Bronx, NY
Bronx County · New York · United States
Home to 11,188 people across 1.534 square miles.
At a glance
10474 by the numbers
Every figure below comes from the 2019–2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, the Census Gazetteer, or is computed from those. Margins of error are shown where they matter.
Location
Where 10474 is
| Coordinates | 40.81134, -73.885173 |
|---|---|
| Time zone | America/New_York |
| County | Bronx County |
| State | New York (NY) |
| Land area | 1.534 mi² |
| Coordinate source | Census ZCTA internal point |
Local time
America/New_York
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Distance to major cities
Straight-line, computed from coordinates
| New York, NY | 9.3 mi |
|---|---|
| Philadelphia, PA | 89.8 mi |
| Boston, MA | 181.0 mi |
| Chicago, IL | 716.0 mi |
People
Who lives in 10474
11,188 residents in 3,917 households, averaging 2.86 people per household. The largest age group is under 18 at 27.8% of residents.
Age distribution
Share of residents by age band
Households
Composition and size
| Total households | 3,917 |
|---|---|
| Average household size | 2.86 |
| Family households | 65.1% |
| Living alone | 28.6% |
| Median age | 32 years |
| Households with internet | 81.1% |
Race & ethnicity
Census race categories. Hispanic or Latino origin is asked separately and overlaps these groups.
Income & work
What people earn in 10474
The median household here earns $41,279 a year, below the US median of $70,109, which puts 10474 ahead of 7% of American ZIP codes. 31.5% of residents live below the poverty line.
Compared to the US
This ZIP against the national median
| Median household income | $41,279 ±$4,909 |
|---|---|
| Per capita income | $21,220 |
| Poverty rate | 31.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 10.2% |
| Labor force participation | 63.2% |
Household income distribution
Share of households in each bracket
Educational attainment among residents 25 and older: 15.0% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 73.4% finished high school.
Housing
Homes and rent in 10474
median rent runs $1,406 a month. This is a renter-majority area — 91.6% of occupied homes are rented, and the typical building went up in 1955.
Costs
Typical values
| Median home value | — |
|---|---|
| Median gross rent | $1,406/mo |
| Median year built | 1955 |
| Housing units | 4,092 |
| Vacancy rate | 4.3% |
Own vs. rent
Of 3,917 occupied units
| Owner households | 330 |
|---|---|
| Renter households | 3,587 |
Building types
Units by structure size
Getting to work
How 10474 commutes
60.6% of workers public transit, and the average one-way trip takes 43.2 minutes.
Mode of transport
Workers 16 and older
Travel time
Mean commute 43.2 minutes
Overview
Understanding ZIP code 10474
ZIP code 10474 is assigned to Bronx, NY, and falls within Bronx County. Like every US postal code, it began as a mail-routing device rather than a geographic boundary — the US Postal Service groups delivery routes under a single code so carriers and sorting equipment can process mail efficiently. Today it also serves as a practical shorthand for the area itself: roughly 11,188 people live inside it.
At 7,293 residents per square mile spread over 1.534 square miles, 10474 reads as a densely built-up area. It is a mid-sized postal code by population, and density shapes almost everything else on this page — how people get to work, whether they own or rent, and what housing costs.
Household earnings are well below the national median. At $41,279, 10474 ranks among the lower-income postal codes, ahead of 7% of them. The US median for comparison is $70,109. Bear in mind that median income describes the midpoint household, not the average — it is not pulled upward by a handful of very high earners the way a mean would be.
Living here
What life in Bronx looks like
The building stock is dominated by mid-sized apartment buildings, which account for 53.6% of housing units here. The median construction year is 1955, making the housing here mid-century. At 4.3%, vacancy is low — housing here is tightly held.
The population skews younger than the country as a whole, with a median age of 32 against 42 nationally. The average household holds 2.86 people, and 65.1% are family households.
Getting to work takes 43.2 minutes on average one way. The dominant mode is public transit at 60.6% of workers, while 60.6% take public transit, 10.5% walk. Commute patterns are one of the better proxies for how a place actually functions day to day.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Bronx, NY
Bronx is a built-up area, so you will generally find a mix of chain hotels near the main approach roads and a smaller number of independent properties closer to the centre. Staying in 10474 itself often costs less than an equivalent room in the nearest downtown while keeping you close to it.
Median rent in 10474 is $1,406 a month, which sits in the middle of the national range; accommodation pricing locally tends to be similarly mid-market. For reference, New York, NY is about 9.3 miles away in a straight line, which is worth factoring in if you are comparing a stay here against one closer to the city centre.
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Practical uses
What ZIP code 10474 is used for
Beyond addressing mail, 10474 does a lot of quiet administrative work. Retailers use it to calculate shipping and sales tax at checkout. Insurers use it to set premiums, since risk profiles vary geographically. Employers and marketers use it to define service areas. Government agencies use it to route benefits and organise reporting. If you have ever been asked for a postal code by a form that clearly does not intend to send you anything, this is why.
For anyone weighing a move, 10474 offers a compact profile of Bronx: 11,188 residents, a median household income of $41,279, 15.0% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and an unemployment rate of 10.2%. A handful of figures like these answer more relocation questions than most neighbourhood guides do.
One caution worth repeating: a postal code is not a neighbourhood. 10474 may cover parts of several distinct areas, and a single neighbourhood in Bronx may be split across more than one code. Boundaries also shift as USPS adjusts delivery routes. Treat the figures here as describing a delivery area, which is what they actually measure.
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ZIP codes near 10474
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Methodology
Where this data comes from
- Postal geography — GeoNames open postal code database (CC BY 4.0), cross-checked against the US Census Gazetteer.
- Demographics, income, housing, commute — US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates, ZIP Code Tabulation Area 10474. Tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B02001, B03003, B08301, B08303, B11001, B15003, B17001, B19001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25024, B25035, B25064, B25077, B28002.
- Land and water area — US Census Bureau 2023 Gazetteer Files.
- Weather — NOAA National Weather Service, fetched live in your browser.
- Map — OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).