New York City Demographics

Population - Employment - Households - Income / Financial - Housing - Education - Marital Status - Means of Transport to Work

New York City Population Demographics top

Y-o-Y Change
Total Population 8,440,401 -0.3%
Male Population 4,026,713 -0.2%
Female Population 4,413,688 -0.4%
Male Population 47.71 %
Female Population 52.29 %
Y-o-Y Change
Median Age 37.8 2.2%
Citizen US Born 5,022,185 0.0%
Citizen not US Born 2,076,366 0.5%
Not Citizen 1,341,850 -2.7%
Citizen US Born 59.5 %
Citizen not US Born 24.6 %
Not Citizen 15.9 %
Y-o-Y Change
Moved from Abroad 87,916 -3.3%
Moved from Same Country 459,001 -0.3%
Moved from Same State 169,067 1.3%
Moved from Different State 117,912 0.4%
Same House as Last Year 7,501,909 -0.3%
Moved from Abroad 1.05 %
Moved from Same Country 5.51 %
Moved from Same State 2.03 %
Moved from Different State 1.41 %
Same House as Last Year 90 %

Occupational Employment in New York City top

Y-o-Y Change
White Collar 3,475,474 0.9%
Blue Collar 618,712 -0.3%
White Collar 84.89 %
Blue Collar 15.11 %
Y-o-Y Change
Self Employees 409,447 -0.8%
Private Companies 2,731,636 0.5%
Governmental Workers 540,746 1.3%
Not for Profit Companies 412,357 3.0%
Self Employees 10 %
Private Companies 66.72 %
Governmental Workers 13.21 %
Not for Profit Companies 10.07 %

Number of Households in New York City top

Y-o-Y Change
Total Households 3,173,956 0.4%
Average People Per Household 3 -0.8%
Family Households 1,893,504 0.0%
Non-family Households 1,280,452 1.0%
Family Households 59.66 %
Non-family Households 40.34 %
Y-o-Y Change
Households with Children 913,448 -1.1%
Households without Children 2,260,508 1.0%
Households with Children 28.78 %
Households without Children 71.22 %

Median and Average Income in New York City top

Y-o-Y Change
Average Household Income $110,763.67 5.4%
Median Household Income $70,846.00 6.5%
People below Poverty Level 1,463,837 -5.4%
People above Poverty Level 6,733,383 0.9%

Housing in New York City top

Y-o-Y Change
Housing Units 3,501,415 0.6%
Median Year Built 1954 0.0%
Built in 1939 or Earlier 1,423,941 0.5%
Built between 1940 and 1949 346,471 -2.6%
Built between 1950 and 1959 455,092 0.6%
Built between 1960 and 1969 439,027 -0.5%
Built between 1970 and 1979 247,035 0.7%
Built between 1980 and 1989 166,398 1.2%
Built between 1990 and 1999 129,783 1.4%
Built between 2000 and 2009 195,891 -1.5%
Built in 2010 or Later 97,777 27.5%
Y-o-Y Change
Occupied Housing Units 3,173,956 0.4%
Owner Occupied 1,040,278 0.5%
Renter Occupied 2,133,678 0.4%
Owner Occupied 32.78 %
Renter Occupied 67.22 %
Y-o-Y Change
With Mortgage 607,219 -0.6%
Without Mortgage 433,059 1.9%
Median Value with Mortgage $627,500.00 5.2%
Median Value without Mortgage $557,150.00 6.0%
Median Housing Costs per Month $1,572.00 4.2%
With Mortgage 58.37 %
Without Mortgage 41.63 %

New York City Education Statistics top

Y-o-Y Change
No High School 563,232 -2.9%
Some High School 2,200,946 -0.9%
Some College 1,191,926 -0.6%
Associate Degree 415,004 -1.2%
Bachelor's Degree 1,448,740 1.7%
No High School 9.68 %
Some High School 37.82 %
Some College 20.48 %
Associate Degree 7.13 %
Bachelor's Degree 24.89 %
Graduate Degree 0 %

Marital Status in New York City top

Y-o-Y Change
Never Married 3,012,415 -0.4%
Married 3,019,846 0.2%
Separated 206,326 -2.2%
Widowed 377,277 -1.9%
Divorced 543,857 0.1%
Never Married 42.07 %
Married 42.18 %
Separated 2.88 %
Widowed 5.27 %
Divorced 7.6 %

Means of Transport to Work in New York City top

Y-o-Y Change
Car 1,070,924 0.3%
Bus or TrolleyBus 403,026 -0.5%
Railroad 7,547 -87.3%
Ferryboat 12,614 11.4%
Bicycle 50,298 6.0%
Motorcycle 3,235 0.9%
TaxiCab 42,192 6.3%
Walk 397,622 1.2%

Methodology & Disclaimers


Demographic data shown in this section was gathered from the latest U.S. Census Bureau release, the 2019 American Community Survey. The information is updated yearly, as soon as new data is made available by the US Census Bureau.

No representation, guarantee or warranty is made as to the accuracy or completeness of information modified or aggregated for specific neighborhoods and/or zip codes.
Zip codes included in this demographic data: 10009 10010 10467 10468 11237 11238 11239 11351 11354 10018 10019 10020 10021 10022 10023 10024 10025 10026 10027 10454 10455 10456 10457 10458 11234 11235 11236 11101 11102 11103 11104 11105 11106 10028 10029 10030 10031 10032 10033 10034 10011 10012 10014 10016 10017 11355 11356 10013 10469 10470 10471 10472 10473 11379 11385 11411 11415 11416 11417 11418 10474 10475 11001 11004 11005 11378 11419 11420 11421 11422 11206 11207 11208 11425 11426 10035 10001 10002 10465 10466 11357 11358 11359 11360 10003 10004 10005 10006 10007 10459 10460 10461 10462 10463 10464 11367 11368 11369 11370 11371 11372 View MoreView Less

Recently added listings in New York City top

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New York City is an area in New York with a population of 8,440,401. There are 4,026,713 male residents living in New York City and 4,413,688 female residents. The total number of households is 3,173,956 with 3 people per household on average.The median age of the current population is 38 with 3,019,846 people being married and 4,139,875 being single.
The employment numbers show that there are 84.89% white collar employees and 15.11% blue collar employees in New York City..
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