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New York County

New York · 1,694,251 residents · 22.7 sq mi
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With 1,694,251 people, New York County is a county in New York. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $1,024,500. 62% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 33% nationally. Owners hold 23% of the housing stock. 28% of residents were born outside the United States. Renters pay $1,787 a month at the median.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $66,278
Younger
median age 36.9
US median: 38.8
More educated
62% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 33%
Less affordable
home values up 89%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $265,253
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
1,694,251
+10%since 2000
from 1,537,195 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Median age
36.9
+3%since 2000
from 35.7 in 2000
US average: 38.8
Land area
22.7 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
1.5M1.5M1.6M1.7M1.7M19902000201020202024New York County
20241.6M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2020
Under 54.1%(68,849)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 93.7%(63,039)
US avg: 6.1%
10 to 143.7%(63,419)
US avg: 6.5%
15 to 194.4%(74,917)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 248.1%(137,699)
US avg: 6.7%
25 to 3422.6%(382,953)
US avg: 13.5%
35 to 4413.9%(235,017)
US avg: 12.7%
45 to 5411.5%(194,212)
US avg: 12.3%
55 to 6411.3%(190,963)
US avg: 13.1%
65 to 749.2%(155,992)
US avg: 10%
75 to 845.2%(88,865)
US avg: 4.9%
85 and over2.3%(38,326)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$89,812
+27%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $47,030 in 2000
US average: $66,278
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$78,771
+84%since 2000
from $42,922 in 2000
US average: $35,364
Households earning $100K+
56.0%
+10.1 ptssince 2009
from 45.9% in 2009
US average: 43.9%
Poverty rate
15.6%
−4.4 ptssince 2000
from 20.0% in 2000
US average: 12.8%
Workforce by industry, 2020
Other services16.3%
US avg: 6.6%
Public administration12.6%
US avg: 4.7%
Information6.8%
US avg: 11.1%
Arts, entertainment, food5.9%
US avg: 2%
Retail trade3%
US avg: 10%
Finance & insurance2.6%
US avg: 5.5%
Professional, scientific, technical2.4%
US avg: 4.7%
Wholesale trade1.9%
US avg: 6.7%
Transportation & warehousing1.8%
US avg: 2.5%
Education & health services0.2%
US avg: 0.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.1%
US avg: 1.7%
Construction0.1%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.5%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$1,024,500
+89%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $361,100 in 2000
US average: $265,253
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,787
+49%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $796 in 2000
US average: $1,124
Owner-occupied
23.4%
+3.3 ptssince 2000
from 20.1% in 2000
76.6% rent
Persons per household
2.07 people
−2%since 2009
from 2.11 people in 2009
US average: 2.61
Afford Score
11.4
−5%since 2009
from 12.0 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
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%
2020
White, non-Hispanic46.8%(793,294)
Black11.8%(199,592)
Hispanic / Latino23.8%(402,640)
Asian13%(219,624)
Other3.2%(54,114)
Segregation Score
51
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Dominican10.2%(166,608)
Puerto Rican6.3%(102,798)
Mexican2.8%(45,968)
South American2.7%(44,307)
Ecuadorian1%(17,019)
Cuban0.7%(11,243)
Colombian0.6%(9,148)
Spaniard0.5%(7,567)
Argentine0.4%(6,507)
Salvadoran0.4%(5,808)
Peruvian0.3%(4,922)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Honduran0.2%(4,051)
Venezuelan0.2%(2,681)
Guatemalan0.1%(1,950)
Panamanian0.1%(1,889)
Nicaraguan0.1%(1,810)
Chilean0.1%(1,654)
Costa Rican0.1%(987)
Bolivian0.1%(985)
Uruguayan0%(766)
Paraguayan0%(319)
Asian origin
Chinese6.4%(104,150)
Asian Indian2%(31,988)
Korean1.3%(20,714)
Japanese0.7%(11,314)
Filipino0.5%(8,878)
Taiwanese0.3%(4,414)
Pakistani0.2%(2,772)
Vietnamese0.1%(2,215)
Bangladeshi0.1%(1,369)
Thai0.1%(983)
Malaysian0.1%(835)
Nepalese0%(535)
+ 7 more asian origin groups with data
Sri Lankan0%(396)
Indonesian0%(244)
Burmese0%(216)
Cambodian0%(200)
Mongolian0%(175)
Laotian0%(146)
Hmong0%(37)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0%(179)
Samoan0%(166)
Fijian0%(14)
Ancestry
Irish6.9%(113,165)
Italian6.2%(101,120)
German5.8%(94,696)
English4.4%(71,829)
American4.3%(69,689)
Russian3.6%(59,381)
Polish3.6%(57,873)
French1.8%(29,608)
Subsaharan African1.8%(28,957)
West Indian1.7%(27,717)
Scottish1.1%(17,568)
British0.8%(12,239)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Greek0.7%(11,658)
Hungarian0.7%(11,418)
Ukrainian0.6%(10,131)
Austrian0.6%(10,079)
Dutch0.6%(9,791)
Swedish0.6%(9,628)
Jamaican0.6%(9,592)
Romanian0.6%(9,484)
Norwegian0.5%(8,477)
Scotch-Irish0.4%(6,758)
Haitian0.4%(6,109)
Iranian0.4%(5,867)
Israeli0.3%(5,277)
Portuguese0.3%(4,988)
Canadian0.3%(4,984)
Lithuanian0.3%(4,849)
Czech0.3%(4,837)
Welsh0.3%(4,748)
Brazilian0.3%(4,555)
Lebanese0.2%(3,985)
Turkish0.2%(3,773)
French Canadian0.2%(3,762)
Australian0.2%(3,642)
Danish0.2%(3,549)
Swiss0.2%(3,490)
Nigerian0.2%(3,369)
Armenian0.2%(2,517)
Belgian0.2%(2,449)
Croatian0.1%(2,379)
Slovak0.1%(2,321)
Egyptian0.1%(2,021)
Guyanese0.1%(1,938)
Finnish0.1%(1,868)
Serbian0.1%(1,837)
Ethiopian0.1%(1,785)
Ghanaian0.1%(1,714)
Macedonian0.1%(1,648)
Syrian0.1%(1,578)
Moroccan0.1%(1,535)
Latvian0.1%(1,305)
Arab0.1%(1,228)
Bulgarian0.1%(1,132)
Iraqi0.1%(841)
Barbadian0.1%(840)
Somali0%(751)
Slovene0%(593)
Kenyan0%(471)
Jordanian0%(99)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
62.2%
+12.8 ptssince 2000
from 49.4% in 2000
US average: 32.9%
High school or higher
87.8%
+9.2 ptssince 2000
from 78.7% in 2000
US average: 88.5%
Graduate degree
30.5%
+7.1 ptssince 2000
from 23.4% in 2000
US average: 12.7%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
32.1 min
+66%since 2000
from 19.3 min in 2000
US average: 26.9
Drive alone to work
5.8%
−1.2 ptssince 2009
from 7.0% in 2009
US average: 75.1%
No vehicle available
77.6%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 77.0% in 2009
US average: 8.4%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
5.7%
−2.7 ptssince 2011
from 8.4% in 2011
US average: 5.4%
Labor force participation
66.9%
−0.3 ptssince 2011
from 67.2% in 2011
US average: 63.4%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
77.0%
US average: 73.3%
Management & professional
62.3%
+4.7 ptssince 2009
from 57.6% in 2009
US average: 39.3%
Section 08

People & community

Male
47.4%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 47.6% in 2009
Female
52.6%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 52.4% in 2009
Foreign born
28.3%
+0.7 ptssince 2009
from 27.5% in 2009
US average: 13.5%
Uninsured
4.7%
−5.9 ptssince 2013
from 10.6% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Computer in household
92.3%
US average: 91.9%
Same house as last year
84.5%
US average: 86.2%
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)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
4.7%
−5.9 ptssince 2013
from 10.6% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Employer-based
59.0%
US average: 55.4%
Direct-purchase
14.1%
US average: 13.7%
Medicare
17.1%
US average: 17.6%
Medicaid
22.4%
US average: 20.0%
VA health care
0.7%
US average: 2.3%
Any private
70.4%
US average: 68.1%
Any public
33.9%
US average: 35.2%

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, 2020
Gulf War (2001 or later)20.5%(6,091)
US avg: 20.6%
Gulf War (1990s)14%(4,153)
US avg: 21.4%
Vietnam era25.5%(7,568)
US avg: 35.2%
Korean War14.5%(4,307)
US avg: 7.6%
World War II9.2%(2,728)
US avg: 2.9%

Share of the 29,666 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in New York County, New York?

New York County, New York has about 1,694,251 residents according to the 2020 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in New York County, New York?

The typical household in New York County, New York earns about $89,812 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is New York County, New York expensive?

In New York County, New York, the median home is worth about $1,024,500, and the typical rent is about $1,787 a month.

How educated are people in New York County, New York?

About 62.2% of adults age 25 and over in New York County, New York hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in New York County, New York?

About 15.6% of people in New York County, New York live below the federal poverty line.

Has New York County, New York grown since 1990?

Yes, New York County, New York has grown since 1990. The population has added about 206,715 residents, a change of about 14 percent over that period.

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