| People QuickFacts | New York County | New York | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population, 2011 estimate |
1,601,948 | 19,465,197 | |
| Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base |
1,585,873 | 19,378,104 | |
| Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 |
1.0% | 0.4% | |
| Population, 2010 |
1,585,873 | 19,378,102 | |
| Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 |
5.0% | 6.0% | |
| Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 |
14.8% | 22.0% | |
| Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 |
13.7% | 13.7% | |
| Female persons, percent, 2011 |
52.9% | 51.5% | |
| White persons, percent, 2011 (a) |
65.4% | 71.5% | |
| Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) |
18.5% | 17.5% | |
| American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) |
1.2% | 1.0% | |
| Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) |
11.8% | 7.8% | |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) |
0.2% | 0.1% | |
| Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 |
3.0% | 2.2% | |
| Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) |
25.6% | 18.0% | |
| White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 |
47.9% | 58.0% | |
| Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 |
83.7% | 88.3% | |
| Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 |
28.6% | 21.7% | |
| Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 |
40.0% | 29.2% | |
| High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 |
84.6% | 84.4% | |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 |
57.0% | 32.1% | |
| Veterans, 2006-2010 |
49,002 | 1,025,496 | |
| Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 |
30.1 | 31.3 | |
| Housing units, 2010 |
847,090 | 8,108,103 | |
| Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 |
22.8% | 55.2% | |
| Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 |
98.5% | 50.6% | |
| Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 |
$825,200 | $303,900 | |
| Households, 2006-2010 |
732,204 | 7,205,740 | |
| Persons per household, 2006-2010 |
2.09 | 2.59 | |
| Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 |
$59,149 | $30,948 | |
| Median household income 2006-2010 |
$64,971 | $55,603 | |
| Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 |
17.8% | 14.2% | |




