Census Reporter

Congressional District 15, NY

739,390 Population
14.5 square miles 50,933.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2019 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

32.1 ±0.6 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in New York: 39.2 ±0.2
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 38.5 ±0.1

Economics

$17,731 ±$779 Per capita income
  • about two-fifths of the amount in New York: $41,857 ±$295
  • about half the amount in United States: $35,672 ±$76
$31,061 ±$1,237 Median household income
  • about two-fifths of the amount in New York: $72,108 ±$452
  • about half the amount in United States: $65,712 ±$118

34.4% ±2% (250,437  ±15,770) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in New York: 13% 2,467,006 (±0.2% / ±45,734)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.3% 39,490,096 (±0.1% / ±242,000)

45 minutes ±0.8 (12,363,275  ±490,867) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.3 times the figure in New York: 34 305,193,510 (±0.1 / ±1,359,093)
  • more than 1.5 times the figure in United States: 27.6 4,078,708,605 (±0.1 / ±8,965,849)

Families

262,833 ±5,958 Number of households
  • New York: 7,446,812 ±13,820
  • United States: 122,802,852 ±137,327
2.7 ±0 (714,558  ±17,055) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in New York: 2.5 18,884,948
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.6 320,155,161

6% ±1% (12,035  ±2,030) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in New York: 4.7% 217,713 (±0.2% / ±8,616)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,877,882 (±0% / ±31,847)

Housing

275,448 ±5,926 Number of housing units
  • New York: 8,404,205 ±839
  • United States: 139,686,209 ±6,973

$479,100 ±$25,947 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.4 times the amount in New York: $338,700 ±$3,182
  • about double the amount in United States: $240,500 ±$451

8.8% ±1% (63,788  ±7,273.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in New York: 10.5% 2,027,540 (±0.2% / ±35,825.8)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,322,377 (±0.1% / ±198,054.6)

Social

70.4% ±1.8% (322,443  ±11,431.6) High school grad or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in New York: 87.6% 11,970,504 (±0.4% / ±55,181)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 88.6% 199,280,027 (±0.1% / ±269,390.9)
14.6% ±1% (66,759  ±4,925.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in New York: 37.8% 5,166,218 (±0.3% / ±35,028.3)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 33.1% 74,501,651 (±0.1% / ±162,862.7)

67.4% ±0.8% (462,050  ±6,011.2) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2018 5-year data
  • more than double the rate in New York: 30.5% 5,624,828 (±0.1% / ±19,169.2)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 21.5% 65,109,685 (±0.1% / ±196,923.5)

33.2% ±1.3% (245,560  ±11,326) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in New York: 22.4% 4,360,291 (±0.2% / ±42,271)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,932,901 (±0.1% / ±177,477)

2.1% ±0.4% (11,109  ±2,261) Population with veteran status
  • about half the rate in New York: 4.3% 655,055 (±0.1% / ±10,056)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 6.9% 17,418,351 (±0% / ±77,987)
11,109 Total veterans ±2,261 9,714 Male ±2,130 1,395 Female ±611

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