Cayuga Heights, NY

Census Place

2024 Population

4,000

US Senator

Chuck Schumer

Democratic Party

US Senator

Kirsten Gillibrand

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

34.3

18.9% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

11.2%

7.17% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$166,526

21.4% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Cayuga Heights, NY is home to a population of 4k people, from which 85% are citizens.

As of 2024, 23.6% of Cayuga Heights, NY residents were born outside of the country (946 people).

In 2024, there were 3.17 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.6k people) in Cayuga Heights, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 819 Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 152 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

85%

2024 Citizenship

82.4%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 85% of Cayuga Heights, NY residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Cayuga Heights, NY was 82.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Cayuga Heights, NY

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.6k ± 232
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
819 ± 199
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
152 ± 68

7.17%

Hispanic Population

287 people

7.17% of the people in Cayuga Heights, NY are hispanic (287 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Cayuga Heights, 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

23.6%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

946 people

27.4%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.1k people

As of 2024, 23.6% of Cayuga Heights, NY residents (946 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 Cayuga Heights, NY was 27.4%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
39 ± 35
Gulf War (1990s)
33 ± 57
World War II
21 ± 29

Cayuga Heights, NY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.18 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Cayuga Heights, NY employs 1.41k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Cayuga Heights, NY were Educational Services (749 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (178 people), and Retail Trade (143 people), and the highest paying industries were Information ($220,945), Retail Trade ($108,230), and Educational Services ($95,032).

Employment

Occupations

1.41k

2024 Value

± 260

−1.94%

1 Year decline

± 26.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cayuga Heights, NY declined at a rate of −1.94%, from 1.44k employees to 1.41k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Cayuga Heights, NY, are Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (485 people), Management Occupations (224 people), and Life, Physical, & Social Science Occupations (124 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Cayuga Heights, 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

1.41k

2024 Value

± 260

−1.94%

1 Year decline

± 26.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cayuga Heights, NY declined at a rate of −1.94%, from 1.44k employees to 1.41k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Cayuga Heights, NY, are Educational Services (749 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (178 people), and Retail Trade (143 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Cayuga Heights, NY, though some of these residents may live in Cayuga Heights, NY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$108,506

Median earning men ± $9,979

$30,000

Median earning women ± $20,017

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($131,250), Retail Trade ($108,292), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($57,679).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($54,063), Public Administration ($46,250), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($40,588).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Cayuga Heights, NY was $433,000 in 2024, which is 1.3 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $523,600 to $433,000, a 17.3% decrease. The homeownership rate in Cayuga Heights, NY is 61.1%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Cayuga Heights, NY have an average commute time of 13.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Cayuga Heights, NY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$433,000

Median Property Value 2024

±$141,187

$831

Median Property Taxes

±$172

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

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

Rent vs Own

61.1%

Homeownership

2024

61.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 61.1% of the housing units in Cayuga Heights, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 59.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Cayuga Heights, 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.

$166,526

Median Household Income

± $25,064

1.36k

Number of Households

± 274

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.36k households in Cayuga Heights, NY grew to $166,526 from the previous year's value of $137,132.

The following chart displays the households in Cayuga Heights, 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 Cayuga Heights, 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 (30.6%)
Worked At Home (22.5%)
Walked (13.6%)

In 2024, 30.6% of workers in Cayuga Heights, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (22.5%) and those who walked to work (13.6%).

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

13.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Cayuga Heights, NY have a shorter commute time (13.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.833% of the workforce in Cayuga Heights, NY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

11.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Cayuga Heights, NY (332 out of 2.97k 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 25 - 34, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Females 18 - 24.

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

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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