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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of New York is $32,829, which is higher than the national average of $28,555. New York median household income is $58,687, which has grown by 35.25% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average New York residents spend 32.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which 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, #9

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	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	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	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, #16

New York	58,687 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

New York	85,736 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #13

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		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	21.49%	$18,752, see rank	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	29.15%	$17,900, see rank	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.41%	$4,110, see rank	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	17.56%	$25,809, see rank	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	71,419 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

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	U.S.
White	$65,667, see rank	$56,900
Black	$41,598, see rank	$35,600
Hispanic	$40,814, see rank	$42,396
Asian	$62,420, see rank	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$36,669, see rank	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$42,240, see rank	$53,370
One Race, Other	$36,694, see rank	$40,300
Two or More Races	$49,102, see rank	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

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

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

Employment Status

	New York	%	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	15,832,743	see rank	248,775,628
Male¹	7,573,092	47.83%, see rank	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	5,201,426	68.68%, see rank	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	21,072	0.28%, see rank	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	5,180,354	68.40%, see rank	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	4,698,630	90.70%, see rank	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	481,724	9.30%, see rank	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	2,371,666	31.32%, see rank	30.72%
Female¹	8,259,651	52.17%, see rank	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	4,853,022	58.76%, see rank	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	2,744	0.03%, see rank	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	4,850,278	58.72%, see rank	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	4,438,910	91.52%, see rank	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	411,368	8.48%, see rank	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	3,406,629	41.24%, see rank	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	%	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	8,950,165	100%	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	4,796,959	53.60%, see rank	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	609,864	6.81%, see rank	9.59%
Public Transportation	2,452,313	27.40%, see rank	5.06%
Walked	569,569	6.36%, see rank	2.78%
Other Means	169,339	1.89%, see rank	1.79%
Worked at Home	352,121	3.93%, see rank	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

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	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	9,137,540	-	143,435,233
Male¹	4,698,630	51.42%, see rank	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,645,109	35.01%, see rank	33.12%
Service Occupations²	852,726	18.15%, see rank	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	869,546	18.51%, see rank	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	18,131	0.39%, see rank	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	405,481	8.63%, see rank	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	687,457	14.63%, see rank	17.94%
Female¹	4,438,910	48.58%, see rank	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,908,745	43.00%, see rank	40.04%
Service Occupations²	997,305	22.47%, see rank	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,324,516	29.84%, see rank	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	5,213	0.12%, see rank	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	11,257	0.25%, see rank	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	182,862	4.12%, see rank	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	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	9,137,540	100%	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	55,088	0.60%, see rank	1.96%
Construction	507,377	5.55%, see rank	6.17%
Manufacturing	602,516	6.59%, see rank	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	228,052	2.50%, see rank	2.75%
Retail Trade	991,115	10.85%, see rank	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	463,086	5.07%, see rank	4.93%
Information	265,117	2.90%, see rank	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	743,192	8.13%, see rank	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,033,130	11.31%, see rank	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	2,512,908	27.50%, see rank	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	843,139	9.23%, see rank	9.49%
Public Administration	430,037	4.71%, see rank	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	462,783	5.06%, see rank	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	New York	%	U.S.
Population in Poverty	2,978,521	15.61%, see rank	15.59%
Family in Poverty	554,677	11.96%, see rank	11.47%

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