Housing density: 11,675 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $115,072.
Median contract rent in 2022: $1,203 (lower quartile is $798, upper quartile is $1,615)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,303
Median gross rent in Bronx, NY in 2022: $1,352
Housing units in Bronx with a mortgage: 23,339 (2,159 second mortgage, 2,053 home equity loan, 105 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 12,021
In family households: 1,143,757 (127,125 male householders, 195,479 female householders)
136,853 spouses, 471,459 children (448,166 natural, 10,810 adopted, 12,483 stepchildren), 48,842 grandchildren, 32,967 brothers or sisters, 23,831 parents, foster children, 45,676 other relatives, 50,885 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 194,641 (72,813 male householders (59,400 living alone)), 88,032 female householders (77,082 living alone)), 33,796 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 46,710 (25,437 institutionalized population)
144,477 married couples with children.
186,404 single-parent households (19,925 men, 166,479 women).
47.3% of residents of Bronx speak English at home.
43.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (51% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
5.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (57% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (44% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
2.1% of residents speak other language at home (64% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
Foreign born population: 491,508 (35.6%)
(55.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Bronx, New York
80,9171995 to March 2000
86,7491990 to 1994
71,0071985 to 1989
48,9431980 to 1984
24,0721975 to 1979
24,6881970 to 1974
20,3491965 to 1969
29,102Before 1965
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
Dominican Republic
Bronx:
32.1% (124,032)
New York:
10.5% (408,086)
Jamaica
Bronx:
13.2% (51,120)
New York:
5.9% (226,470)
Mexico
Bronx:
5.4% (20,962)
New York:
4.2% (161,189)
Guyana
Bronx:
3.9% (14,868)
New York:
3.7% (142,154)
Ecuador
Bronx:
3.8% (14,800)
New York:
3.6% (139,226)
Other Caribbean
Bronx:
3.7% (14,365)
New York:
2.0% (78,538)
Honduras
Bronx:
3.3% (12,774)
New York:
1.1% (43,314)
Ghana
Bronx:
2.4% (9,275)
New York:
0.4% (16,813)
Italy
Bronx:
2.4% (9,142)
New York:
3.8% (147,729)
Trinidad and Tobago
Bronx:
1.6% (6,145)
New York:
2.5% (98,473)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 713,090
Other state: 95,150
Northeast: 23,711
Midwest: 6,555
South: 61,176
West: 3,708
65% of Bronx residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 69% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 79% lived in New York.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 12,967
Nursery to 4th grade: 5,455
5th and 6th grade: 14,941
7th and 8th grade: 19,639
9th grade: 17,087
10th grade: 14,935
11th grade: 18,843
12th grade, no diploma: 29,398
High school graduate (or equivalency): 93,409
Less than 1 year of college: 17,617
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 38,410
Associate degree: 15,376
Bachelor's degree: 29,323
Master's degree: 11,435
Professional school degree: 5,929
Doctorate degree: 2,740
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 17,216
Nursery to 4th grade: 9,415
5th and 6th grade: 19,892
7th and 8th grade: 25,860
9th grade: 20,005
10th grade: 18,898
11th grade: 22,255
12th grade, no diploma: 32,880
High school graduate (or equivalency): 111,837
Less than 1 year of college: 23,080
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 51,056
Associate degree: 27,917
Bachelor's degree: 40,531
Master's degree: 19,007
Professional school degree: 5,518
Doctorate degree: 1,921
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 28,429
One, attached: 26,572
Two: 41,304
3 or 4: 36,345
5 to 9: 19,249
10 to 19: 30,998
20 to 49: 124,680
50 or more: 182,568
Mobile homes: 333
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 181
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1.7%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.4%