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Congressional District 21, NY

767,195 Population
16,400 square miles 46.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

43.1 ±0.4 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in New York: 40.2 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$37,531 ±$899 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in New York: $48,847 ±$350
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$70,193 ±$1,948 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in New York: $82,095 ±$500
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

12.9% ±1% (94,419  ±7,278) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New York: 14.2% 2,702,955 (±0.3% / ±50,606)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

23.6 minutes ±0.5 (7,755,565  ±235,265) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in New York: 32.8 270,341,980 (±0.2 / ±2,010,778)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

334,100 ±4,101 Number of households
  • New York: 7,809,267 ±17,008
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.2 ±0 (730,029  ±5,331) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in New York: 2.4 18,954,246
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

5.2% ±1% (8,223  ±1,526) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in New York: 4.9% 223,651 (±0.2% / ±9,540)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

405,635 ±2,552 Number of housing units
  • New York: 8,631,232 ±832
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$185,100 ±$6,270 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in New York: $420,200 ±$4,220
  • about half the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

9.9% ±0.8% (74,947  ±6,372.7) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in New York: 9.6% 1,865,276 (±0.2% / ±35,369.7)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

91.2% ±1.7% (503,460  ±9,650.3) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in New York: 88.3% 12,264,360 (±0.4% / ±57,263.1)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
28.5% ±1% (157,123  ±5,375.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in New York: 40.6% 5,642,907 (±0.3% / ±38,336)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

6% ±0.4% (44,195  ±2,933.5) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about one-fifth of the rate in New York: 30.7% 5,751,878 (±0.1% / ±23,819.6)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 22% 68,845,870 (±0.1% / ±206,858.2)

3.4% ±0.4% (26,313  ±2,807) Foreign-born population
  • less than a fifth of the rate in New York: 23.1% 4,517,996
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

7.7% ±0.5% (46,779  ±2,853) Population with veteran status
  • more than double the rate in New York: 3.6% 563,400 (±0.1% / ±10,870)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
46,779 Total veterans ±2,853 42,389 Male ±2,459 4,390 Female ±947

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