Census Reporter Logo Census Reporter

Congressional District 5, NY

737,913 Population
47.1 square miles 15,666.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

Find data for this place

Hover for margins of error and contextual data.

Demographics

41.1 ±0.8 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in New York: 40.2 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$35,235 ±$1,217 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in New York: $48,847 ±$350
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$82,632 ±$4,123 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in New York: $82,095 ±$500
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

13.1% ±1.3% (94,773  ±9,765) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New York: 14.2% 2,702,955 (±0.3% / ±50,606)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

45.5 minutes ±0.5 (14,285,915  ±579,865) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.4 times the figure in New York: 32.8 270,341,980 (±0.2 / ±2,010,778)
  • more than 1.5 times the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

254,974 ±5,960 Number of households
  • New York: 7,809,267 ±17,008
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.8 ±0 (720,308  ±18,667) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in New York: 2.4 † 18,954,246 (±71.1 / ±-555,555,600)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 † 326,701,630 (±4.2 / ±-555,555,600)

4.5% ±0.9% (7,720  ±1,626) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New York: 4.9% 223,651 (±0.2% / ±9,540)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

269,518 ±6,157 Number of housing units
  • New York: 8,631,232 ±832
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$662,300 ±$10,365 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.5 times the amount in New York: $420,200 ±$4,220
  • about double the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

7.5% ±1% (54,542  ±7,162) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent 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

83% ±1.2% (431,366  ±12,132.3) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in New York: 88.3% 12,264,360 (±0.4% / ±57,263.1)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±,278,776.4)
29.3% ±1.1% (151,957  ±6,822) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in New York: 40.6% 5,642,907 (±0.3% / ±38,336)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±,181,834.5)

36.4% ±3.1% (253,097  ±22,548.8) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in New York: 31% 5,738,521 (±0.3% / ±53,509.4)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 22.5% 71,109,120 (±0.1% / ±,222,236.2)

44.7% ±1.2% (330,002  ±12,319) Foreign-born population
  • nearly double the rate in New York: 23.1% † 4,517,996 (±,655.3% / ±40,543)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 14.3% † 47,831,412 (±23.7% / ±190,469)

2.2% ±0.3% (12,761  ±1,928) Population with veteran status
  • about three-fifths of the rate in New York: 3.6% 563,400 (±0.1% / ±10,870)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
12,761 Total veterans ±1,928 11,640 Male ±1,894 1,121 Female ±468

Hover for margins of error and contextual data.