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Congressional District 21, NY

776,361 Population
15,114.2 square miles 51.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.4 ±0.4 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in New York: 40 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39 ±0.1

Economics

$35,411 ±$697 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in New York: $47,421 ±$340
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $41,804 ±$92
$66,565 ±$1,448 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New York: $79,557 ±$722
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $74,755 ±$148

12.5% ±0.9% (92,516  ±6,451) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New York: 14.3% 2,734,819 (±0.3% / ±62,913)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.6% 40,951,624 (±0.1% / ±260,310)

23.9 minutes ±0.8 (7,630,260  ±295,375) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in New York: 33 265,264,500 (±0.1 / ±1,772,432)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,591,156,000 (±0 / ±7,204,853)

Families

320,577 ±4,409 Number of households
  • New York: 7,774,308 ±19,481
  • United States: 129,870,930 ±136,261
2.3 ±0 (737,776  ±4,614) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in New York: 2.5 † 19,062,964 (±71.5 / ±-555,555,600)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 † 325,134,660 (±4.3 / ±-555,555,600)

7.4% ±1.1% (11,811  ±1,702) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in New York: 5.1% 232,961 (±0.2% / ±8,582)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,036,894 (±0.1% / ±36,689)

Housing

406,745 ±2,422 Number of housing units
  • New York: 8,585,784 ±494
  • United States: 143,772,900 ±7,466

$180,900 ±$5,126 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in New York: $400,400 ±$3,138
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $320,900 ±$622

10.3% ±0.7% (79,126  ±5,729.3) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in New York: 10.4% 2,027,524 (±0.2% / ±37,462)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.6% 41,404,691 (±0.1% / ±187,841.9)

Social

91.2% ±1.6% (502,595  ±9,349.9) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in New York: 87.9% 12,211,028 (±0.4% / ±59,699)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 205,882,074 (±0.1% / ±272,504.5)
27.3% ±1% (150,381  ±5,557) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in New York: 40% 5,556,561 (±0.3% / ±40,658.4)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 35.7% 81,908,335 (±0.1% / ±175,321.9)

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)

3.6% ±0.4% (27,809  ±3,181) Foreign-born population
  • less than a fifth of the rate in New York: 22.7% † 4,459,752 (±639.9% / ±38,805)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 13.9% † 46,182,176 (±23.1% / ±149,842)

7.4% ±0.5% (45,701  ±3,199) Population with veteran status
  • about double the rate in New York: 3.7% 580,856 (±0.1% / ±12,582)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,200,322 (±0% / ±70,866)
45,701 Total veterans ±3,199 42,311 Male ±2,993 3,390 Female ±785

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