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METRO AREA · 2000 CENSUS

New York Metro

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ · 22 counties · 18,276,700 residents · 6,140 sq mi
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New York is a metro area of 18,276,700 people. The typical home is worth $221,460. 52% of homes are owner-occupied. Getting to work takes 26 minutes on average. About 30% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Renters pay $789 a month at the median.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $42,589
Mid-age
median age 35.7
US median: 35.2
More educated
30% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 24%
More affordable
home values down 22%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $120,530
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
18,276,700
+9%since 1990
from 16,818,080 in 1990
1990 – 2025
Population density
2,977 / sq mi
+9%since 1990
from 2,739 / sq mi in 1990
Median age
35.7
+3%since 1990
from 34.6 in 1990
US average: 35.2
Land area
6,140 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
16.5M17.5M18.5M19.4M20.4M19902000201020202024New York
202419.8M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2000
Under 56.8%(1,241,942)
US avg: 6.8%
5 to 97.2%(1,308,408)
US avg: 7.3%
10 to 146.8%(1,248,065)
US avg: 7.3%
15 to 196.3%(1,148,436)
US avg: 7.2%
20 to 246.3%(1,154,096)
US avg: 6.7%
25 to 3415.2%(2,784,735)
US avg: 14.2%
35 to 4416.5%(3,018,423)
US avg: 16%
45 to 5413.4%(2,443,815)
US avg: 13.4%
55 to 648.9%(1,624,951)
US avg: 8.6%
65 to 746.6%(1,208,007)
US avg: 6.5%
75 to 844.4%(806,387)
US avg: 4.4%
85 and over1.6%(289,435)
US avg: 1.5%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$51,427
Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 1990
from $38,917 in 1990
US average: $42,589
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$26,247
+41%since 1990
from $18,670 in 1990
US average: $21,522
Poverty rate
13.7%
+1.6 ptssince 1990
from 12.0% in 1990
US average: 12.4%
Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$221,460
−22%inflation adjusted, since 1990
from $216,751 in 1990
US average: $120,530
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$789
Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 1990
from $599 in 1990
US average: $602
Owner-occupied
51.7%
+0.6 ptssince 1990
from 51.0% in 1990
48.3% rent
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990
White, non-Hispanic69%(11,611,504)
Black18.9%(3,184,893)
Hispanic / Latino15.5%(2,613,501)
Asian5%(845,203)
2000
White, non-Hispanic53.4%(9,750,806)
Black17%(3,110,375)
Hispanic / Latino19.5%(3,564,262)
Asian7.4%(1,344,865)

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
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)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
30.0%
+4.8 ptssince 1990
from 25.1% in 1990
US average: 24.4%
High school or higher
78.5%
+4.2 ptssince 1990
from 74.3% in 1990
US average: 80.3%
Graduate degree
12.3%
+2.0 ptssince 1990
from 10.4% in 1990
US average: 8.8%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
26.2 min
−10%since 1990
from 29.1 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 married34.9%(2,374,899)
Married56.6%(3,853,409)
Widowed2.7%(184,654)
Divorced5.8%(393,939)
Women 15+
Never married29.3%(2,246,677)
Married51.1%(3,917,696)
Widowed11.1%(852,361)
Divorced8.6%(656,224)
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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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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 18,276,700 residents according to the 2000 Census.

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 $51,427 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 $221,460, and the typical rent is about $789 a month.

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

About 30.0% 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 13.7% 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 1,458,620 residents, a change of about 9 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · METRO ROLLUP OF COMPONENT COUNTIES · UPDATED 2024

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