New York, USA

Basic Information

Full Name: State of New York
Capital: Albany
Joined Union: July 26, 1788 (235 years ago)

Population (2021)

Total Population: 19.84 million people
Population Growth: +0.5% per year (2010-12)
Population Density: 363.6 people/mi²
Annual Deaths: 192,137 people/yr
Annual Births: 210,640 people/yr

Demographics

Race:
- White: 63.7%
- Black/African American: 15.7%
- Other: 8.7%
Hispanic Origin: 19%
US Citizens: 90.4%

Educational Attainment (for population age 25 and older)

College Degree and Above: 45.3% (1.12 × national average)
High School Diploma: 26% (0.964 × national average)
Less than High School Diploma: 13.2% (1.1 × national average)

Geographic Properties (2002)

Total Area: 54,550 mi²
Land Area: 47,130 mi²
Water Area: 7,429 mi²
Farmland Area: 7.17 million acres
Mean Elevation: 984.3 ft
Highest Point: Mount Marcy, 5348 ft
Lowest Point: Atlantic Ocean, 0 ft

Housing (2011)

Housing Units: 8.119 million
Housing Units Change (2000-07) : +260,539
Housing Units Change Rate (2000-07) : +0.49% per year
Households: 7.216 million
People per Household (2010) : 2.689 people

Economic Properties

Number of Businesses (2007) : 1.957 million
Nonemployer Businesses (2010) : 1.576 million
Private Non-farm Businesses (2010) : 519,504

Income Statistics

Median Household Income (USD per year) : $68,486 (1.09 × national average)
Per Capita Income (USD per year per person) : $39,326 (1.15 × national average)
Population Below Poverty Line: 14.1% (1.05 × national average)

Crime Statistics (2019 estimate)

Total Rate of Crime (UCR Part I offenses) : 1,732 crimes/100,000 people/yr
Total Number of Crimes: 336,919 crimes per year

Voting and Registration Rates (2020)

Total Voting Rate: 57%
Total Registration Rate: 62%

Public School Finance Information (2020)

Total Expenditures (USD) : $57.35 billion ($21,264 per student)
Total Revenue (USD, 2009) : $55.68 billion ($20,645 per student)
Total Debt (USD) : $30.53 billion ($11,320 per student)
Total Cash and Securities (USD) : $9.017 billion ($3,344 per student)

State Symbols

State Bird: Bluebird (Sialia sialis)
State Flower: Rose (Rosa)
State Tree: Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum)
State Motto: Excelsior

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