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    People QuickFacts New York USA
Population definition and source info Population, 2014 estimate 19,746,227 318,857,056
Population definition and source info Population, 2013 estimate 19,695,680 316,497,531
Population definition and source info Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 19,378,112 308,758,105
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1 definition and source info Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2014 1.9% 3.3%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1 definition and source info Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 1.6% 2.5%
Population definition and source info Population, 2010 19,378,102 308,745,538
Persons under 5 years, percent definition and source info Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 6.0% 6.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent definition and source info Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 21.6% 23.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent definition and source info Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 14.4% 14.1%
Female persons, percent definition and source info Female persons, percent, 2013 51.5% 50.8%
 
White alone, percent definition and source info White alone, percent, 2013 (a) 70.9% 77.7%
Black or African American alone, percent definition and source info Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 (a) 17.5% 13.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent definition and source info American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 (a) 1.0% 1.2%
Asian alone, percent definition and source info Asian alone, percent, 2013 (a) 8.2% 5.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent definition and source info Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 (a) 0.1% 0.2%
Two or More Races, percent definition and source info Two or More Races, percent, 2013 2.3% 2.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent definition and source info Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 (b) 18.4% 17.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent definition and source info White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 57.2% 62.6%
 
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent definition and source info Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2009-2013 88.8% 84.9%
Foreign born persons, percent definition and source info Foreign born persons, percent, 2009-2013 22.1% 12.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+ definition and source info Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2009-2013 29.9% 20.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+ definition and source info High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2009-2013 85.2% 86.0%
Bachelor Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2009-2013 33.2% 28.8%
Veterans definition and source info Veterans, 2009-2013 912,499 21,263,779
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+ definition and source info Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2009-2013 31.6 25.5
Housing units definition and source info Housing units, 2013 8,126,026 132,802,859
Homeownership rate definition and source info Homeownership rate, 2009-2013 54.2% 64.9%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent definition and source info Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 50.6% 26.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units definition and source info Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2009-2013 $288,200 $176,700
Households definition and source info Households, 2009-2013 7,234,743 115,610,216
Persons per household definition and source info Persons per household, 2009-2013 2.61 2.63
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2013 dollars) definition and source info Per capita money income in past 12 months (2013 dollars), 2009-2013 $32,382 $28,155
Median household income definition and source info Median household income, 2009-2013 $58,003 $53,046
Persons below poverty level, percent definition and source info Persons below poverty level, percent, 2009-2013 15.3% 15.4%
    Business QuickFacts New York USA
Private nonfarm establishments definition and source info Private nonfarm establishments, 2013 532,6691 7,488,353
Private nonfarm employment definition and source info Private nonfarm employment, 2013 7,688,4921 118,266,253
Private nonfarm employment, percent change definition and source info Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2012-2013 1.7%1 2.0%
Nonemployer establishments definition and source info Nonemployer establishments, 2012 1,612,106 22,735,915
 
Total number of firms definition and source info Total number of firms, 2007 1,956,733 27,092,908
Black-owned firms, percent definition and source info Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 10.4% 7.1%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent definition and source info American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.7% 0.9%
Asian-owned firms, percent definition and source info Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 10.1% 5.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent definition and source info Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.1% 0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent definition and source info Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 9.9% 8.3%
Women-owned firms, percent definition and source info Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 30.4% 28.8%
 
Manufacturers shipments definition and source info Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 162,720,173 5,319,456,312
Merchant wholesaler sales definition and source info Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 313,461,904 4,174,286,516
Retail sales definition and source info Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 230,718,065 3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita definition and source info Retail sales per capita, 2007 $11,879 $12,990
Accommodation and food services sales definition and source info Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 39,813,499 613,795,732
Building permits definition and source info Building permits, 2013 32,581 990,822
    Geography QuickFacts New York USA
Land area in square miles definition and source info Land area in square miles, 2010 47,126.40 3,531,905.43
Persons per square mile definition and source info Persons per square mile, 2010 411.2 87.4
 definition and source info FIPS Code 36

1: Includes data not distributed by county.

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(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
F: Fewer than 25 firms
FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
X: Not applicable
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown

Source U.S. Census Bureau: State and County QuickFacts. Data derived from Population Estimates, American Community Survey, Census of Population and Housing, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits
Last Revised: Wednesday, 22-Apr-2015 08:51:47 EDT