Census Reporter

New York, NY

8,336,817 Population
300.4 square miles 27,754.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2019 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.2 ±0.1 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area: 39.1 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in New York: 39.2 ±0.2

Economics

$43,046 ±$541 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area: $46,241 ±$287
  • a little higher than the amount in New York: $41,857 ±$295
$69,407 ±$1,121 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area: $83,160 ±$791
  • a little less than the amount in New York: $72,108 ±$452

16% ±0.4% (1,312,028  ±36,143) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area: 11.6% 2,189,593 (±0.3% / ±50,436)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in New York: 13% 2,467,006 (±0.2% / ±45,734)

41.7 minutes ±0.2 (160,439,320  ±1,150,427) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area: 37.7 340,704,255 (±0.1 / ±1,543,249)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in New York: 34 305,193,510 (±0.1 / ±1,359,093)

Families

3,211,033 ±12,221 Number of households
  • the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area: 7,102,817 ±14,519
  • New York: 7,446,812 ±13,820
2.5 ±0 (8,139,943  ±6,623) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area: 2.7 18,828,578 (±0 / ±7,460)
  • about the same as the figure in New York: 2.5 18,884,948

4.3% ±0.3% (92,650  ±6,208) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area: 4.6% 214,601 (±0.2% / ±8,818)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New York: 4.7% 217,713 (±0.2% / ±8,616)

Housing

3,546,601 ±2,871 Number of housing units
  • the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area: 7,797,416 ±3,365
  • New York: 8,404,205 ±839

$680,800 ±$6,340 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.4 times the amount in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area: $482,900 ±$2,001
  • about double the amount in New York: $338,700 ±$3,182

10.4% ±0.3% (857,541  ±25,263.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area: 9.6% 1,830,658 (±0.2% / ±35,316.3)
  • about the same as the rate in New York: 10.5% 2,027,540 (±0.2% / ±35,825.8)

Social

83.2% ±0.6% (4,934,208  ±37,303.7) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area: 87.3% 11,789,832 (±0.4% / ±57,008.2)
  • a little less than the rate in New York: 87.6% 11,970,504 (±0.4% / ±55,181)
39.2% ±0.4% (2,325,400  ±24,609.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area: 41.8% 5,642,491 (±0.3% / ±38,286.7)
  • a little higher than the rate in New York: 37.8% 5,166,218 (±0.3% / ±35,028.3)

48.3% ±0.4% (3,774,644  ±33,309.8) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area: 40% 7,220,912 (±0.2% / ±43,808.8)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in New York: 30.7% 5,623,805 (±0.2% / ±36,399.3)

36.2% ±0.4% (3,021,083  ±31,450) Foreign-born population
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area: 29.7% 5,697,739 (±0.2% / ±43,405)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in New York: 22.4% 4,360,291 (±0.2% / ±42,271)

2.1% ±0.1% (138,088  ±6,956) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area: 3.1% 473,161 (±0.1% / ±11,843)
  • about half the rate in New York: 4.3% 655,055 (±0.1% / ±10,056)
138,088 Total veterans ±6,956 124,528 Male ±6,412 13,560 Female ±2,293

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