New York County, NY Demographic Data
New York County, NY Summary
New York County is located in New York
- Population: 1,619,090
- Area: 33.59 sq. miles
- Land Area: 22.83 sq. miles
- Water Area: 10.76 sq. miles
- Population Density: 48,200.11 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 76.12 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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New York County, NY Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
864,035
53%
50.8
Male
779,699
47%
49.2
Total Population
1,643,730
323,128,000
New York County, NY Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
80,875
4.9%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
64,338
3.9%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
60,739
3.7%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
70,460
4.3%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
116,521
7.1%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
372,335
22.7%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
239,181
14.6%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
206,975
12.6%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
93,101
5.7%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
93,586
5.7%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
137,042
8.3%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
68,674
4.2%
4.4
85 Years and Over
39,907
2.4%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
1,403,000
85.4%
77.2
Female
744,818
53.1%
51.3
Male
658,180
46.9%
48.7
21 Years and over
1,349,720
82.1%
73.1
62 Years and over
301,578
18.3%
18.8
65 Years and over
245,623
14.9%
15.2
Female
145,758
59.3%
55.8
Male
99,865
40.7%
44.2
Median Age (years)
37
0.0%
0.0
New York County, NY Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
1,567,630
95.4%
96.8
White
931,953
56.7%
72.6
Black or African American
246,095
15.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
4,555
0.3%
0.8
Asian
204,434
12.4%
5.4
Asian Indian
31,032
1.9%
1.2
Chinese
110,756
6.7%
1.3
Filipino
7,138
0.4%
0.9
Japanese
12,050
0.7%
0.2
Korean
21,472
1.3%
0.4
Vietnamese
2,386
0.1%
0.6
Other Asian
19,600
1.2%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
1,205
0.1%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
179,384
10.9%
5.1
Two or More Races
76,108
4.6%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
427,224
26.0%
17.8
Mexican
51,137
3.1%
11.2
Puerto Rican
109,630
6.7%
1.7
Cuban
10,742
0.7%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
255,715
15.6%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
1,216,510
74.0%
82.2
New York County, NY Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
89,756
7.2%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
70,662
5.6%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
158,391
12.7%
27.2
Some college, no degree
126,004
10.1%
20.6
Associate's Degree
50,048
4.0%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
391,138
31.3%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
364,802
29.2%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
160,418
12.8%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
1,090,383
87.3%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
755,940
60.5%
31.2
New York County, NY Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
716,152
49.8%
33.7%
Now Married
499,987
34.8%
47.5
Divorced
117,564
8.2%
11.0%
Separated
36,183
2.5%
2.0
Widowed
67,896
4.7
5.8%
New York County, NY Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
931,088
59.6%
78.4%
Languages other than english
631,771
40.4%
21.6%
Spanish
343,397
22.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
122,379
7.8%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
129,962
8.3%
3.5%
Other Languages
36,033
2.3%
1.1%
New York County, NY Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
70,459
9.4%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
37,803
5.1%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
53,854
7.2%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
51,799
6.9%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
54,840
7.3%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
93,012
12.4%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
72,887
9.7%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
99,017
13.2%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
63,014
8.4%
5.8
$200,000 or more
151,608
20.3%
6.4
Median household income
77,559
57,617
Per capita income
68,126
31,128
New York County, NY Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
274
0.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
102,509
11.3%
9.8
Construction
15,391
1.7%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
201,495
22.3%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
148,262
16.4%
6.6
Information
53,443
5.9%
2.1
Manufacturing
27,674
3.1%
10.1
Other services except public administration
41,071
4.5%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
184,955
20.5%
11.4
Public administration
21,028
2.3%
4.6
Retail trade
66,238
7.3%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
23,154
2.6%
5.2
Wholesale trade
17,720
2.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
17,858
2.0%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
542,296
60.0%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
33,249
3.7%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
182,235
20.2%
23.3%
Service occupations
127,576
14.1%
18.1%
New York County, NY Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
883,213
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
53,227
6.0%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
17,111
1.9%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
523,058
59.2%
5.1
Walked
178,459
20.2%
2.7
Other means
49,077
5.6%
1.8
Worked at home
62,281
7.1%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
32.5
26.6
New York County, NY Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
568,581
76.0%
8.7
1 vehicles
159,029
21.3%
33.2
2 vehicles
18,544
2.5%
37.1
3 or more
2,139
0.3%
21.0
New York County, NY Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
748,293
85.4%
87.6
Owner Occupied
172,324
23.0%
63.1
Renter Occupied
575,969
77.0%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
127,697
14.6%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
6
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.0
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.5
New York County, NY Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
875,990
1 room
114,731
13.1%
2.4
2 rooms
99,180
11.3%
2.7
3 rooms
263,852
30.1%
9.1
4 rooms
213,091
24.3%
16.5
5 rooms
103,388
11.8%
19.8
6 rooms
42,351
4.8%
17.8
7 rooms
19,200
2.2%
12.0
8 rooms
7,021
0.8%
8.6
9 rooms or more
13,176
1.5%
11.1
Median Rooms
3
0.0
New York County, NY Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
875,990
1-unit, detached
9,554
1.1%
61.5
1-unit, attached
5,986
0.7%
5.9
2-units
10,611
1.2%
3.6
3 or 4 units
18,115
2.1%
4.4
5 to 9 units
44,019
5.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
100,879
11.5%
4.4
20 or more units
685,639
78.3%
9.0
Mobile home
608
0.1%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
579
0.1%
0.1
New York County, NY Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
381,373
43.5%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
61,535
7.0%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
80,062
9.1%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
112,333
12.8%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
69,174
7.9%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
58,470
6.7%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
33,157
3.8%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
57,321
6.5%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
16,598
1.9%
2.8%
2014 or later
5,967
0.7%
1.4%
New York County, NY Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
301,259
40.3%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
11,907
1.6%
4.7
Electricity
212,337
28.4%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
177,119
23.7%
4.8
Coal or coke
270
0.0%
0.1
Wood
652
0.1%
1.9
Solar energy
356
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
21,237
2.8%
0.5
No fuel used
23,156
3.1%
1.1
New York County, NY Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
88,861
47295100.0
Less than $500
914
1.0%
1.6%
$500 to $999
3,297
3.7%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
7,834
8.8%
28.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
9,320
10.5%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
9,941
11.2%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
10,474
11.8%
20.1%
$3,000 or more
47,081
53.0%
10.3%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
48,238
54.5%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
11,114
12.6%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
6,159
7.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
5,586
6.3%
7.0%
35.0% or more
17,360
19.6%
21.3%
Not Computed
404
0.0%
0.0%
New York County, NY Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
563,369
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
54,063
9.6%
1.9%
Less than $500
65,818
11.7%
10.7%
$2,000 to $2,499
71,097
12.6%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
80,448
14.3%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
90,571
16.1%
28.3%
$500 to $999
99,317
17.6%
41.0%
$3,000 or more
102,055
18.1%
1.8%
No Cash Rent
12,600
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,661
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
109,972
20.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
64,376
11.7%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
65,313
11.9%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
56,779
10.3%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
48,919
8.9%
9.0%
35.0% or more
203,355
37.1%
40.7%
Not Computed
27,255
0.0%
0.0%
New York County, NY Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
172,324
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
3,625
2.1%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
2,660
1.5%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,833
1.1%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
700
0.4%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
4,243
2.5%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
21,084
12.2%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
51,736
30.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
86,443
50.2%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
1,003,400
205,000
