Upper East Side, New York Population & Demographics

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Demographics Quick Facts

The population density in Upper East Side is 302% higher than New York
The median age in Upper East Side is 18% higher than New York
In Upper East Side 81.25% of the population is White
In Upper East Side 2.47% of the population is Black
In Upper East Side 10.39% of the population is Asian

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Upper East Side racial demographics

Race	Upper East Side	New York	New York
White	81.25%	41.33%	64.31%
Black	2.47%	23.82%	15.60%
Asian	10.39%	14.29%	8.12%
American Indian	0.40%	0.44%	0.38%
Native Hawaiian	0.09%	0.06%	0.04%
Mixed race	2.76%	5.63%	2.93%
Other race	2.63%	14.43%	8.62%

In Upper East Side, 28.9% of people are of Hispanic or Latino origin.
Please note: Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in any/all of the applicable race categories above.

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Household income distribution

Place of birth by citizenship

Upper East Side age breakdown

Marital status

Age of children in married couples

Source: The Upper East Side, New York, NY demographics data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).

Statistic	Upper East Side	New York	New York
Population	187,724	8,379,552	19,453,561
Population density (sq mi)	112,211	27,889	413
Median age	43.7	36.9	38.2
Male/Female ratio	0.8:1	0.9:1	0.9:1
Married (15yrs & older)	n/a	47%	52%
Families w/ Kids under 18	39%	41%	43%
Speak English	n/a	52%	70%
Speak Spanish	n/a	24%	15%

Upper East Side, New York, NY Demographics