State profile · NY

Largest Cities in New York

Name: New York Cities: Population, Income & Housing Data
Creator: PlainCities
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Ranked by resident population across 1,256 tracked cities and towns in New York, using Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023). This compares cities and Census-designated places, not metropolitan areas, and carries the same rows into the chart, table, and downloadable CSV below.

Compiled by PlainCities

1,256
Cities: 16.2M
Combined city pop.: $97,379
Avg median income: 7.3%
Avg poverty rate

Data updated August 2026

The headline finding

New York is the largest of 1,256 tracked cities in New York, which ranks #7 of 52 nationally on avg median income.

New York
largest tracked city (8,516,202 people): #7
national rank, avg median income: 1,256
cities tracked in this state

Every figure here is read live from the same table rendered below.

New York's 1,256 tracked cities include 1 with over 1 million residents; 84% are small towns under 10,000 people.

<10K

1,056
10K-99K

194
100K-999K

5
1M+

1

What this shows Small towns under 10,000 residents are the largest group in PlainCities' New York coverage, with 1,056 of 1,256 tracked places. This is a count of profiled places, not a share of the state's population.

How we calculate this mix & the national home-value percentile below

Every tracked city in New York is bucketed by population: small town under 10,000; mid-size 10,000–99,999; large 100,000–999,999; megacity 1,000,000+. The national home-value comparison below plots New York's average tracked-city home value against all 52 US states/territories, ranked the same way as the per-city percentiles: the state's percentile is the share of states with a lower average home value. See the methodology page for the full source-to-figure lineage.

New York

8,516,202
Buffalo

276,397
Rochester

209,720
Yonkers

209,529
Syracuse

146,211
Albany

100,081
New Rochelle

81,591
Cheektowaga

76,251
Mount Vernon

72,528
Schenectady

68,521
Utica

64,440
White Plains

59,818

What this shows New York, NY is the most populous city profiled in New York; the top 100 rows are listed below and the complete 1,256-row record is available as a CSV.

How New York ranks nationally

Avg median income

$97,379

#7 of 52 · highest income

Avg home value

$389,935

#13 of 52 · highest values

Avg poverty rate

7.3%

#11 of 52 · lowest poverty

Tracked cities

1,256

#5 of 52 · most tracked cities

New York ranks #7 of 52 nationally on average median income and #11 of 52 on average poverty rate, derived live by comparing it against every other tracked state. Averages are computed only across the cities PlainCities tracks in each state, not full state populations.

How New York's home values compare nationally

Average tracked-city home value vs. all 52 US states/territories

$389,935 25th percentile more affordable than 25% of 52 US states

Show national distribution

Each bar is a $50K-wide band; taller bars hold more US states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023

Largest cities in New York

Showing the 100 most-populous tracked places, ordered by population. Download the CSV for every one of the 1,256 city records and their source-backed fields.

#	City	Population	Median Income	Home Value	Poverty
1	New York	8,516,202	$79,713	$751,700	13.6%
2	Buffalo	276,397	$48,050	$152,300	22.3%
3	Rochester	209,720	$46,628	$120,600	22.5%
4	Yonkers	209,529	$81,816	$478,000	11.6%
5	Syracuse	146,211	$45,845	$125,100	24.2%
6	Albany	100,081	$59,485	$223,000	13.1%
7	New Rochelle	81,591	$103,813	$667,300	7.4%
8	Cheektowaga	76,251	$66,293	$169,200	6.3%
9	Mount Vernon	72,528	$77,171	$449,600	9.1%
10	Schenectady	68,521	$56,398	$152,000	19.3%
11	Utica	64,440	$51,513	$133,400	22.9%
12	White Plains	59,818	$115,586	$624,100	7.5%
13	Hempstead	58,569	$82,454	$442,100	13.0%
14	Levittown	51,557	$139,696	$564,000	3.2%
15	Troy	51,054	$57,688	$192,500	19.2%
16	Irondequoit	50,438	$76,871	$169,000	5.5%
17	Niagara Falls	48,198	$48,535	$104,400	18.7%
18	Binghamton	47,357	$44,331	$117,400	21.8%
19	West Seneca	45,329	$75,465	$215,000	4.0%
20	Freeport	44,102	$118,755	$479,700	4.0%
21	Hicksville	43,868	$148,008	$617,100	3.9%
22	West Babylon	43,239	$127,785	$490,500	2.8%
23	Coram	41,527	$107,159	$425,300	5.0%
24	Valley Stream	40,278	$127,426	$605,000	2.6%
25	Central Islip	37,751	$110,166	$405,000	6.0%
26	Brighton	36,633	$83,723	$259,300	4.9%
27	Kiryas Joel	36,572	$43,171	$685,800	37.2%
28	Elmont	36,436	$120,917	$576,800	2.3%
29	Commack	36,353	$170,375	$647,000	1.7%
30	East Meadow	35,806	$128,770	$613,900	3.1%
31	Long Beach	34,741	$130,795	$661,500	4.3%
32	New	34,133	$174,479	$618,500	3.7%
33	Uniondale	33,637	$115,037	$511,300	5.3%
34	Baldwin	33,595	$139,840	$578,200	3.8%
35	Huntington Station	33,283	$129,121	$540,400	7.3%
36	Spring Valley	32,995	$56,151	$351,500	26.2%
37	Oceanside	31,907	$145,282	$626,700	1.3%
38	Rome	31,795	$58,857	$137,200	12.5%
39	Ithaca	31,792	$48,617	$330,100	9.1%
40	Poughkeepsie	31,778	$60,050	$259,200	15.8%
41	Centereach	31,501	$127,106	$471,300	3.0%
42	Bay Shore	31,275	$101,695	$467,800	5.3%
43	Port Chester	31,162	$99,916	$563,900	9.4%
44	Franklin Square	30,559	$140,051	$640,300	4.6%
45	North Tonawanda	30,338	$66,774	$184,900	8.4%
46	Middletown	30,227	$77,174	$271,000	10.6%
47	Harrison	29,279	$153,273	$1,001,900	3.4%
48	Newburgh	28,649	$51,006	$221,100	25.0%
49	Saratoga Springs	28,542	$100,485	$445,100	5.4%
50	Jamestown	28,401	$44,878	$79,100	16.0%
51	Glen Cove	28,101	$91,355	$654,500	9.9%
52	Shirley	27,807	$105,379	$390,300	5.5%
53	Monsey	27,787	$49,095	$829,700	41.2%
54	Deer Park	27,334	$138,950	$497,900	2.8%
55	Lindenhurst	27,106	$129,033	$484,800	4.0%
56	Ossining	26,979	$100,997	$444,200	6.6%
57	West Islip	26,559	$171,045	$592,700	1.1%
58	Auburn	26,475	$49,377	$143,600	13.8%
59	Elmira	26,349	$43,089	$88,200	21.0%
60	Holbrook	26,256	$139,116	$504,100	3.0%
61	Plainview	26,251	$185,531	$729,100	0.9%
62	Rockville Centre	25,770	$144,516	$796,100	3.0%
63	Medford	25,681	$128,631	$444,500	1.9%
64	Peekskill	25,484	$91,042	$376,800	4.6%
65	Dix Hills	25,042	$219,636	$891,400	2.0%
66	Smithtown	24,940	$148,852	$661,400	2.3%
67	Watertown	24,574	$49,692	$149,800	13.4%
68	Kingston	23,942	$65,413	$277,900	14.7%
69	Copiague	23,332	$121,098	$463,300	7.5%
70	Garden City	22,866	$228,807	$1,063,300	1.7%
71	Rotterdam	22,798	$81,830	$203,700	2.9%
72	Massapequa	21,822	$179,844	$661,900	1.8%
73	Merrick	21,816	$179,415	$715,700	2.1%
74	Selden	21,707	$111,339	$435,700	5.9%
75	East Patchogue	21,364	$107,721	$459,200	3.6%
76	Mineola	21,082	$138,385	$624,300	4.8%
77	North Bellmore	20,776	$183,250	$636,800	1.4%
78	Niskayuna	20,774	$128,346	$326,600	1.3%
79	Hauppauge	20,772	$145,987	$634,700	3.2%
80	West Hempstead	20,762	$160,280	$626,100	2.2%
81	Lockport	20,699	$59,153	$131,800	13.5%
82	Eastchester	20,519	$158,526	$774,200	2.2%
83	North Bay Shore	20,501	$117,893	$449,900	6.0%
84	North Amityville	20,364	$125,991	$452,100	5.7%
85	Lynbrook	20,251	$138,866	$592,400	5.8%
86	East Massapequa	20,142	$145,875	$596,700	1.4%
87	Huntington	20,117	$162,066	$733,000	2.4%
88	Nanuet	20,089	$113,582	$502,700	4.0%
89	Plattsburgh	19,878	$53,962	$189,600	13.5%
90	Mamaroneck	19,840	$125,459	$705,200	3.2%
91	Lackawanna	19,779	$48,185	$126,500	16.9%
92	East Northport	19,672	$153,380	$601,300	3.4%
93	Roosevelt	19,636	$135,158	$454,100	2.0%
94	Holtsville	19,250	$130,851	$483,400	1.7%
95	Melville	19,187	$155,675	$778,400	0.8%
96	Ronkonkoma	18,368	$125,534	$467,600	1.9%
97	Lake Ronkonkoma	18,289	$102,608	$484,700	5.1%
98	Syosset	18,274	$187,936	$854,500	3.1%
99	North Babylon	18,208	$130,293	$470,900	2.1%
100	Woodmere	18,198	$174,942	$944,400	1.6%

What to do with New York's city data

1,256 cities is a lot to browse, here's where to start.

New York is New York's largest tracked city by population, start there if you want the fullest picture of a major NY metro. New York profile
29 tracked cities in New York sit at the Census ACS top-code of $250,000 or more, so no single city can be named the highest-income. Browse the city table by income column instead of trusting a single crown. All New York cities
See how New York's cities stack up nationally, not just against each other. National rankings

City counts and averages on this page cover only the 1,256 places with sufficient Census ACS data, smaller towns below the reporting threshold are not included.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Primary sources: Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES.

Compare beyond this state

Nationwide similar states

Other states closest to New York on two ACS statewide axes: tracked-city population sum and mean of city median household incomes. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a claim that peers share a labor market or climate.

Similar statewide population

Nearest 50-state peers by ACS population of tracked cities. This state: 16,244,323.

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Similar mean household income

Nearest peers by mean of city median household incomes. This state: $97,379. Population peers are excluded.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many cities does PlainCities track in New York?

PlainCities profiles 1,256 cities and towns in New York, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2023).

What is the largest city in New York?

New York is the largest tracked city in New York, with a population of 8,516,202.

What is the average household income in New York?

Across the 1,256 tracked cities in New York, the average median household income is $97,379. Individual cities vary widely - 29 tracked cities in New York sit at the Census ACS top-code of $250,000 or more, so no single city can be named the highest-income.

What is the average poverty rate in New York?

The average poverty rate across New York's tracked cities is 7.3%, based on Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023).

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