New York City

Demographics across the five boroughs of New York City, New York.

Population: 8,516,202
Median household income: $79,713
Median home value: $751,700

New York City is the most populous city in the United States, spanning five boroughs — Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island — each coextensive with a county of New York State.

With 8,516,202 residents, the figures below aggregate the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey across all five boroughs; each borough has its own county profile linked above.

The five boroughs

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,516,202
Median age: 38.0 yrs
Median household income: $79,713
Median home value: $751,700
Median gross rent: $1,779
Housing units: 3,649,896
Homeownership rate: 32.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 41.0%
Unemployment rate: 7.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,419,3168,516,202

Median household income

$63,998$79,713

Median home value

$606,000$751,700

Median gross rent

$1,443$1,779

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,419,316	$63,998	$606,000	$1,443
2020	8,379,552	$67,046	$635,200	$1,489
2021	8,736,047	$70,663	$660,700	$1,579
2022	8,622,467	$76,607	$732,100	$1,714
2023	8,516,202	$79,713	$751,700	$1,779

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

Age distribution

Under 55.9%

5 to 1714.6%

18 to 248.0%

25 to 3417.0%

35 to 4413.9%

45 to 5412.4%

55 to 6412.3%

65 to 749.2%

75 and over6.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	498,233	5.9%
5 to 17	1,241,964	14.6%
18 to 24	685,352	8.0%
25 to 34	1,444,907	17.0%
35 to 44	1,181,700	13.9%
45 to 54	1,052,318	12.4%
55 to 64	1,045,933	12.3%
65 to 74	786,833	9.2%
75 and over	578,962	6.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,665,966	31.3%
Black or African American	1,773,772	20.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	16,143	0.2%
Asian	1,236,241	14.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	3,610	0.0%
Some other race	108,403	1.3%
Two or more races	291,528	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,420,539	28.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.3%

High school graduate23.0%

Some college or associate's19.7%

Bachelor's degree23.6%

Graduate or professional degree17.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	994,045	16.3%
High school graduate	1,397,984	23.0%
Some college or associate's	1,199,604	19.7%
Bachelor's degree	1,439,826	23.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,059,194	17.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 41 min

Drove alone21.9%

Carpooled4.3%

Public transit45.6%

Walked9.4%

Bicycle1.5%

Worked from home15.0%

Other means2.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	867,304	21.9%
Carpooled	168,561	4.3%
Public transit	1,801,669	45.6%
Walked	371,440	9.4%
Bicycle	59,819	1.5%
Worked from home	594,362	15.0%
Other means	91,783	2.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	327,454	9.7%
15 to 29 min	716,624	21.3%
30 to 44 min	908,089	27.0%
45 to 59 min	541,297	16.1%
60+ min	867,112	25.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.51
Poverty rate: 17.4% (1,454,320 of 8,378,514)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,928,865	58.2%
Nonfamily households	1,384,451	41.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1952

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,313,316	90.8%
Vacant	336,580	9.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,086,420	32.8%
Renter-occupied	2,226,896	67.2%

1-unit, detached9.1%

1-unit, attached7.2%

2 to 4 units21.4%

5 to 19 units13.3%

20 or more units48.8%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	333,703	9.1%
1-unit, attached	262,101	7.2%
2 to 4 units	781,800	21.4%
5 to 19 units	484,471	13.3%
20 or more units	1,780,837	48.8%
Mobile home & other	6,984	0.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3651000
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 300 sq mi
Water area: 172 sq mi
Center point: 40.6627, -73.9387