Bronx County, NY Demographic Data
Bronx County, NY Summary
Bronx County is located in New York
- Population: 1,408,473
- Area: 57.48 sq. miles
- Land Area: 42.10 sq. miles
- Water Area: 15.38 sq. miles
- Population Density: 24,504.55 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 69.55 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Bronx County, NY Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
769,338
53%
50.8
Male
686,382
47%
49.2
Total Population
1,455,720
323,128,000
Bronx County, NY Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
107,412
7.4%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
105,750
7.3%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
94,881
6.5%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
101,467
7.0%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
114,941
7.9%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
231,644
15.9%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
184,048
12.6%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
188,735
13.0%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
82,289
5.7%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
73,572
5.1%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
97,198
6.7%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
52,450
3.6%
4.4
85 Years and Over
21,333
1.5%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
1,087,400
74.7%
77.2
Female
588,829
54.2%
51.3
Male
498,570
45.8%
48.7
21 Years and over
1,021,810
70.2%
73.1
62 Years and over
211,831
14.6%
18.8
65 Years and over
170,981
11.7%
15.2
Female
104,535
61.1%
55.8
Male
66,446
38.9%
44.2
Median Age (years)
34
0.0%
0.0
Bronx County, NY Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
1,397,880
96.0%
96.8
White
312,877
21.5%
72.6
Black or African American
495,031
34.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
8,777
0.6%
0.8
Asian
51,958
3.6%
5.4
Asian Indian
16,538
1.1%
1.2
Chinese
7,343
0.5%
1.3
Filipino
4,700
0.3%
0.9
Japanese
975
0.1%
0.2
Korean
2,450
0.2%
0.4
Vietnamese
2,328
0.2%
0.6
Other Asian
17,624
1.2%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
372
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
528,863
36.3%
5.1
Two or More Races
57,842
4.0%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
815,422
56.0%
17.8
Mexican
92,954
6.4%
11.2
Puerto Rican
270,387
18.6%
1.7
Cuban
7,349
0.5%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
444,732
30.6%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
640,298
44.0%
82.2
Bronx County, NY Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
130,366
14.0%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
130,651
14.0%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
266,034
28.6%
27.2
Some college, no degree
165,362
17.8%
20.6
Associate's Degree
67,935
7.3%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
111,989
12.0%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
58,932
6.3%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
261,017
28.0%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
670,252
72.0%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
170,921
18.3%
31.2
Bronx County, NY Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
560,166
48.8%
33.7%
Now Married
363,822
31.7%
47.5
Divorced
108,440
9.4%
11.0%
Separated
55,969
4.9%
2.0
Widowed
59,280
5.2
5.8%
Bronx County, NY Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
540,535
40.1%
78.4%
Languages other than english
807,773
59.9%
21.6%
Spanish
643,048
47.7%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
75,471
5.6%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
20,719
1.5%
3.5%
Other Languages
68,535
5.1%
1.1%
Bronx County, NY Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
71,574
14.4%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
44,087
8.8%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
65,184
13.1%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
54,056
10.8%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
67,840
13.6%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
80,960
16.2%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
45,667
9.2%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
44,997
9.0%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
14,302
2.9%
5.8
$200,000 or more
9,872
2.0%
6.4
Median household income
37,525
57,617
Per capita income
19,369
31,128
Bronx County, NY Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
524
0.1%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
79,041
13.0%
9.8
Construction
30,204
5.0%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
198,160
32.5%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
39,700
6.5%
6.6
Information
9,633
1.6%
2.1
Manufacturing
20,280
3.3%
10.1
Other services except public administration
34,091
5.6%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
53,619
8.8%
11.4
Public administration
22,822
3.7%
4.6
Retail trade
67,286
11.0%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
46,466
7.6%
5.2
Wholesale trade
8,238
1.4%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
43,432
7.1%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
151,808
24.9%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
69,442
11.4%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
134,728
22.1%
23.3%
Service occupations
210,654
34.5%
18.1%
Bronx County, NY Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
591,367
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
137,271
23.2%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
24,999
4.2%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
355,372
60.1%
5.1
Walked
43,217
7.3%
2.7
Other means
11,179
1.9%
1.8
Worked at home
19,329
3.3%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
44.7
26.6
Bronx County, NY Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
292,426
58.7%
8.7
1 vehicles
152,343
30.6%
33.2
2 vehicles
44,422
8.9%
37.1
3 or more
9,348
1.9%
21.0
Bronx County, NY Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
498,539
94.8%
87.6
Owner Occupied
96,282
19.3%
63.1
Renter Occupied
402,257
80.7%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
27,249
5.2%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
3.0
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.8
0.0%
2.5
Bronx County, NY Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
525,788
1 room
33,370
6.3%
2.4
2 rooms
17,021
3.2%
2.7
3 rooms
145,831
27.7%
9.1
4 rooms
169,519
32.2%
16.5
5 rooms
94,853
18.0%
19.8
6 rooms
35,970
6.8%
17.8
7 rooms
12,252
2.3%
12.0
8 rooms
7,018
1.3%
8.6
9 rooms or more
9,954
1.9%
11.1
Median Rooms
4
0.0
Bronx County, NY Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
525,788
1-unit, detached
32,060
6.1%
61.5
1-unit, attached
24,577
4.7%
5.9
2-units
47,568
9.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
44,316
8.4%
4.4
5 to 9 units
19,105
3.6%
4.8
10 to 19 units
33,382
6.3%
4.4
20 or more units
324,135
61.6%
9.0
Mobile home
522
0.1%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
123
0.0%
0.1
Bronx County, NY Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
203,606
38.7%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
63,853
12.1%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
79,745
15.2%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
66,710
12.7%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
36,790
7.0%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
18,933
3.6%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
18,288
3.5%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
26,052
5.0%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
9,912
1.9%
2.8%
2014 or later
1,899
0.4%
1.4%
Bronx County, NY Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
209,325
42.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
7,277
1.5%
4.7
Electricity
53,917
10.8%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
207,212
41.6%
4.8
Coal or coke
878
0.2%
0.1
Wood
105
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
275
0.1%
0.1
Other fuel
7,377
1.5%
0.5
No fuel used
12,173
2.4%
1.1
Bronx County, NY Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
57,653
47295100.0
Less than $500
3,671
6.4%
1.6%
$500 to $999
4,588
8.0%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
5,727
9.9%
28.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
8,459
14.7%
20.1%
$2,500 to $2,999
9,888
17.2%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
10,400
18.0%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
14,920
25.9%
10.3%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
19,731
34.5%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
4,398
7.7%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
5,446
9.5%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
3,877
6.8%
7.0%
35.0% or more
23,739
41.5%
21.3%
Not Computed
462
0.0%
0.0%
Bronx County, NY Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
392,446
41,631,300
$3,000 or more
1,143
0.3%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
1,665
0.4%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
11,174
2.8%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
58,959
15.0%
11.9%
Less than $500
62,797
16.0%
10.7%
$500 to $999
85,626
21.8%
41.0%
$1,000 to $1,499
171,082
43.6%
28.3%
No Cash Rent
9,811
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,130
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
37,220
9.7%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
36,057
9.4%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
41,096
10.7%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
40,805
10.6%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
37,642
9.8%
9.0%
35.0% or more
192,064
49.9%
40.7%
Not Computed
17,373
0.0%
0.0%
Bronx County, NY Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
96,282
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
13,910
14.4%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
3,047
3.2%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
3,800
3.9%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
4,383
4.6%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
8,939
9.3%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
37,740
39.2%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
22,992
23.9%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
1,471
1.5%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
378,000
205,000