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Congressional District 2, NY

777,625 Population
286.2 square miles 2,717.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.7 ±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

$47,636 ±$1,465 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in New York: $51,002 ±$412
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$125,071 ±$4,964 Median household income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in New York: $85,820 ±$653
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

6.2% ±0.8% (47,491  ±6,469) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-fifths of the rate in New York: 14% 2,704,799 (±0.3% / ±50,713)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

31.1 minutes ±1 (11,646,285  ±478,528) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in New York: 33.2 279,586,620 (±0.2 / ±1,926,387)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

245,583 ±5,055 Number of households
  • New York: 7,828,074 ±18,401
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
3.1 ±0.1 (768,623  ±11,489) Persons per household
  • about 1.3 times the figure in New York: 2.5 19,188,964
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5.9% ±1% (10,334  ±1,806) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in New York: 4.7% 219,646 (±0.2% / ±8,685)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

262,355 ±5,293 Number of housing units
  • New York: 8,676,911 ±743
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$582,800 ±$6,704 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.3 times the amount in New York: $449,800 ±$3,718
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

4.6% ±0.7% (35,113  ±5,325.7) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in New York: 9.3% 1,836,837 (±0.2% / ±36,336)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

87.3% ±1.7% (474,440  ±11,639.4) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as 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)
34% ±1.2% (184,706  ±7,028.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in New York: 41.2% 5,819,065 (±0.3% / ±39,724.9)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

29.6% ±0.9% (217,783  ±6,789) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • a little less than the rate in New York: 30.9% 5,797,240 (±0.1% / ±23,814.8)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

20.5% ±1.1% (159,253  ±9,003) 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

3.2% ±0.3% (19,803  ±2,119) 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)
19,803 Total veterans ±2,119 18,313 Male ±1,930 1,490 Female ±673

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