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Congressional District 9, NY

725,054 Population
15.2 square miles 47,817.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.4 ±0.9 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in New York: 40.2 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Population by age category

18 to 6460%
  • Under 18
  • 18 to 64
  • 65 and over
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Female53%
  • Male
  • Female
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32%White40%Black0%†Native8%†Asian0%†Islander1%†Other6%†Two+12%†Hispanic
* Hispanic includes respondents of any race. Other categories are non-Hispanic.
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Economics

$39,241 ±$1,503 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New York: $48,847 ±$350
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$72,091 ±$4,036 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in New York: $82,095 ±$500
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

19% ±2.3% (136,679  ±16,831) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.3 times the rate in New York: 14.2% 2,702,955 (±0.3% / ±50,606)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

Children (Under 18)

Poverty29%†
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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Seniors (65 and over)

Poverty19%†
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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43 minutes ±0.3 (12,837,975  ±512,562) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.3 times the figure in New York: 32.8 270,341,980 (±0.2 / ±2,010,778)
  • about 1.5 times the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

287,102 ±7,380 Number of households
  • New York: 7,809,267 ±17,008
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.5 ±0 (715,448  ±22,238) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in New York: 2.4 18,954,246
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

Population by household type

Married couples52%
  • Married couples
  • Male householder
  • Female householder
  • Non-family
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Married44%
  • Married
  • Single
* Universe: Population 15 years and over
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Marital status, by sex

Never marriedMale43%Female42%
Now marriedMale47%Female41%
DivorcedMale8%†Female10%†
WidowedMale2%†Female7%†
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6.1% ±1.1% (10,809  ±2,063) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in New York: 4.9% 223,651 (±0.2% / ±9,540)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Women who gave birth during past year, by age group

0%15-196%†20-248%†25-299%†30-358%†35-396%†40-442%†45-50
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Housing

310,513 ±7,233 Number of housing units
  • New York: 8,631,232 ±832
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

Occupied vs. Vacant

Occupied92%
  • Occupied
  • Vacant
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Ownership of occupied units

Renter occupied73%
  • Owner occupied
  • Renter occupied
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Types of structure

Multi-unit85%
  • Single unit
  • Multi-unit
  • Mobile home
  • Boat, RV, van, etc.
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$824,200 ±$31,348 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about double the amount in New York: $420,200 ±$4,220
  • more than double the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

9% ±1.1% (64,028  ±7,837.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New York: 9.6% 1,865,276 (±0.2% / ±35,369.7)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

87.1% ±1.1% (440,615  ±12,682.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in New York: 88.3% 12,264,360 (±0.4% / ±57,263.1)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
40.4% ±1.4% (204,511  ±8,834.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in New York: 40.6% 5,642,907 (±0.3% / ±38,336)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

Population by highest level of education

13%No degree25%High school22%Some college23%Bachelor's17%Post-grad
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38.1% ±3.8% (256,650  ±26,385.5) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 25 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)

Language at home, children 5-17

English only62%
  • English only
  • Spanish
  • Indo-European
  • Asian/Islander
  • Other
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Language at home, adults 18+

English only62%
  • English only
  • Spanish
  • Indo-European
  • Asian/Islander
  • Other
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38.1% ±1.3% (276,302  ±12,450) Foreign-born population
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in New York: 23.1% 4,517,996
  • more than double the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

Place of birth for foreign-born population

14%Europe21%Asia4%†Africa0%†Oceania60%Latin America1%†Northern America
* ACS 2023 5-year data
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1.4% ±0.3% (7,545  ±1,565) Population with veteran status
  • about two-fifths of the rate in New York: 3.6% 563,400 (±0.1% / ±10,870)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)

Veterans by wartime service

107†WWII529†Korea2,613†Vietnam1,132†Gulf (1990s)1,734†Gulf (2001-)
* Civilian veterans who served during wartime only; ACS 2023 5-year data
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7,545 Total veterans ±1,565 6,141 Male ±1,399 1,404 Female ±791

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This profile displays data from more than one ACS release. Charts not derived from ACS 2023 1-year data are noted with an *.

Citation: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 1-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for Congressional District 9, NY <http://censusreporter.org/profiles/50000US3609-congressional-district-9-ny/>

Citation: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for Congressional District 9, NY <http://censusreporter.org/profiles/50000US3609-congressional-district-9-ny/>