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Bronx County, NY

Demographic and economic profile of Bronx County, NY, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Bronx County holds a labor force of roughly 830,000 residents within a population of 1.42 million, though participation is low at 58.4% and unemployment stands at 11.1%, well above typical urban benchmarks. Educational attainment is limited, with only 22.0% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and median worker earnings reach $36,403 against a poverty rate of 26.9%. The county's 34.6% foreign-born share points to a substantial immigrant workforce, homeownership is extremely low at 20.3% despite a median home value of $517,000, and the population contracted by 1.3% over the past five years.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

1,384,724

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$48,676

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

36.0 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-1.3% since 2018

Bronx County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • Some Other Race Alone467,095 (33.3%)
  • Black or African American Alone458,723 (32.7%)
  • White Alone185,302 (13.2%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race161,916 (11.5%)
  • Asian Alone58,435 (4.2%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races49,526 (3.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish599,789
  2. 2.Other Indo-European45,505
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)22,447
  4. 4.Arabic7,531
  5. 5.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic5,821

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

24.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

61.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

13.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

34.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

21,088

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$32,055

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$26,956

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

11.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

26.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance203,233
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services57,278
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)55,106
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services53,942
  5. 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities49,499

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Service Occupations189,795
  2. 2.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations165,706
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations107,056
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations67,842
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations35,266

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.50×)201,289
  2. 2.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.49×)49,996
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.14×)57,380
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 1.09×)29,555
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 0.94×)58,548

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$517,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,436/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

20.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $500,000 to $749,99930,423 (28.4%)
  • $750,000 to $999,99919,424 (18.1%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9998,850 (8.3%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9998,641 (8.1%)
  • $1,000,000 to $1,499,9995,493 (5.1%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9994,954 (4.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

22.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

75.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

58.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$36,403

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

43.3 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

60.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Public Transit286,290 (52.4%)
  • Drove Alone128,459 (23.5%)
  • Worked At Home48,376 (8.9%)
  • Walked40,221 (7.4%)
  • Carpooled23,828 (4.4%)
  • Taxi7,508 (1.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.