In 2018, New York had a population of 19.5M people with a median age of 39 and a median household income of $67,844. Between 2017 and 2018 the population of New York declined from 19.8M to 19.5M, a -1.55% decrease and its median household income grew from $64,894 to $67,844, a 4.55% increase.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in New York are White (Non-Hispanic) (55.2%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (14.3%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (8.45%), Other (Hispanic) (8.15%), and White (Hispanic) (8.09%). 30.7% of the people in New York speak a non-English language, and 90.5% are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in New York are New York University (16,773 degrees awarded in 2017), Columbia University in the City of New York (12,772 degrees), and University at Buffalo (8,529 degrees).
The median property value in New York is $325,500, and the homeownership rate is 53.7%. Most people in New York commute by Drove Alone, and the average commute time is 32.5 minutes. The average car ownership in New York is 2 cars per household.
New York borders New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Vermont.