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Jay town, Essex County, NY

2,354 Population
67.7 square miles 34.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

48.8 ±4.6 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Essex County: 49.9 ±0.3
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in New York: 39.8 ±0.1
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$44,623 ±$9,177 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in Essex County: $42,694 ±$2,347
  • about 90 percent of the amount in New York: $50,712 ±$237
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$72,380 ±$18,595 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Essex County: $71,661 ±$4,292
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New York: $85,974 ±$402
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

6.7% ±3.6% (156  ±86) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Essex County: 11.2% † 3,926 (±1.3% / ±463)
  • about half the rate in New York: 14% 2,711,742 (±0.2% / ±29,111)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

28.4 minutes ±1.8 (28,670  ±6,028) Mean travel time to work
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Essex County: 22.7 329,380 (±1.1 / ±19,990)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in New York: 32.6 258,262,370 (±0.1 / ±834,810)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

973 ±122 Number of households
  • Essex County: 16,342 ±375
  • New York: 7,722,646 ±12,717
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.4 ±0.2 (2,315  ±342) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Essex County: 2.1 34,676 (±0.1 / ±65)
  • a little less than the figure in New York: 2.5 19,227,424
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

1,567 ±124 Number of housing units
  • Essex County: 25,484 ±84
  • New York: 8,585,241 ±652
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$196,900 ±$22,375 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Essex County: $211,900 ±$11,846
  • about half the amount in New York: $423,800 ±$1,627
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

9.3% ±4% (218  ±99.5) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in Essex County: 9.6% † 3,537 (±1.4% / ±504.3)
  • a little less than the rate in New York: 9.9% 1,939,072 (±0.1% / ±17,964.9)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

95.8% ±17.2% (1,802  ±225.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Essex County: 92.1% 26,785 (±3.2% / ±928.9)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in New York: 88% 12,332,714 (±0.2% / ±30,517.5)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
31.4% ±4.8% (591  ±117.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Essex County: 32.8% 9,543 (±2.1% / ±606.6)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in New York: 40.2% 5,638,631 (±0.1% / ±20,283)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

3.8% ±1.9% (89  ±46) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Essex County: 4.1% 1,503
  • about one-fifth of the rate in New York: 22.8% 4,526,014
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

10.5% ±3.2% (207  ±70) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Essex County: 8% † 2,515 (±1% / ±307)
  • more than double the rate in New York: 3.7% 581,776 (±0% / ±5,645)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
207 Total veterans ±70 196 Male ±69 11 Female ±12

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