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New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ · 22 counties · 20,112,448 residents (2025 est.) · 6,139.596 sq mi
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#1Largest by populationof 92520,112,448#1Most densely populatedof 9253,276#9Most foreign-born residentsof 92530.1%#24Most expensive homesof 925$672,907
The short version

New York is wealthier than most US places, with a median household income of $102,164. Population has held roughly steady since 2000. Median home value has roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $672,907. It ranks in the top 1% of US metro areas for household income.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.6
US median: 38.9
More educated
44% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 67%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
19,798,537
+8%since 2000
from 18,276,700 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Population density
3,225 / sq mi
+8%since 2000
from 2,977 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
39.6
+11%since 2000
from 35.7 in 2000
US average: 38.9

PEP 2025 EST:20,112,448 residents (Census Bureau Vintage 2025, released March 2026)

Population, 1990 – 2024
16.5M17.5M18.5M19.4M20.4M1990201020202024New York
202419.8M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.7%(1,122,230)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.7%(1,122,349)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.1%(1,215,714)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196%(1,179,991)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246%(1,188,153)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3414.4%(2,843,794)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4413.4%(2,651,264)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412.7%(2,514,565)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6413.1%(2,590,297)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 749.8%(1,930,518)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 845.1%(1,012,321)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.2%(427,341)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$102,164
+9%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $51,427 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$55,691
+112%since 2000
from $26,247 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
60.6%
+17.5 ptssince 2009
from 43.1% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
12.7%
−1.0 ptssince 2000
from 13.7% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.493
+4%since 2010
from 0.474 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information9.3%
US avg: 10.8%
Other services8.9%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration6.7%
US avg: 4.8%
Finance & insurance6.4%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical5.8%
US avg: 5.1%
Wholesale trade5.8%
US avg: 6.9%
Retail trade5.2%
US avg: 9.9%
Arts, entertainment, food3.1%
US avg: 1.9%
Transportation & warehousing2.2%
US avg: 2.2%
Education & health services0.6%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.2%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.2%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$672,907
+67%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $221,460 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,903
+32%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $789 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
52.9%
+1.2 ptssince 2000
from 51.7% in 2000
47.1% rent
Vacancy rate
7.4%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 8.1% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Owner cost-burdened
32.8%
−8.0 ptssince 2009
from 40.8% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
50.2%
+1.0 ptssince 2009
from 49.3% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
7.1
−11%since 2009
from 7.9 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index: median home value divided by median household income. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
50
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
RELATED:See current rent listings in New York on RentDataNow
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic53.4%(9,750,806)
Black17%(3,110,375)
Hispanic / Latino19.5%(3,564,262)
Asian7.4%(1,344,865)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic42.8%(8,473,568)
Black14.9%(2,941,425)
Hispanic / Latino25.7%(5,090,037)
Asian11.9%(2,356,093)
Other4.7%(937,414)
Diversity Score
82
+12%since 2009
from 73 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
54
−4%since 2020
from 56 in 2020
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
Dominican6%(1,188,488)
South American5.5%(1,089,221)
Puerto Rican5.4%(1,077,573)
Central American3.3%(656,942)
Mexican3%(600,679)
Ecuadorian2.3%(446,826)
Colombian1.6%(316,077)
Salvadoran1.4%(278,530)
Peruvian0.8%(165,231)
Cuban0.8%(151,078)
Guatemalan0.8%(149,914)
Honduran0.7%(135,857)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Spaniard0.4%(77,479)
Venezuelan0.2%(44,969)
Argentine0.2%(42,144)
Panamanian0.2%(34,495)
Costa Rican0.2%(32,638)
Chilean0.2%(29,949)
Nicaraguan0.1%(23,620)
Uruguayan0.1%(17,016)
Bolivian0.1%(12,573)
Paraguayan0%(8,517)
Asian origin
Chinese4%(800,178)
Asian Indian3.4%(680,756)
Filipino1%(204,378)
Korean1%(197,360)
Bangladeshi0.6%(113,957)
Pakistani0.6%(112,153)
Japanese0.2%(43,797)
Vietnamese0.2%(31,432)
Taiwanese0.1%(28,214)
Nepalese0.1%(20,089)
Thai0.1%(11,194)
Sri Lankan0.1%(10,679)
+ 12 more asian origin groups with data
Indonesian0%(8,430)
Kazakh0%(8,283)
Burmese0%(6,567)
Malaysian0%(4,197)
Cambodian0%(3,117)
Uzbek0%(1,892)
Singaporean0%(1,631)
Mongolian0%(1,149)
Laotian0%(1,104)
Bhutanese0%(796)
Hmong0%(225)
Okinawan0%(23)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0%(2,754)
Chamorro0%(2,318)
Tongan0%(668)
Fijian0%(604)
Guamanian0%(181)
Ancestry
Italian10.8%(2,134,440)
Irish8.5%(1,682,141)
German5.6%(1,103,790)
West Indian4.3%(848,950)
American3.8%(749,081)
Polish3.3%(654,046)
English3.1%(606,616)
Russian1.8%(347,702)
Jamaican1.7%(340,934)
Subsaharan African1.7%(340,847)
Arab1.3%(248,287)
Haitian1.2%(233,037)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
French0.8%(163,126)
Hungarian0.8%(154,969)
Guyanese0.8%(154,835)
Ukrainian0.8%(153,588)
Greek0.8%(152,677)
Scottish0.6%(126,570)
Portuguese0.5%(107,426)
Dutch0.4%(87,222)
Egyptian0.4%(76,210)
Nigerian0.4%(74,975)
Swedish0.3%(67,619)
Brazilian0.3%(67,609)
Norwegian0.3%(66,224)
Austrian0.3%(61,921)
Romanian0.3%(53,258)
Ghanaian0.3%(49,982)
Turkish0.2%(48,467)
British0.2%(44,740)
Lithuanian0.2%(41,251)
Scotch-Irish0.2%(40,303)
Czech0.2%(38,992)
Israeli0.2%(35,985)
Slovak0.2%(33,763)
Lebanese0.2%(32,729)
Iranian0.2%(32,136)
Welsh0.2%(30,582)
Barbadian0.1%(29,420)
Armenian0.1%(29,245)
French Canadian0.1%(28,686)
Croatian0.1%(28,239)
Syrian0.1%(27,695)
Danish0.1%(24,157)
Moroccan0.1%(23,742)
Canadian0.1%(22,973)
Swiss0.1%(21,785)
Palestinian0.1%(16,452)
Macedonian0.1%(14,495)
Finnish0.1%(11,737)
Belgian0.1%(10,900)
Serbian0.1%(10,442)
Jordanian0%(9,559)
Ethiopian0%(9,331)
Australian0%(8,314)
Latvian0%(7,928)
Bulgarian0%(7,420)
Iraqi0%(5,097)
Kenyan0%(4,938)
Slovene0%(3,291)
Cape Verdean0%(1,720)
Somali0%(577)
RANKED:Largest Italian population · Largest Irish population · Largest Dominican population · Largest German population · Largest South American population
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
43.9%
+13.9 ptssince 2000
from 30.0% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
87.6%
+9.1 ptssince 2000
from 78.5% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
18.8%
+6.5 ptssince 2000
from 12.3% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
35.8 min
+36%since 2000
from 26.2 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
44.3%
−5.6 ptssince 2009
from 49.9% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
6.2%
−1.2 ptssince 2009
from 7.4% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
24.6%
−6.5 ptssince 2009
from 31.0% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
16.5%
+12.8 ptssince 2009
from 3.6% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
5.3%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 6.0% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.8%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 0.4% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
29.0%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 29.0% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
6.8%
−1.7 ptssince 2011
from 8.5% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
64.8%
−0.2 ptssince 2011
from 65.0% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Self-employed
15.1%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 14.9% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
47.5%
−18.7 ptssince 2009
from 66.2% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.7%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 48.4% in 2009
Female
51.3%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 51.6% in 2009
Foreign born
30.1%
+2.4 ptssince 2009
from 27.6% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
2.6%
−44.8 ptssince 2009
from 47.5% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
11.1%
+1.4 ptssince 2012
from 9.6% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
6.5%
−80.6 ptssince 2013
from 87.1% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
92.0%
+11.1 ptssince 2017
from 80.9% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
English only at home
59.7%
−0.8 ptssince 2016
from 60.5% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
20.0%
−0.1 ptssince 2016
from 20.1% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married40.7%(3,205,087)
Married50.6%(3,987,245)
Widowed2.3%(178,608)
Divorced6.4%(505,769)
Women 15+
Never married36.7%(3,106,932)
Married45.4%(3,839,907)
Widowed8.2%(692,463)
Divorced9.7%(822,233)
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In this metro

Largest cities

New YorkCENTRAL8,584,629NewarkCENTRAL323,808Jersey CityCENTRAL302,013Yonkers212,603Paterson161,793Elizabeth141,675Toms River94,956Clifton91,127New Rochelle85,864Bayonne74,744Mount Vernon72,304East Orange72,159Passaic71,337LakewoodCENTRAL69,585Union City66,656White PlainsCENTRAL62,871Hempstead59,819Hoboken59,027Plainfield57,141New BrunswickCENTRAL57,133Perth Amboy56,739West New York53,192Levittown51,904Sayreville46,787Hackensack46,380Linden45,752Freeport44,174Hicksville43,780West Babylon43,570Kearny40,862

The 30 most populous of 811 cities and towns in this metro. CENTRAL marks the metro's principal cities.

What's inside

22 component counties

Kings CountyCENTRAL2,653,963Queens CountyCENTRAL2,358,182New York CountyCENTRAL1,664,862Suffolk CountyCENTRAL1,546,090Bronx CountyCENTRAL1,406,332Nassau CountyCENTRAL1,398,939Westchester CountyCENTRAL1,015,743Bergen CountyCENTRAL977,026Essex CountyCENTRAL896,379Middlesex CountyCENTRAL883,335Hudson CountyCENTRAL735,033Ocean CountyCENTRAL673,746Monmouth CountyCENTRAL651,035Union CountyCENTRAL601,863Passaic CountyCENTRAL531,624Morris CountyCENTRAL524,251Richmond CountyCENTRAL501,290Rockland CountyCENTRAL357,397Somerset CountyCENTRAL356,486Sussex County148,063Hunterdon County131,781Putnam CountyCENTRAL99,028
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Frequently asked

How many people live in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ?

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has about 19,798,537 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ?

The typical household in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ earns about $102,164 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ expensive?

In New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, the median home is worth about $672,907, and the typical rent is about $1,903 a month.

How educated are people in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ?

About 43.9% of adults age 25 and over in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ?

About 12.7% of people in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ live below the federal poverty line.

Has New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ grown since 1990?

Yes, New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has grown since 1990. The population has added about 2,980,457 residents, a change of about 18 percent over that period.

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