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NYC-Manhattan Community District 12--Washington Heights, Inwood & Marble Hill PUMA, NY

216,768 Population
2.9 square miles 73,932.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2021 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.8 ±2.3 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in New York: 39.8 ±0.1
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.8 ±0.1

Economics

$30,226 ±$1,954 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in New York: $43,078 ±$345
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $38,332 ±$79
$54,717 ±$5,811 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in New York: $74,314 ±$613
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $69,717 ±$134

21% ±3.3% (44,706  ±7,514) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in New York: 13.9% 2,688,587 (±0.3% / ±47,579)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.8% 41,393,176 (±0.1% / ±243,679)

39.7 minutes ±5.9 (2,752,900  ±274,486) Mean travel time to work
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in New York: 31.4 227,623,710 (±0.2 / ±1,763,382)
  • about 1.5 times the figure in United States: 25.6 3,247,967,500 (±0 / ±6,621,416)

Families

76,244 ±4,776 Number of households
  • New York: 7,652,666 ±17,305
  • United States: 127,544,730 ±97,632
2.8 ±0.2 (213,827  ±12,546) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in New York: 2.5 19,265,908 (±0)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 324,132,900

2.2% ±1.5% (1,206  ±836) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about half the rate in New York: 4.6% 213,704 (±0.2% / ±8,773)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.1% 3,922,188 (±0.1% / ±46,069)

Housing

82,576 ±4,776 Number of housing units
  • New York: 8,530,561 ±867
  • United States: 142,148,050 ±4,219

$444,800 ±$96,270 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in New York: $368,800 ±$2,957
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $281,400 ±$452

12.5% ±2.7% (26,918  ±5,913.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in New York: 10.4% 2,042,824 (±0.2% / ±41,806.8)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.8% 41,911,615 (±0.1% / ±181,549)

Social

76.2% ±2.6% (124,126  ±8,051.5) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New York: 88% 12,313,514 (±0.4% / ±59,937.6)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 89.4% 203,920,983 (±0.1% / ±264,625.2)
37.4% ±2.7% (60,993  ±5,507.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little less than the rate in New York: 39.9% 5,583,687 (±0.3% / ±39,932.6)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 35% 79,903,463 (±0.1% / ±166,943.4)

68.7% ±2.4% (144,248  ±6,021.2) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2021 5-year data
  • more than double the rate in New York: 30.5% 5,782,729 (±0.1% / ±22,795.7)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 21.7% 67,203,430 (±0.1% / ±183,279.2)

45.5% ±3.1% (98,600  ±8,774) Foreign-born population
  • about double the rate in New York: 22.3% 4,427,356 (±0.2% / ±43,047)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 13.6% 45,270,104 (±0% / ±140,397)

1.3% ±0.5% (2,271  ±875) Population with veteran status
  • about one-third of the rate in New York: 3.9% 614,289 (±0.1% / ±12,232)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,501,502 (±0% / ±78,614)
2,271 Total veterans ±875 1,985 Male ±845 286 Female ±466

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