Harlem, New York Population & Demographics

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Demographics Quick Facts

The population density in Harlem is 193% higher than New York
The median age in Harlem is 1% lower than New York
In Harlem 20.59% of the population is White
In Harlem 57.04% of the population is Black
In Harlem 3.89% of the population is Asian

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Harlem racial demographics

Race	Harlem	New York	New York
White	20.59%	41.33%	64.31%
Black	57.04%	23.82%	15.60%
Asian	3.89%	14.29%	8.12%
American Indian	0.32%	0.44%	0.38%
Native Hawaiian	0.01%	0.06%	0.04%
Mixed race	6.22%	5.63%	2.93%
Other race	11.94%	14.43%	8.62%

In Harlem, 28.9% 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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Household income distribution

Place of birth by citizenship

Harlem age breakdown

Marital status

Age of children in married couples

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

Statistic	Harlem	New York	New York
Population	131,215	8,379,552	19,453,561
Population density (sq mi)	81,643	27,889	413
Median age	36.4	36.9	38.2
Male/Female ratio	0.9:1	0.9:1	0.9:1
Married (15yrs & older)	n/a	47%	52%
Families w/ Kids under 18	42%	41%	43%
Speak English	n/a	52%	70%
Speak Spanish	n/a	24%	15%

Harlem, New York, NY Demographics