Upper East Side, New York Population & Demographics

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Statistic	Upper East Side	New York	New York
Population	194,024	8,461,961	19,453,561
Population density (sq mi)	116,790	28,173	413
Median age	42.7	35.9	38.2
Male/Female ratio	0.8:1	0.9:1	0.9:1
Married (15yrs & older)	n/a	46%	52%
Families w/ Kids under 18	41%	44%	43%
Speak English	n/a	51%	70%
Speak Spanish	n/a	24%	15%

Key findings

The population density in Upper East Side is 315% higher than New York
The median age in Upper East Side is 19% higher than New York
In Upper East Side 83.90% of the population is White
In Upper East Side 2.72% of the population is Black
In Upper East Side 8.67% of the population is Asian

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Upper East Side population breakdown by race

Race	Upper East Side	New York	New York
White	83.90%	43.07%	64.31%
Black	2.72%	24.40%	15.60%
Asian	8.67%	13.71%	8.12%
American Indian	0.19%	0.39%	0.38%
Native Hawaiian	0.11%	0.05%	0.04%
Mixed race	2.84%	3.28%	2.93%
Other race	1.56%	15.09%	8.62%

In Upper East Side, 29.0% 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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Upper East Side age breakdown

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Age of children in married couples

Source: The Upper East Side, New York, NY demographics data displayed above is derived from the 2016 United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).

Upper East Side, New York, NY Demographics