Cities / New York / New York

New York, NY

8,483,844 people

Right Now

Weather

73.9°F

Mostly Clear

Today: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, high 80°F

Air Quality (OZONE, New York City Region)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 12.5 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

LGA

8 mi — LaGuardia Airport

Population & People

Population

8,483,844

Median age

38.2

Median household income

$80,483

Poverty rate

17.9%

Unemployment rate

8.0%

Bachelor's degree+

41.6%

Avg. commute

34 min

Hispanic or Latino

28.5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$777,600

Median gross rent

$1,821/mo

Homeownership rate

32.78%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$2,910

HUD Fair Market Rent (New York County, 5 mi from New York), 2026. Efficiency $2529, 1BR $2655, 2BR $2910, 3BR $3644, 4BR $3959. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

New York gasoline midgrade

$4.53

New York commercial electricity

21.07¢/kWh

New York industrial electricity

9.55¢/kWh

New York residential electricity

26.39¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

2467674

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

1894269.6

All-Transactions House Price Index for New York

1157.14

Unemployment Rate

4.6%

Source: FRED, New York-specific series.

Nearby Airports

Newark Liberty International Airport

9 mi away

JFK

John F. Kennedy International Airport

13 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (New York energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (New York economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).