Castorland, NY

Census Place

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2024 Population
481
US Senator
Chuck Schumer
Democratic Party
US Senator
Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
34.8
6.75% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
17.9%
2.81% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$57,222
2.08% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$164,200
6.42% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
188
14.6% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Castorland, 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.

99.6% of the residents in Castorland, NY are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Castorland, NY was $164,200, and the homeownership rate was 55.3%.

Most people in Castorland, NY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Castorland, NY was 1 car per household.

United StatesNew YorkLewis County, NYJefferson & Lewis Counties PUMA, NY

Population & Diversity

Castorland, NY is home to a population of 481 people, from which 99.6% are citizens. As of 2024, 0.416% of Castorland, NY residents were born outside of the country (2 people).

In 2024, there were 17.9 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (430 people) in Castorland, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 24 Black or African American (Hispanic) and 13 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.6%
2024 Citizenship
99.5%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.6% of Castorland, NY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Castorland, NY was 99.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Castorland, NY
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    430 ± 109
  2. Black or African American (Hispanic)
    24 ± 42
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    13 ± 23
6.65%
Hispanic Population
32 people

In 2024, there were 17.9 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (430 people) in Castorland, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 24 Black or African American (Hispanic) and 13 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

6.65% of the people in Castorland, NY are hispanic (32 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Castorland, 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

0.416%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
2 people
1.93%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
8 people

As of 2024, 0.416% of Castorland, NY residents (2 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 Castorland, NY was 1.93%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    4 ± 21
  2. Vietnam
    2 ± 20
  3. Korea
    2 ± 14

Castorland, NY has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 2 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Castorland, NY employs 188 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Castorland, NY were Health Care & Social Assistance (42 people), Manufacturing (24 people), and Retail Trade (21 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($85,000), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($70,625), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting ($70,625).

Employment

Occupations

188
2024 Value
± 90
14.6%
1 Year growth
± 60%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Castorland, NY grew at a rate of 14.6%, from 164 employees to 188 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Castorland, NY, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (34 people), Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations (25 people), and Management Occupations (25 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Castorland, 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

188
2024 Value
± 90
14.6%
1 Year growth
± 60%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Castorland, NY grew at a rate of 14.6%, from 164 employees to 188 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Castorland, NY, are Health Care & Social Assistance (42 people), Manufacturing (24 people), and Retail Trade (21 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Castorland, NY, though some of these residents may live in Castorland, 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

$69,063
Median earning men ± $6,779
$42,344
Median earning women ± $10,265

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($100,104), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($70,938), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($68,750).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Retail Trade ($70,227), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($61,250), and Public Administration ($47,083).

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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 Castorland, NY was $164,200 in 2024, which is 0.494 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $154,300 to $164,200, a 6.42% increase. The homeownership rate in Castorland, NY is 55.3%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Castorland, NY have an average commute time of 23.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Castorland, NY is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$164,200
Median Property Value 2024
±$14,041
$105
Median Property Taxes
±$43

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

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

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Rent vs Own

55.3%
Homeownership
2024
58.6%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 55.3% of the housing units in Castorland, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 48.7%.

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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.
$57,222
Median Household Income
± $34,684
190
Number of Households
± 53

In 2024, the median household income of the 190 households in Castorland, NY declined from $57,222 from the previous year's value of $58,438.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Castorland, 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 (75.8%)
  2. Worked At Home (9.47%)
  3. Public Transit (6.32%)

In 2024, 75.8% of workers in Castorland, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (9.47%) and those who used public transit to get to work (6.32%).

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

23.3 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Castorland, NY have a shorter commute time (23.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Castorland, NY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

1 car
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Castorland, NY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Castorland, NY have 1 car.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

17.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Castorland, NY (86 out of 481 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 Females 75+ and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Castorland, 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.

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Health

93.3% of the population of Castorland, NY has health coverage, with 27.6% on employee plans, 41.6% on Medicaid, 10.7% on Medicare, 11.7% on non-group plans, and 1.67% 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, 42.5% were men and 57.5% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 27.4% under 18 years, 23.4% between 18 and 34 years, 33.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 42.5% were men and 57.5% were women.

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Uninsured People

6.69%
Uninsured
27.6%
Employer Coverage
41.6%
Medicaid
10.7%
Medicare
11.7%
Non-Group
1.67%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Castorland, NY grew by 113% from 3.14% to 6.69%.

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