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New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA

23,876,155 Population
13,852.5 square miles 1,723.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2017 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.8 ±0.1 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in New York: 38.7 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.1 ±0.1

Economics

$40,751 ±$270 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in New York: $37,156 ±$270
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $32,397 ±$64
$74,773 ±$562 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in New York: $64,894 ±$507
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $60,336 ±$86

12.4% ±0.2% (2,900,389  ±50,827) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New York: 14.1% 2,722,257 (±0.2% / ±47,366)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 13.4% 42,583,651 (±0.1% / ±241,032)

35.8 minutes ±0.1 (394,476,480  ±2,090,422) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in New York: 33.7 303,961,285 (±0.1 / ±1,665,492)
  • about 1.3 times the figure in United States: 26.9 3,891,349,480 (±0.1 / ±8,012,447)

Families

8,516,016 ±14,004 Number of households
  • New York: 7,304,332 ±18,884
  • United States: 120,062,818 ±161,148
2.7 (23,363,194  ±8,546) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in New York: 2.6 19,273,248 (±0)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.7 317,631,941

4.5% ±0.1% (259,363  ±7,689) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in New York: 4.6% 219,214 (±0.2% / ±7,747)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,394 (±0% / ±28,051)

Housing

9,473,538 ±3,366 Number of housing units
  • New York: 8,327,621 ±847
  • United States: 137,407,308 ±4,122

$404,900 ±$1,734 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.3 times the amount in New York: $314,500 ±$2,313
  • nearly double the amount in United States: $217,600 ±$437

9.9% ±0.2% (2,343,976  ±39,860.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New York: 10.6% 2,085,890 (±0.2% / ±36,168.1)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 14.3% 46,073,420 (±0.1% / ±187,510.3)

Social

87% ±0.4% (14,449,277  ±59,406) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in New York: 86.6% 11,966,187 (±0.4% / ±52,572.4)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 88% 194,667,872 (±0.1% / ±241,381.6)
39.2% ±0.2% (6,513,532  ±38,858.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in New York: 36% 4,980,162 (±0.2% / ±33,800.3)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 32% 70,765,915 (±0.1% / ±146,608.8)

36.8% ±0.2% (8,255,876  ±46,966.8) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in New York: 30.9% 5,769,275 (±0.2% / ±40,489)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 21.8% 66,592,306 (±0.1% / ±178,397.9)

27.1% ±0.2% (6,463,292  ±45,839) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in New York: 22.9% 4,540,381 (±0.2% / ±36,548)
  • about double the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,525,855 (±0% / ±135,763)

3.7% ±0.1% (699,648  ±10,750) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in New York: 4.5% 699,604 (±0.1% / ±11,523)
  • about half the rate in United States: 7.3% 18,204,605 (±0% / ±71,514)
699,648 Total veterans ±10,750 658,132 Male ±9,981 41,516 Female ±3,051

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