New York County, New York Demographics

Nationwide Claims to Fame

New York County is 1st out of 3,143 other counties in Income per capita

New York County is 1st out of 3,143 other counties in Population density (people per sqmi)

New York County is 1st out of 3,143 other counties in Units inside multi-unit buildings

New York County is 2nd out of 3,143 other counties in Home median value

New York County is 3rd out of 3,143 other counties in Non-farm private employees

New York County is 3rd out of 3,143 other counties in Non-farm private establishments

New York County is 3rd out of 3,143 other counties in Retail accommodation and food service sales

New York County is 6th out of 3,143 other counties in Retail sales

New York County is 7th out of 3,143 other counties in Total businesses (including small businesses)

New York County is 8th out of 3,143 other counties in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Statewide Claims to Fame

New York County is 1st in New York out of 62 other counties in Home median value

New York County is 1st in New York out of 62 other counties in Income per capita

New York County is 1st in New York out of 62 other counties in Non-farm private employees

New York County is 1st in New York out of 62 other counties in Non-farm private establishments

New York County is 1st in New York out of 62 other counties in Population density (people per sqmi)

New York County is 1st in New York out of 62 other counties in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

New York County is 1st in New York out of 62 other counties in Retail accommodation and food service sales

New York County is 1st in New York out of 62 other counties in Retail sales

New York County is 1st in New York out of 62 other counties in Retail sales per capita

New York County is 1st in New York out of 62 other counties in Total businesses (including small businesses)

New York County is 1st in New York out of 62 other counties in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Main Cities Within New York County, New York

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
	New York County	Rank	New York	US
Current population (2012)	1,619,090	3rd	19,570,261	313,914,040
Size in square miles	22.8	62nd	47,126.4	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	69,467.5	1st	411.2	87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
	New York County	Rank	New York	US
Residents younger than 5	5.1%	41st	6.0%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	14.9%	62nd	21.8%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	13.9%	53rd	14.1%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	New York County	Rank	New York	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	85.0%	50th	84.6%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	57.7%	1st	32.5%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	New York County	Rank	New York	US
Race - White	65.2%	59th	71.2%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	18.4%	4th	17.5%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	1.2%	5th	1.0%	1.2%
Race - Asian	12.0%	2nd	8.0%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.2%	3rd	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	3.1%	4th	2.2%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	25.8%	3rd	18.2%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	47.6%	59th	57.6%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	New York County	Rank	New York	US
Female residents	52.8%	2nd	51.5%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	28.6%	4th	21.8%	12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
	New York County	Rank	New York	US
Housing units	846,172	2nd	8,119,364	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	98.4%	1st	50.5%	25.9%
Households	733,393	3rd	7,215,687	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	22.7%	61st	54.8%	66.1%
Home median value	$842,300	1st	$301,000	$186,200
People per household	2.1	61st	2.6	2.6
Building permits (last year)	2,328	3rd	24,872	829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
	New York County	Rank	New York	US
Income per capita	$61,290	1st	$31,796	$27,915
Income per household	$67,204	9th	$56,951	$52,762
Income below poverty line	17.6%	5th	14.5%	14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
	New York County	Rank	New York	US
Non-farm private establishments	103,800	1st	521,537	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	1,998,051	1st	7,369,731	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	307,128	1st	1,956,733	27,092,908
Retail sales	$38,797,518	1st	$230,718,065	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$23,872	1st	$11,879	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$17,182,554	1st	$39,813,499	$613,795,732