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New York
Demographic Data





New York 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

New York Population & Age Distribution

The Total Population of New York State is:

19,677,151

Age

Under 5 Years:
5.6%
5 - 17:
15.0%
18 - 24:
9.2%
25 - 34:
14.4%
35 - 54:
25.4%
55 - 64:
13.4%
Over 65 Years:
17.0%

Educational Attainment of Adults

High School Graduates
College Graduated
Attending College
87.6%
87.6%
38.8%
38.8%
5.5%
5.5%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

New York
USA
$47,173
$47,173
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

New York
USA
$81,386
$81,386
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

13.6%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Education
Retail
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Accommodation
Finance
Construction
Manufacturing
Transportation
Public Service
Other
Administration
Information Technology
Arts
Real Estate
Wholesale
Utilities
Agriculture
Management
Mining
17.3%
17.3%
11.5%
11.5%
9.8%
9.8%
8.8%
8.8%
6.2%
6.2%
5.8%
5.8%
5.8%
5.8%
5.8%
5.8%
5.1%
5.1%
4.7%
4.7%
4.6%
4.6%
3.7%
3.7%
2.8%
2.8%
2.4%
2.4%
2.2%
2.2%
2.1%
2.1%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Hispanic Or Latino (Of Any Race)
Black Or African American
Asian
Other Race / Two or More Races
American Indian And Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian And Other Pacific Islanders
53.8%
53.8%
19.5%
19.5%
13.8%
13.8%
8.8%
8.8%
3.9%
3.9%
0.2%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Other groups
Unclassified
Italian
Irish
German
English
Polish
French
Russian
Jamaican
European
Scottish
Haitian
Dutch
Guyanese
Eastern European
Hungarian
Ukrainian
Greek
African
34.1%
34.1%
20.5%
20.5%
11.3%
11.3%
10.7%
10.7%
8.8%
8.8%
5.3%
5.3%
4.2%
4.2%
1.7%
1.7%
1.7%
1.7%
1.5%
1.5%
1.1%
1.1%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Chinese
French
German
Indic languages
African languages
Slavic languages
French Creole
Yiddish
Italian
Arabic
Russian
Polish
Other Asian languages
Korean
Other Indo-European
Tagalog
Urdu
Hebrew
69.4%
69.4%
14.8%
14.8%
3.2%
3.2%
1.5%
1.5%
1.2%
1.2%
1.1%
1.1%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born NY Residents

22.6%

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