Demographics of Bronx County, New York

Bronx County, New York had 1,406,332 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −54,901 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Bronx County, in four figures

1,406,332
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −3.8%
Change since July 2020: −54,901 people.; 36.0 ±0.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $48,676 ±$895
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Bronx County, New York's population shrank 3.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Bronx County, New York's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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The figures

Bronx County, New York's population shrank 3.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Bronx County, New York's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	1,461,233	100.0	100.0
2021	1,420,980	97.2	100.2
2022	1,384,053	94.7	100.7
2023	1,380,478	94.5	101.6
2024	1,406,052	96.2	102.5
2025	1,406,332	96.2	103.1

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Population of Bronx County, New York on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	1,461,233	−11,407	−2,716	+294	−8,215
2021	1,420,980	−40,253	+5,606	+4,168	−47,231
2022	1,384,053	−36,927	+6,013	+14,764	−61,124
2023	1,380,478	−3,575	+6,312	+29,555	−40,133
2024	1,406,052	+25,574	+6,237	+45,502	−26,446
2025	1,406,332	+280	+6,220	+12,760	−18,685

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 36.0 ±0.2: for men 34.1 ±0.1 and for women 38.1 ±0.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Bronx County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	New York	United States
Under 5	92,223 ±71	6.6% ±<0.1	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	249,269 ±3,514	17.7% ±0.3	15.0% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	132,656 ±2,450	9.4% ±0.2	8.9% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	391,200 ±3,284	27.8% ±0.2	27.1% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	336,217 ±3,014	23.9% ±0.2	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	203,214 ±3,678	14.5% ±0.3	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $48,676 ±$895, and income per person $27,421 ±$432, in 2024 dollars. The median is $85,974 ±$402 in New York and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Bronx County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	New York	United States
Under $25,000	163,998 ±4,286	30.7% ±0.8	16.0% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	108,689 ±3,447	20.3% ±0.6	15.1% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	81,383 ±2,938	15.2% ±0.5	13.6% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	55,762 ±2,296	10.4% ±0.4	11.4% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	62,969 ±2,346	11.8% ±0.4	16.7% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	31,777 ±1,812	5.9% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	29,522 ±1,686	5.5% ±0.3	17.1% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Bronx County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	New York	United States
All ages	382,447 ±8,488	27.8% ±0.6	14.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	119,607 ±4,022	35.9% ±1.0	18.3% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	188,501 ±5,068	24.6% ±0.6	12.8% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	74,339 ±2,838	27.1% ±0.9	13.1% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Bronx County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Bronx County	New York	United States
Housing units	559,415 ±647	8,585,241 ±652	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.5% ±0.2	90.0% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	4.5% ±0.2	10.0% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	20.1% ±0.6	54.3% ±0.2	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	79.9% ±0.6	45.7% ±0.1	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$529,500 ±$11,185	$423,800 ±$1,627	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,458 ±$16	$1,621 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1955 ±1	1959 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Bronx County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	New York	United States
Hispanic or Latino	773,828 ±0	55.1% ±<0.1	19.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	122,363 ±972	8.7% ±0.1	52.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	402,798 ±2,601	28.7% ±0.2	13.4% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	56,667 ±1,063	4.0% ±0.1	9.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	3,758 ±399	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	649 ±134	< 0.1% ±<0.1	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	14,029 ±2,146	1.0% ±0.2	1.0% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	30,687 ±2,553	2.2% ±0.2	3.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Bronx County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	New York	United States
Born in the state	731,631 ±7,477	52.1% ±0.5	62.4% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	82,887 ±3,801	5.9% ±0.3	12.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	104,908 ±3,732	7.5% ±0.3	2.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	485,353 ±7,476	34.6% ±0.5	22.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	263,532 ±5,231	18.8% ±0.4	13.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	221,821 ±6,013	15.8% ±0.4	9.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Bronx County among the counties of New York

5th of 62 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the New York page.

Counties of New York near Bronx County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Kings County	2,653,963	−2.5%
Queens County	2,358,182	−1.1%
New York County	1,664,862	−1.3%
Suffolk County	1,546,090	+1.6%
Bronx County	1,406,332	−3.8%
Nassau County	1,398,939	+0.6%
Westchester County	1,015,743	+1.4%
Erie County	946,741	−0.6%
Monroe County	750,506	−1.0%
Richmond County	501,290	+1.2%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026