nyc_borough_population: New York City Population by Borough, 1950 - 2040

In nycOpenData: Convenient Access to NYC Open Data API Endpoints

New York City Population by Borough, 1950 - 2040

Description

Downloads historical and projected NYC population data by borough from NYC Open Data.

Usage

nyc_borough_population(limit = 10000, filters = list(), timeout_sec = 30)

Arguments

limit	Number of rows to retrieve (default = 10,000).
filters	Optional list of field-value pairs to filter results.
timeout_sec	Request timeout in seconds (default = 30).

Details

This dataset contains population figures for New York City's five boroughs from 1940 to 2040. It includes both historical census data and population projections, allowing analysis of demographic trends across Brooklyn, Bronx, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island over a 90-year period.

Value

A tibble containing City Record Online data.

Source

NYC Open Data: <https://data.cityofnewyork.us/City-Government/New-York-City-Population-by-Borough-1940-2040/xywu-7bv9>

Examples

# Examples that hit the live NYC Open Data API are guarded so CRAN checks
# do not fail when the network is unavailable or slow.
if (interactive() && curl::has_internet()) {
  # Quick example (fetch 2 rows)
  small_sample <- nyc_borough_population(limit = 2)
  small_sample

  nyc_borough_population(limit = 2, filters = list(borough = "Bronx"))
}

nycOpenData documentation built on Feb. 15, 2026, 1:07 a.m.