Census Reporter

Congressional District 16, NY

739,893 Population
78.4 square miles 9,441.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2019 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.4 ±0.7 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in New York: 39.2 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.5 ±0.1

Economics

$47,963 ±$1,485 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in New York: $41,857 ±$295
  • about 1.3 times the amount in United States: $35,672 ±$76
$74,799 ±$3,098 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in New York: $72,108 ±$452
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $65,712 ±$118

11.8% ±1.3% (84,991  ±9,379) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New York: 13% 2,467,006 (±0.2% / ±45,734)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.3% 39,490,096 (±0.1% / ±242,000)

40.4 minutes ±0.7 (13,147,180  ±439,684) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in New York: 34 305,193,510 (±0.1 / ±1,359,093)
  • about 1.5 times the figure in United States: 27.6 4,078,708,605 (±0.1 / ±8,965,849)

Families

277,231 ±6,557 Number of households
  • New York: 7,446,812 ±13,820
  • United States: 122,802,852 ±137,327
2.6 ±0.1 (722,202  ±13,764) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in New York: 2.5 18,884,948
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.6 320,155,161

6% ±1% (10,405  ±1,754) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.3 times 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

288,721 ±6,162 Number of housing units
  • New York: 8,404,205 ±839
  • United States: 139,686,209 ±6,973

$514,200 ±$18,845 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.5 times the amount in New York: $338,700 ±$3,182
  • more than double the amount in United States: $240,500 ±$451

9% ±1% (65,816  ±7,293.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 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

85.6% ±1.5% (440,334  ±12,114.1) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in New York: 87.6% 11,970,504 (±0.4% / ±55,181)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 88.6% 199,280,027 (±0.1% / ±269,390.9)
40.6% ±1.1% (208,975  ±7,198.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in New York: 37.8% 5,166,218 (±0.3% / ±35,028.3)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 33.1% 74,501,651 (±0.1% / ±162,862.7)

35.8% ±2.7% (249,299  ±19,166.1) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in New York: 30.7% 5,623,805 (±0.2% / ±36,399.3)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 22% 67,802,345 (±0.1% / ±214,346.6)

29.7% ±1.5% (219,929  ±11,497) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.3 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)

3.4% ±0.4% (19,581  ±2,582) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in New York: 4.3% 655,055 (±0.1% / ±10,056)
  • about half the rate in United States: 6.9% 17,418,351 (±0% / ±77,987)
19,581 Total veterans ±2,582 18,098 Male ±2,532 1,483 Female ±628

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