0.3% / ±47,579)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.8% 41,393,176 (±0.1% / ±243,679)

31.7 minutes ±1.5 (15,965,180  ±545,004) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in New York: 31.4 227,623,710 (±0.2 / ±1,763,382)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 25.6 3,247,967,500 (±0 / ±6,621,416)

Families

737,575 ±9,878 Number of households
  • New York: 7,652,666 ±17,305
  • United States: 127,544,730 ±97,632
2.1 ±0 (1,515,448  ±4,386) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in New York: 2.5 19,265,908 (±0)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 324,132,900

2.5% ±0.6% (10,829  ±2,548) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about half the rate in New York: 4.6% 213,704 (±0.2% / ±8,773)
  • about half the rate in United States: 5.1% 3,922,188 (±0.1% / ±46,069)

Housing

916,609 ±2,138 Number of housing units
  • New York: 8,530,561 ±867
  • United States: 142,148,050 ±4,219

$940,900 ±$35,487 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than double the amount in New York: $368,800 ±$2,957
  • more than double the amount in United States: $281,400 ±$452

18.8% ±1.1% (293,665  ±16,876.8) Moved since previous year
  • nearly double the rate in New York: 10.4% 2,042,824 (±0.2% / ±41,806.8)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.8% 41,911,615 (±0.1% / ±181,549)

Social

89.4% ±1.8% (1,084,812  ±21,658) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in New York: 88% 12,313,514 (±0.4% / ±59,937.6)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.4% 203,920,983 (±0.1% / ±264,625.2)
62.6% ±1.4% (758,891  ±17,478) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in New York: 39.9% 5,583,687 (±0.3% / ±39,932.6)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 35% 79,903,463 (±0.1% / ±166,943.4)

37.6% ±1% (566,224  ±15,056.9) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in New York: 30% 5,620,470 (±0.2% / ±44,697.1)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 21.6% 67,754,440 (±0.1% / ±171,150.5)

28.1% ±1% (443,003  ±15,273) Foreign-born population
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in New York: 22.3% 4,427,356 (±0.2% / ±43,047)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 13.6% 45,270,104 (±0% / ±140,397)

2% ±0.3% (26,921  ±3,624) Population with veteran status
  • about half the rate in New York: 3.9% 614,289 (±0.1% / ±12,232)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,501,502 (±0% / ±78,614)
26,921 Total veterans ±3,624 24,310 Male ±3,570 2,611 Female ±1,032

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