US Census Data

New York

Population, income, and housing across 62 counties and 1,293 cities & places.

Population
19,872,319
+1.5%’19–’23
Median household income
$84,578
+23.5%’19–’23
Median home value
$403,000
+28.5%’19–’23

New York has a population of 19,872,319, spread across 62 counties and 1,293 cities and places.

From 2019 to 2023, New York's population grew 1.5% from 19,572,319 to 19,872,319, while its median home value rose 28.5% from $313,700 to $403,000.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 53.4% of the population. 49.7% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023
Population
19,872,319
Median age
39.6 yrs
Median household income
$84,578
Median home value
$403,000
Median gross rent
$1,576
Housing units
8,539,536
Homeownership rate
54.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher
39.6%
Unemployment rate
6.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023
Population
19,572,31919,872,319
Median household income
$68,486$84,578
Median home value
$313,700$403,000
Median gross rent
$1,280$1,576
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueMedian gross rent
201919,572,319$68,486$313,700$1,280
202019,514,849$71,117$325,000$1,315
202120,114,745$75,157$340,600$1,390
202219,994,379$81,386$384,100$1,507
202319,872,319$84,578$403,000$1,576

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

CountShare
Under 51,102,9615.6%
5 to 173,006,31615.1%
18 to 241,766,9048.9%
25 to 342,835,46314.3%
35 to 442,554,22912.9%
45 to 542,474,56112.5%
55 to 642,670,69913.4%
65 to 742,010,78610.1%
75 and over1,450,4007.3%

Race & ethnicity

CountShare
White (non-Hispanic)10,608,84253.4%
Black or African American2,708,09413.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native37,2120.2%
Asian1,754,9578.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander6,2200.0%
Some other race178,9560.9%
Two or more races679,3863.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)3,898,65219.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

CountShare
No high school diploma1,698,53712.1%
High school graduate3,437,43824.6%
Some college or associate's3,324,66023.8%
Bachelor's degree3,083,76922.0%
Graduate or professional degree2,451,73417.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work
33 min

How workers get to work

CountShare
Drove alone4,643,19049.7%
Carpooled589,0256.3%
Public transit2,093,58822.4%
Walked531,9225.7%
Bicycle73,8180.8%
Worked from home1,246,46913.3%
Other means172,2011.8%

Travel time

CountShare
Under 15 min1,646,63420.3%
15 to 29 min2,416,15329.8%
30 to 44 min1,778,21521.9%
45 to 59 min876,28710.8%
60+ min1,386,45517.1%

Households

Average household size
2.51
Poverty rate
13.7% (2,656,674 of 19,391,750)
CountShare
Family households4,739,17561.8%
Nonfamily households2,929,78138.2%

Housing

Median year structure built
1958

Occupancy

CountShare
Occupied7,668,95689.8%
Vacant870,58010.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

CountShare
Owner-occupied4,164,79354.3%
Renter-occupied3,504,16345.7%

Units in structure

CountShare
1-unit, detached3,525,89741.3%
1-unit, attached465,6725.5%
2 to 4 units1,417,84016.6%
5 to 19 units812,3169.5%
20 or more units2,131,27625.0%
Mobile home & other186,5352.2%

Geography

State FIPS
36
USPS
NY
Land area
47,123 sq mi
Water area
7,435 sq mi
Center point
42.9134, -75.5963

New York rankings

21

National rankings

21

Counties

62

Largest cities by land area

10

Other states

51