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

20,153,634 Population
8,294.6 square miles 2,429.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2016 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.2 ±0.1 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in New York: 38.4 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 37.9 ±0.1

Economics

$38,894 ±$249 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in New York: $35,534 ±$214
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $31,128 ±$63
$71,897 ±$442 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in New York: $62,909 ±$631
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $57,617 ±$115

13.5% ±0.2% (2,672,312  ±48,360) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New York: 14.7% 2,832,824 (±0.2% / ±38,578)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 14.1% 44,268,996 (±0.1% / ±246,910)

36.7 minutes ±0.2 (337,155,320  ±1,913,718) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in New York: 33.4 296,881,175 (±0.1 / ±1,556,230)
  • about 1.4 times the figure in United States: 26.6 3,802,425,670 (±0.1 / ±7,681,794)

Families

7,118,024 ±16,958 Number of households
  • New York: 7,209,054 ±17,665
  • United States: 118,860,065 ±154,606
2.8 ±0 (19,742,242  ±7,973) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in New York: 2.7 19,169,325 (±0)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.7 315,047,636

4.6% ±0.2% (229,002  ±7,268) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in New York: 4.7% 225,830 (±0.2% / ±7,879)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,946,903 (±0.1% / ±36,746)

Housing

7,919,292 ±3,124 Number of housing units
  • New York: 8,232,039 ±1,017
  • United States: 135,702,775 ±3,052

$426,300 ±$2,261 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.4 times the amount in New York: $302,400 ±$2,460
  • more than double the amount in United States: $205,000 ±$467

9.5% ±0.2% (1,882,568  ±33,336.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New York: 10.6% 2,061,279 (±0.2% / ±34,099.3)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 14.6% 46,701,858 (±0.1% / ±203,161.6)

Social

86.1% ±0.4% (12,002,285  ±53,230.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in New York: 86.3% 11,785,300 (±0.4% / ±49,917.3)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 87.5% 191,063,246 (±0.1% / ±220,872.9)
39% ±0.3% (5,437,139  ±34,800.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in New York: 35.7% 4,867,812 (±0.2% / ±32,597.6)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 31.3% 68,334,277 (±0.1% / ±133,659.9)

39.4% ±0.2% (7,463,355  ±40,801.2) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in New York: 31% 5,769,755 (±0.2% / ±36,316.2)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 21.6% 65,518,938 (±0.1% / ±163,928.5)

29.3% ±0.2% (5,897,656  ±41,722) Foreign-born population
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in New York: 23% 4,536,115 (±0.2% / ±36,101)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 13.5% 43,739,345 (±0% / ±129,849)

3.5% ±0.1% (555,042  ±8,086) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in New York: 4.7% 723,582 (±0.1% / ±8,896)
  • about half the rate in United States: 7.4% 18,496,937 (±0% / ±66,959)
555,042 Total veterans ±8,086 519,089 Male ±7,522 35,953 Female ±2,695

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