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Congressional District 16, NY

773,517 Population
124 square miles 6,235.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.6 ±0.6 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in New York: 40.1 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$68,221 ±$2,146 Per capita income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in New York: $51,002 ±$412
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$102,025 ±$3,242 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in New York: $85,820 ±$653
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

9.9% ±1.3% (75,207  ±9,612) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in New York: 14% 2,704,799 (±0.3% / ±50,713)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

36 minutes ±0.7 (12,050,330  ±414,662) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in New York: 33.2 279,586,620 (±0.2 / ±1,926,387)
  • about 1.3 times the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

297,652 ±4,447 Number of households
  • New York: 7,828,074 ±18,401
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.5 ±0.1 (754,377  ±8,658) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in New York: 2.5 19,188,964
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4% ±0.8% (7,228  ±1,492) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in New York: 4.7% 219,646 (±0.2% / ±8,685)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

314,498 ±4,242 Number of housing units
  • New York: 8,676,911 ±743
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$671,100 ±$24,047 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.5 times the amount in New York: $449,800 ±$3,718
  • nearly double the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

9.3% ±1% (71,531  ±8,025.2) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in New York: 9.3% 1,836,837 (±0.2% / ±36,336)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

88% ±2% (481,802  ±12,314.8) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in New York: 88% 12,430,128 (±0.4% / ±58,727.5)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
49.5% ±1.5% (271,228  ±8,928) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in New York: 41.2% 5,819,065 (±0.3% / ±39,724.9)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

38.2% ±1.9% (280,384  ±14,466.2) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in New York: 31.7% 5,958,250 (±0.3% / ±47,909.1)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 23% 74,050,850 (±0.1% / ±226,318.1)

30.3% ±1.3% (234,286  ±10,256) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.3 times the rate in New York: 23.3% 4,621,382
  • about double the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

2.7% ±0.4% (16,568  ±2,404) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in New York: 3.5% 550,582 (±0.1% / ±11,292)
  • about half the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
16,568 Total veterans ±2,404 14,529 Male ±2,233 2,039 Female ±819

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