COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

New York County

New York · 1,487,536 residents · 22.7 sq mi

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New York County is a county of 1,487,536 people in New York. Median home value sits at $470,700. Owners hold 18% of the housing stock. 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 20% nationally. At a median age of 36.0, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 20.5% of residents live below the federal poverty line.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.0

US median: 33.0

More educated

42% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 72%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,487,536

−3%vs 2000

vs 1,537,195 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.0

+1%vs 2000

vs 35.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

22.7 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20241.6M

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.3%(78,293)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 94.5%(66,770)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 144.3%(63,485)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 194.8%(70,817)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.6%(112,854)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3421.7%(322,429)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4417.5%(260,585)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412%(178,102)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.1%(136,013)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.2%(107,159)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.5%(67,259)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.6%(23,770)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$32,262

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $47,030 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$27,862

−35%vs 2000

vs $42,922 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

20.5%

+0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$470,700

+72%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $361,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$513

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $796 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

17.9%

−2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.1% in 2000

82.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic45.8%(703,873)

Black15.3%(234,698)

Hispanic / Latino27.2%(417,816)

Asian9.3%(143,291)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic58.4%(868,120)

Black22%(327,684)

Hispanic / Latino25.6%(380,697)

Asian7.4%(110,168)

Other12.2%(181,564)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Dominican10.1%(164,086)

Puerto Rican5.1%(83,665)

South American2.5%(41,524)

Mexican2.5%(41,385)

Central American1.2%(19,779)

Ecuadorian0.9%(14,727)

Cuban0.7%(11,092)

Colombian0.6%(9,388)

Spaniard0.4%(6,894)

Salvadoran0.3%(5,162)

Peruvian0.3%(5,159)

Honduran0.3%(4,771)

+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data

Argentine0.3%(4,222)

Venezuelan0.2%(4,052)

Panamanian0.2%(3,270)

Guatemalan0.2%(2,892)

Nicaraguan0.2%(2,550)

Chilean0.1%(1,966)

Uruguayan0.1%(948)

Costa Rican0.1%(922)

Bolivian0%(489)

Paraguayan0%(459)

Asian origin

Chinese6.1%(99,347)

Asian Indian2.2%(36,603)

Korean1.1%(17,728)

Japanese0.7%(11,372)

Filipino0.7%(10,840)

Taiwanese0.3%(5,198)

Pakistani0.2%(3,966)

Vietnamese0.2%(3,023)

Bangladeshi0.1%(1,542)

Thai0.1%(920)

Malaysian0.1%(873)

Nepalese0%(478)

+ 10 more asian origin groups with data

Mongolian0%(394)

Indonesian0%(384)

Uzbek0%(377)

Singaporean0%(363)

Sri Lankan0%(329)

Cambodian0%(294)

Burmese0%(270)

Laotian0%(211)

Kazakh0%(196)

Hmong0%(33)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(1,119)

Samoan0%(259)

Chamorro0%(82)

Tongan0%(55)

Guamanian0%(38)

Marshallese0%(17)

Ancestry

Irish7.1%(115,392)

Italian6.1%(99,217)

German5.7%(93,393)

English5.1%(82,586)

American4.5%(73,548)

Polish3.3%(53,529)

Russian3.1%(50,516)

French2%(31,888)

Subsaharan African1.9%(30,735)

West Indian1.8%(30,132)

Arab1.2%(19,287)

Scottish1.1%(17,781)

+ 51 more ancestry groups with data

Ukrainian0.8%(13,695)

Hungarian0.7%(11,404)

Greek0.7%(11,374)

British0.7%(10,594)

Austrian0.6%(9,761)

Jamaican0.6%(9,667)

Swedish0.5%(8,886)

Dutch0.5%(8,791)

Romanian0.5%(8,134)

Norwegian0.5%(7,739)

Haitian0.4%(6,654)

Turkish0.3%(5,634)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(5,482)

Iranian0.3%(5,468)

Welsh0.3%(5,395)

Israeli0.3%(5,376)

Lebanese0.3%(4,979)

Brazilian0.3%(4,892)

Portuguese0.3%(4,716)

Lithuanian0.3%(4,713)

Czech0.3%(4,543)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.2%(3,991)

Swiss0.2%(3,633)

Canadian0.2%(3,445)

French Canadian0.2%(3,333)

Egyptian0.2%(3,317)

Danish0.2%(3,005)

Armenian0.2%(2,951)

Nigerian0.2%(2,846)

Australian0.2%(2,799)

Croatian0.2%(2,526)

Guyanese0.1%(2,337)

Slovak0.1%(1,931)

Finnish0.1%(1,902)

Belgian0.1%(1,786)

Moroccan0.1%(1,716)

Ethiopian0.1%(1,677)

Syrian0.1%(1,656)

Macedonian0.1%(1,612)

Bulgarian0.1%(1,489)

Latvian0.1%(1,319)

Palestinian0.1%(1,214)

Serbian0.1%(1,214)

Ghanaian0.1%(1,213)

Barbadian0.1%(1,097)

Iraqi0.1%(1,063)

Slovene0%(605)

Kenyan0%(454)

Cape Verdean0%(357)

Jordanian0%(260)

Somali0%(56)

RANKED:Largest Dominican population · Largest Irish population · Largest Chinese population · Largest Italian population · Largest German population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

42.2%

−7.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 49.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

75.3%

−3.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

20.1%

−3.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 23.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

29.5 min

+53%vs 2000

vs 19.3 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married51.4%(350,969)

Married39.8%(271,431)

Widowed2%(13,634)

Divorced6.8%(46,201)

Women 15+

Never married49.3%(373,346)

Married33.2%(251,139)

Widowed7.2%(54,224)

Divorced10.3%(78,253)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.2%

−6.4 ptssince 2013

from 10.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

58.2%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 59.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.8%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 14.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.4%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 17.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

23.5%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 22.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.6%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 0.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

69.9%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 70.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

35.9%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 33.9% 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)22.6%(5,431)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)16.8%(4,034)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era27.5%(6,626)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War7.1%(1,717)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II2.5%(600)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 24,063 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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