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Census Tract 279, New York, NY

9,587 Population
0.1 square miles 137,935.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.3 ±2.4 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in New York: 38.2 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in New York County: 38.9 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in New York: 39.8 ±0.1

Economics

$43,952 ±$9,107 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New York: $51,844 ±$373
  • about half the amount in New York County: $95,980 ±$1,332
  • about 90 percent of the amount in New York: $50,712 ±$237
$68,596 ±$11,526 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New York: $80,483 ±$601
  • about two-thirds of the amount in New York County: $103,931 ±$1,490
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New York: $85,974 ±$402

10.8% ±5.6% (1,033  ±563) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in New York: 17.9% 1,494,379 (±0.2% / ±19,242)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in New York County: 16.5% 260,843 (±0.5% / ±7,811)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in New York: 14% 2,711,742 (±0.2% / ±29,111)

39 minutes ±2.3 (171,295  ±27,839) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in New York: 40.3 131,643,296 (±0.1 / ±583,113)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in New York County: 31.3 20,032,740 (±0.2 / ±261,305)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in New York: 32.6 258,262,370 (±0.1 / ±834,810)

Families

4,302 ±388 Number of households
  • New York: 3,334,088 ±7,060
  • New York County: 778,281 ±4,924
  • New York: 7,722,646 ±12,717
2.2 ±0.3 (9,587  ±1,522) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in New York: 2.5 8,266,609 (±0 / ±3,241)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in New York County: 2 1,554,764 (±0 / ±1,444)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in New York: 2.5 19,227,424

0.4% ±0.8% (12  ±22) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent of the rate in New York: 4.5% 96,727 (±0.1% / ±3,061)
  • less than a fifth of the rate in New York County: 3.2% † 14,509 (±0.4% / ±1,774)
  • about 10 percent of the rate in New York: 4.9% 228,276 (±0.1% / ±4,383)

Housing

4,400 ±389 Number of housing units
  • New York: 3,678,486 ±1,496
  • New York County: 923,472 ±742
  • New York: 8,585,241 ±652

$431,900 ±$55,712 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in New York: $777,600 ±$4,889
  • about two-fifths of the amount in New York County: $1,090,500 ±$28,044
  • about the same as the amount in New York: $423,800 ±$1,627

10.1% ±4.7% (965  ±470.3) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in New York: 9.9% 827,473 (±0.2% / ±12,198.7)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in New York County: 16.4% 264,330 (±0.4% / ±6,767.5)
  • about the same as the rate in New York: 9.9% 1,939,072 (±0.1% / ±17,964.9)

Social

76.6% ±6.1% (5,693  ±894.9) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New York: 83.8% 5,099,531 (±0.3% / ±20,069.8)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New York County: 89.5% 1,129,003 (±0.8% / ±10,508.8)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New York: 88% 12,332,714 (±0.2% / ±30,517.5)
40.2% ±4.9% (2,988  ±545.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little less than the rate in New York: 41.6% 2,533,561 (±0.2% / ±13,728.4)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in New York County: 64.2% 809,902 (±0.7% / ±8,569.5)
  • about the same as 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

47.5% ±7.6% (4,554  ±1,029) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.3 times the rate in New York: 36.6% 3,106,219
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in New York County: 28.2% 460,024
  • more than double the rate in New York: 22.8% 4,526,014

0.9% ±0.9% (71  ±72) Population with veteran status
  • about half the rate in New York: 1.8% 122,761 (±0.1% / ±3,622)
  • about half the rate in New York County: 1.7% 24,063 (±0.1% / ±1,865)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in New York: 3.7% 581,776 (±0% / ±5,645)
71 Total veterans ±72 65 Male ±67 6 Female ±10

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