Alexandria Bay, NY

Census Place

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2022 Population

1,131

3.1% 1-year growth

US Senator

Chuck Schumer

Democratic Party

US Senator

Kirsten Gillibrand

Democratic Party

2022 Median Age

58.1

0% 1-year change

2022 Poverty Rate

9.45%

21.1% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$50,714

17.2% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$134,800

12.4% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Alexandria Bay, NY had a population of 1.13k people with a median age of 58.1 and a median household income of $50,714. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Alexandria Bay, NY grew from 1,097 to 1,131, a 3.1% increase and its median household income grew from $43,264 to $50,714, a 17.2% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Alexandria Bay, NY are White (Non-Hispanic) (94.1%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (2.39%), American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) (1.15%), Other (Hispanic) (1.15%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (0.796%).

None of the households in Alexandria Bay, NY reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.7% of the residents in Alexandria Bay, NY are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Alexandria Bay, NY was $134,800, and the homeownership rate was 54.6%.

Most people in Alexandria Bay, NY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 19 minutes. The average car ownership in Alexandria Bay, NY was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Alexandria Bay, NY is home to a population of 1.13k people, from which 98.7% are citizens. As of 2022, 3.8% of Alexandria Bay, NY residents were born outside of the country (43 people).

In 2022, there were 39.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.06k people) in Alexandria Bay, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 27 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 13 American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

98.7%

2022 Citizenship

99.8%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 98.7% of Alexandria Bay, NY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Alexandria Bay, NY was 99.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Alexandria Bay, NY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Alexandria Bay, NY

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.06k ± 205
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
27 ± 49
American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
13 ± 19

1.15%

Hispanic Population

13 people

1.15% of the people in Alexandria Bay, NY are hispanic (13 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Alexandria Bay, NY as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

3.8%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

43 people

2.92%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

32 people

As of 2022, 3.8% of Alexandria Bay, NY residents (43 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Alexandria Bay, NY was 2.92%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Alexandria Bay, NY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (1990s)
27 ± 31
Korea
27 ± 43
Gulf War (2001-)
24 ± 32

Alexandria Bay, NY has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Alexandria Bay, NY employs 496 people. The largest industries in Alexandria Bay, NY are Retail Trade (70 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (70 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (70 people), and the highest paying industries are Construction ($155,648), Public Administration ($103,333), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation ($85,729).

Employment

Occupations

496

2022 Value

± 109

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Alexandria Bay, NY stayed at a rate of 0%, from 496 employees to 496 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Alexandria Bay, NY, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (61 people), Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (51 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (45 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Alexandria Bay, NY.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in New York (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

496

2022 Value

± 109

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Alexandria Bay, NY stayed at a rate of 0%, from 496 employees to 496 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Alexandria Bay, NY, are Retail Trade (70 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (70 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (70 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Alexandria Bay, NY, though some of these residents may live in Alexandria Bay, NY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$57,813

Median earning men ± $17,167

$29,063

Median earning women ± $12,954

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Construction ($155,648), Public Administration ($119,464), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($73,750).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($63,125), Public Administration ($42,188), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($41,667).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New York.

Y-Axis

2.74%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 9.56M people employed in New York. This represents a 2.74% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 19.7%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in New York.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in New York went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 60.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (37.5%), followed by Other (0.813%).

Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand are the senators currently representing the state of New York. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

New York is currently represented by 26 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Alexandria Bay, NY. Showing the available data for New York.

2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (60.4%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (37.5%)
Republican Party
Other (0.813%)
Alliance, American Solidarity, Becoming One Nation, Constitution, Independent, Other, Party For Socialism And Liberation, Prohibition, and The Birthday Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in New York went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 60.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (37.5%), followed by Other (0.813%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in New York for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from New York

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Chuck Schumer

Senator from New York

Assumed office on January 3, 1999

Kirsten Gillibrand

Senator from New York

Assumed office on January 26, 2009
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Hillary Clinton, who had become Secretary of State.

Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand are the senators currently representing New York.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in New York over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from New York

New York is currently represented by 26 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for New York have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.7% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.75% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (4.04M), Bachelors Degree (3.33M), and Some college (2.79M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Alexandria Bay, NY was $134,800 in 2022, which is 0.478 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $119,900 to $134,800, a 12.4% increase. The homeownership rate in Alexandria Bay, NY is 54.6%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Alexandria Bay, NY have an average commute time of 19 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Alexandria Bay, NY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$134,800

Median Property Value 2022

±$31,643

$333

Median Property Taxes

±$92

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Alexandria Bay, NY the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Alexandria Bay, NY compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

54.6%

Homeownership

2022

51%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 54.6% of the housing units in Alexandria Bay, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 55%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Alexandria Bay, NY compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the places in Alexandria Bay, NY colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$50,714

Median Household Income

± $7,727

610

Number of Households

± 121

In 2022, the median household income of the 610 households in Alexandria Bay, NY grew to $50,714 from the previous year's value of $43,264.

The following chart displays the households in Alexandria Bay, NY distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Alexandria Bay, NY is from New York.

0.494

2022 Wage GINI in New York

0.493

2021 Wage GINI in New York

In 2022, the income inequality in New York was 0.494 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.125% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for New York was higher than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in New York in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in New York across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (75.4%)
Walked (13.3%)
Worked At Home (7.46%)

In 2022, 75.4% of workers in Alexandria Bay, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (13.3%) and those who worked at home (7.46%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

19 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Alexandria Bay, NY have a shorter commute time (19 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 0.654% of the workforce in Alexandria Bay, NY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Alexandria Bay, NY compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Alexandria Bay, NY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Alexandria Bay, NY have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

9.45% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Alexandria Bay, NY (105 out of 1.11k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 55 - 64, followed by Males 75+ and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Alexandria Bay, NY is White, followed by Two Or More and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

92.2% of the population of Alexandria Bay, NY has health coverage, with 30.9% on employee plans, 24.2% on Medicaid, 12% on Medicare, 22.8% on non-group plans, and 2.34% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Jefferson County, NY see 1802 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.0555% increase from the previous year (1801 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1108 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 431 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,802 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Jefferson County, NY

Primary care physicians in Jefferson County, NY see an average of 1,802 patients per year. This represents a 0.0555% increase from the previous year (1,801 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Jefferson County, NY in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 13.7% under 18 years, 16.5% between 18 and 34 years, 37.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 32.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.8% were men and 49.2% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

7.83%

Uninsured

30.9%

Employer Coverage

24.2%

Medicaid

12%

Medicare

22.8%

Non-Group

2.34%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Alexandria Bay, NY grew by 19.7% from 6.54% to 7.83%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Alexandria Bay, NY changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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