New York, New York had 8,584,629 residents as of July 1, 2025 (U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2025), ranking #1 nationally and #1 in New York. cost of living runs 13% above the U.S. average (BEA RPP 2024); a family of four needs roughly $155,790/yr to break even (2025 modeled). This profile draws on 13 federal datasets covering population, housing, income, employment, climate, and risk.
Population shrank 2.5% from the April 2020 base to mid-2025.
Vintage 2025 · annual estimates
Recent history (V2025 series, 2020 base → 2025).
2020 base: 8,805,594 → 2025: 8,584,629 (-2.5%)
Year
Population
Reference date
2020 base
8,805,594
April 1, 2020
2020
8,751,188
July 1, 2020
2021
8,447,958
July 1, 2021
2022
8,362,665
July 1, 2022
2023
8,433,834
July 1, 2023
2024
8,596,825
July 1, 2024
2025
8,584,629
July 1, 2025
Earlier history (2010–2019, prior Census vintage)
These figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Vintage 2019 release — a separate, earlier methodology. They’re shown here as historical context only; the 2010 and 2019 values aren’t directly comparable to the 2020–2025 series above.
Population grew 2.0% from 2010 to 2019 (V2019 — see seam note below).
2010 base: 8,175,031 → 2019: 8,336,817 (+1.8%)
Year
Population
Reference date
2010 base
8,175,031
April 1, 2010
2010
8,190,209
July 1, 2010
2011
8,272,948
July 1, 2011
2012
8,346,693
July 1, 2012
2013
8,396,091
July 1, 2013
2014
8,433,806
July 1, 2014
2015
8,463,049
July 1, 2015
2016
8,469,153
July 1, 2016
2017
8,437,478
July 1, 2017
2018
8,390,081
July 1, 2018
2019
8,336,817
July 1, 2019
What's the median income in New York?
Median household income is 4% above the U.S. median ($80,483 vs $77,719); 17.9% live in poverty — 5.4 points above the 12.5% U.S. rate.
Income and poverty estimates for New York from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year estimates (window 2020–2024). Every figure is shown with its 90% margin of error (MOE). Cells where the ± margin exceeds half the estimate are flagged "low precision." See methodology §12.
Measure
Estimate
± margin / note
Median household income
80,483+3.6% vs US
±601
Per capita income
51,844+19.8% vs US
±373
Population in poverty
17.9%
share of population for whom poverty status is determined
Median home value is 156% above the U.S. median ($777,600 vs $303,400); median rent is 35% above ($1,821 vs $1,348); price-to-income ratio is 9.7×, making it 2.5× as cost-burdened as the typical U.S. city (3.9×).
Poverty (Census SAIPE 2024, model-based), unemployment (BLS LAUS 2024 annual averages), and remote-work share (ACS 2020–2024) for New York. Numbers are labeled at their native grain — place-grain when BLS publishes it, otherwise per-county. We do not compute population-weighted county averages. See methodology §13.
Measure
Value
Grain
Unemployment rate (annual avg)
5.0%
New York (BLS sub-state LAUS)
Civilian labor force
4,349,940
2024 annual avg
Worked from home
16.9%+20.7% vs US
share of workers 16+ commuting from home · U.S. median: 14% · ACS
County context — New York spans 5 counties; all are listed (no weighted average):
County
Poverty rate
Median HH income
Unemployment
Bronx County
28.7%
$46,486
6.9%
Kings County
19.2%
$80,696
5.4%
New York County
15.5%
$105,713
4.8%
Queens County
13.4%
$84,684
4.7%
Richmond County
11.5%
$96,437
4.7%
Top industries by private employment — NAICS supersectors rolled up from New York's linked 5 counties in the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW, 2024 annual averages). See methodology §11.
#
Industry (NAICS supersector)
Private employment
Avg weekly wage
#1
Health care and social assistance (62)
984,479
$1,161 / wk
#2
Professional and technical services (54)
436,954
$3,514 / wk
#3
Accommodation and food services (72)
354,110
$902 / wk
#4
Finance and insurance (52)
352,514
$7,453 / wk
#5
Retail trade (44-45)
294,873
$1,114 / wk
What workers earn in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro — top occupations by employment plus six curated benchmarks (registered nurse, software developer, elementary teacher, general manager, retail salesperson, truck driver). Wages are metro-area medians from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2024). See methodology §25.
Occupation
Employment
Median annual
Median hourly
Home Health and Personal Care Aides
605,590
$37,990
$18.27
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
177,960
$40,350
$19.40
Fast Food and Counter Workers
175,790
$35,420
$17.03
Cashiers
163,130
$35,440
$17.04
Security Guards
138,940
$42,030
$20.21
Office Clerks, General
137,660
$46,930
$22.56
Waiters and Waitresses
135,820
$45,010
$21.64
Retail Salespersons · benchmark
212,470
$37,350
$17.96
Registered Nurses · benchmark
195,470
$113,490
$54.56
General and Operations Managers · benchmark
187,400
$149,260
$71.76
Software Developers · benchmark
119,610
$161,970
$77.87
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education · benchmark
100,040
$95,240
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Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers · benchmark
Household budget figures are arithmetic floors using current federal sources at the grains documented in methodology. Not a recommended salary, not a poverty threshold, not a composite score.
36.6% foreign-born (U.S. median 14%); Spanish is the most-spoken language at home other than English (22.6% of residents 5+).
Where New York's residents come from and what they speak at home, from the ACS 5-Year 2020–2024. Foreign-born is the share of residents born outside the U.S. (any citizenship status); language-at-home is reported only for residents 5 and older.
Measure
Value
± margin / note
Foreign-born share
36.6%+161.5% vs US
share of residents born outside the U.S. · U.S. median: 14% · ACS B05002
Speak only English at home
52.3%
share of population 5+ · ACS C16001 line 2
Top non-English language at home
Spanish22.6%
most-spoken language other than English among residents 5+ · ACS C16001 collapsed buckets
Hottest month: July (85°F avg high). Coldest: January (27°F avg low). Annual precipitation: 46.8 in.
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) for New York from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. See methodology §15 for the gridded vs. station source path.
Average monthly highs & lows · 30-year normal (NOAA 1991–2020). Every number on this chart is an average.
bar = avg daily high → avg daily lowprecip in inches below each barprecip in millimeters below each bar
Composite risk spans 91.0–99.3/100 across 5 counties; most-cited top hazard is Heat Wave (in 3 of 5).
Natural-hazard exposure for New York from the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Risk Index (FEMA NRI March 2023). NRI is an expected-annual-loss composite calibrated on 1996–2019 historical losses, published at the U.S. county grain. See methodology §17.
New York spans 5 counties. We list each separately because hurricane, flood, and fire risk varies meaningfully across county lines — manufacturing a single “city-level” risk score would hide that signal.
Source: FEMA National Risk Index · FEMA NRI March 2023 · methodology →
Internet & broadband.
28 non-satellite ISPs serve the area; 59% of locations have gigabit-capable service per ISP filings.
Fixed broadband availability for New York from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission's Broadband Data Collection (BDC), as of June 30, 2025. Every speed and provider count below is an ISP-reported advertised maximum — not measured throughput. Actual delivered speeds typically run 60–80% of advertised. See methodology §16.
Measure
Value
Note
Providers serving this city
28 + satellite
distinct ISPs, excluding satellite-only
Fiber providers
23
offer fiber-to-the-premises somewhere in the BDC
Units with ≥100/20 Mbps fixed
100.0%
share of broadband-serviceable units, ISP-reported max
Locations with ≥100 Mbps upload
75.5%
derived: max(fiber ≥100/20, gigabit). Fiber is symmetric; gigabit is ≥100 up by definition
Units with ≥1 Gbps fixed
58.6%
share of broadband-serviceable units, ISP-reported max
Total broadband-serviceable units
3,933,406
residential locations in the FCC Fabric (not households)
Source: FCC BDC · as of June 30, 2025 · methodology →
In-state context.
New York sits at state rank #1 among 594 cities in New York. Nearby in the state ranking:
New York is ranked #1 of 19,483 U.S. cities by 2025 population.
Just below in the profiled set: Los Angeles, CA · #2 · 3,869,089 residents.
Quick travel facts for New York
Quick travel facts.
Nearest commercial airport
John F. Kennedy International Airport(JFK) ·
9 mi 14 km from city centroid
Best months to visit
May, Sep · months when the avg high sits in 65–80°F and precipitation is at or below the city's median monthly precip
Sources: elevation from USGS Elevation Point Query Service (3DEP) · nearest airport from OurAirports CSV (FAA-aligned, type=large/medium, scheduled_service=yes) · best months derived from NOAA 1991-2020 normals · methodology →
Sources · provenance
Every listed dataset is used on this page.
The GEOID for New York is 3651000. These are the official datasets used by this profile's main data modules; click "methodology" for inclusion rules and the V2019 ↔ V2025 seam, or "source" for the raw publisher page.
