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New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metro Division

12,172,495 Population
1,600.3 square miles 7,606.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.7 ±0.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 39.6 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$54,628 ±$626 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: $55,724 ±$410
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$88,804 ±$1,327 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: $99,852 ±$781
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

15.7% ±0.4% (1,879,313  ±43,354) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 12.5% 2,457,925 (±0.3% / ±48,416)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

38.5 minutes ±0.2 (199,028,770  ±1,617,232) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 36.5 312,069,860 (±0.2 / ±2,124,253)
  • about 1.4 times the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

4,741,854 ±16,023 Number of households
  • the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 7,486,828 ±18,178
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.5 ±0 (11,876,512  ±8,555) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 2.6 19,506,840 (±0 / ±6,880)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.4% ±0.3% (131,461  ±7,633) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 4.7% 223,867 (±0.2% / ±9,782)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

5,168,983 ±3,829 Number of housing units
  • the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 8,129,556 ±3,255
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$702,300 ±$5,062 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: $648,800 ±$2,533
  • about double the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

9.4% ±0.3% (1,134,657  ±31,979.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 8.6% 1,701,255 (±0.2% / ±37,632.7)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

85.3% ±0.6% (7,425,228  ±48,595.9) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 87.5% 12,364,968 (±0.4% / ±61,462.1)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
44.5% ±0.4% (3,867,491  ±34,374.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 45% 6,366,678 (±0.3% / ±42,862.1)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

47.5% ±0.4% (5,465,796  ±40,074.3) 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 Metro Area: 41.3% 7,781,318 (±0.3% / ±51,556.2)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 23% 74,050,850 (±0.1% / ±226,318.1)

35.5% (4,323,700  ±38,853) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 30.8% 6,143,359
  • more than double the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

2% ±0.1% (190,291  ±7,935) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 2.4% 386,034 (±0.1% / ±10,262)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
190,291 Total veterans ±7,935 171,578 Male ±7,603 18,713 Female ±2,455

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