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State Senate District 55, NY

320,555 Population
159.1 square miles 2,015.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.5 ±0.5 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in New York: 39.3 ±0.1
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.5 ±0.1

Economics

$46,575 ±$1,138 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in New York: $47,173 ±$209
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $41,261 ±$112
$76,258 ±$1,434 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in New York: $81,386 ±$350
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $75,149 ±$152

12.1% ±0.7% (37,900  ±2,161) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New York: 13.6% 2,655,662 (±0.1% / ±26,624)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,521,584 (±0.1% / ±259,207)

19.8 minutes ±0.2 (2,724,935  ±58,797) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-fifths of the figure in New York: 33.2 275,523,680 (±0.1 / ±986,828)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.7 3,689,928,200 (±0 / ±7,200,288)

Families

138,400 ±1,367 Number of households
  • New York: 7,604,523 ±13,178
  • United States: 125,736,350 ±198,714
2.3 ±0 (312,066  ±2,183) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in New York: 2.6 19,400,424
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.6 322,994,300

3.9% ±0.5% (2,891  ±411) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in New York: 4.8% 228,348 (±0.1% / ±4,362)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,982,404 (±0% / ±23,722)

Housing

146,909 ±1,304 Number of housing units
  • New York: 8,494,452 ±916
  • United States: 140,943,620 ±3,164

$210,400 ±$3,602 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in New York: $384,100 ±$1,487
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $281,900 ±$221

12.8% ±0.6% (40,645  ±1,983.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in New York: 10.2% 2,026,056 (±0.1% / ±17,574.7)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 13.1% 42,965,005 (±0% / ±,138,498.5)

Social

92.5% ±1.3% (212,811  ±3,408.5) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in New York: 87.6% 12,281,021 (±0.2% / ±31,135.3)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.1% 202,001,292 (±0.1% / ±266,504)
47.6% ±1% (109,449  ±2,420.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in New York: 38.8% 5,439,415 (±0.2% / ±20,453)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 34.3% 77,751,346 (±0.1% / ±,166,366.8)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

7.9% ±0.4% (25,310  ±1,374) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in New York: 22.6% 4,508,936
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 13.7% 45,281,072

5.1% ±0.3% (12,986  ±756) Population with veteran status
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in New York: 4% 634,062 (±0% / ±5,837)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 6.6% 17,038,808 (±0% / ±48,952)
12,986 Total veterans ±756 12,085 Male ±727 901 Female ±178

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