NYC Population
- The population of New York is 8.8 million as of April 2020. 8.2 million as of July, 2023
- Since the first US census in 1790, NYC has been the largest city in the US and continues to have more than double the population of Los Angeles, the second largest city. Chicago is the third largest city in the US, but has just 1/3 the number of people as New York City.
- Boroughs population in millions as of April, 2020: Brooklyn – 2.7 | Queens – 2.4 | Manhattan – 1.7 | Bronx – 1.4 | Staten Island – 0.5
- Brooklyn on its own would be the 4th largest city in the United States
- Foreign-born persons – 37% (this is more than the whole population of Chicago)
- Language other than English spoken at home – 48%
- New York City has the largest Chinese population of any city outside of Asia.
- New York City has the largest population of Puerto Ricans in the country outside Puerto Rico itself.
- More Dominicans live in New York than any other city in the world, barring Santo Domingo.
- The Jewish community is the largest in the world outside of Israel.
- The population of Manhattan is 1.7 million as of April, 2020
- Another 1.6 Million people commute into Manhattan every day.
- The number of languages spoken in NYC is 800
Size
- The size of NYC is 302 sq. miles
- Queens is the largest borough by size (followed by Brooklyn, Bronx, and Staten Island)
- Manhattan is the smallest borough
- Size of Manhattan is 24 sq. miles
- Length of Manhattan is 13.4 miles (21.5 km)
- Widest point: 2.3 miles (3.7 km)
Visitor Statistics
- Number of visitors to NYC in 2017 – 62.8 million
NYC Subway
- The subway had a daily ridership of approximately 5.5 million in 2019, currently – 3.2 million
- Number of stations – 472
- Number of routes – 22
- The longest ride is more than 31 miles – the A train from 207th Street in Manhattan to Far Rockaway in Queens
NYC Population Growth since 1800s
- 1800 – 60,000
- 1830 – 185,000
- 1850 – 590,000
- 1880 – almost 2 million
- 1900 – almost 4 million
- 1910: almost 5 million
- 1930: 7 million
- 1950: almost 8 million
- 2010: 8 million
- 2020: 8,8 million
The Grid
- Manhattan is laid out in a grid
- There are 2,000 city blocks altogether
- Street blocks go north-south, there are 20 blocks per 1 mile
- The distance b/w avenues varies, but in general one west-east block is equal to 3 or 4 street blocks, about 6 avenues a mile
- It takes a minute to walk a street block
Cost of Construction
- Hudson Yards – $25 billion, 2019 (the most expensive real-estate development in US history)
- The Oculus (Santiago Calatrava) – $3.9 billion, 2016
- One World Trade Center (David Childs) – $3.8 billion, 2014
- The Time Warner Center (David Childs) – $1.8 billion, 2004
- The Empire State Building (William Lamb) – $41 million, 1931
- The Woolworth Building (GassGilbert) – $13 million, 1913
- The Brooklyn Bridge (John Roebling, Washington Roebling) $15 million,1883
New Skyscrapers
- New York City has 273 Skyscrapers – taller than 492 ft (150 m) (2nd to Hong Kong)
- New York City has 17 “supertall” skyscrapers — defined as over 984 feet (300 meters)
- One World Trade Center: 1,776 feet (541 m) – the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere
- Central Park Tower: 1,550 feet (472 m) – the tallest residential building in the world
- 111 W 57th Street: 1,428 feet (453 m) – the skinniest skyscraper in the world
- One Vanderbilt: 1,401 feet (427 m)
- 432 Park Avenue: 1,396 feet (426 m)
- 2 World Trade Center: 1,340 feet
- 30 Hudson Yards: 1,296 feet (387 m)
- 45 Broad Street: feet (366 m)
- 3 World Trade Center: 1,079 feet (329 m)
- 53W53: 1,050 feet
- The Spiral: 1,031 feet (509 W 34th St)
- 35 Hudson Yards: 1,009 feet
- One57: 1,005 feet
Sources: US Census, Population FactFinder, NYC Planning
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