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Census Tract 279, Bronx, NY

8,359 Population
0.1 square miles 78,347 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

32.7 ±2.5 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in New York: 38.2 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Bronx County: 36 ±0.2
  • about 80 percent of the figure in New York: 39.8 ±0.1

Economics

$33,583 ±$6,169 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in New York: $51,844 ±$373
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Bronx County: $27,421 ±$432
  • about two-thirds of the amount in New York: $50,712 ±$237
$72,721 ±$9,462 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in New York: $80,483 ±$601
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Bronx County: $48,676 ±$895
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New York: $85,974 ±$402

17.2% ±11.5% (1,379  ±946) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in New York: 17.9% 1,494,379 (±0.2% / ±19,242)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Bronx County: 27.8% 382,447 (±0.6% / ±8,488)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in New York: 14% 2,711,742 (±0.2% / ±29,111)

46.1 minutes ±5.5 (161,015  ±38,063) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in New York: 40.3 131,643,296 (±0.1 / ±583,113)
  • a little higher than the figure in Bronx County: 43.3 21,523,000 (±0.4 / ±301,172)
  • about 1.4 times the figure in New York: 32.6 258,262,370 (±0.1 / ±834,810)

Families

3,017 ±323 Number of households
  • New York: 3,334,088 ±7,060
  • Bronx County: 534,100 ±1,505
  • New York: 7,722,646 ±12,717
2.7 ±0.3 (8,009  ±1,244) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in New York: 2.5 8,266,609 (±0 / ±3,241)
  • a little higher than the figure in Bronx County: 2.5 1,352,273 (±0 / ±1,634)
  • a little higher than the figure in New York: 2.5 19,227,424

2.7% ±2.7% (64  ±68) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in New York: 4.5% 96,727 (±0.1% / ±3,061)
  • about half the rate in Bronx County: 5.9% 20,723 (±0.4% / ±1,488)
  • about half the rate in New York: 4.9% 228,276 (±0.1% / ±4,383)

Housing

3,190 ±278 Number of housing units
  • New York: 3,678,486 ±1,496
  • Bronx County: 559,415 ±647
  • New York: 8,585,241 ±652

$231,600 ±$147,178 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about one-third of the amount in New York: $777,600 ±$4,889
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Bronx County: $529,500 ±$11,185
  • about half the amount in New York: $423,800 ±$1,627

4.4% ±2.6% (362  ±218.7) Moved since previous year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in New York: 9.9% 827,473 (±0.2% / ±12,198.7)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Bronx County: 7.7% 106,266 (±0.3% / ±4,295.5)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in New York: 9.9% 1,939,072 (±0.1% / ±17,964.9)

Social

84% ±7.5% (4,416  ±677.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in New York: 83.8% 5,099,531 (±0.3% / ±20,069.8)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Bronx County: 75.5% 702,132 (±0.8% / ±7,560.6)
  • a little less than the rate in New York: 88% 12,332,714 (±0.2% / ±30,517.5)
31.9% ±5.8% (1,675  ±371) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in New York: 41.6% 2,533,561 (±0.2% / ±13,728.4)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Bronx County: 22.4% 208,354 (±0.4% / ±4,027.5)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in New York: 40.2% 5,638,631 (±0.1% / ±20,283)

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

32.3% ±9.2% (2,701  ±866) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New York: 36.6% 3,106,219
  • a little less than the rate in Bronx County: 34.6% 485,353
  • about 1.4 times the rate in New York: 22.8% 4,526,014

2.8% ±1.9% (167  ±115) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.5 times the rate in New York: 1.8% 122,761 (±0.1% / ±3,622)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Bronx County: 2% 21,088 (±0.2% / ±1,544)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in New York: 3.7% 581,776 (±0% / ±5,645)
167 Total veterans ±115 146 Male ±110 21 Female ±34

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