Language Spoken At Home in New York City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 7,672,177 | 100% |
English only | 3,936,698 | 51.3% |
Language other than English | 3,735,479 | 48.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,783,994 | 23.3% |
Spanish | 1,888,031 | 24.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 889,091 | 11.6% |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,009,047 | 13.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 434,590 | 5.7% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 652,214 | 8.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 397,119 | 5.2% |
Other languages | 186,187 | 2.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 63,194 | 0.8% |
Ancestry in New York City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 8,199,221 | 100% |
American | 260,061 | 3.2% |
Arab | 89,575 | 1.1% |
Czech | 12,595 | 0.2% |
Danish | 7,697 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 22,098 | 0.3% |
English | 145,374 | 1.8% |
French (except Basque) | 67,761 | 0.8% |
French Canadian | 11,150 | 0.1% |
German | 262,938 | 3.2% |
Greek | 74,821 | 0.9% |
Hungarian | 57,929 | 0.7% |
Irish | 404,613 | 4.9% |
Italian | 606,826 | 7.4% |
Lithuanian | 12,618 | 0.2% |
Norwegian | 22,059 | 0.3% |
Polish | 215,055 | 2.6% |
Portuguese | 12,801 | 0.2% |
Russian | 240,817 | 2.9% |
Scotch-Irish | 13,103 | 0.2% |
Scottish | 36,800 | 0.4% |
Slovak | 6,646 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 173,081 | 2.1% |
Swedish | 20,985 | 0.3% |
Swiss | 8,485 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 51,501 | 0.6% |
Welsh | 11,683 | 0.1% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 602,545 | 7.3% |
Households By Type in New York City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 3,063,393 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 1,843,819 | 60.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 843,961 | 27.5% |
Married-couple family | 1,103,512 | 36.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 496,422 | 16.2% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 170,979 | 5.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 59,926 | 2.0% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 569,328 | 18.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 287,613 | 9.4% |
Nonfamily households | 1,219,574 | 39.8% |
Householder living alone | 996,487 | 32.5% |
65 years and over | 314,111 | 10.3% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 961,235 | 31.4% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 748,237 | 24.4% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in New York City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 8,025,124 | 100% |
Householder | 3,063,393 | 38.2% |
Spouse | 1,102,256 | 13.7% |
Child | 2,467,709 | 30.7% |
Other relatives | 849,050 | 10.6% |
Nonrelatives | 542,716 | 6.8% |
Unmarried partner | 171,264 | 2.1% |
Marital Status in New York City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 3,147,505 | 100% |
Never married | 1,453,352 | 46.2% |
Now married, except separated | 1,344,083 | 42.7% |
Separated | 81,296 | 2.6% |
Widowed | 71,741 | 2.3% |
Divorced | 197,033 | 6.3% |
Females 15 years and over | 3,582,660 | 100% |
Never married | 1,474,062 | 41.1% |
Now married, except separated | 1,295,389 | 36.2% |
Separated | 150,244 | 4.2% |
Widowed | 320,920 | 9.0% |
Divorced | 342,045 | 9.5% |
Fertility in New York City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 117,138 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 41,867 | 35.7% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 30 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 52 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 21 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 76 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 33 | 0% |
Grandparents in New York City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 218,055 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 69,418 | 31.8% |
Less than 1 year | 13,093 | 6.0% |
1 or 2 years | 16,409 | 7.5% |
3 or 4 years | 11,050 | 5.1% |
5 or more years | 28,866 | 13.2% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 69,418 | 100% |
Who are female | 49,631 | 71.5% |
Who are married | 42,311 | 61.0% |
School Enrollment in New York City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 2,082,367 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 126,495 | 6.1% |
Kindergarten | 103,820 | 5.0% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 755,225 | 36.3% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 429,941 | 20.6% |
College or graduate school | 666,886 | 32.0% |
Educational Attainment in New York City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 5,568,127 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 590,081 | 10.6% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 558,862 | 10.0% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 1,369,230 | 24.6% |
Some college, no degree | 816,435 | 14.7% |
Associate's degree | 341,218 | 6.1% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,117,962 | 20.1% |
Graduate or professional degree | 774,339 | 13.9% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 79.4% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 34.0% |
Veteran Status in New York City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 6,420,433 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 216,098 | 3.4% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in New York City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 8,131,918 | 100% |
With a disability | 845,035 | 10.4% |
Under 18 years | 1,772,728 | 100% |
With a disability | 55,548 | 3.1% |
18 to 64 years | 5,388,455 | 100% |
With a disability | 421,792 | 7.8% |
65 years and over | 970,735 | 100% |
With a disability | 367,695 | 37.9% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in New York City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 8,094,496 | 100% |
Same house | 7,185,642 | 88.8% |
Different house in the U.S. | 815,487 | 10.1% |
Same county | 517,370 | 6.4% |
Different county | 298,117 | 3.7% |
Same state | 168,999 | 2.1% |
Different state | 129,118 | 1.6% |
Abroad | 93,367 | 1.2% |
Place Of Birth in New York City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 8,199,221 | 100% |
Native | 5,175,356 | 63.1% |
Born in United States | 4,860,493 | 59.3% |
State of residence | 3,992,204 | 48.7% |
Different state | 868,289 | 10.6% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 314,863 | 3.8% |
Foreign born | 3,023,865 | 36.9% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in New York City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 3,023,865 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 1,568,332 | 51.9% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 1,455,533 | 48.1% |
Year of Entry in New York City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 3,338,728 | 100% |
Native | 314,863 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 6,578 | 2.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 308,285 | 97.9% |
Foreign born | 3,023,865 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 84,697 | 2.8% |
Entered before 2010 | 2,939,168 | 97.2% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in New York City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 3,023,853 | 100% |
Europe | 474,010 | 15.7% |
Asia | 830,493 | 27.5% |
Africa | 122,394 | 4.0% |
Oceania | 8,345 | 0.3% |
Latin America | 1,567,049 | 51.8% |
Northern America | 21,562 | 0.7% |