state

New York

Demographic and economic profile of New York, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey).

Population

19,867,248

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$84,578

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Age

39.8 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+1.3% since 2018

New York added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone11,340,944 (57.1%)
  • Black or African American Alone2,927,008 (14.7%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,949,904 (9.8%)
  • Two or More Races1,772,641 (8.9%)
  • Asian Alone1,769,224 (8.9%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone102,927 (0.5%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish2,762,664
  2. 2.Other Indo-European749,289
  3. 3.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)593,075
  4. 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic383,695
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)280,614

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

61.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

17.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

22.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

607,728

Census ACS · as of 2023

Economy

GDP per Capita

$90,268

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

107.8 (US=100)

Data USA · as of 2023

Per Capita Income

$49,520

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

6.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

13.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services & Health Care2,790,946
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management1,234,322
  3. 3.Retail Trade924,784
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation796,182
  5. 5.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate769,593

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations4,340,644
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations1,845,169
  3. 3.Service Occupations1,812,046
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations922,414
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations648,138

Census ACS · as of 2023

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Information (LQ 1.48×)265,249
  2. 2.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.25×)2,790,946
  3. 3.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.21×)769,593
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management (LQ 1.04×)1,234,322
  5. 5.Public Administration (LQ 1.01×)455,043

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$403,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,576/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

54.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Home Value Distribution

  • $500,000 to $749,999793,702 (19.1%)
  • $750,000 to $999,999409,423 (9.8%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999406,824 (9.8%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999388,217 (9.3%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999318,330 (7.6%)
  • $1,000,000 to $1,499,999274,076 (6.6%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

39.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

87.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

63.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$49,547

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

32.8 min

Census ACS · as of 2023

Households Without a Vehicle

29.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone4,643,190 (49.7%)
  • Public Transit2,093,588 (22.4%)
  • Worked at Home1,246,469 (13.3%)
  • Carpooled589,025 (6.3%)
  • Walked531,922 (5.7%)
  • Taxi, Motorcycle, or Other172,201 (1.8%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.