Demographics of New York County, New York

New York County, New York had 1,664,862 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −22,171 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.

New York County, in four figures

1,664,862
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −1.3%
Change since July 2020: −22,171 people.; 38.9 ±0.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $103,931 ±$1,490
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.

New York County, New York's population shrank 1.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of New York 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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New York County, New York's population shrank 1.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of New York 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	1,687,033	100.0	100.0
2021	1,569,781	93.0	100.2
2022	1,593,919	94.5	100.7
2023	1,631,534	96.7	101.6
2024	1,665,510	98.7	102.5
2025	1,664,862	98.7	103.1

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Population of New York 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	1,687,033	−7,951	−1,713	+193	−6,207
2021	1,569,781	−117,252	+2,202	+3,978	−112,912
2022	1,593,919	+24,138	+2,984	+12,661	+7,235
2023	1,631,534	+37,615	+2,827	+25,444	+9,181
2024	1,665,510	+33,976	+3,327	+35,724	−5,004
2025	1,664,862	−648	+2,898	+13,270	−16,852

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 38.9 ±0.2: for men 38.4 ±0.2 and for women 39.4 ±0.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in New York County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	New York	United States
Under 5	67,133 ±87	4.1% ±<0.1	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	159,047 ±2,827	9.8% ±0.2	15.0% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	141,570 ±2,561	8.7% ±0.2	8.9% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	579,603 ±4,434	35.6% ±0.3	27.1% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	386,431 ±3,989	23.7% ±0.2	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	295,693 ±5,052	18.1% ±0.3	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $103,931 ±$1,490, and income per person $95,980 ±$1,332, 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 New York County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	New York	United States
Under $25,000	143,721 ±4,253	18.5% ±0.5	16.0% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	86,827 ±3,510	11.2% ±0.4	15.1% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	80,199 ±3,630	10.3% ±0.5	13.6% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	66,414 ±2,583	8.5% ±0.3	11.4% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	104,746 ±3,757	13.5% ±0.5	16.7% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	70,703 ±2,837	9.1% ±0.4	10.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	225,671 ±4,212	29.0% ±0.5	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 New York County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	New York	United States
All ages	260,843 ±7,811	16.5% ±0.5	14.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	46,407 ±2,679	20.8% ±1.1	18.3% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	141,894 ±4,912	14.6% ±0.5	12.8% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	72,542 ±3,163	18.9% ±0.8	13.1% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in New York County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	New York County	New York	United States
Housing units	923,472 ±742	8,585,241 ±652	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	84.3% ±0.5	90.0% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	15.7% ±0.5	10.0% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	25.1% ±0.5	54.3% ±0.2	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	74.9% ±0.5	45.7% ±0.1	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$1,090,500 ±$28,044	$423,800 ±$1,627	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$2,197 ±$25	$1,621 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1951 ±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 New York County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	New York	United States
Hispanic or Latino	398,102 ±0	24.4% ±<0.1	19.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	742,076 ±2,251	45.5% ±0.1	52.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	203,638 ±2,471	12.5% ±0.2	13.4% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	201,699 ±2,127	12.4% ±0.1	9.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	1,702 ±333	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	688 ±207	< 0.1% ±<0.1	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	15,991 ±2,260	1.0% ±0.1	1.0% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	65,581 ±3,663	4.0% ±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 New York County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	New York	United States
Born in the state	699,446 ±7,201	42.9% ±0.4	62.4% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	420,761 ±7,352	25.8% ±0.5	12.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	49,246 ±2,638	3.0% ±0.2	2.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	460,024 ±7,039	28.2% ±0.4	22.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	249,479 ±5,533	15.3% ±0.3	13.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	210,545 ±6,016	12.9% ±0.4	9.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

New York County among the counties of New York

3rd of 62 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the New York page.

Counties of New York near New York 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%

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Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Counties by per capita income
No. 1 Counties in New York by median home value
No. 1 Counties in New York by per capita income
No. 2 Counties in New York by median rent
No. 3 Counties by population in New York
No. 4 Counties in New York by Hispanic or Latino share

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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026