DEMOGRAPHICS & DATA

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POPULATION
Top 10 U.S.
​CITIES
1 - New York
2 - Los Angeles
3 - Chicago
4 - Houston
5 - Phoenix
6 - Philadelphia
7 - San Antonio
8 - San Diego
9 - Dallas
10 - San Jose
Overall
Population
8,804,190
​3,898,747
​​2,746,388
2,316,120
​1,680,992
​1,584,064
​1,547,253
​1,423,851
​1,343,266
​​1,021,795
African American
2,139,418
354,182
812,930
524,380
119,350
666,890
108,307
91,231
326,488
30,653
Asian American
976,807
1,469,968
177,802
157,778
63,877
114,052
43,323
237,783
45,681
366,824
Hispanic
​/ Latino
2,417,676
1,910,196
776,290
1,044,120
725,394
241,425
998,698
431,477
553,420
​312,762
Source: US Census, 2019 and 2020 Estimates

Top 10 U.S.
​METROS
1 - New York City
2 - Los Angeles
3 - Chicago
4 - Dallas
5 - Houston
6 - Washington DC
7 - Miami
8 - Philadelphia
9 - Atlanta
10 - Boston
Overall
Population
19,216,182
13,214,799
9,458,539
7,573,136
7,066,141
6,280,487
6,166,488
6,102,434
6,020,364
​4,873,019
African American
3,750,848
967,207
1,656,013
1,275,289
1,379,894
1,656,013
1,368,628
1,350,898
2,136,543
​470,746
Asian American
1,878,261
1,884,669
532,801
341,503
389,007
517,458
157,726
295,766
254,307
​294,503
Hispanic
​/ Latino
4,780,000
5,979,000
2,070,000
1,943,000
2,335,000
906,000
2,554,000
544,000
588,000
484,000
Source: Pew Hispanic, 2016 Estimates
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VARIOUS KEY INDICATORS
Top 10 U.S. Cities
by Population
1 - New York
2 - Los Angeles
3 - Chicago
4 - Houston
5 - Phoenix
6 - Philadelphia
7 - San Antonio
8 - San Diego
9 - Dallas
10 - San Jose
Poverty Rate
% of Residents
17.9%
18.0%
18.4%
20.1%
18.0%
24.3%
17.8%
12.8%
18.9%
​8.7%
Median Household
Income
% of Residents
Bachelor Degree or Higher
$63,998
​$68,044
$58,247
$52,338
$46,881
$45,927
$52,455
$79,673
$52,580
​$109,593
38.1
34.4
39.5
32.9
28.6
29.7
26.0
45.9
33.4
​43.7
Source: US Census






​MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 30 LARGEST CITIES
​Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2019 five-year estimate