Last updated: 05/21/2024 If you are browsing on a desktop, we encourage you to explore our interactive figures, where you can zoom in and out the figures to gain deeper insights and hover over the figure to see the indicator values. In 2022, The Bronx was the city’s 4th largest borough by population. It has the largest proportion of nonwhite population, the 5th highest median income, and the 5th most expensive rents of the city's 5 boroughs. From 2010 to 2020, the borough added 31,125 new housing units, 7,884 units of which were market rate and 23,147 units of which were income restricted.
DEMOGRAPHICS
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Demographics
Indicator
2000
2006
2010
2019
2022
2023
Population
Born in New York State
54.2%
51.9%
53.4%
51.7%
Disabled population
12.2%
13.4%
14.9%
Foreign-born population
29.3%
31.8%
34.3%
33.7%
35.6%
Population
1,327,690
1,361,473
1,386,657
1,418,207
1,379,946
Population aged 65+
10.1%
10.3%
10.6%
13.4%
14.4%
Households
Households with children under 18 years old
43.8%
41.3%
41.3%
32.9%
32.5%
Single-person households
29.9%
29.2%
34.6%
32.8%
Race and Ethnicity
Percent Asian
2.9%
3.3%
3.4%
3.7%
3.9%
Percent Black
30.9%
30.8%
30.5%
29.0%
28.2%
Percent Hispanic
48.7%
51.0%
53.6%
56.4%
56.6%
Percent White
14.5%
12.9%
10.9%
8.8%
8.3%
Racial diversity index
0.65
0.63
0.61
0.59
0.59
Income, Poverty and Ownership
Income diversity ratio
5.7
5.8
6.5
7.1
Homeownership rate
19.5%
21.5%
18.8%
18.9%
21.2%
Median household income (2023$)
$50,230
$45,950
$43,540
$47,960
$47,260
Median household income, homeowners (2023$)
$90,580
$89,510
$100,720
$98,260
Median household income, renters (2023$)
$37,900
$36,200
$39,250
$38,680
Poverty rate
30.7%
29.1%
30.2%
26.4%
27.7%
Poverty rate, population aged 65+
22.6%
22.5%
25.2%
27.1%
Poverty rate, population under 18 years old
41.3%
43.0%
37.1%
35.6%
Labor Market
Labor force participation rate
58.0%
58.7%
59.2%
57.7%
Population aged 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher
14.6%
16.4%
16.9%
20.4%
21.8%
Population aged 25+ without a high school diploma
31.6%
30.8%
25.6%
24.4%
Unemployment rate
14.3%
11.8%
15.8%
9.1%
9.6%
In 2022, there were an estimated 1,379,946 people in The Bronx, of which 3.9% identified as Asian, 28.2% identified as Black, 56.6% identified as Hispanic, and 8.3% identified as White.
In 2022, the household income group with the largest share (24.0%) of households was <= $20,000. In 2000, the same household income group had the largest share as well, with a slightly lower share of 23.8%.
Median household income in 2022 was $47,260, about 39% less than citywide median household income ($77,550). The poverty rate in The Bronx was 27.7% in 2022 compared to 18.3% citywide.
Total housing code violations (per 1,000 privately owned rental units)
608.9
502.2
523.4
589.4
695.9
Median Rent
Median rent, studios and 1-bedrooms (2023$)
$1,160
$1,270
$1,360
Median rent, 2- and 3-bedrooms (2023$)
$1,340
$1,470
$1,570
Median rent, all (2023$)
$1,090
$1,210
$1,300
$1,420
$1,400
Median rent, recent movers (2023$)
$1,390
$1,600
$1,730
Affordability
Rental units affordable at 30% AMI (% of recently available units)
12.6%
15.9%
15.0%
Rental units affordable at 80% AMI (% of recently available units)
81.0%
85.8%
88.3%
Rental units affordable at 120% AMI (% of recently available units)
98.3%
98.7%
98.7%
Rent Burden
Moderately rent-burdened households
21.8%
24.6%
27.3%
22.1%
Moderately rent-burdened households, low income
28.7%
30.1%
29.3%
Moderately rent-burdened households, moderate income
5.8%
5.7%
4.0%
Severely rent-burdened households
27.2%
31.8%
34.3%
34.4%
Severely rent-burdened households, low income
40.8%
42.3%
41.8%
Severely rent-burdened households, moderate income
0.3%
0.2%
0.3%
Rental Subsidy
Housing choice vouchers (% of occupied, privately owned rental units)
14.8%
13.8%
Real median gross rent in The Bronx increased from $1,210 in 2006 to $1,400 in 2022. This represents a 15.7% increase over the same period. The overall rental vacancy rate in The Bronx was 2.1% in 2022.
The rent distribution shows the share of apartments by their size (according to the number of bedrooms), and then for each apartment size in the community district, the share of apartments according to their monthly gross rent. This distribution compares 5-year ACS figures from 2010 to 5-year ACS figures from 2022.
Between 2018-2022, the largest share of studios had gross rents between $1,000 - $1.5,000 (31%), the largest share of one-bedrooms had rents between $1.5,000 - $2,000 (34%), the largest share of two-bedrooms had rents between $1.5,000 - $2,000 (30%), the largest share of three bedrooms had rents between $1.5,000 - $2,000 (23%). (If you are viewing this page on a desktop, you can use the drop down menu below to switch between different apartment sizes)
As of 2022, the change in median gross rent outpaced the change in median household income by 13.6 percentage points. In 2022, 34.4% of renter households in The Bronx were severely rent burdened (spent more than 50% of household income on rent). 88.3% of the rental units were affordable at 80% Area Median Income, 7 percentage points higher than the share in 2010.
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Housing Market
Indicator
2000
2006
2010
2019
2022
2023
Housing Stock
Housing units
506,396
512,024
537,197
557,985
Finance - Distress
Notices of foreclosure rate (per 1,000 1-4 family and condo properties)
10.4
14.7
23.0
11.0
8.8
Notices of foreclosure, all residential properties
841
1,223
1,982
928
749
Notices of foreclosure, initial, 1-4 family and condo properties
618
930
1,416
407
301
Notices of foreclosure, repeat, 1-4 family and condo properties
160
236
444
489
412
Pre-foreclosure notice rate (per 1,000 1-4 family and condo properties)
72.8
64.5
52.1
Pre-foreclosure notices, 1-4 family and condo properties
5,923
5,231
4,218
Properties entering REO, 1-4 family
133
22
140
Finance - Lending
FHA/VA-backed home purchase loans (% of home purchase loans)
0.9%
40.4%
24.6%
21.0%
Higher-cost home purchase loans (% of home purchase loans)
34.2%
1.0%
10.0%
6.2%
Higher-cost refinance loans (% of refinance loans)
39.5%
3.1%
4.1%
2.0%
Home purchase loan rate (per 1,000 properties)
40.4
14.6
17.8
18.1
Home purchase loans in LMI tracts (% of home purchase loans)
47.5%
18.5%
40.3%
40.1%
Home purchase loans to LMI borrowers (% of home purchase loans)
10.8%
41.9%
14.6%
18.7%
Refinance loan rate (per 1,000 properties)
46.9
11.3
12.3
9.0
Sales - Volume
Sales volume, 1 family building
754
1,296
484
656
837
678
Sales volume, 2-4 family building
1,433
3,097
910
1,175
1,489
1,171
Sales volume, 5+ family building
176
354
203
119
162
90
Sales volume, condominium
322
891
378
465
382
352
Sales volume, all property types
2,685
5,638
1,975
2,415
2,870
2,291
Sales - Median Prices
Median sales price per unit, 1 family building (2023$)
$352,870
$587,680
$467,900
$573,290
$631,240
$600,000
Median sales price per unit, 2-4 family building (2023$)
$194,080
$328,270
$251,530
$327,020
$358,190
$337,500
Median sales price per unit, 5+ family building (2023$)
$56,010
$113,070
$89,120
$192,930
$171,660
$136,310
Median sales price per unit, condominium (2023$)
$66,580
$194,050
$294,110
$262,770
$259,560
$249,000
Sales - Housing Price Index
Index of housing price appreciation, 1 family building
100.0
203.1
167.7
231.3
282.6
274.5
Index of housing price appreciation, 2-4 family building
100.0
205.9
157.5
246.9
298.8
291.1
Index of housing price appreciation, 5+ family building
100.0
255.7
200.5
524.0
497.9
377.4
Index of housing price appreciation, condominium
100.0
300.7
307.1
401.8
453.8
462.1
Index of housing price appreciation, all property types
100.0
218.2
179.2
269.6
319.8
310.8
In 2022, the homeownership rate in The Bronx was 21.2%, which is lower than the citywide share of 32.7%. The homeownership rate in the neighborhood has increased by 2.4 percentage points since 2010. In 2022, the home purchase loan rate was 18.1 per 1,000 properties (owner-occupied 1-4 family buildings, condominiums, or cooperative apartments) and the refinance loan rate was 9.0 per 1,000 properties in the neighborhood. Out of all the first-time home purchase loans and refinance loans in The Bronx, 6.2% and 2.0% were high cost loans, respectively. 749 properties had a filing of mortgage foreclosure in The Bronx in 2022. There were 8.8 mortgage foreclosure actions initiated per 1,000 1-4 family properties and condominium units.
Among all residential properties, prices of residential properties have increased 64% in The Bronx since 2009. (If you are viewing this page on a desktop, you can use the drop down menu below to switch to a different index year for longer term trends.)
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Development
Indicator
2000
2006
2010
2019
2022
2023
Development
Units authorized by new residential building permits
3,045
3
1,461
6,122
10,878
4,771
Units issued new certificates of occupancy
1,390
4,226
4,192
4,317
5,061
10,004
Density
Population density (1,000 persons per square mile)
32.4
33.0
33.7
32.8
Over the last decade, 31,125 units in 4+ unit buildings were built in The Bronx. 25% were market rate, compared to 70% that were income-targeted. We use data from a variety of sources to count the number of income-restricted units targeted to households earning between 80% and 165% of AMI. However, due to restricted availability of granular data our calculations of income-restricted units should be read as conservative estimates. Read more about our methodology in the technical appendix of the 2021 Focus Report.
The Department of Buildings issued new building permits to 4,771 residential units in new buildings in The Bronx in 2023, 6,107 fewer than the number of units authorized in 2022.
The Department of Buildings issued new certificates of occupancy to 10,004 residential units in new buildings in The Bronx in 2023, 4,943 more than the number of units certified in 2022.
The Bronx has 4,016 properties with subsidized units as of 2023 through programs like HUD assistance, Low Income Housing Tax Credits, 421a, and others. 139 properties have subsidies due to expire between 2024 and 2029, 373 properties have subsidies due to expire between 2030 and 2039, and 505 properties have subsidies expiring after 2039. For more comprehensive subsidized housing information in New York City, please visit Furman Center's CoreData.nyc.
Students performing at grade level in English language arts, 4th grade
36.0%
25.3%
35.5%
Students performing at grade level in math, 4th grade
33.1%
21.6%
34.4%
The serious crime rate, including property and violent crime types, was 20.0 serious crimes per 1,000 residents in 2023, compared to 14.2 serious crimes per 1,000 residents citywide.
Data Notes: See CoreData User Guide for more information about indicator definitions and methods.
Indicators: The rental vacancy rate, severe crowding rate, and the severely rent-burdened households indicators use five-year American Community Survey (ACS) estimates. Data under the 2010 heading comes from the 2006 – 2010 ACS, data under the 2019 heading comes from the 2015 – 2019 ACS and data under the 2022 heading comes from 2018 – 2022 ACS.
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