New York, New York demographics

New York, NY demographics: median age 38.2; 41.6% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · New York city, New York · Incorporated city · GEOID 3651000. The survey estimates a population of 8,483,844 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in New York is 38.2 years, with a 90% margin of error of 0.1 years. There are 3,334,088 households (±7,060). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	38.2 ±0.1	39.8 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 8,483,844
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Under 18	1,712,610 ±6,976	20.2% MOE unavailable	20.5%	22.0%
18–34	2,112,048 ±4,675	24.9% MOE unavailable	23.1%	22.8%
35–64	3,254,890 ±10,907	38.4% MOE unavailable	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	1,404,296 ±9,334	16.6% MOE unavailable	17.9%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 8,483,844
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Male	4,073,432 ±397	48.0% MOE unavailable	48.8%	49.5%
Female	4,410,412 ±397	52.0% MOE unavailable	51.2%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 8,483,844
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
White alone	2,868,257 ±8,327	33.8% MOE unavailable	55.2%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	1,860,653 ±8,175	21.9% MOE unavailable	14.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	69,018 ±4,108	0.8% MOE unavailable	0.6%	0.9%
Asian alone	1,249,477 ±5,192	14.7% MOE unavailable	9.1%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	6,210 ±1,100	0.1% MOE unavailable	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	1,386,485 ±16,221	16.3% MOE unavailable	10.4%	7.1%
Two or more races	1,043,744 ±15,099	12.3% MOE unavailable	10.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 8,483,844
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	6,063,722 MOE unavailable	71.5% MOE unavailable	80.2%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2,420,122 MOE unavailable	28.5% MOE unavailable	19.8%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,334,088
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Married-couple family	1,169,910 ±9,097	35.1% ±0.3 pp	42.5%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	190,769 ±4,063	5.7% ±0.1 pp	5.2%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	561,564 ±6,383	16.8% ±0.2 pp	13.7%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,127,551 ±8,734	33.8% ±0.3 pp	31.1%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	284,294 ±5,267	8.5% ±0.2 pp	7.6%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,334,088
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Households with people under 18	870,103 ±7,550	26.1% ±0.2 pp	27.3%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	2,463,985 ±8,103	73.9% ±0.2 pp	72.7%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,334,088
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,127,551 ±8,734	33.8% ±0.3 pp	31.1%	28.7%
Two-person households	973,113 ±9,267	29.2% ±0.3 pp	31.5%	33.8%
Three-person households	525,276 ±6,458	15.8% ±0.2 pp	15.5%	15.3%
Four-person households	380,157 ±6,069	11.4% ±0.2 pp	12.4%	12.6%
Five-person households	181,698 ±3,760	5.4% ±0.1 pp	5.6%	5.9%
Six-person households	80,847 ±2,484	2.4% ±0.1 pp	2.2%	2.2%
Seven or more people	65,446 ±2,260	2.0% ±0.1 pp	1.7%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 8,483,844
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Native	5,377,625 ±15,091	63.4% MOE unavailable	77.2%	85.9%
Foreign born	3,106,219 ±15,091	36.6% MOE unavailable	22.8%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 8,001,696
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
English only	4,188,207 ±17,434	52.3% ±0.2 pp	69.1%	77.7%
Spanish	1,810,363 ±9,628	22.6% ±0.1 pp	14.8%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	188,789 ±6,199	2.4% ±0.1 pp	1.5%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	132,400 ±5,682	1.7% ±0.1 pp	1.5%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	278,990 ±6,766	3.5% ±0.1 pp	2.0%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	450,254 ±8,868	5.6% ±0.1 pp	4.0%	2.0%
Korean	59,929 ±2,900	0.7% ±0.0 pp	0.5%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	493,448 ±7,973	6.2% ±0.1 pp	3.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	10,130 ±1,228	0.1% ±0.0 pp	0.1%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	48,495 ±2,602	0.6% ±0.0 pp	0.4%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	92,445 ±4,030	1.2% ±0.1 pp	0.9%	1.1%
Arabic	84,296 ±4,558	1.1% ±0.1 pp	0.7%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	163,950 ±5,580	2.0% ±0.1 pp	1.3%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 6,084,747
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	985,216 ±10,737	16.2% ±0.2 pp	12.0%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	1,378,575 ±12,344	22.7% ±0.2 pp	24.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	795,110 ±8,084	13.1% ±0.1 pp	14.6%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	392,285 ±5,606	6.4% ±0.1 pp	8.8%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	1,457,538 ±10,161	24.0% ±0.2 pp	22.4%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,076,023 ±10,715	17.7% ±0.2 pp	17.9%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 8,389,670
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Same house	7,562,197 ±10,824	90.1% ±0.1 pp	90.1%	87.7%
Moved within same county	436,346 ±9,333	5.2% ±0.1 pp	5.1%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	170,433 ±4,911	2.0% ±0.1 pp	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	135,935 ±4,867	1.6% ±0.1 pp	1.5%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	84,759 ±3,728	1.0% ±0.0 pp	0.7%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

6.3% of New York residents (±0.1 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 5.1% in New York and 8.4% nationally. 90.5% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	New York	New York	U.S.	Compared with New York
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	6.3% ±0.1 pp	5.1%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	90.5% ±0.2 pp	90.8%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	1.8% ±0.1 pp	3.7%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for New York . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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