The Bronx

The Bronx (Bronx County) had 1,472,654 residents at the 2020 census, surpassing its 1970 peak; the NYU Furman Center estimates 1,384,724 for 2024. It had about 562,300 homes in 2023, 15% of the city's housing stock, and the lowest net rental vacancy rate of the five boroughs, about 0.82%.

Key figures for 2024 (NYU Furman Center, incomes and rents in 2025 dollars):

• Foreign-born residents: 34.7%
• Median household income: $47,600, the lowest of the five boroughs
• Homeownership rate: 19.7%, the lowest of the five boroughs
• Households with children under 18: 30.0%
• Mean commute to work: 43.3 minutes

The Bronx is largely a borough of renters living in apartment buildings, with a high share of families. Incomes are lower than elsewhere in the city, and rent burdens are high: in 2024, 35.8% of renter households paid more than half their income on rent, the highest share of the five boroughs.

The MTA's station list shows 7 subway routes with stations in the Bronx: the 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6, and the B and D. Commutes averaged 43.3 minutes in 2024.

The Bronx has the lowest rents of the five boroughs. In 2024 the median rent paid by all renters was $1,510, and households that had recently moved paid a median of $1,780. Median rents were about $1,390 for studios and one-bedrooms and $1,630 for two- and three-bedroom homes. Vacancies are rare, so expect competition for affordable apartments.

Three in ten households have children under 18. Children attend their zoned public school from kindergarten to grade 8, and families apply for free 3-K and Pre-K seats through MySchools. The Bronx has the city's largest park, Pelham Bay Park (about 2,772 acres), as well as Van Cortlandt Park (about 1,146 acres), Bronx Park, Ferry Point Park and Soundview Park.