Bronx, NY Facts, Population, Income, Demographics, Economy

Cost of Living: March 2019 cost of living index in Bronx: 177.3 (very high, U.S. average is 100)

Population Density:

Median Incomes:
      Estimated median household income in 2017: $37,397 (it was $27,611 in 2000)
      Estimated per capita income in 2017: $20,497 (it was $13,959 in 2000)
      Estimated median house or condo value in 2017: $400,300 (it was $183,800 in 2000) Bronx:$400,300NY:$314,500

The Bronx is referred to with the definite article as "The Bronx", both legally and colloquially. The County of Bronx does not place "The" immediately before "Bronx" in formal references, unlike the coextensive Borough of the Bronx, nor does the United States Postal Service in its database of Bronx addresses (the city and state mailing-address format is simply "Bronx, NY"). The region was apparently named after the Bronx River and first appeared in the "Annexed District of The Bronx" created in 1874 out of part of Westchester County. It was continued in the "Borough of The Bronx", which included a larger annexation from Westchester County in 1898. The use of the definite article is attributed to the style of referring to rivers. A time-worn story explanation for the use of the definite article in the borough's name stems from the phrase "visiting the Broncks", referring to the settler's family.