METRO AREA · 1990 CENSUS

New York Metro

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ · 22 counties · 16,818,080 residents · 6,140 sq mi

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New York is a metro area of 16,818,080 people. The typical home is worth $216,751. 51% of homes are owner-occupied. Getting to work takes 29 minutes on average. Renters pay $599 a month at the median. Households take in $38,917 a year at the median, 29% more than the country as a whole.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.6

US median: 33.0

More educated

25% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 29%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

16,818,080

−8%vs 2000

vs 18,276,700 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Population density

2,739 / sq mi

−8%vs 2000

vs 2,977 / sq mi in 2000

Median age

34.6

−3%vs 2000

vs 35.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

6,140 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202419.8M

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.8%(1,135,540)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.2%(1,042,621)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.2%(1,046,019)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.4%(1,078,937)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.4%(1,243,203)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.9%(3,009,344)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.4%(2,588,992)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.3%(1,893,681)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.4%(1,574,877)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.6%(1,278,582)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.2%(709,211)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.3%(217,073)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$38,917

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $51,427 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$18,670

−29%vs 2000

vs $26,247 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

12.0%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$216,751

+29%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $221,460 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$599

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $789 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

51.0%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 51.7% in 2000

49.0% rent

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%

1990

White, non-Hispanic69%(11,611,504)

Black18.9%(3,184,893)

Hispanic / Latino15.5%(2,613,501)

Asian5%(845,203)

Other7%(1,176,480)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

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

Native Hawaiian0%(6,679)

Samoan0%(2,754)

Chamorro0%(2,318)

Tongan0%(668)

Fijian0%(604)

Guamanian0%(181)

Marshallese0%(115)

Chuukese0%(4)

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)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.5%(100,573)

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

25.1%

−4.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 30.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

74.3%

−4.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

10.4%

−2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

29.1 min

+11%vs 2000

vs 26.2 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 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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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.5%

−6.5 ptssince 2013

from 12.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

56.1%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 57.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.8%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 12.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

17.4%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 16.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

25.5%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 23.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.8%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 0.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

66.1%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 67.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

38.6%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 36.1% 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)20.5%(84,517)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)15%(61,792)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era34.7%(142,970)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War7.6%(31,420)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.8%(7,482)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 411,464 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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