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Bronx Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated Aug 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Bronx Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

1,472,654

Age

Under 5 Years:
6.9%
5 - 17:
17.8%
18 - 24:
9.9%
25 - 34:
15.4%
35 - 54:
25.0%
55 - 64:
11.6%
Over 65 Years:
13.3%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
6.2%
6.2%
74.5%
74.5%
21.2%
21.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Bronx
USA
$25,845
$25,845
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Bronx
USA
$47,036
$47,036
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

26.9%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Retail
Education
Accommodation
Transportation
Administration
Construction
Other
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Public Service
Real estate
Manufacturing
Finance
26.1%
26.1%
10.3%
10.3%
8.5%
8.5%
8.4%
8.4%
8.1%
8.1%
5.6%
5.6%
5.2%
5.2%
5.1%
5.1%
4.0%
4.0%
3.7%
3.7%
3.3%
3.3%
3.0%
3.0%
2.9%
2.9%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Black or African American
White
Asian
Other Race / Two or More Races
American Indian and Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
56.4%
56.4%
28.3%
28.3%
8.6%
8.6%
3.8%
3.8%
2.7%
2.7%
0.2%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Jamaican
Italian
African
Irish
Ghanian
German
Guyanese
Other Subsaharan African
Albanian
British West Indian
Nigerian
Haitian
Russian
Trinidadian and Tobagonian
English
Polish
French
Greek
Other Arab
European
3.7%
3.7%
2.6%
2.6%
2.5%
2.5%
1.7%
1.7%
1.3%
1.3%
0.9%
0.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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Spanish
English
African languages
French
Other Indo-European
Italian
Arabic
Native American languages
Chinese
French Creole
Tagalog
Langs. of India
Slavic languages
Vietnamese
Russian
Other Asian languages
Urdu
German/Yiddish
Korean
Portuguese
46.8%
46.8%
42.0%
42.0%
3.6%
3.6%
1.6%
1.6%
0.9%
0.9%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Bronx Residents

33.9%