Cayuga Heights, NY

Census Place

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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
$433,000
17.3% 1-year decline
2024 Employed Population
1,413
1.94% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Cayuga Heights, 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.

85% of the residents in Cayuga Heights, NY are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Cayuga Heights, NY was $433,000, and the homeownership rate was 61.1%.

Most people in Cayuga Heights, NY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 13.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Cayuga Heights, NY was 2 cars per household.

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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.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Cayuga Heights, NY
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    2.6k ± 232
  2. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    819 ± 199
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    152 ± 68
7.17%
Hispanic Population
287 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.

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.

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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

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.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    39 ± 35
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    33 ± 57
  3. 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.

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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.

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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

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.

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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).

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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 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.

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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%.

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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.
$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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Cayuga Heights, 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 (30.6%)
  2. Worked At Home (22.5%)
  3. 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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Health

96% of the population of Cayuga Heights, NY has health coverage, with 43.7% on employee plans, 10.4% on Medicaid, 23.5% on Medicare, 18.3% on non-group plans, and 0% 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, 48.1% were men and 51.9% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.7% under 18 years, 29.6% between 18 and 34 years, 17.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 30.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.1% were men and 51.9% were women.

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Uninsured People

4.02%
Uninsured
43.7%
Employer Coverage
10.4%
Medicaid
23.5%
Medicare
18.3%
Non-Group
0%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Cayuga Heights, NY grew by 8.72% from 3.7% to 4.02%.

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