Census Reporter

Congressional District 15, NY

735,959 Population
14.5 square miles 50,657.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2020 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

32 ±0.3 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in New York: 39 ±0.1
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 38.2 ±0.1

Economics

$17,843 ±$410 Per capita income
  • about two-fifths of the amount in New York: $40,898 ±$167
  • about half the amount in United States: $35,384 ±$91
$32,582 ±$849 Median household income
  • about half the amount in New York: $71,117 ±$266
  • about half the amount in United States: $64,994 ±$128

34.3% ±1% (248,813  ±7,253) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in New York: 13.6% 2,581,048 (±0.1% / ±26,021)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.8% 40,910,326 (±0.1% / ±258,486)

44.3 minutes ±0.5 (11,622,965  ±219,193) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.3 times the figure in New York: 33.5 287,526,290 (±0.1 / ±1,046,958)
  • more than 1.5 times the figure in United States: 26.9 3,837,803,315 (±0.1 / ±8,076,551)

Families

256,867 ±2,428 Number of households
  • New York: 7,417,224 ±12,559
  • United States: 122,354,219 ±211,970
2.8 ±0 (715,015  ±6,598) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in New York: 2.6 18,945,673
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.6 318,495,974

5.8% ±0.5% (11,512  ±955) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in New York: 4.8% 225,143 (±0.1% / ±3,450)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,982,654 (±0% / ±21,427)

Housing

268,706 ±2,448 Number of housing units
  • New York: 8,362,971 ±772
  • United States: 138,432,751 ±11,188

$431,500 ±$10,161 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.3 times the amount in New York: $325,000 ±$1,056
  • nearly double the amount in United States: $229,800 ±$188

7.8% ±0.4% (56,909  ±2,976.8) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in New York: 10.4% 2,007,694 (±0.1% / ±15,289)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 13.8% 44,657,396 (±0% / ±138,910.3)

Social

67.6% ±0.9% (306,615  ±5,203.2) High school grad or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in New York: 87.2% 11,905,267 (±0.2% / ±28,296.3)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 88.5% 197,274,154 (±0.1% / ±241,896.7)
14.2% ±0.5% (64,277  ±2,215.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in New York: 37.5% 5,112,792 (±0.1% / ±18,230.9)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 32.9% 73,356,319 (±0.1% / ±147,645.6)

66% ±1% (448,164  ±7,918.3) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • more than double the rate in New York: 30.3% 5,574,294 (±0.1% / ±20,686.9)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 21.5% 66,093,076 (±0.1% / ±186,870.8)

35.1% ±0.7% (257,942  ±5,359) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in New York: 22.4% 4,372,167 (±0.1% / ±19,932)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 13.5% 44,125,628 (±0% / ±136,982)

1.8% ±0.2% (9,512  ±996) Population with veteran status
  • about two-fifths of the rate in New York: 4.4% 676,295 (±0% / ±5,258)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 7.1% 17,835,456 (±0% / ±52,869)
9,512 Total veterans ±996 8,531 Male ±980 981 Female ±245

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