Bronx, NY real estate and demographic information

About Bronx

Bronx is a very large coastal borough (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of New York. With a population of 1,392,002 people and 339 constituent neighborhoods, Bronx is the fourth largest community in New York.

Housing costs in Bronx are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in New York.

Unlike some boroughs, Bronx isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Bronx are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Bronx is a borough of service providers, sales and office workers and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Bronx who work in office and administrative support (15.60%), sales jobs (9.71%) and healthcare suport services (7.47%).

Bronx is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

One downside of living in Bronx, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 39.72 minutes every day commuting to work. It is, however, a pedestrian-friendly borough. Many of its neighborhoods are dense enough and have amenities close enough together that people find it feasible to get around on foot. In addition, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.

Bronx is a big city, and with that comes lots of benefits. One benefit is that most big cities have public transit, but Bronx really shines when it comes to the extensiveness and use of its public transit system. More than most large American cities, Bronx citizens use public transit daily to get to and from work. And while there are transportation options, most people in Bronx ride the subway. Whereas in some cities one is destined to sit in traffic every morning to get to work and every evening to get home, in Bronx a lot leave their cars at home (if they even choose to own one), and hop a ride on the subway.

Bronx Information and Demographics

The percentage of adults in Bronx who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 17.65% of the adults in Bronx have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Bronx in 2010 was $17,575, which is low income relative to New York, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $70,300 for a family of four. However, Bronx contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Bronx is an extremely ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Bronx home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Bronx, accounting for 53.53% of the borough’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Bronx residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Bronx include West Indian, Jamaican, Italian and Irish.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Bronx's cultural character, accounting for 32.51% of the borough’s population.

The most common language spoken in Bronx is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and African languages.