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There were 19.5 million people living in New York in 2019 with a median age of 39.2 and a median household income of $72,108. New York's population fell from 19.5M in 2018 to 19.5M in 2019, a loss of 0.454 percent, while its median household income increased from $67,844 to $72,108, a rise of 6.29 percent.
White (non-Hispanic) (55.1%), Black or African American (non-Hispanic) (14.2%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (8.58%), White (Hispanic) (8.14%), and Other (Hispanic) are the top 5 ethnic groupings in New York (8 percent ). In New York, 30.7% of households have their primary language be a language other than English.
In New York, citizens of the United States make up 90.9% of the population.
New York University (18,524 degrees conferred in 2020), Columbia University in the City of New York (15,092 degrees), and University at Buffalo are the largest universities in New York (9,279 degrees).
The homeownership rate in New York was 53.5 percent in 2019, while the median property value was $338,700. The majority of residents in New York commuted alone by car, and it took them 32.3 minutes on average to get there. In New York, each household owned two cars on average.
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DIVERSITY
There are 19.5 million people living in New York, of which 90.9 percent are citizens. At the beginning of 2019, 22.7% of New Yorkers were foreign-born (4.42M people).
White (non-Hispanic) citizens made up 10.7M of the population in New York in 2019, which was 3.88 times greater than any other race or ethnicity. The second and third most prevalent ethnic groupings were 2.76M Black or African American (non-Hispanic) and 1.67M Asian (non-Hispanic) inhabitants.
Spanish (2,735,172 speakers), Chinese (including Mandarin and Cantonese) (597,299 speakers), and Russian are the three foreign languages most often spoken in New York (225,117 speakers).
Ethnicity and Race
White (non-Hispanic) citizens made up 10.7M of the population in New York in 2019, which was 3.88 times greater than any other race or ethnicity. The second and third most prevalent ethnic groupings were 2.76M Black or African American (non-Hispanic) and 1.67M Asian (non-Hispanic) inhabitants.
Hispanics make up 19.3 percent of the population of New York (3.75M people).
Other Language Speakers
Compared to the national average of 22 percent, 30.7 percent of New Yorkers speak a language other than English.
Spanish was the most widely spoken non-English language in New York in 2019. Native Spanish speakers make up 14.9% of New York's total population. Russian is spoken by 1.23 percent of people, 3.26 percent of whom speak Chinese (including Mandarin and Cantonese).
Population Born Abroad
22.7 percent of New Yorkers, or 4.42 million people, were born outside of the country as of 2019, which is greater than the 13.7 percent national average. New York has 22.7 percent of its population who were foreign-born in 2018, a declining ratio.
By Nativity, Age
The average age of all New Yorkers in 2019 was 39.2. Citizens who were born in the country were typically younger than those who were born abroad, whose median age was 48. But the population of New York is aging. The median age of all New Yorkers in 2018 was 39.
Worldwide Diversity
Dominican Republic accounted for 478,796 of the 419,011 foreign-born residents of New York who were born outside of the United States in 2019. China and Jamaica each had 240,058 residents.
Citizenship
Citizenship As of 2019, less below the national average of 93.4 percent, 90.9% of New Yorkers were US citizens. New York had 90.5 percent US citizens as of 2018, indicating that the percentage of citizens has been rising.
Veterans
2.04 times more military people than in any other combat have served in Vietnam, according to Veterans New York.
ECONOMY
In New York, the average household income is $72,108. With a value of $118,453, Nassau County, NY, had the highest Median Household Income in New York in 2019. It was followed by Suffolk County, NY, and Putnam County, NY, with values of $106,228 and $106,204, respectively.
In New York, the average income of men is $1.27 times greater than that of women, who make an average of $67,637. With a Gini index of 0.496, New York has a higher level of income inequality than the rest of the country.
9.19 million individuals are employed in New York's economy. The three industries with the highest employment in New York are Construction (519,036), Restaurants & Food Services (532,360), and Elementary & Secondary Schools (700,166), while the three with the highest salaries are Manufacturing of Aerospace Products & Parts ($177,611), Nondepository Credit & Related Activities ($177,145), and Securities, Commodities, Funds, Trusts, & Other Financial Investments ($202,969).
