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Congressional District 16, NY

753,052 Population
78.4 square miles 9,607.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2021 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.7 ±0.8 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in New York: 39.8 ±0.1
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.8 ±0.1

Economics

$52,085 ±$1,909 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in New York: $43,078 ±$345
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $38,332 ±$79
$81,179 ±$4,603 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in New York: $74,314 ±$613
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $69,717 ±$134

12.5% ±1.6% (92,590  ±11,721) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New York: 13.9% 2,688,587 (±0.3% / ±47,579)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.8% 41,393,176 (±0.1% / ±243,679)

36.3 minutes ±0.9 (9,369,990  ±434,397) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in New York: 31.4 227,623,710 (±0.2 / ±1,763,382)
  • about 1.4 times the figure in United States: 25.6 3,247,967,500 (±0 / ±6,621,416)

Families

284,253 ±5,375 Number of households
  • New York: 7,652,666 ±17,305
  • United States: 127,544,730 ±97,632
2.6 ±0.1 (735,685  ±13,612) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in New York: 2.5 19,265,908 (±0)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 324,132,900

5.4% ±1.1% (9,452  ±1,952) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in New York: 4.6% 213,704 (±0.2% / ±8,773)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 3,922,188 (±0.1% / ±46,069)

Housing

295,708 ±5,651 Number of housing units
  • New York: 8,530,561 ±867
  • United States: 142,148,050 ±4,219

$531,700 ±$21,572 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.4 times the amount in New York: $368,800 ±$2,957
  • nearly double the amount in United States: $281,400 ±$452

9.2% ±1% (68,187  ±7,620.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New York: 10.4% 2,042,824 (±0.2% / ±41,806.8)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.8% 41,911,615 (±0.1% / ±181,549)

Social

88.5% ±2.1% (464,352  ±13,531.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in New York: 88% 12,313,514 (±0.4% / ±59,937.6)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.4% 203,920,983 (±0.1% / ±264,625.2)
46% ±1.5% (241,359  ±8,993.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in New York: 39.9% 5,583,687 (±0.3% / ±39,932.6)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 35% 79,903,463 (±0.1% / ±166,943.4)

36.9% ±2.5% (262,980  ±18,650.8) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in New York: 30% 5,620,470 (±0.2% / ±44,697.1)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 21.6% 67,754,440 (±0.1% / ±171,150.5)

29.2% ±1.6% (219,496  ±12,817) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.3 times the rate in New York: 22.3% 4,427,356 (±0.2% / ±43,047)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 13.6% 45,270,104 (±0% / ±140,397)

2.7% ±0.4% (15,804  ±2,512) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in New York: 3.9% 614,289 (±0.1% / ±12,232)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,501,502 (±0% / ±78,614)
15,804 Total veterans ±2,512 15,091 Male ±2,396 713 Female ±566

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