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10459 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 10459 covers Bronx, New York, with a population of about 49,753 and a median household income of $39,276.

Population
49,75359,821 per square mile
Median age
33.75 points below the US average
Median household income
$39,27654% below the New York median
Poverty rate
33.5%21.1 points above the US average
Typical home value
$524,818up 25.4% in five years
Median rent
$1,28518% below the New York median
Degree or higher
13.8%21.2 points below the US average
Homeownership
11.8%53.2 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
658

Where 10459 is

Bronx, 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

Population49,753
Median age33.7
Family households63.8%
Born outside the US29.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home64.5%
White (non-Hispanic)1.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)29.3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1%
Hispanic or Latino66.3%
Veterans2.3%
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$39,276
Income per person$21,740
Poverty rate33.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance48.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k11.5%
$10–15k11.0%
$15–20k8.0%
$20–25k5.5%
$25–30k6.2%
$30–35k4.1%
$35–40k4.1%
$40–45k5.8%
$45–50k2.8%
$50–60k7.5%
$60–75k8.4%
$75–100k10.5%
$100–125k4.1%
$125–150k3.5%
$150–200k4.0%
$200k or more3.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed21,400
Mean adjusted gross income$35,635
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0.3%
Returns, under $25k45.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k30.5%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k5.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k3.6%
Returns, $200k or more0.3%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$589,500
Median gross rent$1,285
Rent as a share of household income37.4%
Owner-occupied11.8%
Vacant homes4.1%
Median year built1981

What the homes are

Detached house2.3%
Attached house4.4%
2 to 4 units17.1%
5 to 19 units16.9%
20 or more units59.3%
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$524,818as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 8.8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 25.4%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 73.4%
Typical asking rent$3,045as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$524,818$170,739

$179,895 in 2000 to $524,818 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate14%
Bachelor's degree or higher13.8%
High school diploma or higher68.4%
Works from home8.3%
Drives to work alone20.8%
Takes public transport54.4%
Commutes 45 minutes or more43.2%
Health

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

Obesity36.4% 3 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes16.7% 4.7 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.2% 2 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure35.3% 1.2 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health34.5% 14.2 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)19.8% 8.5 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression16.9% 5 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity42.4% 17 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis21.6% 3.5 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.3% 1.7 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication73.4% 1.3 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)4.1% 3.6 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma12.2% 1.8 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.8% 0.6 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80% 3.3 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening84.3% 1.6 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability19.4% 4.6 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening58.9% 5.4 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.1% 0.5 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist46.7% 14.6 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability39.6% 8.9 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support36% 11.2 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity45.8% 28.7 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps40.7% 26.4 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.9% 0.8 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36.1% same as the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity37.5% 23.7 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability13.4% 5 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport20.5% 11.3 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness42.3% 7.9 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use76.6% 0.7 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.4% 1.6 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability22.6% 8.6 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)18.6% 5.1 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability8.1% 4.1 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat21.1% 12.3 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours44.6% 8.2 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.4% 1 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost20.6% 7.6 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability12.5% 6.9 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments658
People employed5,781
Annual payroll$260,485,000
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 31.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 20 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss13.5 out of 100
Community resilience2.3 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 wave88.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave74.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane71Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind66.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather65.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake59.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail39.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding37.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning28.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado26.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm25.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide21.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding18.2Relatively Moderate 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$39,276$84,578$78,538
Income per person$21,740$49,520$43,289
Poverty rate33.5%13.7%12.4%
Median home value$589,500$403,000$303,400
Median gross rent$1,285$1,576$1,348
Homeownership11.8%54.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher13.8%39.6%35%
Unemployment rate14%6.2%5.2%
Works from home8.3%13.3%13.5%
Born outside the US29.5%22.6%13.9%
Median age33.739.638.7
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 US4 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 vulnerability98more vulnerable than 98% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status92more vulnerable than 92% of US census tracts
Household characteristics93more vulnerable than 93% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status98more vulnerable than 98% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport96more vulnerable than 96% of US census tracts
Walkability13.7 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

10474 Bronx, NY1.5 km away
10455 Bronx, NY1.5 km away
10456 Bronx, NY1.5 km away
10472 Bronx, NY2 km away
10460 Bronx, NY2.2 km away
10451 Bronx, NY2.3 km away
10457 Bronx, NY2.7 km away
10452 Bronx, NY2.7 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.

Bronx County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area0.83 sq mi
Population density59,821 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.8247, -73.8940

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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