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Congressional District 2, NY

775,081 Population
286.2 square miles 2,708.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.9 ±0.8 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in New York: 40 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39 ±0.1

Economics

$45,980 ±$1,385 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in New York: $47,421 ±$340
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $41,804 ±$92
$113,994 ±$3,015 Median household income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in New York: $79,557 ±$722
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $74,755 ±$148

7.2% ±1% (54,761  ±7,776) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in New York: 14.3% 2,734,819 (±0.3% / ±62,913)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.6% 40,951,624 (±0.1% / ±260,310)

30.5 minutes ±0.9 (11,106,740  ±441,503) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in New York: 33 265,264,500 (±0.1 / ±1,772,432)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,591,156,000 (±0 / ±7,204,853)

Families

245,876 ±5,554 Number of households
  • New York: 7,774,308 ±19,481
  • United States: 129,870,930 ±136,261
3.1 ±0.1 (767,055  ±12,239) Persons per household
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in New York: 2.5 19,062,964
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 325,134,660

6% ±1.1% (10,445  ±1,912) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in New York: 5.1% 232,961 (±0.2% / ±8,582)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,036,894 (±0.1% / ±36,689)

Housing

264,313 ±5,058 Number of housing units
  • New York: 8,585,784 ±494
  • United States: 143,772,900 ±7,466

$489,700 ±$6,866 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in New York: $400,400 ±$3,138
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $320,900 ±$622

8% ±1% (61,067  ±7,481.6) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in New York: 10.4% 2,027,524 (±0.2% / ±37,462)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.6% 41,404,691 (±0.1% / ±,187,841.9)

Social

88.9% ±1.4% (484,441  ±11,609.9) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in New York: 87.9% 12,211,028 (±0.4% / ±59,699)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 205,882,074 (±0.1% / ±,272,504.5)
33.3% ±1.1% (181,325  ±6,943.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in New York: 40% 5,556,561 (±0.3% / ±40,658.4)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 35.7% 81,908,335 (±0.1% / ±,175,321.9)

28.9% ±2.6% (211,833  ±19,051.2) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • a little less than the rate in New York: 30.7% 5,712,754 (±0.3% / ±46,340.4)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 22% 69,241,800 (±0.1% / ±,203,206.2)

19.4% ±1.1% (150,060  ±9,160) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in New York: 22.7% 4,459,752
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,182,176

3.9% ±0.4% (24,170  ±2,637) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in New York: 3.7% 580,856 (±0.1% / ±12,582)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,200,322 (±0% / ±70,866)
24,170 Total veterans ±2,637 22,445 Male ±2,447 1,725 Female ±718

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