In 2021, New York had a population of 20.1M people with a median age of 39.2 and a median household income of $75,157. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of New York grew from 19.5M to 20.1M, a 3.07% increase and its median household income grew from $71,117 to $75,157, a 5.68% increase.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in New York are White (Non-Hispanic) (54.7%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (13.9%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (8.57%), Other (Hispanic) (8.29%), and White (Hispanic) (6.07%).
30.5% of the households in New York reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.
90.7% of the residents in New York are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in New York are New York University (17,605 degrees awarded in 2021), Columbia University in the City of New York (13,952 degrees), and University at Buffalo (9,304 degrees).
In 2021, the median property value in New York was $340,600, and the homeownership rate was 54.4%.
Most people in New York drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 33.3 minutes. The average car ownership in New York was 2 cars per household.
New York borders Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont.