10001 Zip Code Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for the zip code 10001, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

10001 is a zip code in New York County, New York, which covers Manhattan, with a total population of 26,966 people.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in the 10001 zip code. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in 10001.

The estimated population of people living in 10001 is 26,966, with a median age of 35.8.

We can look back at data from previous years to see how the population in the 10001 area has changed over the last 5 years.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
26,966
+7.75%
+12.61%
2020
25,026
+3.77%
-
2019
24,117
+5.2%
-
2018
22,924
 -4.27% -
2017
23,947
 - -

Population of 10001 by Race and Ethnicity

How much has the race and ethnicity of the population in the 10001 zip code changed? The US Census Bureau gives us a few defined types that the population is broken down into.

Let's look at the total numbers and also the change over the last 5 years.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
53.7%
51.6%
 +4.07%
Black/African American
7.5%
10.4%
 -27.88%
Native
0.1%
0.2%
 -50.00%
Hispanic
18.4%
14.4%
 +27.78%
Asian
16.8%
21.8%
 -22.94%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0.2%
0%
 0.00%
Two Or More Races
2.4%
1.4%
 +71.43%
Other
0.9%
0.2%
 +350.00%

This data can be very important for anybody studying the 10001 zip for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of 10001 by Age and Gender

We can also monitor the change of the age and gender in the 10001 zip code to track track trends in the population over time.

We can see how the population in 10001 has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 35.8 -0.83% 36.5 -1.08% 34.7 +1.46%
2020 36.1 -2.17% 36.9 -6.11% 34.2 -1.16%
2019 36.9 +0.54% 39.3 -2% 34.6 +0.87%
2018 36.7 +3.97% 40.1 +6.08% 34.3 +5.54%
2017 35.3 - 37.8 - 32.5 -

The median age of the 10001 zip gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population in the 10001 area, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 796 +69% 719 +38.18% 1,040 976
10 to 19 566 +26.38% 1,503 -28.93% 658 1,050
20 to 29 2,555 -18.38% 2,904 +19% 2,106 3,455
30 to 39 2,529 +24.65% 2,041 +48.5% 3,170 3,147
40 to 49 2,274 -15.48% 1,004 +65.82% 1,935 1,829
50 to 59 1,558 -5.38% 1,110 +24.98% 1,452 1,394
60 to 69 1,175 -7.95% 1,293 -7.23% 1,074 1,187
70+ 663 +65.23% 1,257 +9.32% 1,135 1,358

Median Household Income

The latest median household income for the 10001 zip code is $101,409.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less.

The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for 10001.

  • Under 25
    $45,500.00
  • 25 to 44
    $141,948.00
  • 45 to 64
    $97,429.00
  • 65 and over
    $43,672.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in the 10001 zip code, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in 10001, and then dividing that number by the total number of households.

This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of 10001 is currently $170,154.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

25.24% of households in 10001 are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of 10001 against other zip codes.

  • Less than $24,999
    15.96%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    10.76%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    11.50%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    11.15%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    14.93%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    10.45%
  • $200,000 or more
    25.24%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in 10001 is $94,177.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of 10001 by the total population of 10001.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people living in the 10001 area, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in 10001 to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    27.82%
  • Bachelor's degree
    58.43%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    3.57%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    7.19%
  • Less than high school diploma
    2.99%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in 10001 that are over the age of 16.

Currently, the total population of the 10001 zip over the age of 16 is 24,068.

Of those people, a total of 74.10% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in 10001 is 71.00%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate. Here's how that breaks down for the 10001 zip code.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 826 31.20% 36.80%
20 to 24 years 1,946 61.50% 6.60%
25 to 29 years 3,615 90.20% 5.00%
30 to 34 years 3,862 95.10% 1.40%
35 to 44 years 4,389 85.20% 3.20%
45 to 54 years 3,476 90.40% 4.70%
55 to 59 years 1,200 76.30% 3.00%
60 to 64 years 1,459 60.20% 1.90%
65 to 74 years 1,538 30.90% 6.50%
75 years and over 1,757 16.30% 0.00%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in 10001. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau (which we mentioned earlier in this article).

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 15,517 75.60% 3.60%
Black or African American 1,626 64.60% 7.00%
American Indian and Alaska Native 40 55.00% 0.00%
Asian 4,085 72.40% 4.20%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 50 100.00% 0.00%
Other 1,005 67.50% 11.50%
Two or more races 1,745 76.80% 2.70%
Hispanic or Latino 4,155 66.20% 7.80%
Not Hispanic or Latino 13,496 77.50% 3.10%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations for people living in the 10001 area as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in 10001 is 17,098, with median earnings of $89,431.00.

Women in 10001 are earning approximately 72.50% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 17,098 $89,431.00
Male 8,672 $106,109.00
Female 8,426 $76,954.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings for 10001 even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 3,768 $113,452.00
Business and Financial 2,592 $127,630.00
Computer and Mathematical 916 $109,000.00
Architecture and Engineering 225 $95,054.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 187 $67,331.00
Community and Social Service 99 $73,137.00
Legal 603 $196,402.00
Educational and Library 1,060 $64,602.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 1,439 $70,647.00
Healthcare Practitioners 692 $118,950.00
Healthcare Support 394 $32,797.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 182 $11,957.00
Law Enforcement 23 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 485 $41,917.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 131 $43,609.00
Personal Care and Service 523 $6,983.00
Sales 1,637 $141,068.00
Office and Administrative Support 1,328 $57,917.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 212 $140,909.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 79 $0.00
Production 178 $56,719.00
Transportation and Material Moving 129 $63,476.00

Occupations by Gender

Now we can also look at the occupations by category for 10001 when it is broken down by male and female.

This lets us see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings for 10001.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 1,867 $112,542.00 1,901 $114,280.00
Business and Financial 1,283 $133,419.00 1,309 $126,576.00
Computer and Mathematical 733 $111,046.00 183 $92,067.00
Architecture and Engineering 139 $135,991.00 86 $58,947.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 123 $222,525.00 64 $52,065.00
Community and Social Service 10 $0.00 89 $72,901.00
Legal 322 $196,935.00 281 $170,417.00
Educational and Library 472 $89,344.00 588 $60,513.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 699 $85,515.00 740 $62,917.00
Healthcare Practitioners 348 $148,567.00 344 $103,393.00
Healthcare Support 11 $0.00 383 $32,661.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 42 $0.00 140 $11,902.00
Law Enforcement 0 $0.00 23 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 424 $42,333.00 61 $38,580.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 82 $43,911.00 49 $18,295.00
Personal Care and Service 129 $52,896.00 394 $5,133.00
Sales 1,024 $163,558.00 613 $76,550.00
Office and Administrative Support 346 $79,079.00 982 $47,362.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 0 $0.00 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 212 $140,909.00 0 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 79 $0.00 0 $0.00
Production 107 $86,005.00 71 $39,375.00
Transportation and Material Moving 21 $114,659.00 108 $63,151.00

Households and Family Size

A household is defined by the US Census Bureau as a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 14,273 households in 10001, with an average household size of 1.79 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 4,256 families living in the 10001 zip code with an average family size of 2.85 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each, that live in 10001:

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 2,932 270 1,054 10,017
Average Household Size 2.81 2.89 3.09 1.32
Total Families 2,932 270 1,054 0
Average Household Size 2.81 2.88 2.96 0

Poverty

Of the 4,256 families living in 10001, 9.90% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in 10001:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 16,580 housing units in 10001.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 14,273 86.09%
Vacant 2,307 13.91%

62.00% of the total 16,580 housing units in 10001 are rental units. This is approximately 10,279 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 3,780 are occupied by the owner - or 22.80% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in 10001 is $2,269.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in 10001 that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    214
  • Less than $500
    725
  • $500 to $999
    1,809
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    1,582
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    589
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    808
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    791
  • $3,000 or more
    3,975

Property Value

The median value of a property in 10001 is $467,800.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in 10001 that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    434
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    474
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    650
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    87
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    43
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    250
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    356
  • $1,000,000 or more
    1,486

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in 10001. The chart below shows the number of properties in 10001 that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    4,768
  • 1940 to 1949
    504
  • 1950 to 1959
    699
  • 1960 to 1969
    2,888
  • 1970 to 1979
    397
  • 1980 to 1989
    376
  • 1990 to 1999
    393
  • 2000 to 2009
    2,714
  • 2010 to 2013
    3,841
  • 2014 or later
    0

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in 10001 that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    12,298
  • 1 vehicle available
    1,720
  • 2 vehicles available
    218
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    37

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in 10001 get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in 10001 that commute to work in a particular way.

26.3 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in 10001.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    281
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    295
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    1,042
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    1,783
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    3,356
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    1,494
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    2,667
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    658
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    774
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    710
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    489
  • 90 or more minutes
    175

Summary

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