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

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2024 Population

19.8M

2024 Median Age

39.5

0.254% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

12.7%

1.89% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$99,155

1.87% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$614,200

4.56% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

9.73M

0.0409% 1-year decline

About

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.

87.6% 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 are New York University (21,522 degrees awarded in 2024), New York University (21,522 degrees), and Columbia University in the City of New York (16,416 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA was $614,200, and the homeownership rate was 51.5%.

Most people in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 35.6 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 19.8M people, from which 87.6% are citizens. As of 2024, 29.8% of New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA residents were born outside of the country (5.9M people).

In 2024, there were 2.88 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (8.47M people) in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.94M Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 2.4M Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

87.6%

2024 Citizenship

87.8%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 87.6% of New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, 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 decreasing.

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)
8.47M ± 5.38k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
2.94M ± 7.82k
Other (Hispanic)
2.4M ± 19.6k

25.7%

Hispanic Population

5.09M people

25.7% of the people in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA are hispanic (5.09M people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the MSA level, so we are showing data for New Jersey.

Most Common Origin

Dominican Republic
805,721 ± 21,826 people
China
572,088 ± 18,443 people
India
533,598 ± 17,820 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New Jersey was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 805,721 New Jersey residents, followed by China with 572,088 and India with 533,598.

Foreign-Born Population

29.8%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

5.9M people

29.5%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

5.84M people

As of 2024, 29.8% of New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA residents (5.9M people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA was 29.5%, 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
140,931 ± 2,917
Gulf War (2001-)
84,517 ± 2,626
Gulf War (1990s)
42,970 ± 2,004

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.67 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA.

Health

93.5% of the population of New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA has health coverage, with 48.4% on employee plans, 21.6% on Medicaid, 11.5% on Medicare, 11.7% on non-group plans, and 0.333% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New Jersey see 1,279 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,279 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1157 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 320 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.7% were men and 51.3% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Jersey.

1,279 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in New Jersey

Primary care physicians in New Jersey see an average of 1,279 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,279 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in New Jersey in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.5% under 18 years, 21.5% between 18 and 34 years, 39.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.7% were men and 51.3% were women.

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

Uninsured People

6.48%

Uninsured

48.4%

Employer Coverage

21.6%

Medicaid

11.5%

Medicare

11.7%

Non-Group

0.333%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA declined by 0.442% from 6.51% to 6.48%.

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.

Economy

The economy of New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA employs 9.73M people. In 2024, the largest industries in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA were Health Care & Social Assistance (1,609,338 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,048,614 people), and Educational Services (1,048,508 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($129,065), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($108,667), and Management of Companies & Enterprises ($104,727).

Employment

Occupations

9.73M

2024 Value

± 29,036

−0.0409%

1 Year decline

± 0.416%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA declined at a rate of −0.0409%, from 9.73M employees to 9.73M employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA, are Management Occupations (1,194,614 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (992,370 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (844,837 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

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Jersey.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in New Jersey (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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

9.73M

2024 Value

± 29,036

−0.0409%

1 Year decline

± 0.416%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA declined at a rate of −0.0409%, from 9.73M employees to 9.73M employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,609,338 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,048,614 people), and Educational Services (1,048,508 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

$67,780

Median earning men ± $455

$52,828

Median earning women ± $252

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($129,054), Information ($104,479), and Public Administration ($96,159).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($89,119), Information ($86,120), and Public Administration ($72,606).

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

51,797
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
42,744
Retail Trade
40,320
Other Services (except Public Administration)

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

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$152M
Finance and Insurance
$105M
Health Care and Social Assistance
$99M
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

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

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania went to Kamala Harris with 52.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (46.5%), followed by Jill Stein (0.615%).

Chuck Schumer, Kirsten Gillibrand, Cory Booker, Andy Kim, John Fetterman, and Dave McCormick 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 54 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.

2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (52.4%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (46.5%)
Republican Party
Jill Stein (0.615%)
Green Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.

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.

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.{{Cite news |url=https://www.politico.com/story/2013/10/cory-booker-new-jersey-senate-election-098436 |title=Booker Wins New Jersey Senate Seat |work=Politico |access-date=May 21, 2020 }}

Andy Kim

Senator from New Jersey

Assumed office on December 8, 2024
Elected to the seat to succeed George Helmy, who had been appointed to the seat following the resignation of Bob Menendez.

John Fetterman

Senator from Pennsylvania

Assumed office on January 3, 2023

Dave McCormick

Senator from Pennsylvania

Assumed office on January 3, 2025

Chuck Schumer, Kirsten Gillibrand, Cory Booker, Andy Kim, John Fetterman, and Dave McCormick 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.

Education

In 2024, universities in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA awarded 263,107 degrees. The student population of New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 428,318 male students and 569,092 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA are White (87,283 and 38.4%), Hispanic or Latino (56,302 and 24.8%), Black or African American (33,904 and 14.9%), and Asian (32,485 and 14.3%).

The largest universities in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA by number of degrees awarded are New York University (21,522 and 8.18%), New York University (21,522 and 8.18%), and Columbia University in the City of New York (16,416 and 6.24%).

The most popular majors in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ are General Business Administration & Management (11,598 and 4.41%), Registered Nursing (11,113 and 4.22%), and General Psychology (9,325 and 3.54%).

The median tuition costs are $13,725 for private four year colleges, and $7,070 and $17,150 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2024 in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA, the percentage of applicants admitted was 57.6%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 15.4%. The number of students enrolled in 2024 was 997,410 (42.9% men and 57.1% 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 2024 there were 997,410 students enrolled in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA, 42.9% men and 57.1% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 301,280 records, of which 53% were women and 47% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Psychology
8,113 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
6,139 degrees awarded
General Business Administration & Management
5,359 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ was General Psychology with 8,113 degrees awarded.

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

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

New York University
21,522 degrees awarded
New York University
21,522 degrees awarded
Columbia University in the City of New York
16,416 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was New York University with 21,522 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2024, 102,595 men were awarded degrees from institutions in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA, which is 0.639 times less than the 160,512 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 87,283 degrees mean that there were 1.55 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 56,302 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 ($19,500) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Private for-profit, 4-year or above ($940) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,500) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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

Housing & Living

The median property value in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA was $614,200 in 2024, which is 1.85 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $587,400 to $614,200, a 4.56% increase. The homeownership rate in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA is 51.5%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA have an average commute time of 35.6 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

$614,200

Median Property Value 2024

±$1,348

$3.82M

Median Property Taxes

±$17,117

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

51.5%

Homeownership

2024

61.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 51.5% 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 51.5%.

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

Equity

Household Income

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

$99,155

Median Household Income

± $487

7.41M

Number of Households

± 24,743

In 2024, the median household income of the 7.41M households in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA grew to $99,155 from the previous year's value of $97,334.

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 Jersey.

0.484

2024 Wage GINI in New Jersey

0.486

2023 Wage GINI in New Jersey

In 2024, the income inequality in New Jersey was 0.484 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.376% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for New Jersey was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in New Jersey in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in New Jersey across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (44.6%)
Public Transit (24.1%)
Worked At Home (16.7%)

In 2024, 44.6% 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 (24.1%) and those who worked at home (16.7%).

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

35.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA have a longer commute time (35.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 6.17% 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

12.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA (2.47M out of 19.5M people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. 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 Hispanic, followed by White 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.