New York, NY Facts, Population, Income, Demographics, Economy

Population (total): Population in 2017: 8,622,698 (100% urban, 0% rural). >Population change since 2000: +7.7%

Population (female): 4,510,159

Median Rent: Median gross rent in 2017: $1,379.

Cost of Living: March 2019 cost of living index in New York: 162.7 (very high, U.S. average is 100)

Elevation: 30 feet

Land Area: 303.3 square miles.

Population Density:

Zip Codes: 10001, 10002, 10003, 10004, 10005, 10006, 10007, 10009, 10010, 10011, 10012, 10013, 10014, 10016, 10017, 10018, 10019, 10021, 10022, 10023, 10024, 10025, 10026, 10027, 10028, 10029, 10030, 10031, 10032, 10033, 10034, 10035, 10036, 10037, 10038, 10039, 10040, 10044, 10065, 10069, 10075, 10128, 10162, 10280, 10282, 10301, 10302, 10303, 10304, 10305, 10306, 10307, 10308, 10309, 10310, 10312, 10314, 10451, 10452, 10453, 10454, 10455, 10456, 10457, 10458, 10459, 10460, 10461, 10462, 10463, 10464, 10465, 10466, 10467, 10468, 10469, 10470, 10471, 10472, 10473, 10474, 10475, 11004, 11005, 11101, 11102, 11103, 11104, 11105, 11106, 11109, 11201, 11203, 11204, 11205, 11206, 11207, 11208, 11209, 11210, 11211, 11212, 11213, 11214, 11215, 11216, 11217, 11218, 11219, 11220, 11221, 11222, 11223, 11224, 11225, 11226, 11228, 11229, 11230, 11231, 11232, 11233, 11234, 11235, 11236, 11237, 11238, 11239, 11354, 11355, 11356, 11357, 11358, 11360, 11361, 11362, 11363, 11364, 11365, 11366, 11367, 11368, 11369, 11370, 11372, 11373, 11374, 11375, 11377, 11378, 11379, 11385, 11411, 11412, 11413, 11414, 11415, 11416, 11417, 11418, 11419, 11420, 11421, 11422, 11423, 11426, 11427, 11428, 11429, 11430, 11432, 11433, 11434, 11435, 11436, 11691, 11692, 11693, 11694, 11697

Median Incomes:
      Estimated median household income in 2017: $60,879 (it was $38,293 in 2000)
      Estimated per capita income in 2017: $37,447 (it was $22,402 in 2000)
      Estimated median house or condo value in 2017: $609,500 (it was $221,200 in 2000) New York:$609,500NY:$314,500

Races:
      White alone - 2,733,369 - 31.7%
      Hispanic - 2,517,429 - 29.2%
      Black alone - 1,879,876 - 21.8%
      Asian alone - 1,241,650 - 14.4%
      Two or more races - 157,293 - 1.8%
      Other race alone - 77,127 - 0.9%
      American Indian alone - 13,835 - 0.2%
      Native Hawaiian and Other
>Pacific Islander alone - 2,119 - 0.02%

In 1664, the city was named in honor of the Duke of York, who would become King James II of England. James's older brother, King Charles II, had appointed the Duke proprietor of the former territory of New Netherland, including the city of New Amsterdam, which England had recently seized from the Dutch.