CITY · INCORPORATED 1898 · 2000 CENSUS

New York

New York · 8,008,278 residents · 300 sq mi

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New York is a city of 8,008,278 people in New York. Owners hold 30% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $221,200. The average commute runs 29 minutes. 21.2% of locals live below the federal poverty line. The population has held roughly steady since 1990.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Mid-age

median age 34.2

US median: 35.2

More educated

27% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

More affordable

home values down 11%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

8,008,278

+9%since 1990

from 7,322,564 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.2

+1%since 1990

from 33.9 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

300 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20248.5M

Age distribution, 2000

Under 56.8%(540,878)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 97%(561,115)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.6%(530,816)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 196.5%(520,641)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 247.4%(589,831)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3417.1%(1,368,021)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4415.8%(1,263,280)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5412.6%(1,012,385)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 648.5%(683,454)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 746.2%(494,794)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 844%(321,360)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over1.5%(121,703)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$38,293

−3%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $29,823 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$22,402

+38%since 1990

from $16,281 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

21.2%

+2.0 ptssince 1990

from 19.3% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$221,200

−11%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $187,900 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$705

+8%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $496 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

30.2%

+1.5 ptssince 1990

from 28.7% in 1990

69.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic52.3%(3,831,907)

Black28.8%(2,107,137)

Hispanic / Latino23.7%(1,737,927)

Asian7%(510,549)

2000

White, non-Hispanic35%(2,801,267)

Black24.5%(1,962,154)

Hispanic / Latino27%(2,160,554)

Asian9.7%(780,229)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Dominican8.4%(712,124)

Puerto Rican6.8%(581,101)

South American4.9%(415,958)

Mexican4%(341,040)

Ecuadorian2.4%(204,936)

Central American2.2%(183,590)

Colombian1.3%(109,833)

Salvadoran0.6%(49,581)

Honduran0.6%(49,501)

Guatemalan0.5%(44,294)

Cuban0.5%(41,757)

Peruvian0.5%(40,457)

+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data

Spaniard0.3%(28,269)

Panamanian0.3%(22,847)

Venezuelan0.2%(21,004)

Argentine0.2%(14,740)

Chilean0.1%(10,811)

Nicaraguan0.1%(9,589)

Costa Rican0.1%(7,240)

Bolivian0%(4,207)

Uruguayan0%(3,705)

Paraguayan0%(3,184)

Asian origin

Chinese6.9%(582,734)

Asian Indian2.5%(210,910)

Bangladeshi1.2%(98,575)

Korean0.9%(78,451)

Filipino0.9%(72,510)

Pakistani0.6%(49,138)

Japanese0.3%(23,075)

Vietnamese0.2%(15,933)

Taiwanese0.2%(15,023)

Nepalese0.2%(14,671)

Thai0.1%(7,221)

Indonesian0.1%(5,843)

+ 11 more asian origin groups with data

Burmese0.1%(5,235)

Sri Lankan0.1%(4,401)

Malaysian0%(3,350)

Kazakh0%(3,097)

Cambodian0%(2,471)

Uzbek0%(1,481)

Singaporean0%(1,287)

Mongolian0%(891)

Bhutanese0%(715)

Laotian0%(686)

Hmong0%(171)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(3,965)

Samoan0%(1,797)

Chamorro0%(1,219)

Tongan0%(562)

Fijian0%(527)

Marshallese0%(66)

Guamanian0%(55)

Ancestry

West Indian6.4%(540,646)

Italian5.7%(480,124)

Irish4.4%(372,527)

American3.7%(316,678)

German2.9%(248,962)

Jamaican2.5%(215,919)

Subsaharan African2.4%(206,457)

English2.2%(183,156)

Polish2.1%(174,948)

Russian1.9%(159,691)

Arab1.4%(117,498)

Guyanese1.4%(115,637)

+ 51 more ancestry groups with data

Haitian1.4%(115,533)

Ukrainian0.9%(75,560)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.9%(73,583)

French0.8%(69,715)

Greek0.7%(60,577)

Hungarian0.6%(47,994)

Scottish0.5%(43,017)

Nigerian0.4%(37,123)

Ghanaian0.4%(29,951)

Egyptian0.3%(29,470)

Romanian0.3%(26,182)

British0.3%(22,553)

Swedish0.3%(22,369)

Barbadian0.3%(22,220)

Dutch0.2%(21,174)

Austrian0.2%(21,026)

Norwegian0.2%(20,482)

Turkish0.2%(18,442)

Israeli0.2%(17,527)

Lebanese0.2%(16,656)

Portuguese0.2%(15,992)

Brazilian0.2%(13,882)

Scotch-Irish0.2%(13,430)

Lithuanian0.2%(13,099)

Iranian0.2%(13,049)

Czech0.1%(12,668)

Moroccan0.1%(12,533)

Syrian0.1%(11,901)

Welsh0.1%(10,838)

Armenian0.1%(10,741)

French Canadian0.1%(9,633)

Canadian0.1%(9,585)

Croatian0.1%(9,297)

Danish0.1%(7,600)

Macedonian0.1%(7,512)

Slovak0.1%(7,463)

Swiss0.1%(7,268)

Australian0.1%(5,531)

Palestinian0.1%(5,335)

Ethiopian0.1%(4,956)

Finnish0.1%(4,522)

Serbian0.1%(4,302)

Bulgarian0%(3,895)

Belgian0%(3,869)

Latvian0%(2,976)

Iraqi0%(2,429)

Slovene0%(1,856)

Jordanian0%(1,734)

Kenyan0%(1,472)

Cape Verdean0%(782)

Somali0%(482)

RANKED:Largest Dominican population · Largest Chinese population · Largest Puerto Rican population · Largest West Indian population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

27.4%

+4.4 ptssince 1990

from 23.0% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

72.3%

+4.0 ptssince 1990

from 68.3% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

11.6%

+1.6 ptssince 1990

from 10.0% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

29.4 min

−12%since 1990

from 33.4 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married40.5%(1,194,600)

Married50.8%(1,498,677)

Widowed2.6%(77,520)

Divorced6.1%(178,600)

Women 15+

Never married35%(1,200,662)

Married45%(1,542,017)

Widowed10.8%(371,049)

Divorced9.2%(313,727)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.3%

−7.8 ptssince 2013

from 14.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

48.2%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 49.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.1%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 12.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

17.1%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 15.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

35.7%

+2.8 ptssince 2020

from 32.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.6%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 0.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

57.6%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 59.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

46.5%

+3.4 ptssince 2020

from 43.1% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)23.3%(28,555)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)15.7%(19,262)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era30.8%(37,776)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.8%(8,400)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.5%(1,827)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 122,761 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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