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State Senate District 56, NY

318,380 Population
134.6 square miles 2,365.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.5 ±0.5 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in New York: 39.3 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.5 ±0.1

Economics

$35,088 ±$759 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in New York: $47,173 ±$209
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $41,261 ±$112
$62,171 ±$1,928 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in New York: $81,386 ±$350
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $75,149 ±$152

16.9% ±1% (51,490  ±3,001) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in New York: 13.6% 2,655,662 (±0.1% / ±26,624)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,521,584 (±0.1% / ±259,207)

19 minutes ±0.3 (2,515,975  ±61,378) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-fifths of the figure in New York: 33.2 275,523,680 (±0.1 / ±986,828)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 26.7 3,689,928,200 (±0 / ±7,200,288)

Families

130,636 ±1,395 Number of households
  • New York: 7,604,523 ±13,178
  • United States: 125,736,350 ±198,714
2.3 ±0 (303,377  ±2,176) 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

5% ±0.7% (3,829  ±560) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in New York: 4.8% 228,348 (±0.1% / ±4,362)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,982,404 (±0% / ±23,722)

Housing

141,267 ±1,320 Number of housing units
  • New York: 8,494,452 ±916
  • United States: 140,943,620 ±3,164

$161,900 ±$1,990 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in New York: $384,100 ±$1,487
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $281,900 ±$221

15% ±0.8% (47,464  ±2,486.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in New York: 10.2% 2,026,056 (±0.1% / ±17,574.7)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 13.1% 42,965,005 (±0% / ±,138,498.5)

Social

88.9% ±1.4% (190,369  ±3,399.8) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in New York: 87.6% 12,281,021 (±0.2% / ±31,135.3)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.1% 202,001,292 (±0.1% / ±266,504)
33.6% ±1% (71,916  ±2,121.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New York: 38.8% 5,439,415 (±0.2% / ±20,453)
  • about the same as 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

10.2% ±0.6% (32,546  ±1,814) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in New York: 22.6% 4,508,936
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 13.7% 45,281,072

5.1% ±0.3% (12,697  ±871) 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)
12,697 Total veterans ±871 11,301 Male ±773 1,396 Female ±329

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