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Congressional District 2, NY

777,290 Population
286.2 square miles 2,716.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.6 ±1 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in New York: 40.2 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$45,061 ±$1,197 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in New York: $48,847 ±$350
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$118,189 ±$4,342 Median household income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in New York: $82,095 ±$500
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

7% ±0.8% (53,974  ±6,037) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in New York: 14.2% 2,702,955 (±0.3% / ±50,606)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

31.9 minutes ±1.1 (11,519,825  ±485,648) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in New York: 32.8 270,341,980 (±0.2 / ±2,010,778)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

244,256 ±4,577 Number of households
  • New York: 7,809,267 ±17,008
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
3.2 ±0.1 (770,216  ±12,901) Persons per household
  • about 1.3 times the figure in New York: 2.4 18,954,246
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

5.6% ±0.9% (9,990  ±1,623) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in New York: 4.9% 223,651 (±0.2% / ±9,540)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

262,129 ±4,839 Number of housing units
  • New York: 8,631,232 ±832
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$529,900 ±$9,887 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in New York: $420,200 ±$4,220
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

7.3% ±0.8% (56,124  ±6,418.9) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in New York: 9.6% 1,865,276 (±0.2% / ±35,369.7)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

88.9% ±1.7% (476,121  ±11,738.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in New York: 88.3% 12,264,360 (±0.4% / ±57,263.1)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
32.8% ±1.2% (175,528  ±7,020.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in New York: 40.6% 5,642,907 (±0.3% / ±38,336)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

29.2% ±0.9% (213,439  ±6,726.3) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • a little less than the rate in New York: 30.7% 5,751,878 (±0.1% / ±23,819.6)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 22% 68,845,870 (±0.1% / ±206,858.2)

20.1% ±1.2% (155,838  ±9,415) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New York: 23.1% 4,517,996
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

4% ±0.4% (23,867  ±2,258) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in New York: 3.6% 563,400 (±0.1% / ±10,870)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
23,867 Total veterans ±2,258 22,021 Male ±2,223 1,846 Female ±887

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