Citywide Data
Income Distribution
Racial/Ethnic Composition
Citywide Indicators
| New York City Indicators | ||||||
| 2000 | 2006 | 2010 | 2019 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demographics | ||||||
| Population | 8,008,278 | 8,214,426 | 8,184,899 | 8,336,817 | 8,258,035 | — |
| Population aged 65+ | 11.7% | 12.1% | 12.2% | 15.4% | 17.3% | — |
| Foreign-born population | 35.9% | 37.0% | 37.2% | 36.2% | 37.5% | — |
| Households with children under 18 years old | 34.0% | 32.3% | 31.5% | 27.1% | 25.3% | — |
| Racial diversity index | 0.74 | 0.73 | 0.74 | 0.75 | 0.76 | — |
| Income diversity ratio | — | 6.1 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 6.8 | — |
| Median household income (2023$) | $72,300 | $70,390 | $67,630 | $83,390 | $79,480 | — |
| Poverty rate | 21.2% | 19.2% | 20.1% | 16.0% | 18.2% | — |
| Unemployment rate | 9.6% | 7.8% | 11.2% | 5.1% | 6.3% | — |
| Population aged 25+ with a bachelor’s degree or higher | 27.4% | 32.1% | 33.4% | 39.2% | 42.5% | — |
| Population aged 25+ without a high school diploma | — | 21.3% | 20.4% | 16.8% | 15.8% | — |
| Housing Market and Conditions | ||||||
| Homeownership rate | 30.2% | 34.4% | 32.1% | 31.9% | 32.5% | — |
| Rental vacancy rate | — | 3.8% | 4.4% | 3.3% | 2.9% | — |
| Severe crowding rate (% of renter households) | — | — | 4.2% | 4.5% | 5.3% | — |
| Serious housing code violations (per 1,000 privately owned rental units)1 | — | 60.9 | 60.2 | 85.6 | 123.3 | 142.7 |
| Notices of foreclosure rate (per 1,000 1-4 unit and condo properties) | 9.0 | 11.5 | 19.1 | 8.7 | — | — |
| Home purchase loan rate (per 1,000 properties) | — | 42.8 | 20.2 | 20.2 | 15.8 | — |
| Median sales price per unit, 1 unit building (2023$) | $402,880 | $690,980 | $575,500 | $720,890 | $736,930 | $740,000 |
| Median sales price per unit, 2-4 unit building (2023$) | $225,860 | $406,910 | $312,200 | $452,810 | $459,280 | $455,000 |
| Median sales price per unit, 5+ unit building (2023$) | $79,360 | $156,770 | $139,330 | $300,370 | $235,890 | $220,000 |
| Median sales price per unit, condominium (2023$) | $492,080 | $923,320 | $860,280 | $1,159,430 | $1,032,730 | $995,000 |
| Sales volume, all property types | 33,454 | 53,419 | 27,666 | 26,296 | 27,852 | 26,778 |
| Sales volume, 1 unit building | 13,586 | 16,667 | 7,514 | 8,523 | 9,035 | 8,574 |
| Sales volume, 2-4 unit building | 13,702 | 20,773 | 7,812 | 7,460 | 8,459 | 7,693 |
| Sales volume, 5+ unit building | 1,324 | 2,363 | 1,230 | 967 | 1,015 | 1,014 |
| Sales volume, condominium | 4,842 | 13,616 | 11,110 | 9,346 | 9,343 | 9,497 |
| Land Use and Development | ||||||
| Population density (1,000 persons per square mile) | — | 27.3 | 27.2 | 27.8 | 27.5 | — |
| Units authorized by new residential building permits | 15,544 | 44 | 7,336 | 28,419 | 16,420 | 15,626 |
| Units issued new certificates of occupancy | 13,603 | 24,982 | 22,859 | 25,135 | 28,608 | 34,049 |
| Neighborhood Services and Conditions | ||||||
| Car-free commute (% of commuters) | 63.8% | 67.3% | 69.4% | 70.5% | 68.0% | — |
| Mean travel time to work (minutes) | 40.0 | 39.0 | 38.7 | 41.7 | 40.1 | — |
| Serious crime rate (per 1,000 residents) | 23.1 | 15.9 | 12.9 | 11.7 | 14.3 | 13.6 |
| Students performing at grade level in ELA, 4th grade | — | — | — | 49.6% | 52.5% | 50.2% |
| Students performing at grade level in math, 4th grade | — | — | — | 49.4% | 52.3% | 58.1% |
| Renters | ||||||
| Median rent, all (2023$) | $1,290 | $1,430 | $1,570 | $1,780 | $1,810 | — |
| Median rent, recent movers (2023$) | — | $1,800 | $1,980 | $2,410 | $2,510 | — |
| Rental units affordable at 80% AMI (% of recently available units) | — | 52.5% | 44.7% | 40.7% | 48.8% | — |
| Rental units affordable at 120% AMI (% of recently available units) | — | 81.7% | 78.0% | 76.0% | 74.9% | — |
| Severely rent-burdened households | 23.7% | 27.9% | 29.1% | 26.2% | 28.9% | — |
| Severely rent-burdened households, low income households | — | 43.9% | 45.7% | 44.1% | 43.1% | — |
| Housing choice vouchers (% of occupied, privately owned rental units) | — | — | 6.9% | 6.1% | 6.0% | — |
| Public housing (% of rental units) | — | — | — | — | — | 6.8% |
| 1 In 2019 some violations types were reclassified into the most serious class, resulting in an increase in this indicator. | ||||||
Citywide Indicators, by Race/Ethnicity
| New York City Indicators by Race and Ethnicity | ||||
| Asian | Black | Hispanic | White | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demographics | ||||
| Population | 1,237,189 | 1,817,078 | 2,347,050 | 2,560,722 |
| Percentage change since 2000 | 58.6% | −7.4% | 8.6% | −8.6% |
| Share of New York City population | 15.0% | 22.0% | 28.4% | 31.0% |
| Percentage point change since 2000 | 5.3 | −2.5 | 1.4 | −4.0 |
| 1 Foreign-born population | 68.9% | 30.7% | 42.0% | 22.1% |
| Percentage point change since 2000 | −8.7 | 1.7 | 0.8 | −1.0 |
| 1 Population under 18 years old | 16.5% | 20.4% | 23.6% | 16.9% |
| Percentage point change since 2000 | −14.2 | −8.9 | −7.0 | −1.8 |
| 1 Population aged 65+ | 17.4% | 17.3% | 13.7% | 21.2% |
| Percentage point change since 2000 | 9.9 | 8.8 | 7.2 | 4.4 |
| 1 Disabled population | 5.4% | 12.7% | 11.9% | 6.3% |
| Median household income (2023$) | $87,994 | $61,583 | $55,825 | $115,485 |
| Percentage change since 1999 | 17.6% | 9.0% | 10.6% | 25.1% |
| 1 Poverty rate | 16.8% | 21.7% | 24.8% | 11.5% |
| Percentage point change since 2000 | −2.8 | −4.0 | −5.9 | 0.0 |
| 1 Poverty rate, population under 18 years old | 19.1% | 30.2% | 32.2% | 16.3% |
| Percentage point change since 2000 | −4.9 | −3.6 | −7.8 | 0.1 |
| 1 Poverty rate, population aged 65+ | 26.0% | 22.4% | 32.4% | 13.6% |
| Percentage point change since 2000 | 1.7 | −0.9 | 2.4 | 1.9 |
| 1 Unemployment rate | 4.8% | 8.5% | 7.6% | 5.1% |
| Percentage point change since 2000 | −1.6 | −5.6 | −6.2 | −0.2 |
| 1 Population aged 25+ with a bachelor’s degree or higher | 46.3% | 28.9% | 22.9% | 64.6% |
| Percentage point change since 2000 | 10.1 | 13.1 | 12.4 | 22.7 |
| 1 Population aged 25+ without a high school diploma | 22.8% | 14.2% | 27.2% | 4.9% |
| Percentage point change since 2000 | −7.7 | −15.3 | −19.3 | −10.3 |
| Housing Market and Conditions | ||||
| 1 Homeownership rate | 47.1% | 26.7% | 16.4% | 41.3% |
| Percentage point change since 2000 | 12.5 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 4.8 |
| Severe crowding rate (% of renter households) | 9.4% | 3.7% | 6.0% | 4.0% |
| 2 Share of home purchase loans | 37.0% | 10.2% | 9.9% | 41.1% |
| Percentage point change since 2006 | 17.5 | −9.7 | −6.5 | −2.7 |
| 3 Share of refinance loans | 12.7% | 28.1% | 11.6% | 45.8% |
| Percentage point change since 2006 | 4.2 | −6.6 | −5.4 | 6.5 |
| Neighborhood Services and Conditions | ||||
| Car-free commute (% of commuters) | 69.5% | 69.1% | 72.9% | 72.3% |
| Mean travel time to work (minutes) | 41.4 | 43.1 | 41.2 | 36.4 |
| Students performing at grade level in ELA, 4th grade | 68.7% | 39.1% | 37.1% | 68.2% |
| Students performing at grade level in math, 4th grade | 82.6% | 44.5% | 43.2% | 76.4% |
| Renters | ||||
| Median rent burden | 34.1% | 34.4% | 35.7% | 30.4% |
| Moderately rent-burdened households | 24.8% | 22.8% | 23.4% | 22.9% |
| Severely rent-burdened households | 30.5% | 31.5% | 33.7% | 25.5% |
| 1 It is not possible to disaggregate the data for Black and Asian New Yorkers by Hispanic ethnicity, therefore some double counting may occur. | ||||
| 2 Values indicate race/ethnic share of all home purchase loans. | ||||
| 3 Values indicate race/ethnic share of all refinance loans. | ||||
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Shelter Population
Asylum Seekers in City Funded Shelters
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