Beacon, NY

Census Place

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2024 Population
14,834
US Senator
Chuck Schumer
Democratic Party
US Senator
Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
42
0.962% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
9.02%
7.72% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$107,859
15.5% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$471,600
11.8% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
7,700
3.88% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Beacon, 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.

95.7% of the residents in Beacon, NY are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Beacon, NY was $471,600, and the homeownership rate was 61.1%.

Most people in Beacon, NY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 41.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Beacon, NY was 2 cars per household.

United StatesNew YorkDutchess County, NYNew York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PADutchess County (Southwest)--Fishkill & Wappinger town PUMA, NY

Population & Diversity

Beacon, NY is home to a population of 14.8k people, from which 95.7% are citizens. As of 2024, 11.6% of Beacon, NY residents were born outside of the country (1.72k people).

In 2024, there were 7.01 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (9.19k people) in Beacon, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.31k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 1.15k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.7%
2024 Citizenship
96.2%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95.7% of Beacon, NY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Beacon, NY was 96.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Beacon, NY
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    9.19k ± 761
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    1.31k ± 347
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    1.15k ± 380
20.2%
Hispanic Population
3k people

In 2024, there were 7.01 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (9.19k people) in Beacon, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.31k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 1.15k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

20.2% of the people in Beacon, NY are hispanic (3k people).

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

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for New York.
Most Common Origin
  1. Dominican Republic
    493,200 ± 17,027 people
  2. China
    410,969 ± 15,575 people
  3. Jamaica
    234,174 ± 11,811 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New York was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 493,200 New York residents, followed by China with 410,969 and Jamaica with 234,174.

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Foreign-Born Population

11.6%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
1.72k people
10.1%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
1.48k people

As of 2024, 11.6% of Beacon, NY residents (1.72k 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 Beacon, NY was 10.1%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    219 ± 112
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    176 ± 139
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    71 ± 63

Beacon, NY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.24 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Beacon, NY employs 7.7k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Beacon, NY were Educational Services (1,208 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,131 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,090 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($122,083), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($121,706), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($121,042).

Employment

Occupations

7.7k
2024 Value
± 751
−3.88%
1 Year decline
± 14%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Beacon, NY declined at a rate of −3.88%, from 8.01k employees to 7.7k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Beacon, NY, are Management Occupations (1,060 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (758 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (730 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Beacon, NY.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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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

7.7k
2024 Value
± 751
−3.88%
1 Year decline
± 14%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Beacon, NY declined at a rate of −3.88%, from 8.01k employees to 7.7k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Beacon, NY, are Educational Services (1,208 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,131 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,090 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Beacon, NY, though some of these residents may live in Beacon, NY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$95,608
Median earning men ± $19,611
$49,808
Median earning women ± $9,192

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($133,750), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($121,494), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($109,063).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($250,001), Public Administration ($85,547), and Manufacturing ($83,287).

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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%.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Beacon, NY was $471,600 in 2024, which is 1.42 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $422,000 to $471,600, a 11.8% increase. The homeownership rate in Beacon, NY is 61.1%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Beacon, NY have an average commute time of 41.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Beacon, NY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$471,600
Median Property Value 2024
±$27,415
$3,979
Median Property Taxes
±$448

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

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

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Rent vs Own

61.1%
Homeownership
2024
58.1%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 61.1% of the housing units in Beacon, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 59.5%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$107,859
Median Household Income
± $21,401
6.51k
Number of Households
± 687

In 2024, the median household income of the 6.51k households in Beacon, NY grew to $107,859 from the previous year's value of $93,347.

The following chart displays the households in Beacon, 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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Beacon, NY is from New York.
0.493
2023 Wage GINI in New York
0.494
2022 Wage GINI in New York

In 2023, the income inequality in New York was 0.493 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0797% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for New York was higher than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in New York in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (58.3%)
  2. Worked At Home (21.2%)
  3. Public Transit (11.9%)

In 2024, 58.3% of workers in Beacon, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (21.2%) and those who used public transit to get to work (11.9%).

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.

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Commute Time

41.4 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Beacon, NY have a longer commute time (41.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 17.9% of the workforce in Beacon, NY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

9.02% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Beacon, NY (1.29k out of 14.3k 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 75+, followed by Males 45 - 54 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Beacon, NY is White, followed by Hispanic and Other.

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.

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Health

96.1% of the population of Beacon, NY has health coverage, with 58.5% on employee plans, 15.3% on Medicaid, 10.1% on Medicare, 11.2% on non-group plans, and 0.84% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New York see 1,245 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,245 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1205 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 265 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.8% were men and 51.2% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 20.8% under 18 years, 18.5% between 18 and 34 years, 46.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 14% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.8% were men and 51.2% were women.

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Uninsured People

3.91%
Uninsured
58.5%
Employer Coverage
15.3%
Medicaid
10.1%
Medicare
11.2%
Non-Group
0.84%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Beacon, NY grew by 43.9% from 2.72% to 3.91%.

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