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New York, New York

Interactive maps of population, income, age, housing, education and health for New York, New York, beside the state and national figures.

StatisticNew YorkNew YorkUnited States
Total Population8,483,84419,852,366334,922,499
Median Household Income$80,483$85,974$80,734
Median Age38.239.838.9
Bachelor's Degree or Higher41.6%40.2%35.7%
Median Home Value$777,600$423,800$332,700
Median Gross Rent$1,821$1,621$1,413
Poverty Rate17.9%14.0%12.5%
Unemployment Rate8.0%6.4%5.2%
Foreign Born36.6%22.8%14.1%
Homeownership Rate32.8%54.3%65.2%
Average Commute Time40.332.626.4
Worked from Home16.9%14.9%15.1%
Married-Couple Households35.1%42.5%46.9%

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Race and ethnicity in New York, New York

Age in New York, New York

StatisticNew YorkNew YorkUnited States
Median Age38.239.838.9
Under 18 %20.2%20.5%22.0%
Age 18-24 %8.1%8.9%9.1%
Age 25-34 %16.8%14.2%13.7%
Age 35-44 %13.9%13.0%13.2%
Age 45-64 %24.5%25.6%24.8%
Age 65 and Over %16.6%17.9%17.2%

Households and families in New York, New York

StatisticNew YorkNew YorkUnited States
Households3,334,0887,722,646129,227,496
Average Household Size2.52.52.5
Family Households57.7%61.4%64.2%
Households with Children26.1%27.3%29.5%
Single-Parent Families22.6%18.9%17.3%
People Living Alone33.8%31.1%28.7%
Never Married44.4%38.9%34.4%

Income and poverty in New York, New York

StatisticNew YorkNew YorkUnited States
Per Capita Income$51,844$50,712$44,673
Households Under $25,00019.4%16.0%14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,99913.0%13.6%15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,99915.1%16.7%17.5%
Households $200,000 or More17.4%17.1%13.4%
Poverty Rate17.9%14.0%12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty34.5%28.4%28.2%
SNAP Households21.2%15.6%n/a

Housing in New York, New York

StatisticNew YorkNew YorkUnited States
Housing Units3,678,4868,585,241143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes9.1%41.2%61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units62.2%34.7%19.1%
Vacancy Rate9.4%10.0%10.1%
Median Year Structure Built1,952.01,959.01,980.0
Renter-Occupied67.2%45.7%34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income31.3%31.2%30.6%
Median Property Tax$6,547$6,582n/a

Education in New York, New York

StatisticNew YorkNew YorkUnited States
Less than High School16.2%12.0%10.4%
High School Graduate22.7%24.3%26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree19.5%23.5%27.9%
Bachelor's Degree24.0%22.4%21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree17.7%17.9%14.1%

Work and commuting in New York, New York

StatisticNew YorkNew YorkUnited States
Labour Force Participation63.2%62.7%63.5%
Drove Alone to Work21.6%48.8%68.8%
Public Transit44.0%21.6%3.2%
Walked to Work9.2%5.6%2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes9.9%20.5%26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour25.3%16.8%8.6%
Households Without a Car55.3%29.2%n/a

Origins and language in New York, New York

StatisticNew YorkNew YorkUnited States
Born in State of Residence48.0%62.4%57.3%
Naturalised Citizens21.5%13.6%7.4%
Non-Citizens15.1%9.2%6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home52.3%69.1%77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home22.6%14.8%13.6%
Limited English Proficiency33.7%22.3%16.7%

Cities near New York

Figures are American Community Survey five-year estimates for the place itself, not for the county around it. Small places carry wide margins of error.