2024 ACS PUMS

New York Census Data

A demographic, economic, and housing profile of New York, built from the U.S. Census Bureau's 2024 American Community Survey Public Use Microdata Sample. New York is home to 19,867,248 people across 144 PUMAs, with a median household income of $86,296 and a median age of 40.7.

19,867,248

Population

$86,296

Median HH income

41.2%

Bachelor's+

$425,000

Median home value

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New York at a glance, vs. the U.S.

Every figure below is a weighted estimate from the 2024 ACS PUMS. The U.S. column is the population-weighted national average for comparison.

Economic	New York	U.S.
Median household income	$86,296	$83,310
Mean wage (workers)	$76,683	$66,223
Poverty rate	14.0%	12.1%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	4.6%

Education	New York	U.S.
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.2%	36.9%

Health	New York	U.S.
Uninsured	5.0%	8.4%
Private insurance	64.1%	66.7%
Public insurance	43.9%	37.0%
With a disability	13.9%	14.1%

Commute	New York	U.S.
Mean commute time	33 min	27 min
Drove to work	55.5%	78.5%
Public transit to work	24.2%	3.7%
Worked from home	11.7%	13.3%

Housing	New York	U.S.
Median home value	$425,000	$390,221
Median gross rent	$1,620	$1,507
Rent as % of income	30.0%	30.6%
Homeownership rate	54.3%	65.1%
Median bedrooms	2	2.9
Median rooms	5	5.6
Median year built	1950	1976
Vehicles per household	1.2	1.8
No vehicle	29.7%	8.5%
Single-family detached	41.3%	62.1%
Broadband internet	94.6%	95.0%

Demographics	New York	U.S.
Population	19,867,248	340,110,990
Average age	40.7	39.8
Married (15+)	44.4%	47.9%
Hispanic or Latino	20.2%	20.0%
Black	13.3%	11.7%
Asian	9.4%	6.2%

New York's 144 PUMAs

A PUMA (Public Use Microdata Area) is a Census geography of roughly 100,000+ people — the finest level at which PUMS microdata is released. Below are every PUMA in New York, ranked by population.

PUMA	Population	Median HH income	Bachelor's+
NYC-Queens Community District 12--Jamaica, St. Albans, & Hollis PUMA	265,789	$71,068	23.7%
NYC-Queens Community District 7--Flushing, Murray Hill, & Whitestone PUMA	251,656	$69,951	36.8%
NYC-Manhattan Community District 7--Upper West Side PUMA	230,242	$152,288	79.9%
NYC-Manhattan Community District 8--Upper East Side & Roosevelt Island PUMA	223,896	$162,542	82.9%
NYC-Brooklyn Community District 1--Williamsburg & Greenpoint PUMA	218,984	$111,678	55.3%
Westchester County (Southwest)--Yonkers City PUMA	210,743	$85,281	35.6%
NYC-Brooklyn Community District 12--Borough Park & Kensington PUMA	210,136	$64,367	31.5%
Albany County (Outside Albany City) PUMA	209,768	$93,098	49.1%
NYC-Manhattan Community Districts 5 & 6--Midtown, East Midtown, & Flatiron PUMA	202,602	$155,333	81.3%
NYC-Queens Community District 1--Astoria & Queensbridge PUMA	198,615	$89,860	52.6%
NYC-Brooklyn Community District 5--East New York & Cypress Hills PUMA	196,155	$51,676	18.1%
NYC-Queens Community District 13--Queens Village, Bellerose, & Rosedale PUMA	194,491	$114,114	40.5%
NYC-Staten Island Community District 1--North Shore PUMA	185,479	$86,296	31.7%
NYC-Brooklyn Community District 11--Bensonhurst & Bath Beach PUMA	183,518	$67,514	31.2%
NYC-Manhattan Community District 12--Washington Heights & Inwood PUMA	182,450	$63,250	38.4%
NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA	181,823	$89,342	46.3%
Monroe County (South) PUMA	181,735	$100,713	60.5%
NYC-Bronx Community Districts 3 & 6--Morrisania, Tremont, Belmont, & West Farms PUMA	180,195	$30,762	12.2%
Livingston & Ontario Counties PUMA	175,009	$83,250	36.8%
NYC-Queens Community District 5--Ridgewood, Maspeth, & Middle Village PUMA	174,984	$86,296	34.0%
NYC-Bronx Community District 9--Soundview & Parkchester PUMA	169,964	$45,686	22.4%
NYC-Staten Island Community District 3--South Shore PUMA	169,633	$115,231	37.9%
Erie County (South) PUMA	169,595	$96,449	42.4%
Clinton, Franklin, Essex & Hamilton Counties PUMA	166,921	$65,991	29.8%
NYC-Queens Community District 3--Jackson Heights & East Elmhurst PUMA	165,614	$76,144	21.6%
Oneida County (Central)--Greater Utica & Rome Cities PUMA	165,092	$73,098	30.3%
Suffolk County (East) PUMA	164,538	$117,566	45.3%
NYC-Queens Community District 4--Elmhurst & Corona PUMA	164,189	$71,068	22.9%
Onondaga County (Central)--Syracuse City (Outer) PUMA	162,869	$89,850	46.1%
Schenectady County--Schenectady City PUMA	162,192	$81,220	38.8%
Rensselaer County--Troy City PUMA	160,801	$86,296	37.5%
NYC-Manhattan Community Districts 1 & 2--Financial District & Greenwich Village PUMA	160,190	$203,050	86.4%
NYC-Manhattan Community District 3--Lower East Side & Chinatown PUMA	159,867	$51,879	42.1%
Chenango, Delaware Counties & Broome County outside Greater Binghamton City PUMA	157,232	$65,890	23.7%
Erie County (West Central)--Buffalo City (East) PUMA	156,387	$49,950	21.3%
Orange County (Southeast) PUMA	154,015	$98,307	37.1%
Nassau County (Central)--Hempstead Town (North Central)--Meadowbrook Corridor PUMA	152,459	$104,063	25.9%
NYC-Bronx Community District 12--Wakefield, Williamsbridge, & Eastchester PUMA	152,264	$63,453	26.6%
Westchester County (Northwest) PUMA	151,844	$117,769	54.5%
Westchester County (Southeast)--White Plains & Rye City PUMA	150,702	$122,845	57.3%
Erie County (Central) PUMA	149,440	$69,037	29.5%
Ulster County (East) PUMA	148,934	$91,372	38.2%
NYC-Queens Community District 8--Fresh Meadows, Hillcrest, & Briarwood PUMA	148,540	$87,312	43.5%
NYC-Brooklyn Community District 14--Flatbush & Midwood PUMA	148,133	$78,377	42.3%
Dutchess County (Southwest)--Fishkill & Wappinger town PUMA	147,832	$81,525	42.5%
Wayne & Seneca & Yates Counties PUMA	147,221	$71,068	24.1%
Onondaga County (Central)--Syracuse City PUMA	145,940	$50,762	36.3%
Suffolk County (South Central)--Brookhaven Town (South) PUMA	145,345	$103,352	28.2%
NYC-Brooklyn Community District 15--Sheepshead Bay & Gravesend (East) PUMA	143,272	$65,991	38.3%
NYC-Staten Island Community District 2--Mid-Island PUMA	143,130	$91,372	39.3%
NYC-Brooklyn Community District 18--Canarsie & Flatlands PUMA	141,944	$88,733	34.8%
NYC-Bronx Community Districts 1 & 2--Melrose, Mott Haven, Longwood, & Hunts Point PUMA	141,153	$25,381	17.0%
Jefferson & Lewis Counties PUMA	139,878	$70,052	24.0%
NYC-Bronx Community District 4--Highbridge & Concourse PUMA	138,611	$43,656	21.4%
NYC-Brooklyn Community District 2--Downtown Brooklyn & Fort Greene PUMA	138,107	$137,059	72.7%
Westchester County (Northeast) PUMA	137,033	$178,684	65.5%
Genesee, Orleans & Wyoming Counties PUMA	136,379	$69,037	21.2%
Suffolk County (Central)--Islip Town (Northwest) PUMA	136,204	$118,277	14.5%
Monroe County (East) PUMA	134,689	$94,814	46.8%
Putnam County & Southern Dutchess County PUMA	134,516	$131,069	49.8%
NYC-Brooklyn Community District 6--Park Slope & Carroll Gardens PUMA	134,400	$176,654	75.6%
NYC-Bronx Community District 10--Co-op City & Throgs Neck PUMA	133,392	$70,052	30.2%
NYC-Manhattan Community District 11--East Harlem PUMA	133,370	$40,610	27.6%
NYC-Queens Community District 2--Long Island City, Sunnyside, & Woodside PUMA	132,330	$97,464	56.0%
Erie County (North Central) PUMA	131,447	$94,114	59.6%
Orange County (Northwest) PUMA	130,183	$83,352	26.4%
NYC-Brooklyn Community District 17--East Flatbush PUMA	129,946	$73,098	29.1%
Broome County (West Central)--Greater Binghamton City & Greater Johnson City Village PUMA	129,835	$63,961	34.7%
NYC-Queens Community District 9--Kew Gardens, Richmond Hill, & Woodhaven PUMA	129,691	$80,915	30.8%
NYC-Queens Community District 14--The Rockaways PUMA	128,733	$69,951	28.2%
NYC-Bronx Community District 5--Morris Heights & Mount Hope PUMA	128,490	$35,838	9.9%
NYC-Brooklyn Community District 10--Bay Ridge & Dyker Heights PUMA	128,436	$91,372	45.2%
Orange County (Northeast)--Greater Newburgh City PUMA	128,065	$97,870	34.7%
Rockland County (West)--Spring Valley, Suffern Villages & Monsey PUMA	128,025	$76,144	25.5%
Saratoga County (Outer) PUMA	125,732	$98,479	46.2%
NYC-Queens Community District 10--South Ozone Park & Howard Beach PUMA	125,420	$99,190	27.9%
Onondaga County (North) PUMA	125,306	$93,809	41.8%
Westchester County (South Central West)--New Rochelle City PUMA	125,276	$123,860	58.6%
Warren & Washington Counties PUMA	125,053	$71,372	34.3%
NYC-Manhattan Community District 10--Harlem PUMA	124,958	$65,991	46.8%
Chautauqua County PUMA	124,248	$59,494	24.8%
NYC-Bronx Community District 11--Pelham Parkway & Morris Park PUMA	123,363	$60,915	26.2%
Monroe County (Central)--Greece & Gates Towns PUMA	123,305	$73,707	30.6%
Cattaraugus & Allegany Counties PUMA	122,829	$60,204	22.9%
NYC-Bronx Community District 7--Fordham, Bedford Park, & Norwood PUMA	122,535	$39,087	22.1%
NYC-Manhattan Community District 4--Chelsea & Hell's Kitchen PUMA	122,222	$121,830	74.3%
NYC-Queens Community District 6--Forest Hills & Rego Park PUMA	121,337	$101,525	56.4%
Tioga (South), Chemung (South) & Steuben (East) Counties--Elmira & Corning Cities PUMA	120,781	$65,687	30.7%
Erie County (West Central)--Buffalo City (West) PUMA	120,487	$52,793	45.7%
NYC-Manhattan Community District 9--Morningside Heights & Hamilton Heights PUMA	120,076	$64,976	50.2%
Erie County (Northeast) PUMA	120,040	$101,525	42.5%
Westchester County (South Central East)--Mount Vernon City PUMA	119,805	$97,972	48.6%
NYC-Brooklyn Community District 8--Crown Heights (North) PUMA	119,608	$100,002	57.1%
Nassau County (West Central)--North Hempstead Town (South) PUMA	119,399	$170,562	52.4%
Suffolk County (North Central)--Brookhaven Town (North) PUMA	118,863	$147,211	51.3%
Oswego County PUMA	118,757	$71,068	22.9%
Nassau County (West Central)--Hempstead Town (Northwest) PUMA	118,752	$145,181	47.7%
Nassau County (Northwest)--North Hempstead Town (North) PUMA	118,303	$169,547	73.4%
Nassau County (Northeast)--Oyster Bay Town (North) & Glen Cove City PUMA	117,159	$154,318	60.6%
NYC-Brooklyn Community District 13--Coney Island & Brighton Beach PUMA	116,927	$45,686	37.8%
Steuben (outside Corning City), Schuyler, Chemung (North) & Tioga (North) Counties PUMA	116,719	$67,920	21.9%
Suffolk County (Northwest)--Smithtown Town PUMA	116,528	$146,196	58.6%
Dutchess County (North & East) PUMA	115,932	$101,545	43.8%
Nassau County (Central)--Hempstead Town (Northeast) PUMA	115,819	$137,059	47.8%
Suffolk County (Central)--Brookhaven Town (Central) PUMA	115,155	$97,464	32.3%
NYC-Brooklyn Community District 7--Sunset Park & Windsor Terrace PUMA	115,106	$104,063	42.1%
Suffolk County (West Central)--Babylon Town (Northwest) PUMA	115,077	$121,221	33.0%
NYC-Queens Community District 11--Auburndale, Bayside, & Douglaston PUMA	115,027	$98,175	50.2%
Saratoga County (South & Central) PUMA	114,869	$101,525	53.2%
Sullivan & Ulster (West) Counties PUMA	114,531	$69,240	33.0%
Nassau County (West Central)--Hempstead Town (West Central) PUMA	113,287	$126,906	46.3%
Suffolk County (Central)--Brookhaven Town (West Central) PUMA	113,217	$124,876	31.6%
Madison & Cortland Counties PUMA	112,724	$73,098	33.7%
Rockland County (South)--Orangetown, Clarkstown (South) & Ramapo (Southeast) Towns PUMA	112,568	$110,662	51.4%
Nassau County (South Central)--Hempstead Town (Southeast) PUMA	112,553	$157,364	55.5%
NYC-Brooklyn Community District 16--Ocean Hill & Brownsville PUMA	110,813	$42,640	20.4%
Westchester County (Central) PUMA	110,757	$177,263	69.7%
Albany County (East Central)--Albany City PUMA	109,971	$63,961	45.7%
Cayuga & Onondaga (South) Counties PUMA	109,957	$80,712	30.4%
Niagara County (North & East) PUMA	108,609	$76,956	33.9%
Otsego, Schoharie, Oneida (South) & Herkimer (South) Counties PUMA	108,237	$70,154	30.8%
Rockland County (North)--New City & Congers PUMA	108,006	$124,876	45.5%
NYC-Brooklyn Community District 4--Bushwick PUMA	107,503	$100,916	52.6%
Nassau County (Southwest)--Hempstead Town (Southwest) & Long Beach City PUMA	107,247	$142,135	60.3%
Nassau County (Central)--Hempstead Town (East Central) PUMA	106,808	$167,009	56.8%
Columbia & Greene Counties PUMA	106,693	$81,220	36.3%
St. Lawrence County PUMA	106,270	$62,946	24.5%
Tompkins County PUMA	105,698	$73,200	59.0%
Nassau County (East Central)--Oyster Bay Town (Central) PUMA	105,651	$147,211	52.4%
Herkimer (North & Central) & Oneida (Outer) Counties PUMA	105,461	$71,575	24.5%
Suffolk County (Southwest)--Islip Town (South) PUMA	105,085	$126,906	40.4%
Nassau County (Southeast)--Oyster Bay Town (South) PUMA	104,995	$134,967	52.7%
Monroe County (North & West) PUMA	104,988	$89,342	39.5%
Erie County (Northwest) PUMA	103,847	$79,190	40.4%
Suffolk County (Southwest)--Babylon Town (Southeast) PUMA	103,472	$140,104	35.2%
Suffolk County (Northwest)--Huntington Town (North) PUMA	103,218	$174,115	57.1%
Monroe County (Central)--Rochester City (West) PUMA	103,200	$37,564	24.4%
Monroe County (Central)--Rochester City (East) PUMA	103,078	$53,808	37.2%
Fulton & Montgomery Counties PUMA	101,663	$65,991	23.8%
Suffolk County (Northwest)--Huntington Town (South) PUMA	101,559	$172,592	52.8%
Niagara County (Southwest)--Greater Niagara Falls & North Tonawanda Area PUMA	100,652	$62,133	30.3%
Suffolk County (Central)--Islip Town (East) PUMA	97,946	$131,982	42.8%
NYC-Bronx Community District 8--Riverdale, Kingsbridge, & Marble Hill PUMA	95,671	$77,159	48.2%
NYC-Brooklyn Community District 9--Crown Heights (South) PUMA	93,258	$77,159	44.9%

New York Census data — FAQ

What is the population of New York?+

According to the 2024 American Community Survey (ACS), New York has a population of 19,867,248 people, represented across 144 PUMAs (Public Use Microdata Areas).

What is the median household income in New York?+

The median household income in New York is $86,296 based on the 2024 ACS PUMS, compared with a U.S. figure of $83,310.

How educated is New York?+

41.2% of New York residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher, versus 36.9% nationally, per the 2024 ACS.

Where does this New York data come from?+

These figures are derived from the U.S. Census Bureau's 2024 ACS Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) — a de-identified, statistically weighted sample of individual records. PUMSdata is an independent product and is not affiliated with the Census Bureau.

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