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Congressional District 17, NY

783,152 Population
824.7 square miles 949.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.8 ±0.7 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

$59,456 ±$1,792 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in New York: $51,002 ±$412
  • about 1.3 times the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$123,436 ±$3,288 Median household income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in New York: $85,820 ±$653
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

11% ±1.1% (83,945  ±8,101) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in New York: 14% 2,704,799 (±0.3% / ±50,713)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

33.9 minutes ±0.9 (10,834,335  ±379,684) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in New York: 33.2 279,586,620 (±0.2 / ±1,926,387)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

261,372 ±3,891 Number of households
  • New York: 7,828,074 ±18,401
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.9 ±0.1 (757,833  ±5,378) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in New York: 2.5 19,188,964
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5% ±0.9% (8,073  ±1,397) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in New York: 4.7% 219,646 (±0.2% / ±8,685)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

275,855 ±3,802 Number of housing units
  • New York: 8,676,911 ±743
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$635,500 ±$11,203 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.4 times the amount in New York: $449,800 ±$3,718
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

7.8% ±1% (60,494  ±7,531.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in New York: 9.3% 1,836,837 (±0.2% / ±36,336)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

89% ±1.8% (466,777  ±10,455.3) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in New York: 88% 12,430,128 (±0.4% / ±58,727.5)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
50.7% ±1.5% (265,778  ±7,942.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in New York: 41.2% 5,819,065 (±0.3% / ±39,724.9)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

34.7% ±1.6% (253,148  ±11,799.7) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in New York: 31.7% 5,958,250 (±0.3% / ±47,909.1)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 23% 74,050,850 (±0.1% / ±226,318.1)

20.9% ±1.1% (163,543  ±8,535) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New York: 23.3% 4,621,382
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

3.1% ±0.3% (18,198  ±2,002) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New York: 3.5% 550,582 (±0.1% / ±11,292)
  • about half the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
18,198 Total veterans ±2,002 17,006 Male ±1,928 1,192 Female ±575

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