Citywide Data
Income Distribution
Racial/Ethnic Composition
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Citywide Indicators
| New York City Indicators | ||||||
| 2000 | 2006 | 2010 | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demographics | ||||||
| Population | 8,008,278 | 8,214,426 | 8,184,899 | 8,336,817 | 8,335,897 | — |
| Population aged 65+ | 11.7% | 12.1% | 12.2% | 15.4% | 16.7% | — |
| Foreign-born population | 35.9% | 37.0% | 37.2% | 36.2% | 36.8% | — |
| Households with children under 18 years old | 34.0% | 32.3% | 31.5% | 27.1% | 25.7% | — |
| Racial diversity index | 0.74 | 0.73 | 0.74 | 0.75 | 0.76 | — |
| Income diversity ratio | — | 6.1 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 6.6 | — |
| Median household income (2023$) | $69,660 | $67,810 | $65,160 | $80,340 | $77,550 | — |
| Poverty rate | 21.2% | 19.2% | 20.1% | 16.0% | 18.3% | — |
| Unemployment rate | 9.6% | 7.8% | 11.2% | 5.1% | 6.4% | — |
| Population aged 25+ with a bachelor’s degree or higher | 27.4% | 32.1% | 33.4% | 39.2% | 41.4% | — |
| Population aged 25+ without a high school diploma | — | 21.3% | 20.4% | 16.8% | 16.4% | — |
| Housing Market and Conditions | ||||||
| Homeownership rate | 30.2% | 34.4% | 32.1% | 31.9% | 32.7% | — |
| Rental vacancy rate | — | 3.8% | 4.4% | 3.3% | 3.2% | — |
| Severe crowding rate (% of renter households) | — | — | 4.2% | 4.5% | 5.4% | — |
| Serious housing code violations (per 1,000 privately owned rental units)1 | — | 60.9 | 60.2 | 85.6 | 100.2 | 123.3 |
| Notices of foreclosure rate (per 1,000 1-4 unit and condo properties) | 9.0 | 11.5 | 19.1 | 8.7 | 5.9 | — |
| Home purchase loan rate (per 1,000 properties) | — | 42.8 | 20.2 | 20.2 | 24.6 | — |
| Median sales price per unit, 1 unit building (2023$) | $388,160 | $665,730 | $554,470 | $694,550 | $747,530 | $710,000 |
| Median sales price per unit, 2-4 unit building (2023$) | $217,610 | $392,100 | $300,790 | $436,120 | $466,680 | $445,000 |
| Median sales price per unit, 5+ unit building (2023$) | $76,460 | $151,080 | $134,240 | $289,400 | $259,560 | $228,330 |
| Median sales price per unit, condominium (2023$) | $474,100 | $889,880 | $828,840 | $1,117,070 | $1,058,070 | $996,680 |
| Sales volume, all property types | 33,454 | 53,416 | 27,665 | 26,303 | 36,075 | 27,461 |
| Sales volume, 1 unit building | 13,586 | 16,666 | 7,514 | 8,526 | 10,922 | 8,834 |
| Sales volume, 2-4 unit building | 13,702 | 20,771 | 7,811 | 7,463 | 10,512 | 8,344 |
| Sales volume, 5+ unit building | 1,324 | 2,362 | 1,230 | 964 | 1,369 | 1,003 |
| Sales volume, condominium | 4,842 | 13,617 | 11,110 | 9,350 | 13,272 | 9,280 |
| Land Use and Development | ||||||
| Population density (1,000 persons per square mile) | — | 27.3 | 27.2 | 27.8 | 27.8 | — |
| Units authorized by new residential building permits | 15,544 | 44 | 7,331 | 28,675 | 68,668 | 16,348 |
| Units issued new certificates of occupancy | 13,603 | 24,982 | 22,859 | 25,135 | 26,075 | 28,631 |
| Neighborhood Services and Conditions | ||||||
| Car-free commute (% of commuters) | 63.8% | 67.3% | 69.4% | 70.5% | 65.3% | — |
| Mean travel time to work (minutes) | 40.0 | 39.0 | 38.7 | 41.7 | 40.7 | — |
| Serious crime rate (per 1,000 residents) | 23.1 | 15.9 | 12.9 | 11.7 | 14.3 | 14.2 |
| Students performing at grade level in ELA, 4th grade | — | — | — | 49.6% | 43.6% | 52.5% |
| Students performing at grade level in math, 4th grade | — | — | — | 49.4% | 41.9% | 52.3% |
| Renters | ||||||
| Median rent, all (2023$) | $1,240 | $1,380 | $1,510 | $1,720 | $1,750 | — |
| Median rent, recent movers (2023$) | — | $1,740 | $1,910 | $2,320 | $2,370 | — |
| Rental units affordable at 80% AMI (% of recently available units) | — | 52.5% | 44.7% | 40.7% | 47.4% | — |
| Rental units affordable at 120% AMI (% of recently available units) | — | 81.7% | 78.0% | 76.0% | 77.9% | — |
| Severely rent-burdened households | 23.7% | 27.9% | 29.1% | 26.2% | 29.5% | — |
| Severely rent-burdened households, low income households | — | 43.9% | 45.7% | 44.1% | 44.0% | — |
| Housing choice vouchers (% of occupied, privately owned rental units) | — | — | 6.9% | 6.1% | — | — |
| Public housing (% of rental units) | — | — | — | — | — | 8.1% |
| 1 In 2019 some violations types were reclassified into the most serious class, resulting in an increase in this indicator. | ||||||
Citywide Indicators, by Race/Ethnicity
| New York City Indicators by Race and Ethnicity | ||||
| Asian | Black | Hispanic | White | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demographics | ||||
| Population | 1,238,974 | 1,822,642 | 2,423,203 | 2,545,189 |
| Percentage change since 2000 | 58.8% | −7.1% | 12.2% | −9.1% |
| Share of New York City population | 15.4% | 22.7% | 30.2% | 31.7% |
| Percentage point change since 2000 | 5.7 | −1.8 | 3.2 | −3.3 |
| 1 Foreign-born population | 68.1% | 30.7% | 40.9% | 21.6% |
| Percentage point change since 2000 | −9.5 | 1.7 | −0.3 | −1.6 |
| 1 Population under 18 years old | 17.2% | 30.4% | 32.4% | 15.4% |
| Percentage point change since 2000 | −13.4 | 1.0 | 1.8 | −3.2 |
| 1 Population aged 65+ | 26.6% | 18.4% | 28.2% | 12.8% |
| Percentage point change since 2000 | 19.1 | 9.9 | 21.8 | −4.1 |
| 1 Disabled population | 4.6% | 12.0% | 11.9% | 6.7% |
| Median household income (2023$) | $85,240 | $60,293 | $55,052 | $110,726 |
| Percentage change since 1999 | 14.0% | 6.7% | 9.0% | 20.0% |
| 1 Poverty rate | 15.2% | 22.9% | 24.3% | 11.6% |
| Percentage point change since 2000 | −4.4 | −2.8 | −6.5 | 0.0 |
| 1 Poverty rate, population under 18 years old | 17.2% | 30.4% | 32.4% | 15.4% |
| Percentage point change since 2000 | −6.8 | −3.5 | −7.5 | −0.7 |
| 1 Poverty rate, population aged 65+ | 26.6% | 18.4% | 28.2% | 12.8% |
| Percentage point change since 2000 | 2.3 | −4.9 | −1.8 | 1.0 |
| 1 Unemployment rate | 4.7% | 10.3% | 7.3% | 4.3% |
| Percentage point change since 2000 | −1.7 | −3.9 | −6.5 | −1.0 |
| 1 Population aged 25+ with a bachelor’s degree or higher | 44.4% | 28.5% | 22.1% | 63.4% |
| Percentage point change since 2000 | 8.2 | 12.7 | 11.5 | 21.6 |
| 1 Population aged 25+ without a high school diploma | 22.9% | 14.9% | 28.4% | 5.4% |
| Percentage point change since 2000 | −7.7 | −14.7 | −18.1 | −9.9 |
| Housing Market and Conditions | ||||
| 1 Homeownership rate | 46.0% | 26.9% | 17.0% | 41.5% |
| Percentage point change since 2000 | 11.4 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 5.0 |
| Severe crowding rate (% of renter households) | 10.5% | 3.7% | 6.6% | 3.7% |
| 2 Share of home purchase loans | 37.2% | 8.5% | 8.9% | 43.6% |
| Percentage point change since 2006 | 0.2 | −0.1 | −0.1 | 0.0 |
| 3 Share of refinance loans | 16.8% | 19.8% | 11.0% | 50.9% |
| Percentage point change since 2006 | 0.1 | −0.1 | −0.1 | 0.1 |
| Neighborhood Services and Conditions | ||||
| Car-free commute (% of commuters) | 66.7% | 66.2% | 72.4% | 72.8% |
| Mean travel time to work (minutes) | 40.9 | 45.5 | 42.1 | 35.9 |
| Students performing at grade level in ELA, 4th grade | 72.6% | 40.6% | 39.1% | 72.1% |
| Students performing at grade level in math, 4th grade | 77.8% | 37.4% | 37.1% | 72.9% |
| Renters | ||||
| Median rent burden | 35.1% | 33.2% | 36.3% | 29.9% |
| Moderately rent-burdened households | 24.4% | 21.4% | 24.3% | 21.3% |
| Severely rent-burdened households | 30.2% | 33.0% | 34.0% | 25.6% |
| 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. | ||||