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Congressional District 8, NY

739,447 Population
26.7 square miles 27,716.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.9 ±0.9 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in New York: 40.1 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$39,130 ±$1,577 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in New York: $51,002 ±$412
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$63,052 ±$3,401 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in New York: $85,820 ±$653
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

20.3% ±1.8% (149,199  ±14,151) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in New York: 14% 2,704,799 (±0.3% / ±50,713)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

44.5 minutes ±0.3 (12,514,520  ±641,482) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.3 times the figure in New York: 33.2 279,586,620 (±0.2 / ±1,926,387)
  • more than 1.5 times the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

287,434 ±6,867 Number of households
  • New York: 7,828,074 ±18,401
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.5 ±0 (723,206  ±20,941) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in New York: 2.5 19,188,964
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

3.4% ±0.9% (6,260  ±1,755) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in New York: 4.7% 219,646 (±0.2% / ±8,685)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

336,271 ±7,217 Number of housing units
  • New York: 8,676,911 ±743
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$781,700 ±$27,239 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in New York: $449,800 ±$3,718
  • more than double the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

7.4% ±1% (54,153  ±7,131.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in New York: 9.3% 1,836,837 (±0.2% / ±36,336)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

85.6% ±1.3% (460,178  ±14,186.7) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in New York: 88% 12,430,128 (±0.4% / ±58,727.5)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
35.8% ±1.4% (192,400  ±8,960.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New York: 41.2% 5,819,065 (±0.3% / ±39,724.9)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

41% ±3.7% (288,544  ±27,055.4) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 1.3 times the rate in New York: 31.7% 5,958,250 (±0.3% / ±47,909.1)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 23% 74,050,850 (±0.1% / ±226,318.1)

38.3% ±1.5% (283,065  ±13,484) Foreign-born population
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in New York: 23.3% 4,621,382
  • more than double the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

1.4% ±0.2% (8,350  ±1,320) Population with veteran status
  • about two-fifths of the rate in New York: 3.5% 550,582 (±0.1% / ±11,292)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
8,350 Total veterans ±1,320 7,084 Male ±1,241 1,266 Female ±653

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