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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of New York County is $63,610, which is much higher than the state average of $32,829 and is much higher than the national average of $28,555. New York County median household income is $71,656, which has grown by 52.36% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 35.25% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average New York County residents spend 31.3 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 32.5 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #1

New York County	63,610 USD
New York	32,829 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

New York County	51,635 USD
New York	34,450 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

New York County	58,370 USD
New York	39,569 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

New York County	46,253 USD
New York	30,512 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #8

New York County	71,656 USD
New York	58,687 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

New York County	132,838 USD
New York	85,736 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #2

New York County	52.36%
New York	35.25%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	New York County		New York		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	26.98%	$43,216, see rank	21.49%	$18,752	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	22.69%	$16,800, see rank	29.15%	$17,900	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.73%	$4,051, see rank	3.41%	$4,110	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	10.26%	$30,746, see rank	17.56%	$25,809	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

New York County	86,912 USD
New York	71,419 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

New York County	176,166 USD
New York	99,640 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	New York County	New York	U.S.
White	$97,575, see rank	$65,667	$56,900
Black	$33,447, see rank	$41,598	$35,600
Hispanic	$32,603, see rank	$40,814	$42,396
Asian	$70,140, see rank	$62,420	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$29,020, see rank	$36,669	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$77,083, see rank	$42,240	$53,370
One Race, Other	$31,057, see rank	$36,694	$40,300
Two or More Races	$48,901, see rank	$49,102	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	New York County	New York	U.S.
less than 25	$41,873, see rank	$27,968	$25,788
25 to 44	$97,694, see rank	$65,396	$58,398
45 to 64	$67,362, see rank	$70,383	$65,027
65 or over	$37,181, see rank	$38,136	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	New York County	New York	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,405,088, see rank	15,832,743	248,775,628
Male¹	654,133, 46.55%, see rank	47.83%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	476,764, 72.88%, see rank	68.68%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	456, 0.07%, see rank	0.28%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	476,308, 72.82%, see rank	68.40%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	436,438, 91.63%, see rank	90.70%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	39,870, 8.37%, see rank	9.30%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	177,369, 27.12%, see rank	31.32%	30.72%
Female¹	750,955, 53.45%, see rank	52.17%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	470,217, 62.62%, see rank	58.76%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	45, 0.01%, see rank	0.03%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	470,172, 62.61%, see rank	58.72%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	432,523, 91.99%, see rank	91.52%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	37,649, 8.01%, see rank	8.48%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	280,738, 37.38%, see rank	41.24%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	New York County	New York	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	852,406, 100%	8,950,165	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	53,590, 6.29%, see rank	53.60%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	16,388, 1.92%, see rank	6.81%	9.59%
Public Transportation	503,938, 59.12%, see rank	27.40%	5.06%
Walked	176,407, 20.70%, see rank	6.36%	2.78%
Other Means	44,730, 5.25%, see rank	1.89%	1.79%
Worked at Home	57,353, 6.73%, see rank	3.93%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

New York County	31.3 minutes
New York	32.5 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	New York County	New York	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	868,961	9,137,540	143,435,233
Male¹	436,438, 50.23%, see rank	51.42%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	254,488, 58.31%, see rank	35.01%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	57,118, 13.09%, see rank	18.15%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	81,359, 18.64%, see rank	18.51%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	165, 0.04%, see rank	0.39%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	10,860, 2.49%, see rank	8.63%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	26,914, 6.17%, see rank	14.63%	17.94%
Female¹	432,523, 49.77%, see rank	48.58%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	257,595, 59.56%, see rank	43.00%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	63,430, 14.67%, see rank	22.47%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	101,394, 23.44%, see rank	29.84%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	93, 0.02%, see rank	0.12%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	511, 0.12%, see rank	0.25%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	9,032, 2.09%, see rank	4.12%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	New York County	New York	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	868,961, 100%	9,137,540	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	642, 0.07%, see rank	0.60%	1.96%
Construction	15,116, 1.74%, see rank	5.55%	6.17%
Manufacturing	27,675, 3.18%, see rank	6.59%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	18,275, 2.10%, see rank	2.50%	2.75%
Retail Trade	69,021, 7.94%, see rank	10.85%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	20,444, 2.35%, see rank	5.07%	4.93%
Information	56,169, 6.46%, see rank	2.90%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	144,473, 16.63%, see rank	8.13%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	170,065, 19.57%, see rank	11.31%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	194,309, 22.36%, see rank	27.50%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	92,829, 10.68%, see rank	9.23%	9.49%
Public Administration	23,414, 2.69%, see rank	4.71%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	36,529, 4.20%, see rank	5.06%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	New York County	%	New York	U.S.
Population in Poverty	278,958	17.74%, see rank	15.61%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	42,949	13.92%, see rank	11.96%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.