Census Reporter

NYC-Manhattan Community District 8--Upper East Side PUMA, NY

216,874 Population
2 square miles 109,086.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2019 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.8 ±1.9 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in New York: 39.2 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.5 ±0.1

Economics

$116,909 ±$7,274 Per capita income
  • more than double the amount in New York: $41,857 ±$295
  • more than double the amount in United States: $35,672 ±$76
$134,264 ±$13,680 Median household income
  • nearly double the amount in New York: $72,108 ±$452
  • about double the amount in United States: $65,712 ±$118

5.8% ±1.9% (12,506  ±4,226) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in New York: 13% 2,467,006 (±0.2% / ±45,734)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.3% 39,490,096 (±0.1% / ±242,000)

30.9 minutes ±1 (3,472,750  ±312,481) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in New York: 34 305,193,510 (±0.1 / ±1,359,093)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 27.6 4,078,708,605 (±0.1 / ±8,965,849)

Families

108,183 ±5,818 Number of households
  • New York: 7,446,812 ±13,820
  • United States: 122,802,852 ±137,327
2 ±0.1 (213,721  ±13,479) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in New York: 2.5 18,884,948
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 2.6 320,155,161

5.1% ±2.1% (3,151  ±1,353) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in New York: 4.7% 217,713 (±0.2% / ±8,616)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5% 3,877,882 (±0% / ±31,847)

Housing

132,933 ±6,212 Number of housing units
  • New York: 8,404,205 ±839
  • United States: 139,686,209 ±6,973

$1,490,400 ±$236,402 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than double the amount in New York: $338,700 ±$3,182
  • more than double the amount in United States: $240,500 ±$451

18.9% ±3.4% (40,392  ±7,792) Moved since previous year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in New York: 10.5% 2,027,540 (±0.2% / ±35,825.8)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,322,377 (±0.1% / ±198,054.6)

Social

97.6% ±2.1% (165,328  ±9,646.9) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in New York: 87.6% 11,970,504 (±0.4% / ±55,181)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 88.6% 199,280,027 (±0.1% / ±269,390.9)
81.6% ±2.7% (138,146  ±8,779.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • more than double the rate in New York: 37.8% 5,166,218 (±0.3% / ±35,028.3)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 33.1% 74,501,651 (±0.1% / ±162,862.7)

28.3% ±2.3% (57,503  ±4,855) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2019 5-year data
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New York: 30.5% 5,620,166 (±0.1% / ±19,728.5)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 21.6% 65,947,773 (±0.1% / ±212,842.9)

25.1% ±2.6% (54,337  ±6,482) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in New York: 22.4% 4,360,291 (±0.2% / ±42,271)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,932,901 (±0.1% / ±177,477)

3.2% ±1% (5,760  ±1,765) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in New York: 4.3% 655,055 (±0.1% / ±10,056)
  • about half the rate in United States: 6.9% 17,418,351 (±0% / ±77,987)
5,760 Total veterans ±1,765 5,333 Male ±1,583 427 Female ±377

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