Demographics of Rye city, New York

Rye city, New York had 16,614 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +70 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Rye city, in four figures

16,614
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 16,428 ±47.; +0.4%
Change since July 2020: +70 people.; 42.5 ±1.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $239,815 ±$28,123
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Rye city, New York's population grew 0.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Rye city, 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 — incorporated places and New England towns

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Rye city, New York's population grew 0.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Rye city, 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	16,544	100.0	100.0
2021	16,460	99.5	100.2
2022	16,335	98.7	100.7
2023	16,333	98.7	101.6
2024	16,506	99.8	102.5
2025	16,614	100.4	103.1

Population of Rye city, New York on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	16,544	—
2021	16,460	−84
2022	16,335	−125
2023	16,333	−2
2024	16,506	+173
2025	16,614	+108

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.5 ±1.2: for men 41.4 ±2.1 and for women 44.5 ±1.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Rye city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	New York	United States
Under 5	745 ±166	4.5% ±1.0	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,998 ±428	24.3% ±2.6	15.0% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	980 ±237	6.0% ±1.4	8.9% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,175 ±441	19.3% ±2.7	27.1% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,883 ±458	29.7% ±2.8	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,647 ±363	16.1% ±2.2	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $239,815 ±$28,123, and income per person $151,878 ±$18,569, 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 Rye city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	New York	United States
Under $25,000	271 ±126	4.7% ±2.2	16.0% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	403 ±160	7.0% ±2.8	15.1% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	324 ±120	5.7% ±2.1	13.6% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	131 to 419	2.3% to 7.3%	11.4% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	583 ±169	10.2% ±2.9	16.7% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	550 ±215	9.6% ±3.7	10.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	3,311 ±299	57.9% ±4.6	17.1% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

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 Rye city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	New York	United States
All ages	221 to 661	1.4% to 4.1%	14.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 162	0% to 3.4%	18.3% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	29 to 281	0.4% to 3.5%	12.8% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	212 ±91	5.9% ±2.4	13.1% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Rye city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Rye city	New York	United States
Housing units	6,108 ±279	8,585,241 ±652	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	93.6% ±5.9	90.0% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	6.4% ±2.5	10.0% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	70.4% ±4.4	54.3% ±0.2	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	29.6% ±5.2	45.7% ±0.1	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$1,819,900 ±$240,168	$423,800 ±$1,627	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	At the edge of the top or bottom interval	$1,621 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1957 ±2	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 Rye city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	New York	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,143 ±424	7.0% ±2.6	19.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	12,558 ±603	76.4% ±3.7	52.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	159 to 527	1.0% to 3.2%	13.4% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1,125 ±407	6.8% ±2.5	9.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 57	0% to 0.3%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	61 to 323	0.4% to 2.0%	1.0% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,040 ±418	6.3% ±2.5	3.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

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 Rye city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	New York	United States
Born in the state	8,235 ±570	50.1% ±3.5	62.4% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,497 ±476	27.4% ±2.9	12.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	612 ±251	3.7% ±1.5	2.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	3,084 ±455	18.8% ±2.8	22.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,886 ±338	11.5% ±2.1	13.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,198 ±344	7.3% ±2.1	9.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Rye city among the places of New York

116th of 354 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the New York page.

Places of New York near Rye city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Bethpage CDP	17,123 ±1,378
Oswego city	17,033 ±25
Massapequa Park village	16,963 ±30
Mastic Beach CDP	16,735 ±2,062
Kings Park CDP	16,516 ±892
Rye city	16,428 ±47
Floral Park village	16,169 ±440
Farmingville CDP	16,160 ±1,632
Pearl River CDP	16,155 ±1,054
Fort Drum CDP	16,065 ±700
Bellmore CDP	15,954 ±1,311

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — 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 — incorporated places and New England towns 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