Brewster Hill, NY

Census Place

2024 Population

2,149

US Senator

Chuck Schumer

Democratic Party

US Senator

Kirsten Gillibrand

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

46.5

6.25% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

16%

2.89% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$107,875

11.7% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Brewster Hill, NY is home to a population of 2.15k people, from which 91.5% are citizens.

As of 2024, 24.3% of Brewster Hill, NY residents were born outside of the country (522 people).

In 2024, there were 2.98 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.19k people) in Brewster Hill, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 398 Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 367 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

91.5%

2024 Citizenship

92.6%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 91.5% of Brewster Hill, NY residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Brewster Hill, NY was 92.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Brewster Hill, NY

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.19k ± 316
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
398 ± 301
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
367 ± 383

21.6%

Hispanic Population

464 people

21.6% of the people in Brewster Hill, NY are hispanic (464 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Brewster Hill, 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

24.3%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

522 people

24.4%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

540 people

As of 2024, 24.3% of Brewster Hill, NY residents (522 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 Brewster Hill, NY was 24.4%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Vietnam

Most Common Service Period

64 ± 73

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

Economy

The economy of Brewster Hill, NY employs 1.01k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Brewster Hill, NY were Health Care & Social Assistance (165 people), Accommodation & Food Services (140 people), and Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (133 people), and the highest paying industries were Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services ($110,989), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($110,330), and Manufacturing ($90,583).

Employment

Occupations

1.01k

2024 Value

± 280

−6.28%

1 Year decline

± 42%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Brewster Hill, NY declined at a rate of −6.28%, from 1.08k employees to 1.01k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Brewster Hill, NY, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (162 people), Management Occupations (156 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (130 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Brewster Hill, 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

1.01k

2024 Value

± 280

−6.28%

1 Year decline

± 42%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Brewster Hill, NY declined at a rate of −6.28%, from 1.08k employees to 1.01k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Brewster Hill, NY, are Health Care & Social Assistance (165 people), Accommodation & Food Services (140 people), and Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (133 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Brewster Hill, NY, though some of these residents may live in Brewster Hill, NY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$66,103

Median earning men ± $25,978

$51,955

Median earning women ± $13,684

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($110,693), Manufacturing ($91,000), and Construction ($75,272).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($65,625) and Other Services Except Public Administration ($8,750).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Brewster Hill, NY was $464,400 in 2024, which is 1.4 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $416,200 to $464,400, a 11.6% increase. The homeownership rate in Brewster Hill, NY is 94.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Brewster Hill, NY have an average commute time of 30 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Brewster Hill, NY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$464,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$29,952

$784

Median Property Taxes

±$224

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

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

Rent vs Own

94.1%

Homeownership

2024

54%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 94.1% of the housing units in Brewster Hill, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 95.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Brewster Hill, 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.

$107,875

Median Household Income

± $29,712

833

Number of Households

± 246

In 2024, the median household income of the 833 households in Brewster Hill, NY grew to $107,875 from the previous year's value of $96,540.

The following chart displays the households in Brewster Hill, 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 $150k - $200k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Brewster Hill, 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 (68.3%)
Carpooled (20.7%)
Public Transit (5.15%)

In 2024, 68.3% of workers in Brewster Hill, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (20.7%) and those who used public transit to get to work (5.15%).

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

30 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Brewster Hill, NY have a longer commute time (30 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.34% of the workforce in Brewster Hill, NY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

16% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Brewster Hill, NY (344 out of 2.15k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 35 - 44 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Brewster Hill, NY is Asian, followed by White 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.

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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