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Congressional District 21, NY

767,674 Population
16,400 square miles 46.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

43 ±0.5 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in New York: 40.1 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$38,898 ±$1,214 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in New York: $51,002 ±$412
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$70,323 ±$2,087 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New York: $85,820 ±$653
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

14.6% ±1.1% (106,345  ±7,921) Persons below poverty line
  • a little higher than the rate in New York: 14% 2,704,799 (±0.3% / ±50,713)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

23.3 minutes ±0.7 (7,463,780  ±282,588) Mean travel time to work
  • about two-thirds of the figure in New York: 33.2 279,586,620 (±0.2 / ±1,926,387)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

332,078 ±4,525 Number of households
  • New York: 7,828,074 ±18,401
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.2 ±0 (722,530  ±6,633) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in New York: 2.5 19,188,964
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

6.4% ±1% (9,961  ±1,586) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in New York: 4.7% 219,646 (±0.2% / ±8,685)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

406,641 ±3,094 Number of housing units
  • New York: 8,676,911 ±743
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$196,800 ±$4,570 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in New York: $449,800 ±$3,718
  • about half the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

10.5% ±1% (79,541  ±7,327) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in New York: 9.3% 1,836,837 (±0.2% / ±36,336)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

90.8% ±1.5% (501,555  ±9,149.7) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than 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)
27.4% ±1% (151,279  ±5,545) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in New York: 41.2% 5,819,065 (±0.3% / ±39,724.9)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

5.6% ±0.3% (40,878  ±2,475.3) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about one-fifth of the rate in New York: 30.9% 5,797,240 (±0.1% / ±23,814.8)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

3.2% ±0.3% (24,855  ±2,602) Foreign-born population
  • less than a fifth of the rate in New York: 23.3% 4,621,382
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

7.5% ±0.5% (45,856  ±2,803) Population with veteran status
  • more than double the rate in New York: 3.5% 550,582 (±0.1% / ±11,292)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
45,856 Total veterans ±2,803 42,273 Male ±2,676 3,583 Female ±778

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