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Congressional District 21, NY

707,234 Population
15,114.2 square miles 46.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2021 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.7 ±0.5 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in New York: 39.8 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.8 ±0.1

Economics

$33,336 ±$814 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in New York: $43,078 ±$345
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $38,332 ±$79
$62,767 ±$1,721 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New York: $74,314 ±$613
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $69,717 ±$134

11.9% ±1% (79,892  ±6,781) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New York: 13.9% 2,688,587 (±0.3% / ±47,579)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.8% 41,393,176 (±0.1% / ±243,679)

22.6 minutes ±0.5 (6,472,305  ±213,320) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in New York: 31.4 227,623,710 (±0.2 / ±1,763,382)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 25.6 3,247,967,500 (±0 / ±6,621,416)

Families

295,835 ±4,337 Number of households
  • New York: 7,652,666 ±17,305
  • United States: 127,544,730 ±97,632
2.3 ±0 (670,958  ±5,498) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in New York: 2.5 19,265,908 (±0)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 324,132,900

6.2% ±1.2% (8,935  ±1,735) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in New York: 4.6% 213,704 (±0.2% / ±8,773)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 3,922,188 (±0.1% / ±46,069)

Housing

375,788 ±2,652 Number of housing units
  • New York: 8,530,561 ±867
  • United States: 142,148,050 ±4,219

$166,500 ±$3,531 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in New York: $368,800 ±$2,957
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $281,400 ±$452

11.9% ±0.9% (83,062  ±6,204.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in New York: 10.4% 2,042,824 (±0.2% / ±41,806.8)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.8% 41,911,615 (±0.1% / ±181,549)

Social

89.6% ±1.8% (449,539  ±9,457.4) 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)
27% ±1% (135,559  ±5,251.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in New York: 39.9% 5,583,687 (±0.3% / ±39,932.6)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 35% 79,903,463 (±0.1% / ±166,943.4)

5.6% ±0.4% (37,394  ±2,592.4) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2021 5-year data
  • about one-fifth of the rate in New York: 30.5% 5,782,729 (±0.1% / ±22,795.7)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 21.7% 67,203,430 (±0.1% / ±183,279.2)

3.2% ±0.4% (22,907  ±2,545) Foreign-born population
  • less than a fifth of the rate in New York: 22.3% 4,427,356 (±0.2% / ±43,047)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 13.6% 45,270,104 (±0% / ±140,397)

8.1% ±0.5% (44,729  ±2,706) Population with veteran status
  • more than double the rate in New York: 3.9% 614,289 (±0.1% / ±12,232)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,501,502 (±0% / ±78,614)
44,729 Total veterans ±2,706 40,401 Male ±2,439 4,328 Female ±982

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