New York, NY Population

Overview

8.74 million

Total Population

37.3

Median age

52.01%

Female population %

92.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

48.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

2.52 million

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in New York is 37.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
New York's population under 18 was 20.86%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
New York's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 15.09% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in New York, 17.59% were under the age of 15, 20.27% aged 15 to 29, 47.05% aged 30 to 64, 13.09% aged 65 to 84, and 2.00% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 351,567 more females than males in New York:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.01% females and 47.99% males in New York, NY.
The New York, NY gender ratio is 92.3:100 i.e. 92.3 men to 100 women (0.923).
For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 371,253.
For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 395,138.

New York's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of New York population: 39.78% are White, 23.38% are Black or African American, 0.52% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 14.25% are Asian, 0.06% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 14.90% are some other race and 7.11% are multiracial.
New York's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is no majority of any race in the city.
By ethnicity, 2.52 million is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 6.22 million (71.14% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in New York is White with a population of 3.47 million (39.78% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 8,740,647 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, New York's population increased by 174,896 (2.18%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, New York's population increased by 550,542 (6.72%), 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's population was lowest in year 2006 at 7,904,335.