New York County, NY Population

Overview

1.67 million

Total Population

38.1

Median age

52.37%

Female population %

90.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

41.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

428,057

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

New York County's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in New York County is 38.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
New York County's population under 18 was 14.49%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
New York County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.80% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in New York County, 12.36% were under the age of 15, 21.91% aged 15 to 29, 48.94% aged 30 to 64, 14.38% aged 65 to 84, and 2.42% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 79,135 more females than males in New York County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.37% females and 47.63% males in New York County, NY.
The New York County, NY gender ratio is 90.9:100 i.e. 90.9 men to 100 women (0.909).
For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 86,776.
For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 97,095.

New York County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of New York County population: 53.56% are White, 14.05% are Black or African American, 0.44% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 11.96% are Asian, 0.04% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 12.36% are some other race and 7.59% are multiracial.
New York County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 428,057 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1.24 million (74.35% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in New York County is White with a population of 893,947 (53.56% of the total population).

New York County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 1,677,306 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, New York County's population increased by 48,010 (3.12%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, New York County's population increased by 88,265 (5.55%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, New York County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 1,541,031.