Population 2,592,149
State New York
Current Time
Area 70.82 mi²
Zip Codes 11201-11226, 11228-11245, 11247-11249, 11251, 11252, 11254-11256
Per capita income $24,649

Census Data

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 10.8 %
White alone, percent, 2013 49.5 %
Asian alone, percent, 2013 11.7 %
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 22.7 %
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$15,431,858
Total number of firms, 2007 253,129
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 2.3 %
Population, 2013 estimate 2,592,149
Households, 2008-2012 911,995
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 3.5 %
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 245,568
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 20.8 %
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $24,649
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 46.2 %
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 3.1 %
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 529,489
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 41.1 min
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 35.4 %
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 33.6 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 0.1 %
Land area in square miles, 2010 70.82 mi²
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 2,504,700
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $562,600
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) TH$4,555,642
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 51,577
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 19.6 %
Median household income, 2008-2012 $45,215
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 23.3 %
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.9 %
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$1,544,409
Female persons, percent, 2013 52.6 %
Veterans, 2008-2012 53,298
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 78.1 %
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 7.4 %
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 37.5 %
Persons per household, 2008-2012 2.71
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 12.0 %
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 14.5 %
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 29.8 %
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 90.7 %
Population, 2010 2,504,700
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 85.7 %
Population per square mile, 2010 35,369.1
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 36.0 %
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 29.8 %
Housing units, 2013 1,005,994
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $6,077
Building permits, 2012 3,353
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 1.0 %
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$13,802,231
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %