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Assembly District 8, NY

130,867 Population
60.3 square miles 2,171.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

44.9 ±0.8 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in New York: 39.6 ±0.1
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.7 ±0.1

Population by age category

18 to 6462%
  • Under 18
  • 18 to 64
  • 65 and over
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Female50%
  • Male
  • Female
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79%White1%†Black0%†Native5%†Asian0%Islander0%†Other3%†Two+11%Hispanic
* Hispanic includes respondents of any race. Other categories are non-Hispanic.
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Economics

$64,112 ±$1,781 Per capita income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in New York: $49,520 ±$230
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $43,289 ±$119
$147,535 ±$3,339 Median household income
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in New York: $84,578 ±$372
  • nearly double the amount in United States: $78,538 ±$176

3.9% ±0.6% (5,036  ±723) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-quarter of the rate in New York: 13.7% 2,656,674 (±0.1% / ±27,351)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 12.4% 40,390,044 (±0.1% / ±272,803)

Children (Under 18)

Poverty3%†
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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Seniors (65 and over)

Poverty5%†
  • Poverty
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33 minutes ±0.6 (1,912,250  ±63,393) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in New York: 32.8 266,142,800 (±0.1 / ±921,890)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

45,012 ±703 Number of households
  • New York: 7,668,956 ±12,766
  • United States: 127,482,864 ±208,633
2.9 ±0.1 (128,540  ±1,159) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in New York: 2.5 19,274,232
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 324,275,230

Population by household type

Married couples76%
  • Married couples
  • Male householder
  • Female householder
  • Non-family
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Married57%
  • Married
  • Single
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Marital status, by sex

Never marriedMale33%Female28%
Now marriedMale59%Female55%
DivorcedMale6%†Female8%†
WidowedMale3%†Female9%†
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5% ±1.1% (1,361  ±290) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in New York: 4.9% 230,168 (±0.1% / ±4,006)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,128 (±0% / ±22,535)

Women who gave birth during past year, by age group

0%15-191%†20-243%†25-2921%†30-3512%†35-392%†40-442%†45-50
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Housing

46,656 ±746 Number of housing units
  • New York: 8,539,536 ±1,410
  • United States: 142,332,880 ±9,434

Occupied vs. Vacant

Occupied96%
  • Occupied
  • Vacant
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Ownership of occupied units

Owner occupied88%
  • Owner occupied
  • Renter occupied
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Types of structure

Single unit89%
  • Single unit
  • Multi-unit
  • Mobile home
  • Boat, RV, van, etc.
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$631,500 ±$4,853 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.5 times the amount in New York: $403,000 ±$1,347
  • more than double the amount in United States: $303,400 ±$362

5.9% ±0.7% (7,636  ±892.8) Moved since previous year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in New York: 10.1% 1,981,213 (±0.1% / ±18,773.1)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.7% 41,707,981 (±0% / ±144,000.6)

Social

95.2% ±2.1% (88,367  ±2,269.2) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in New York: 87.9% 12,297,601 (±0.2% / ±31,621.6)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.4% 204,204,445 (±0.1% / ±279,113.6)
50.3% ±1.6% (46,686  ±1,612.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in New York: 39.6% 5,535,503 (±0.2% / ±20,933.1)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 35% 79,954,302 (±0.1% / ±180,792.5)

Population by highest level of education

5%†No degree21%High school24%Some college27%Bachelor's23%Post-grad
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N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

Language at home, children 5-17

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Language at home, adults 18+

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9.8% ±1% (12,775  ±1,254) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in New York: 22.6% 4,499,147
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,108,900

5.2% ±0.5% (5,431  ±569) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.3 times the rate in New York: 3.9% 607,728 (±0% / ±6,791)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,569,149 (±0% / ±47,618)

Veterans by wartime service

222†WWII853†Korea2,036†Vietnam783†Gulf (1990s)814†Gulf (2001-)
* Civilian veterans who served during wartime only
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5,431 Total veterans ±569 5,088 Male ±554 343 Female ±139

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Citation: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for Assembly District 8, NY <http://censusreporter.org/profiles/62000US36008-assembly-district-8-ny/>