New York County, New York
All employer firms, Reference year 2023 72,740
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 1,664,862
Population estimates, July 1, 2024, (V2024) 1,660,664
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2025) 1,694,984
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2024) 1,694,978
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2025, (V2025) -1.8%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2024, (V2024) -2.0%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 1,694,251
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 1,585,873
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent 3.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent 13.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 18.6%
Female persons, percent 52.1%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent 62.4%
Black alone, percent(a) 18.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a) 1.2%
Asian alone, percent(a) 14.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a) 0.2%
Two or More Races, percent 3.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b) 24.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 46.3%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2020-2024 24,063
Foreign-born persons, percent, 2020-2024 28.2%
Housing
Housing Units, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 938,554
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2020-2024 25.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2020-2024 $1,090,500
Median selected monthly owner costs - with a mortgage, 2020-2024 $4,000+
Median selected monthly owner costs - without a mortage, 2020-2024 $1,500+
Median gross rent, 2020-2024 $2,197
Building Permits, 2025 2,984
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2020-2024 778,281
Persons per household, 2020-2024 2.00
Living in the same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+ , 2020-2024 83.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2020-2024 36.9%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2020-2024 95.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2020-2024 92.4%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2020-2024 89.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2020-2024 64.2%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2020-2024 7.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 5.3%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2020-2024 66.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2020-2024 63.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 28,544,148
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 51,146,655
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 8,799,233
Total retail sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 87,597,904
Total retail sales per capita, 2022(c) $54,936
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2020-2024 31.2
Income & Poverty
Median households income (in 2024 dollars), 2020-2024 $103,931
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2024 dollars), 2020-2024 $95,980
Persons in poverty, percent 15.5%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2023 93,904
Total employment, 2023 2,322,720
Total annual payroll, 2023 ($1,000) 339,413,027
Total employment, percent change, 2022-2023 5.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2023 227,099
All employer firms, Reference year 2023 72,740
Male-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 44,843
Female-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 17,769
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 19,182
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 46,947
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 1,409
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 65,325
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 74,781.6
Population per square mile, 2010 69,467.5
Land area in square miles, 2020 22.66
Land area in square miles, 2010 22.83
FIPS Code 36061