Bronx County vs New York County

A side-by-side comparison of Bronx County and New York County: population, income, housing, and more.

Bronx County and New York County are counties in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

New York County has the higher population (1,627,788 vs 1,419,250 in Bronx County). New York County has the higher median household income ($104,553 vs $49,036 in Bronx County). New York County has the higher median home value ($1,108,900 vs $517,000 in Bronx County).

Population, income & housing

	Bronx County	New York County
Population	1,419,250	1,627,788
Median age	35.6 yrs	38.9 yrs
Median household income	$49,036	$104,553
Median home value	$517,000	$1,108,900
Median gross rent	$1,436	$2,132
Housing units	553,231	918,806
Homeownership rate	20.3%	24.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.0%	64.0%
Unemployment rate	11.1%	7.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bronx County	New York County
Population	1,435,068 → 1,419,250 (-1.1%)	1,631,993 → 1,627,788 (-0.3%)
Median household income	$40,088 → $49,036 (+22.3%)	$86,553 → $104,553 (+20.8%)
Median home value	$404,700 → $517,000 (+27.7%)	$987,700 → $1,108,900 (+12.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,212 → $1,436 (+18.5%)	$1,740 → $2,132 (+22.5%)

Bronx County

Population

1,435,0681,419,250

Median household income

$40,088$49,036

Median home value

$404,700$517,000

Median gross rent

$1,212$1,436

New York County

Population

1,631,9931,627,788

Median household income

$86,553$104,553

Median home value

$987,700$1,108,900

Median gross rent

$1,740$2,132

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bronx County	New York County
Under 5	6.7%	4.3%
5 to 17	17.8%	9.8%
18 to 24	9.4%	8.5%
25 to 34	15.2%	21.1%
35 to 44	12.9%	14.7%
45 to 54	12.1%	12.2%
55 to 64	12.0%	11.7%
65 to 74	8.0%	9.7%
75 and over	5.9%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bronx County	New York County
White (non-Hispanic)	8.8%	46.3%
Black or African American	29.1%	12.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	4.0%	12.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.0%	0.8%
Two or more races	2.0%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	54.9%	24.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bronx County	New York County
No high school diploma	24.7%	10.8%
High school graduate	28.4%	11.8%
Some college or associate's	24.9%	13.4%
Bachelor's degree	13.9%	33.0%
Graduate or professional degree	8.1%	31.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bronx County	New York County
Drove alone	23.5%	5.7%
Carpooled	4.0%	1.4%
Public transit	53.7%	45.5%
Walked	7.6%	18.6%
Bicycle	0.6%	2.5%
Worked from home	7.9%	23.0%
Other means	2.6%	3.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bronx County	New York County
1-unit, detached	6.5%	1.1%
1-unit, attached	5.5%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	16.3%	2.9%
5 to 19 units	10.9%	16.3%
20 or more units	60.6%	78.9%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	0.1%

Poverty & households

	Bronx County	New York County
Poverty rate	26.9%	15.8%
Average household size	2.57	2.01
Mean commute (minutes)	44	31
Median year structure built	1954	1951