Bronx County, New York

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Population: 1,419,250
Median household income: $49,036
Median home value: $517,000

Home to 1,419,250 residents, Bronx County is one of New York's counties. Its median household income of $49,036 runs below the New York figure of $84,578.

Between 2019 and 2023, Bronx County's population declined 1.1% from 1,435,068 to 1,419,250, while its median household income rose 22.3% from $40,088 to $49,036.

6.5% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1954.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,419,250
Median age: 35.6 yrs
Median household income: $49,036
Median home value: $517,000
Median gross rent: $1,436
Housing units: 553,231
Homeownership rate: 20.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.0%
Unemployment rate: 11.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,435,068	$40,088	$404,700	$1,212
2020	1,427,056	$41,895	$427,900	$1,247
2021	1,468,262	$43,726	$445,900	$1,306
2022	1,443,229	$47,036	$501,400	$1,401
2023	1,419,250	$49,036	$517,000	$1,436

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

Age distribution

Under 56.7%

5 to 1717.8%

18 to 249.4%

25 to 3415.2%

35 to 4412.9%

45 to 5412.1%

55 to 6412.0%

65 to 748.0%

75 and over5.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	95,128	6.7%
5 to 17	252,235	17.8%
18 to 24	133,994	9.4%
25 to 34	215,669	15.2%
35 to 44	182,695	12.9%
45 to 54	171,704	12.1%
55 to 64	170,123	12.0%
65 to 74	113,532	8.0%
75 and over	84,170	5.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	125,116	8.8%
Black or African American	412,484	29.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3,533	0.2%
Asian	56,102	4.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	627	0.0%
Some other race	14,126	1.0%
Two or more races	28,169	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	779,093	54.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma24.7%

High school graduate28.4%

Some college or associate's24.9%

Bachelor's degree13.9%

Graduate or professional degree8.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	231,663	24.7%
High school graduate	266,402	28.4%
Some college or associate's	233,903	24.9%
Bachelor's degree	130,281	13.9%
Graduate or professional degree	75,644	8.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 44 min

Drove alone23.5%

Carpooled4.0%

Public transit53.7%

Walked7.6%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home7.9%

Other means2.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	130,468	23.5%
Carpooled	22,363	4.0%
Public transit	297,887	53.7%
Walked	42,131	7.6%
Bicycle	3,327	0.6%
Worked from home	44,065	7.9%
Other means	14,650	2.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	48,413	9.5%
15 to 29 min	93,036	18.2%
30 to 44 min	113,589	22.2%
45 to 59 min	87,316	17.1%
60+ min	168,472	33.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.57
Poverty rate: 26.9% (374,138 of 1,388,414)

	Count	Share
Family households	331,046	62.5%
Nonfamily households	199,021	37.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1954

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	530,067	95.8%
Vacant	23,164	4.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	107,439	20.3%
Renter-occupied	422,628	79.7%

1-unit, detached6.5%

1-unit, attached5.5%

2 to 4 units16.3%

5 to 19 units10.9%

20 or more units60.6%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	35,770	6.5%
1-unit, attached	30,546	5.5%
2 to 4 units	89,902	16.3%
5 to 19 units	60,087	10.9%
20 or more units	335,481	60.6%
Mobile home & other	1,445	0.3%

Geography

County GEOID: 36005
State: New York
Land area: 42 sq mi
Water area: 15 sq mi
Center point: 40.8487, -73.8529

Cities & places

No cities are assigned to this county.