STATE · ADMITTED 1788 · 1990 CENSUS
New York
17,990,455 residents · 62 counties · 1291 cities · 47,126 sq mi · 5,397 census tracts
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With 17,990,455 people, New York is a state. 52% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $130,400. Getting to work takes 27 minutes on average. About 23% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Households earn $32,965 at the median, near the US median.
Section 01
Population & growth
Land area
47,126 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
202419.9M
Age distribution, 1990
Under 56.9%(1,247,407)
5 to 96.5%(1,177,729)
10 to 146.4%(1,147,970)
15 to 196.8%(1,217,634)
20 to 247.7%(1,381,146)
25 to 3417.5%(3,149,060)
35 to 4415.1%(2,720,494)
45 to 5410.8%(1,944,588)
55 to 649.1%(1,642,534)
65 to 747.5%(1,357,726)
75 to 844.2%(762,626)
85 and over1.3%(241,541)
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Section 02
Income & economy
$32,965
Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $43,393 in 2000
US average: $30,130
1990 – 2024
Section 03
Housing
$130,400
+16%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $147,600 in 2000
US average: $93,722
1990 – 2024
Section 04
Race & ethnicity
2000
White, non-Hispanic62%(11,760,981)
Black14.8%(2,812,623)
Hispanic / Latino15.1%(2,867,583)
Asian5.5%(1,035,926)
Other0%
1990
White, non-Hispanic74.5%(13,398,003)
Black15.9%(2,860,590)
Hispanic / Latino12%(2,151,743)
Asian3.8%(689,262)
Other5.8%(1,042,600)
No data for the years selected.
Section 04 · Origins
Detailed origins & ancestry
Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.
Hispanic origin
Puerto Rican5.1%(1,004,934)
Dominican4.6%(907,677)
South American3.5%(688,661)
Mexican2.6%(508,225)
Central American2.4%(468,694)
Ecuadorian1.6%(310,337)
Salvadoran1.1%(208,718)
Colombian0.9%(186,996)
Guatemalan0.5%(104,278)
Honduran0.5%(90,584)
Cuban0.4%(84,627)
Peruvian0.4%(82,554)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Spaniard0.3%(57,412)
Panamanian0.2%(32,708)
Venezuelan0.1%(29,589)
Argentine0.1%(28,334)
Chilean0.1%(23,549)
Nicaraguan0.1%(17,035)
Costa Rican0.1%(13,718)
Bolivian0%(8,629)
Uruguayan0%(7,820)
Paraguayan0%(5,783)
Asian origin
Chinese3.6%(720,177)
Asian Indian1.9%(370,474)
Bangladeshi0.6%(120,404)
Korean0.6%(119,941)
Filipino0.6%(118,822)
Pakistani0.4%(88,944)
Japanese0.2%(35,745)
Vietnamese0.1%(29,575)
Nepalese0.1%(21,943)
Taiwanese0.1%(20,758)
Burmese0.1%(19,979)
Thai0.1%(11,267)
+ 12 more asian origin groups with data
Kazakh0%(9,722)
Sri Lankan0%(8,515)
Indonesian0%(7,261)
Cambodian0%(4,550)
Malaysian0%(3,893)
Laotian0%(2,803)
Uzbek0%(1,849)
Bhutanese0%(1,648)
Singaporean0%(1,541)
Mongolian0%(1,050)
Hmong0%(320)
Okinawan0%(1)
Pacific Islander origin
Native Hawaiian0%(8,158)
Samoan0%(3,259)
Chamorro0%(2,070)
Tongan0%(753)
Fijian0%(619)
Guamanian0%(209)
Marshallese0%(83)
Chuukese0%(4)
Ancestry
Italian10.9%(2,163,906)
Irish10.5%(2,087,330)
German8.6%(1,706,078)
English5.6%(1,110,804)
American4.2%(836,205)
Polish3.9%(775,254)
West Indian3.8%(751,510)
French1.6%(319,779)
Jamaican1.6%(312,178)
Russian1.5%(300,662)
Subsaharan African1.5%(294,560)
Arab1%(196,462)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Scottish1%(195,519)
Haitian0.9%(185,058)
Dutch0.8%(164,577)
Ukrainian0.8%(153,866)
Hungarian0.8%(151,471)
Guyanese0.7%(142,885)
Greek0.7%(137,189)
French Canadian0.5%(98,834)
Swedish0.5%(97,601)
Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.4%(88,595)
Norwegian0.4%(74,047)
Welsh0.3%(63,400)
Scotch-Irish0.3%(61,174)
Austrian0.3%(55,770)
British0.3%(53,762)
Nigerian0.3%(53,658)
Portuguese0.3%(50,734)
Romanian0.2%(48,851)
Czech0.2%(40,489)
Egyptian0.2%(39,879)
Lebanese0.2%(38,757)
Ghanaian0.2%(38,048)
Lithuanian0.2%(37,903)
Turkish0.2%(35,881)
Canadian0.2%(34,459)
Swiss0.2%(32,076)
Israeli0.1%(29,633)
Brazilian0.1%(28,773)
Danish0.1%(28,598)
Iranian0.1%(28,245)
Slovak0.1%(27,683)
Barbadian0.1%(27,389)
Armenian0.1%(24,630)
Croatian0.1%(24,230)
Syrian0.1%(19,052)
Moroccan0.1%(17,541)
Finnish0.1%(14,805)
Belgian0.1%(11,509)
Macedonian0.1%(11,214)
Palestinian0.1%(10,275)
Ethiopian0%(9,569)
Serbian0%(9,059)
Australian0%(7,800)
Latvian0%(7,707)
Iraqi0%(6,839)
Bulgarian0%(6,498)
Jordanian0%(6,217)
Somali0%(4,718)
Slovene0%(4,377)
Kenyan0%(3,482)
Cape Verdean0%(1,290)
Section 05
Education
High school or higher
74.8%
−4.3 ptsvs 2000
vs 79.1% in 2000
US average: 75.2%
Section 06
Commute & transportation
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 married41.2%(3,283,629)
Married48.9%(3,902,497)
Widowed2.5%(198,882)
Divorced7.4%(592,072)
Women 15+
Never married36.8%(3,133,316)
Married44.4%(3,778,966)
Widowed8.4%(717,580)
Divorced10.4%(888,723)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09
Health coverage
Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).
Direct-purchase
13.3%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 13.3% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
VA health care
1.2%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 1.3% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
65.5%
−2.1 ptssince 2020
from 67.6% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
42.4%
+3.0 ptssince 2020
from 39.4% 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)20.7%(120,614)
Gulf War (1990s)17.5%(102,096)
Vietnam era34.2%(198,977)
Korean War6.4%(37,452)
World War II1.5%(8,669)
Share of the 581,776 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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Section 02
Largest cities
1.New York8,584,629
2.Buffalo274,613
3.Yonkers212,603
4.Rochester206,108
5.Syracuse144,896
6.Albany101,698
7.New Rochelle85,864
8.Cheektowaga76,056
9.Mount Vernon72,304
10.Schenectady69,471
11.Utica62,978
12.White Plains62,871
13.Hempstead59,819
14.Tonawanda Town56,806
15.Levittown51,904
16.Troy50,912
17.Irondequoit50,657
18.Niagara Falls47,255
19.Kiryas Joel47,147
20.Binghamton46,418
21.West Seneca45,303
22.Freeport44,174
23.Hicksville43,780
24.West Babylon43,570
25.Valley Stream40,379
26.Coram39,539
27.Central Islip38,373
28.Brighton36,834
29.East Meadow36,821
30.Commack36,558
31.Elmont36,518
32.Baldwin34,994
33.Long Beach34,918
34.Spring Valley34,482
35.New City34,458
36.Ithaca33,632
37.Uniondale33,148
38.Huntington Station32,601
39.Poughkeepsie32,499
40.Port Chester32,303
41.Harrison32,273
42.Centereach31,839
43.Bay Shore31,683
44.Rome31,682
45.Oceanside31,639
Section 03
Metropolitan & micropolitan areas
Metropolitan areas (13)
1.New York20,112,448
2.Buffalo1,155,653
3.Rochester1,056,149
4.Albany915,835
5.Kiryas Joel718,377
6.Syracuse652,273
7.Utica285,611
8.Binghamton243,189
9.Kingston183,330
10.Glens Falls124,373
11.Watertown111,540
12.Ithaca104,047
13.Elmira80,415
Micropolitan areas (14)
1.Jamestown124,126
2.Massena105,488
3.Corning91,855
4.Monticello80,586
5.Plattsburgh78,138
6.Olean75,390
7.Auburn74,365
8.Oneonta60,589
9.Hudson60,168
10.Batavia58,416
11.Gloversville52,216
12.Amsterdam50,046
13.Cortland45,850
14.Seneca Falls32,883
Metropolitan areas are built around an urban core of 50,000 or more people; micropolitan areas around a core of 10,000 to 50,000. A statistical area can cross state lines, so each is listed under its primary state.
Frequently asked
How many people live in New York?
New York has about 17,990,455 residents according to the 1990 Census.
What is the median household income in New York?
The typical household in New York earns about $32,965 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.
Is New York expensive?
In New York, the median home is worth about $130,400, and the typical rent is about $486 a month.
How educated are people in New York?
About 23.1% of adults age 25 and over in New York hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
What is the poverty rate in New York?
About 13.0% of people in New York live below the federal poverty line.
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