Citywide Data 2025
Income Distribution
Racial/Ethnic Composition
Citywide Indicators
| New York City Indicators | ||||||
| 2000 | 2006 | 2010 | 2019 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demographics | ||||||
| Population | 8,008,278 | 8,214,426 | 8,184,899 | 8,336,817 | 8,478,072 | — |
| Population aged 65+ | 11.7% | 12.1% | 12.2% | 15.4% | 17.5% | — |
| Foreign-born population | 35.9% | 37.0% | 37.2% | 36.2% | 36.7% | — |
| Households with children under 18 years old | 34.0% | 32.3% | 31.5% | 27.1% | 24.3% | — |
| Racial diversity index | 0.74 | 0.73 | 0.74 | 0.75 | 0.76 | — |
| Income diversity ratio | — | 6.1 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 6.9 | — |
| Median household income (2025$) | $74,750 | $72,770 | $69,920 | $86,210 | $83,970 | — |
| Poverty rate | 21.2% | 19.2% | 20.1% | 16.0% | 18.0% | — |
| Unemployment rate | 9.6% | 7.8% | 11.2% | 5.1% | 6.9% | — |
| Population aged 25+ with a bachelor’s degree or higher | 27.4% | 32.1% | 33.4% | 39.2% | 42.5% | — |
| Population aged 25+ without a high school diploma | — | 21.3% | 20.4% | 16.8% | 16.2% | — |
| Housing Market and Conditions | ||||||
| Homeownership rate | 30.2% | 34.4% | 32.1% | 31.9% | 32.7% | — |
| Rental vacancy rate | — | 3.8% | 4.4% | 3.3% | 3.8% | — |
| Severe crowding rate (% of renter households) | — | — | 4.2% | 4.5% | 5.0% | — |
| Serious housing code violations (per 1,000 privately owned rental units)1 | — | 60.9 | 60.2 | 85.6 | 142.7 | 130.9 |
| Notices of foreclosure rate (per 1,000 1-4 unit and condo properties) | 9.0 | 11.5 | 19.1 | 8.7 | — | — |
| Home purchase loan rate (per 1,000 properties) | — | 42.8 | 20.2 | 20.2 | 15.5 | — |
| Median sales price per unit, 1 unit building (2025$) | $416,510 | $714,350 | $594,960 | $745,270 | $765,020 | $780,000 |
| Median sales price per unit, 2-4 unit building (2025$) | $233,500 | $420,600 | $322,750 | $468,280 | $470,390 | $482,500 |
| Median sales price per unit, 5+ unit building (2025$) | $82,040 | $162,030 | $143,510 | $310,530 | $226,060 | $200,000 |
| Median sales price per unit, condominium (2025$) | $508,720 | $954,540 | $889,370 | $1,198,640 | $1,028,650 | $996,620 |
| Sales volume, all property types | 33,454 | 53,419 | 27,667 | 26,285 | 26,860 | 29,100 |
| Sales volume, 1 unit building | 13,586 | 16,665 | 7,514 | 8,519 | 8,621 | 8,919 |
| Sales volume, 2-4 unit building | 13,702 | 20,774 | 7,812 | 7,457 | 7,715 | 8,482 |
| Sales volume, 5+ unit building | 1,324 | 2,364 | 1,232 | 967 | 1,016 | 1,215 |
| Sales volume, condominium | 4,842 | 13,616 | 11,109 | 9,342 | 9,508 | 10,484 |
| Land Use and Development | ||||||
| Population density (1,000 persons per square mile) | — | 27.3 | 27.2 | 27.8 | 28.2 | — |
| Units authorized by new residential building permits | 15,544 | 44 | 7,338 | 28,537 | 15,291 | 17,669 |
| Units issued new certificates of occupancy | 13,603 | 24,982 | 22,863 | 24,704 | 33,930 | 39,073 |
| Neighborhood Services and Conditions | ||||||
| Car-free commute (% of commuters) | 63.8% | 67.3% | 69.4% | 70.5% | 68.6% | — |
| Mean travel time to work (minutes) | 40.0 | 39.0 | 38.7 | 41.7 | 40.6 | — |
| Serious crime rate (per 1,000 residents) | 23.1 | 15.8 | 12.9 | 11.7 | 13.8 | 12.3 |
| Students performing at grade level in ELA, 4th grade | — | — | — | 49.6% | 50.2% | 56.8% |
| Students performing at grade level in math, 4th grade | — | — | — | 49.4% | 58.1% | 60.3% |
| Renters | ||||||
| Median rent, all (2025$) | $1,330 | $1,480 | $1,620 | $1,840 | $1,870 | — |
| Median rent, recent movers (2025$) | — | $1,860 | $2,050 | $2,490 | $2,630 | — |
| Rental units affordable at 80% AMI (% of recently available units) | — | 52.5% | 44.7% | 40.7% | 51.3% | — |
| Rental units affordable at 120% AMI (% of recently available units) | — | 81.7% | 78.0% | 76.0% | 78.1% | — |
| Severely rent-burdened households | 23.7% | 27.9% | 29.1% | 26.2% | 28.8% | — |
| Severely rent-burdened households, low income households | — | 43.9% | 45.7% | 44.1% | 42.7% | — |
| Housing choice vouchers (% of occupied, privately owned rental units) | — | — | 6.9% | 6.1% | 6.8% | — |
| Public housing (% of rental units) | — | — | — | — | — | 6.5% |
| 1 In 2019 some violations types were reclassified into the most serious class, resulting in an increase in this indicator. | ||||||
Citywide Indicators, by Race/Ethnicity
| New York City Indicators by Race and Ethnicity | ||||
| Asian | Black | Hispanic | White | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demographics | ||||
| Population | 1,295,263 | 1,827,815 | 2,430,426 | 2,602,663 |
| Percentage point change since 2000 | 66.0 | −6.8 | 12.5 | −7.1 |
| Share of New York City population | 15.3% | 21.6% | 28.7% | 30.7% |
| Percentage point change since 2000 | 5.6 | −2.9 | 1.7 | −4.3 |
| 1 Foreign-born population | 67.3% | 30.9% | 40.1% | 21.9% |
| Percentage point change since 2000 | −10.3 | 1.9 | −1.1 | −1.2 |
| 1 Population under 18 years old | 16.3% | 20.1% | 23.6% | 16.6% |
| Percentage point change since 2000 | −14.3 | −9.2 | −7.0 | −2.1 |
| 1 Population aged 65+ | 17.6% | 17.3% | 13.8% | 21.3% |
| Percentage point change since 2000 | 10.0 | 8.8 | 7.4 | 4.5 |
| 1 Disabled population | 5.8% | 13.9% | 13.5% | 7.5% |
| 1 Median household income (2025$) | $94,804 | $58,360 | $58,268 | $121,236 |
| Percentage point change since 1999 | 18.1 | −3.7 | 7.5 | 22.4 |
| 1 Poverty rate | 15.9% | 23.2% | 23.9% | 11.3% |
| Percentage point change since 2000 | −3.7 | −2.5 | −6.9 | −0.2 |
| 1 Poverty rate, population under 18 years old | 18.7% | 32.1% | 30.5% | 16.9% |
| Percentage point change since 2000 | −5.2 | −1.8 | −9.5 | 0.7 |
| 1 Poverty rate, population aged 65+ | 22.9% | 20.4% | 29.4% | 13.7% |
| Percentage point change since 2000 | −1.5 | −2.9 | −0.6 | 1.9 |
| 1 Unemployment rate | 5.0% | 11.3% | 8.2% | 4.6% |
| Percentage point change since 2000 | −1.4 | −2.9 | −5.6 | −0.7 |
| 1 Population aged 25+ with a bachelor’s degree or higher | 47.5% | 28.1% | 22.9% | 63.8% |
| Percentage point change since 2000 | 11.4 | 12.3 | 12.4 | 21.9 |
| 1 Population aged 25+ without a high school diploma | 22.3% | 14.5% | 28.3% | 5.3% |
| Percentage point change since 2000 | −8.3 | −15.1 | −18.3 | −9.9 |
| Housing Market and Conditions | ||||
| 1 Homeownership rate | 45.2% | 25.9% | 17.2% | 41.7% |
| Percentage point change since 2000 | 10.6 | 1.4 | 3.2 | 5.2 |
| Severe crowding rate (% of renter households) | 8.0% | 3.4% | 5.6% | 4.2% |
| 2 Share of home purchase loans | 37.7% | 10.0% | 10.4% | 39.9% |
| Percentage point change since 2006 | 18.2 | −9.9 | −6.0 | −3.9 |
| 3 Share of refinance loans | 13.6% | 22.4% | 13.2% | 49.4% |
| Percentage point change since 2006 | 5.1 | −12.3 | −3.8 | 10.1 |
| Neighborhood Services and Conditions | ||||
| Car-free commute (% of commuters) | 67.2% | 68.2% | 72.7% | 74.6% |
| Mean travel time to work (minutes) | 40.8 | 44.7 | 42.3 | 36.8 |
| Students performing at grade level in ELA, 4th grade | 73.2% | 47.5% | 43.9% | 74.5% |
| Students performing at grade level in Math, 4th grade | 82.8% | 47.3% | 46.1% | 77.5% |
| Renters | ||||
| Median rent burden | 31.5% | 37.1% | 35.6% | 29.2% |
| Moderately rent-burdened households | 22.2% | 20.9% | 24.1% | 21.3% |
| Severely rent-burdened households | 27.7% | 35.4% | 33.6% | 24.6% |
| 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. | ||||
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