New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2021 Population

20M

3.9% 1-year growth

2021 Median Age

0.515% 1-year increase

2021 Poverty Rate

12.3%

0.639% 1-year decrease

2021 Median Household Income

$86,445

5.48% 1-year growth

2021 Median Property Value

$483,500

3.89% 1-year growth

2021 Employed Population

9.81M

3.34% 1-year growth

About

In 2021, New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA had a population of 20M people with a median age of 39 and a median household income of $86,445. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA grew from 19.3M to 20M, a 3.9% increase and its median household income grew from $81,951 to $86,445, a 5.48% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA are White (Non-Hispanic) (44.9%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (15.4%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (11.4%), Other (Hispanic) (10.2%), and White (Hispanic) (8.53%).

None of the households in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 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.

87.8% of the residents in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA are New York University (17,605 degrees awarded in 2021), Columbia University in the City of New York (13,952 degrees), and Rutgers University-New Brunswick (13,381 degrees).

In 2021, the median property value in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA was $483,500, and the homeownership rate was 51.8%.

Most people in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 36.7 minutes. The average car ownership in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA was 2 cars per household.

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA borders Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ, Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ, Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT, East Stroudsburg, PA, Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT, Hudson, NY, Kingston, NY, New Haven-Milford, CT, Norwich-New London, CT, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, Pittsfield, MA, Providence-Warwick, RI-MA, Torrington, CT, and Trenton, NJ.

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Population & Diversity

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA is home to a population of 20M people, from which 87.8% are citizens. As of 2021, 29.4% of New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA residents were born outside of the country (5.88M people).

In 2021, there were 2.92 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (8.99M people) in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.08M Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 2.28M Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

87.8%

2021 Citizenship

87.8%

2020 Citizenship

As of 2021, 87.8% of New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2020, the percentage of US citizens in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA was 87.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA

White (Non-Hispanic)
8.99M ± 4.01k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
3.08M ± 7.44k
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
2.28M ± 5.81k

24.8%

Hispanic Population

4.97M people

24.8% of the people in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA are hispanic (4.97M people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

29.4%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

5.88M people

29.3%

2020 Foreign-Born Population

5.65M people

As of 2021, 29.4% of New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA residents (5.88M people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.6%. In 2020, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA was 29.3%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
167,478 ± 2,866
Gulf War (2001-)
77,045 ± 2,866
Korea
50,775 ± 1,795

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.17 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA employs 9.81M people. The largest industries in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,592,130 people), Educational Services (1,027,997 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (982,463 people), and the highest paying industries are Finance & Insurance ($107,708), Utilities ($91,816), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($90,785).

Employment

Occupations

9.81M

2021 Value

± 27,823

3.34%

1 Year growth

± 0.382%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA grew at a rate of 3.34%, from 9.49M employees to 9.81M employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA, are Management Occupations (1,129,455 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,071,131 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (925,033 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

9.81M

2021 Value

± 27,823

3.34%

1 Year growth

± 0.382%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA grew at a rate of 3.34%, from 9.49M employees to 9.81M employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,592,130 people), Educational Services (1,027,997 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (982,463 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA, though some of these residents may live in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$58,489

Median earning men ± $391

$44,536

Median earning women ± $183

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2021 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($107,504), Information ($92,381), and Public Administration ($88,099).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2021 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($73,832), Information ($70,993), and Public Administration ($63,789).

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

252,256
Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance
138,108
Professional, Scientific & Management, and Administrative & Waste Management Services
120,232
Finance & Insurance, and Real Estate, Rental & Leasing

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$316M
Finance & Insurance, and Real Estate, Rental & Leasing
$263M
Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance
$151M
Professional, Scientific & Management, and Administrative & Waste Management Services

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (42.3%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.851%).

Chuck Schumer, Kirsten Gillibrand, Bob Menendez, Cory Booker, Bob Casey Jr., and John Fetterman are the senators currently representing the state of New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania is currently represented by 55 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA. Showing the available data for New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.

2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (56.1%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (42.3%)
Republican Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.851%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania

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Chuck Schumer

Senator from New York

Assumed office on January 3, 1999

Kirsten Gillibrand

Senator from New York

Assumed office on January 26, 2009
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Hillary Clinton, who had become Secretary of State.

Bob Menendez

Senator from New Jersey

Assumed office on January 17, 2006
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Jon Corzine, who was elected Governor of New Jersey.

Cory Booker

Senator from New Jersey

Assumed office on October 31, 2013
Elected to the seat to succeed Jeffrey Chiesa, who had been appointed to the seat following the death of Frank Lautenberg.

Bob Casey Jr.

Senator from Pennsylvania

Assumed office on January 3, 2007

John Fetterman

Senator from Pennsylvania

Assumed office on January 3, 2023

Chuck Schumer, Kirsten Gillibrand, Bob Menendez, Cory Booker, Bob Casey Jr., and John Fetterman are the senators currently representing New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania

New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania is currently represented by 55 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2021, universities in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA awarded 277,062 degrees. The student population of New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA in 2021 is skewed towards women, with 411,801 male students and 573,228 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA are White (97,602 and 39.7%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (58,124 and 23.7%), Black or African American (38,151 and 15.5%), and Asian (32,893 and 13.4%).

The largest universities in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA by number of degrees awarded are New York University (17,605 and 6.35%), Columbia University in the City of New York (13,952 and 5.04%), and Rutgers University-New Brunswick (13,381 and 4.83%).

The most popular majors in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA are General Business Administration & Management (16,135 and 5.82%), Liberal Arts & Sciences (12,196 and 4.4%), and Registered Nursing (11,413 and 4.12%).

The median tuition costs in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA are $13,500 for private four year colleges, and $7,070 and $16,980 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2021 in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA, the percentage of applicants admitted was 57%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 17.3%. The number of students enrolled in 2021 was 985,029 (41.8% men and 58.2% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2021 there were 985,029 students enrolled in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA, 41.8% men and 58.2% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 329,994 records, of which 54.5% were women and 45.5% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Psychology
7,999 degree-majors awarded
General Business Administration & Management
6,708 degree-majors awarded
Registered Nursing
6,339 degree-majors awarded

In 2021, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA was General Psychology with 7,999 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

New York University
17,605 degrees awarded
Columbia University in the City of New York
13,952 degrees awarded
Rutgers University-New Brunswick
13,381 degrees awarded

In 2021, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was New York University with 17,605 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2021, 106,582 men were awarded degrees from institutions in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA, which is 0.625 times less than the 170,480 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2021 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 97,602 degrees mean that there were 1.68 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 58,124 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Public, less-than 2-year ($19,000) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2021.

Private for-profit, 4-year or above ($884) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2021.

Public, 2-year ($1,461) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.

Measure

In 2021, 1.17% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.23% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2021 were High School or Equivalent (9.54M), Bachelors Degree (6.98M), and Some college (5.99M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA was $483,500 in 2021, which is 1.97 times larger than the national average of $244,900. Between 2020 and 2021 the median property value increased from $465,400 to $483,500, a 3.89% increase. The homeownership rate in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA is 51.8%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.6%.

People in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA have an average commute time of 36.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$483,500

Median Property Value 2021

±$1,166

$3.75M

Median Property Taxes

±$15,476

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

51.8%

Homeownership

2021

62.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2021

In 2021, 51.8% of the housing units in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 51.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the counties in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$86,445

Median Household Income

± $389

7.25M

Number of Households

± 23,999

In 2021, the median household income of the 7.25M households in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA grew to $86,445 from the previous year's value of $81,951.

The following chart displays the households in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA is from New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA.

N/A Wage GINI in N/A

In N/A, the income inequality in N/A was N/A according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a N/A N/A from N/A to N/A, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat N/A even. The GINI for N/A was N/A than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed N/A evenly in N/A in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2021

Drove Alone (47.4%)
Public Transit (27.8%)
Worked At Home (10.6%)

In 2021, 47.4% of workers in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA drove alone to work, followed by those who used public transit to get to work (27.8%) and those who worked at home (10.6%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

36.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA have a longer commute time (36.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.8 minutes). Additionally, 6.8% of the workforce in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

12.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA (2.42M out of 19.7M people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.6%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA is White, followed by Hispanic and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

93.2% of the population of New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA has health coverage, with 50% on employee plans, 20.5% on Medicaid, 11% on Medicare, 11.3% on non-group plans, and 0.36% on military or VA plans.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2021, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.9% under 18 years, 21.8% between 18 and 34 years, 39.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 15.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.8% were men and 52.2% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

6.76%

Uninsured

50%

Employer Coverage

20.5%

Medicaid

11%

Medicare

11.3%

Non-Group

0.36%

Military or VA

Between 2020 and 2021, the percent of uninsured citizens in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA declined by 0.534% from 6.79% to 6.76%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.