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New York city, New York

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At a glance

Market profile

Population
8,483,844
Households
3,334,088
Average household size
2.48
Median age
38.2 years
Median household income
$80,483
Housing units
3,678,486
Population comparison
2020 Census8,804,190
2024 estimate8,483,844
Change−3.6%

People

Who lives here

Population
8,483,844
Median age
38.2 years
Male
4,073,432
Female
4,410,412
Median age by sex
Male median age
37 years
Female median age
39.5 years
Age by sexPopulation distribution
245,815Under 5236,333
629,2905–17601,172
334,49918–24351,988
693,88125–34731,680
582,00435–44597,552
500,53845–54536,621
493,88655–64544,289
593,51965+810,777
Age by sex values
CategoryMaleFemale
Under 5245,815236,333
5–17629,290601,172
18–24334,499351,988
25–34693,881731,680
35–44582,004597,552
45–54500,538536,621
55–64493,886544,289
65+593,519810,777
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5–17
Male
5–9
233,421
10–14
253,725
15–17
142,144
Female
5–9
223,052
10–14
241,365
15–17
136,755
18–24
Male
18–19
89,797
20
41,551
21
45,683
22–24
157,468
Female
18–19
90,310
20
46,273
21
47,612
22–24
167,793
25–34
Male
25–29
331,950
30–34
361,931
Female
25–29
363,182
30–34
368,498
35–44
Male
35–39
311,058
40–44
270,946
Female
35–39
314,045
40–44
283,507
45–54
Male
45–49
246,919
50–54
253,619
Female
45–49
264,575
50–54
272,046
55–64
Male
55–59
250,101
60–61
102,073
62–64
141,712
Female
55–59
278,368
60–61
112,415
62–64
153,506
65+
Male
65–66
87,540
67–69
117,290
70–74
155,303
75–79
104,381
80–84
66,199
85+
62,806
Female
65–66
102,572
67–69
136,819
70–74
202,675
75–79
148,050
80–84
107,369
85+
113,292
Detailed source values for Age by sex
RaceMutually exclusive counts
White alone
2,868,25733.8%
Black alone
1,860,65321.9%
Some other race
1,386,48516.3%
Asian alone
1,249,47714.7%
Two or more races
1,043,74412.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native
69,0180.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
6,2100.1%
Residents: 8,483,844.

Derived from published counts

Race values
CategoryValue
White alone2,868,257
Black alone1,860,653
Some other race1,386,485
Asian alone1,249,477
Two or more races1,043,744
American Indian / Alaska Native69,018
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander6,210

Ethnicity

Hispanic or Latino
2,420,122
White, not Hispanic
2,627,063

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity and White, not Hispanic are reported separately from race.

Households

Household structure

Family households
1,922,243
Married-couple share
60.9%
Derived from published counts
With children
45.3%
Derived from published counts
Household sizeShare of households
1,127,55133.8%
1 person
973,11329.2%
2 people
525,27615.8%
3 people
380,15711.4%
4 people
327,9919.8%
5+ people
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5+ people
5 People
181,698
6 People
80,847
7 Plus People
65,446
Detailed source values for Household size
Household size values
CategoryValue
1 person1,127,551
2 people973,113
3 people525,276
4 people380,157
5+ people327,991
Family householdsEach subgroup is compared with its parent
All family households1,922,243
Married-couple families1,169,91060.9% of family households
With children
462,10739.5%
Without children
707,80360.5%
Other families752,33339.1% of family households
Male householder
190,76925.4%
Female householder
561,56474.6%
Family households values
GroupValueShare of parent
All family households1,922,243Not applicable
Married-couple families1,169,91060.9%
With children462,10739.5%
Without children707,80360.5%
Other families752,33339.1%
Male householder190,76925.4%
Female householder561,56474.6%

Income

Income distribution

Median household
$80,483
Median family
$91,707
Per capita
$51,844
Household incomeShare of households
648,30919.4%
Under $25k
498,82315.0%
$25–49k
435,06813.0%
$50–74k
360,09610.8%
$75–99k
504,82015.1%
$100–149k
307,6159.2%
$150–199k
579,35717.4%
$200k+
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Under $25k
Under $10,000
247,984
$10,000–$14,999
169,600
$15,000–$19,999
112,077
$20,000–$24,999
118,648
$25–49k
$25,000–$29,999
104,489
$30,000–$34,999
105,282
$35,000–$39,999
97,749
$40,000–$44,999
98,087
$45,000–$49,999
93,216
$50–74k
$50,000–$59,999
183,741
$60,000–$74,999
251,327
$100–149k
$100,000–$124,999
288,092
$125,000–$149,999
216,728
Detailed source values for Household income
Household income values
CategoryValue
Under $25k648,309
$25–49k498,823
$50–74k435,068
$75–99k360,096
$100–149k504,820
$150–199k307,615
$200k+579,357

Education

Attainment and marital status

Education universe
6,084,747
High school or higher
83.8%
Derived from published counts
Bachelor’s or higher
41.6%
Derived from published counts
Educational attainmentAttainment distribution
538,9378.9%
Less than 9th grade
446,2797.3%
Grades 9–12, no diploma
1,378,57522.7%
High school or equivalent
795,11013.1%
Some college, no degree
392,2856.4%
Associate degree
1,457,53824.0%
Bachelor’s degree
1,076,02317.7%
Graduate or professional
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Less than 9th grade
No Schooling
240,983
Nursery School
3,501
Kindergarten
3,003
First Grade
4,618
Second Grade
9,007
Third Grade
19,687
Fourth Grade
18,226
Fifth Grade
37,704
Sixth Grade
87,007
Seventh Grade
28,375
Eighth Grade
86,826
Grades 9–12, no diploma
Ninth Grade
88,584
Tenth Grade
84,997
Eleventh Grade
89,383
Twelfth No Diploma
183,315
High school or equivalent
Regular High School Diploma
1,138,804
Ged Or Alternative Credential
239,771
Some college, no degree
Some College Under 1 Year
238,476
Some College 1 Or More Years No Degree
556,634
Graduate or professional
Masters Degree
766,459
Professional School Degree
203,100
Doctorate Degree
106,464
Detailed source values for Educational attainment
Educational attainment values
CategoryValue
Less than 9th grade538,937
Grades 9–12, no diploma446,279
High school or equivalent1,378,575
Some college, no degree795,110
Associate degree392,285
Bachelor’s degree1,457,538
Graduate or professional1,076,023
Marital status by sexMale and Female
71,871293,273
Widowed
214,229365,467
Divorced
76,150120,632
Separated
1,510,6821,465,510
Now Married
1,543,6891,585,412
Never Married
243,912282,730
Married Spouse Absent
1,266,7701,182,780
Married Spouse Present
Marital status by sex values
CategoryMaleFemale
Widowed71,871293,273
Divorced214,229365,467
Separated76,150120,632
Now Married1,510,6821,465,510
Never Married1,543,6891,585,412
Married Spouse Absent243,912282,730
Married Spouse Present1,266,7701,182,780

Housing

Tenure, occupancy, and housing stock

Median home value
$777,600
Median gross rent
$1,821
Housing tenure
Owner
1,093,05632.8%
Renter
2,241,03267.2%
Occupied homes: 3,334,088.
Housing tenure values
CategoryValue
Owner1,093,056
Renter2,241,032
Housing occupancy
Occupied
3,334,08890.6%
Vacant
344,3989.4%
Housing units: 3,678,486.

Derived from published counts

Housing occupancy values
CategoryValue
Occupied3,334,088
Vacant344,398

Owner financing

Owners with mortgage
610,408
Owners without mortgage
482,648
Vacancy reason
For rent85,121
For sale20,602
Rented, not occupied27,179
Sold, not occupied17,350
Seasonal71,912
Migrant workers3,960
Other118,274
Vacancy reason values
CategoryValue
For rent85,121
For sale20,602
Rented, not occupied27,179
Sold, not occupied17,350
Seasonal71,912
Migrant workers3,960
Other118,274
Structure type
Detached334,809
Attached263,480
2–4 units784,261
5–19 units490,073
20+ units1,798,615
Mobile or other7,248
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2–4 units
Structure 2 Units
444,246
Structure 3–4 Units
340,015
5–19 units
Structure 5–9 Units
246,610
Structure 10–19 Units
243,463
20+ units
Structure 20–49 Units
590,079
Structure 50 Plus Units
1,208,536
Mobile or other
Structure Mobile Home
5,689
Structure Boat Rv Van Other
1,559
Detailed source values for Structure type
Structure type values
CategoryValue
Detached334,809
Attached263,480
2–4 units784,261
5–19 units490,073
20+ units1,798,615
Mobile or other7,248
Year builtHousing units by period
2,202,80159.9%
Before 1960
698,70019.0%
1960–79
317,2798.6%
1980–99
432,41711.8%
2000–19
27,2890.7%
2020+
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Before 1960
1939 Earlier
1,405,250
1940–1949
337,299
1950–1959
460,252
1960–79
1960–1969
439,703
1970–1979
258,997
1980–99
1980–1989
185,390
1990–1999
131,889
2000–19
2000–2009
208,583
2010–2019
223,834
Detailed source values for Year built
Year built values
CategoryValue
Before 19602,202,801
1960–79698,700
1980–99317,279
2000–19432,417
2020+27,289
Move-in periodOwner and Renter
Before 1990
205,466
191,780
1990s
176,792
195,231
2000s
251,079
323,387
2010s
334,959
914,399
2020–22
107,424
505,185
2023+
17,336
111,050
Move-in period values
CategoryOwnerRenter
Before 1990205,466191,780
1990s176,792195,231
2000s251,079323,387
2010s334,959914,399
2020–22107,424505,185
2023+17,336111,050
Home valueOwner-occupied homes
53,5784.9%
Under $100k
56,0805.1%
$100–249k
159,78614.6%
$250–499k
250,72322.9%
$500–749k
238,70321.8%
$750–999k
171,99915.7%
$1–1.49m
162,18714.8%
$1.5m+
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Under $100k
Under 10000
16,888
10000–14999
3,092
15000–19999
1,790
20000–24999
3,623
25000–29999
2,732
30000–34999
3,745
35000–39999
1,286
40000–49999
3,873
50000–59999
4,003
60000–69999
3,572
70000–79999
2,784
80000–89999
2,991
90000–99999
3,199
$100–249k
100000–124999
10,869
125000–149999
4,451
150000–174999
9,203
175000–199999
7,082
200000–249999
24,475
$250–499k
250000–299999
23,002
300000–399999
63,308
400000–499999
73,476
$1.5m+
1500000–1999999
63,950
2000000+
98,237
Detailed source values for Home value
Home value values
CategoryValue
Under $100k53,578
$100–249k56,080
$250–499k159,786
$500–749k250,723
$750–999k238,703
$1–1.49m171,999
$1.5m+162,187
Gross rentRenter-occupied homes
Under $500175,807
$500–999210,732
$1,000–1,499402,871
$1,500–1,999470,444
$2,000–2,499357,103
$2,500–2,999199,412
$3,000+366,294
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Under $500
Under 100
3,625
100–149
4,044
150–199
5,689
200–249
19,274
250–299
41,278
300–349
36,893
350–399
23,217
400–449
22,928
450–499
18,859
$500–999
500–549
18,993
550–599
16,771
600–649
19,044
650–699
16,863
700–749
18,123
750–799
22,059
800–899
42,003
900–999
56,876
$1,000–1,499
1000–1249
187,939
1250–1499
214,932
$3,000+
3000–3499
109,425
3500+
256,869
Detailed source values for Gross rent
Gross rent values
CategoryValue
Under $500175,807
$500–999210,732
$1,000–1,499402,871
$1,500–1,999470,444
$2,000–2,499357,103
$2,500–2,999199,412
$3,000+366,294
Vehicle availabilityOwner and Renter
No vehicle
315,870
1,528,836
1 vehicle
473,785
590,047
2 vehicles
220,777
103,641
3 vehicles
60,921
13,824
4 vehicles
16,370
3,057
5+ vehicles
5,333
1,627
Vehicle availability values
CategoryOwnerRenter
No vehicle315,8701,528,836
1 vehicle473,785590,047
2 vehicles220,777103,641
3 vehicles60,92113,824
4 vehicles16,3703,057
5+ vehicles5,3331,627

Transportation

How residents get to work

Workers age 16+
3,926,797
Average commute
40.3 min
Travel mode
Drive alone
846,29921.6%Derived from published counts
Carpool
169,1264.3%Derived from published counts
Public transit
1,728,11444.0%Derived from published counts
Walk or bicycle
424,50510.8%Derived from published counts
Work from home
663,34716.9%Derived from published counts
Other
95,4062.4%Derived from published counts
Workers: 3,926,797.

Derived from published counts

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Walk or bicycle
Walked
362,256
Bicycle
62,249
Other
Other Transportation
47,448
Motorcycle
4,317
Taxi Or Ride Hailing
43,641
Detailed source values for Travel mode
Travel mode values
CategoryValue
Drive alone846,299
Carpool169,126
Public transit1,728,114
Walk or bicycle424,505
Work from home663,347
Other95,406
Commute timeWorkers by travel time
322,8279.9%
Under 15 min
702,02621.5%
15–29 min
894,07327.4%
30–44 min
518,82415.9%
45–59 min
825,70025.3%
60+ min
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Under 15 min
Under 5
49,821
5–9
97,561
10–14
175,445
15–29 min
15–19
244,275
20–24
301,186
25–29
156,565
30–44 min
30–34
540,080
35–39
125,081
40–44
228,912
60+ min
60–89
598,966
90+
226,734
Detailed source values for Commute time
Commute time values
CategoryValue
Under 15 min322,827
15–29 min702,026
30–44 min894,073
45–59 min518,824
60+ min825,700

Workforce

Labor force and job flows

Population age 16+
6,956,648
Civilian labor force
4,392,297
Employed
4,039,236
Unemployed
353,061
Unemployment rate
8%
Poverty universe
8,345,104
Persons below poverty
1,494,379
Gini index
0.55
White-collar workers
2,603,786
Blue-collar workers
568,147
Occupation by sexMale and Female
Service Occupations
369,287
498,016
Sales Office Occupations
295,233
418,228
Management Business Science Arts
876,621
1,013,704
Production Transportation Material Moving
281,874
67,666
Natural Resources Construction Maintenance
209,597
9,010
Occupation by sex values
CategoryMaleFemale
Service Occupations369,287498,016
Sales Office Occupations295,233418,228
Management Business Science Arts876,6211,013,704
Production Transportation Material Moving281,87467,666
Natural Resources Construction Maintenance209,5979,010

Employment and commuting

Resident workers
3,369,001
Workplace jobs
4,142,287
Internal commuters
2,853,194
Inbound commuters
1,289,093
Outbound commuters
515,807
Net worker inflow
773,286

Health insurance

Insurance coverage

Coverage status
Insured
7,899,54493.7%Derived from published counts
Uninsured
529,5336.3%
Residents: 8,429,077.
Coverage status values
CategoryValue
Insured7,899,544
Uninsured529,533
Uninsured by ageResidents without coverage
43,6698.2%
Under 19
191,14136.1%
Age 19–34
273,31351.6%
Age 35–64
21,4104.0%
Age 65+
Uninsured by age values
CategoryValue
Under 1943,669
Age 19–34191,141
Age 35–64273,313
Age 65+21,410

Community

Nativity, citizenship, and mobility

Nativity
Native born
5,377,62563.4%
Foreign born
3,106,21936.6%
Residents: 8,483,844.
Nativity values
CategoryValue
Native born5,377,625
Foreign born3,106,219

Citizenship

Naturalized citizen
1,826,604
Not a citizen
1,279,615

Residential mobility

Same house
7,562,197
Within same county
436,346
From another county
170,433
From another state
135,935
From abroad
84,759

Sources and method

Vintages, quality, and methodology

Source vintages

Demographics
2024 ACS 5-year
Historical baseline
2020 Census
Employment
2023 LODES

Report quality

Status
complete
kind
published geography
estimated
false
Historical housing baseline
2020 housing units
3,618,635

The 2020 Census is used only as a historical population and housing baseline. It is not an annual population series and no intermediate years are inferred.

Named-geography values are published ACS estimates; margins of error are retained alongside direct values where supplied.

Census place demographics

About New York city, New York

New York city, New York has 8,483,844 residents and a median age of 38.2 years. It ranks No. 1 by population within this indexed census place cohort. Population has declined 3.6% since the 2020 Census. Median household income is $251 below United States.

Market context

Compare the numbers.

Published values on the same 2024 ACS basis.
Comparison of selected demographic measures
GeographyPopulationMedian incomeMedian ageOwner occupied
New York city, New York8,483,844$80,48338.2 years32.8%
United States334,922,500$80,73438.9 years65.2%
New York19,852,366$85,97439.8 years54.3%

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