Postal Codes

10040 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 10040 covers New York, New York, with a population of about 41,581 and a median household income of $64,022.

Population
41,58173,335 per square mile
Median age
41.52.8 points above the US average
Median household income
$64,02224% below the New York median
Poverty rate
16.6%4.2 points above the US average
Typical home value
$483,751down 21.9% in five years
Median rent
$1,6801.1× the New York median
Degree or higher
38.3%3.3 points above the US average
Homeownership
15.4%49.6 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
592

Where 10040 is

New York, New York — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population41,581
Median age41.5
Family households53.8%
Born outside the US48.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home69.8%
White (non-Hispanic)22.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)3.5%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.7%
Hispanic or Latino68.8%
Veterans0.8%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$64,022
Income per person$39,405
Poverty rate16.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance28.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k8.1%
$10–15k5.8%
$15–20k3.8%
$20–25k3.9%
$25–30k3.9%
$30–35k4.3%
$35–40k3.8%
$40–45k3.4%
$45–50k3.4%
$50–60k5.0%
$60–75k9.8%
$75–100k11.7%
$100–125k10.3%
$125–150k7.0%
$150–200k6.2%
$200k or more9.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed20,070
Mean adjusted gross income$54,204
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3.1%
Returns, under $25k38.2%
Returns, $25k–$50k25.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k9.9%
Returns, $200k or more3.1%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$465,700
Median gross rent$1,680
Rent as a share of household income32.4%
Owner-occupied15.4%
Vacant homes4.5%
Median year built1938

What the homes are

Detached house0.6%
Attached house0.4%
2 to 4 units1.4%
5 to 19 units8.1%
20 or more units89.4%
Mobile home0.3%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$483,751as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 0%
Typical home value, 5 yearsdown 21.9%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 3.6%
Typical asking rent$2,988as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 4.5%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 37.1%
Typical asking rent, 10 yearsup 44.2%
Typical home value since 2000
201420202026$652,612$364,633

$364,633 in 2014 to $483,751 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201520202026$2,988$2,002

$2,002 in 2015 to $2,988 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate14.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher38.3%
High school diploma or higher77.1%
Works from home15.9%
Drives to work alone6.5%
Takes public transport59.5%
Commutes 45 minutes or more42.9%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity23.2% 10.2 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.9% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes10.3% 2.9 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure28.4% 5.7 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health23.3% 3 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)15.6% 4.3 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression18.2% 3.7 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity29.3% 3.9 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis20.7% 4.4 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking20.3% 4.3 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication73.9% 0.8 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)6.1% 1.6 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.5% 0.9 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.7% 0.5 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78.1% 1.4 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.4% 1.5 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14% 0.8 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening62.2% 2.1 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.9% 1.7 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist56.5% 4.8 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability30.6% same as the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support29.2% 4.4 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity26% 8.9 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps20.6% 6.3 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.6% 1.1 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol38.2% 2 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity21.2% 7.4 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.8% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport11.9% 2.7 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness39.8% 5.4 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use77.7% 1.8 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.7% 1.1 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability15.9% 1.9 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.6% 1.1 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.9% 0.9 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat10.6% 1.8 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours37.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.2% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost11.3% 1.7 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability7.8% 2.2 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments592
People employed3,551
Annual payroll$153,755,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 21.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 12 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss11.4 out of 100
Community resilience56.2 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Heat wave70.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane64.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake63Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather56Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind55.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave53.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide51.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding45Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail31.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning22.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado21.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm21.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding16.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire15Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with New York and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPNew YorkUnited States
Median household income$64,022$84,578$78,538
Income per person$39,405$49,520$43,289
Poverty rate16.6%13.7%12.4%
Median home value$465,700$403,000$303,400
Median gross rent$1,680$1,576$1,348
Homeownership15.4%54.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher38.3%39.6%35%
Unemployment rate14.9%6.2%5.2%
Works from home15.9%13.3%13.5%
Born outside the US48.4%22.6%13.9%
Median age41.539.638.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationBRONX, NY US7.2 km away
Rain in a year50 in

Average high and low by month

January39.7°F / 27.3°F3.74 in rain
February42.6°F / 28.7°F3.19 in rain
March50.3°F / 34.6°F4.37 in rain
April61.4°F / 44.4°F3.95 in rain
May72.3°F / 54.6°F4.06 in rain
June80.9°F / 64.3°F4.55 in rain
July86.1°F / 70.6°F4.37 in rain
August84.1°F / 69.1°F4.82 in rain
September77.1°F / 62.1°F4.55 in rain
October65.8°F / 50.7°F4.13 in rain
November54.1°F / 41.3°F3.45 in rain
December44.8°F / 33.1°F4.67 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

New York City Department Of Education100% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability82more vulnerable than 82% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status73more vulnerable than 73% of US census tracts
Household characteristics65more vulnerable than 65% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status80more vulnerable than 80% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport88more vulnerable than 88% of US census tracts
Walkability12.8 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

10034 New York, NY1.1 km away
10033 New York, NY1.1 km away
10453 Bronx, NY1.6 km away
10452 Bronx, NY2.4 km away
10032 New York, NY2.5 km away
10468 Bronx, NY2.6 km away
10457 Bronx, NY2.7 km away
10463 Bronx, NY3.1 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

New York County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area0.57 sq mi
Population density73,335 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.8583, -73.9296

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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