Balmville, NY

Census Place

2024 Population

3,399

US Senator

Chuck Schumer

Democratic Party

US Senator

Kirsten Gillibrand

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

47.2

0.211% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

3.18%

13.6% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$120,694

12.6% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Balmville, NY is home to a population of 3.4k people, from which 90.8% are citizens.

As of 2024, 19.8% of Balmville, NY residents were born outside of the country (674 people).

In 2024, there were 2.63 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.52k people) in Balmville, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 580 Other (Hispanic) and 564 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

90.8%

2024 Citizenship

90.4%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 90.8% of Balmville, NY residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Balmville, NY was 90.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Balmville, NY

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.52k ± 464
Other (Hispanic)
580 ± 372
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
564 ± 232

29.6%

Hispanic Population

1.01k people

29.6% of the people in Balmville, NY are hispanic (1.01k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Balmville, NY as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for New York.

Most Common Origin

Dominican Republic
492,198 ± 17,010 people
China
414,597 ± 15,642 people
Jamaica
229,554 ± 11,695 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New York was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 492,198 New York residents, followed by China with 414,597 and Jamaica with 229,554.

Foreign-Born Population

19.8%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

674 people

18.9%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

703 people

As of 2024, 19.8% of Balmville, NY residents (674 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Balmville, NY was 18.9%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
39 ± 43
Gulf War (2001-)
21 ± 31
Gulf War (1990s)
20 ± 28

Balmville, NY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.86 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Balmville, NY.

Economy

The economy of Balmville, NY employs 1.68k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Balmville, NY were Retail Trade (412 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (389 people), and Construction (188 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($235,083), Public Administration ($165,924), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($91,339).

Employment

Occupations

1.68k

2024 Value

± 299

−12.2%

1 Year decline

± 27.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Balmville, NY declined at a rate of −12.2%, from 1.91k employees to 1.68k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Balmville, NY, are Business & Financial Operations Occupations (166 people), Sales & Related Occupations (158 people), and Management Occupations (157 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Balmville, NY.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

1.68k

2024 Value

± 299

−12.2%

1 Year decline

± 27.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Balmville, NY declined at a rate of −12.2%, from 1.91k employees to 1.68k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Balmville, NY, are Retail Trade (412 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (389 people), and Construction (188 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Balmville, NY, though some of these residents may live in Balmville, NY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$53,942

Median earning men ± $13,181

$49,716

Median earning women ± $12,372

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($250,001), Public Administration ($168,083), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($104,524).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($68,250), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($53,661), and Retail Trade ($50,500).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Balmville, NY was $392,200 in 2024, which is 1.18 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $359,600 to $392,200, a 9.07% increase. The homeownership rate in Balmville, NY is 77.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Balmville, NY have an average commute time of 39.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Balmville, NY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$392,200

Median Property Value 2024

±$55,035

$879

Median Property Taxes

±$211

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 Balmville, NY the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

77.3%

Homeownership

2024

58.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 77.3% of the housing units in Balmville, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 74.8%.

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

Equity

Household Income

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

$120,694

Median Household Income

± $31,698

1.14k

Number of Households

± 224

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.14k households in Balmville, NY grew to $120,694 from the previous year's value of $107,204.

The following chart displays the households in Balmville, 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 $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

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

0.492

2024 Wage GINI in New York

0.493

2023 Wage GINI in New York

In 2024, the income inequality in New York was 0.492 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.301% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for New York was higher than than the national average of 0.474. 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 2024

Drove Alone (74.2%)
Worked At Home (11%)
Carpooled (5.78%)

In 2024, 74.2% of workers in Balmville, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (11%) and those who carpooled to work (5.78%).

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

39.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Balmville, NY have a longer commute time (39.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 5.28% of the workforce in Balmville, NY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

3.18% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Balmville, NY (108 out of 3.4k 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 Females 45 - 54, followed by Males 45 - 54 and then Males 6 - 11.

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

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

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

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

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