Congressional District 26, NY

Congressional District

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2024 Population
772,895
US Senator
Chuck Schumer
Democratic Party
US Senator
Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic Party
2024 Poverty Rate
17%
1.13% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$65,395
1.68% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$208,200
8.1% 1-year growth

About

13.4% of the households in Congressional District 26, 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.

96.3% of the residents in Congressional District 26, NY are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Congressional District 26, NY was $208,200, and the homeownership rate was 60.7%.

Most people in Congressional District 26, NY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Congressional District 26, NY was 2 cars per household.

Congressional District 26, NY borders Congressional District 27, NY.

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Population & Diversity

Congressional District 26, NY is home to a population of 773k people, from which 96.3% are citizens. As of 2024, 8.58% of Congressional District 26, NY residents were born outside of the country (66.3k people).

In 2024, there were 4.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (509k people) in Congressional District 26, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 121k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 46k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary language in households in Congressional District 26, NY are Spanish (28,497 households), Bengali (11,744 households), and Arabic (9,582 households).

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.3%
2024 Citizenship
96.3%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96.3% of Congressional District 26, NY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Congressional District 26, NY was 96.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Congressional District 26, NY
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    509k ± 2.35k
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    121k ± 2.1k
  3. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    46k ± 858
7.59%
Hispanic Population
58.7k people

In 2024, there were 4.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (509k people) in Congressional District 26, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 121k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 46k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

7.59% of the people in Congressional District 26, NY are hispanic (58.7k people).

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Foreign-Born Population

8.58%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
66.3k people
8.29%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
64k people

As of 2024, 8.58% of Congressional District 26, NY residents (66.3k 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 Congressional District 26, NY was 8.29%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages
  1. Spanish
    28,497 households (3.9%)
  2. Bengali
    11,744 households (1.61%)
  3. Arabic
    9,582 households (1.31%)

13.4% of the households in Congressional District 26, NY reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is lower than the national average of 22.3%. 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.

In 2024, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Congressional District 26, NY was Spanish. 3.9% of the households in Congressional District 26, NY reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    11,233 ± 654
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    6,374 ± 649
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    4,992 ± 642

Congressional District 26, NY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.76 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Congressional District 26, NY employs 370k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Congressional District 26, NY were Health Care & Social Assistance (64,726 people), Educational Services (42,876 people), and Retail Trade (41,181 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($87,743), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($71,731), and Public Administration ($71,325).

Employment

Occupations

370k
2024 Value
± 5,217
0.0262%
1 Year growth
± 1.95%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Congressional District 26, NY grew at a rate of 0.0262%, from 370k employees to 370k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Congressional District 26, NY, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (45,080 people), Management Occupations (36,442 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (35,583 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Congressional District 26, 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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Industries

Employment by Industries

370k
2024 Value
± 5,217
0.0262%
1 Year growth
± 1.95%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Congressional District 26, NY grew at a rate of 0.0262%, from 370k employees to 370k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Congressional District 26, NY, are Health Care & Social Assistance (64,726 people), Educational Services (42,876 people), and Retail Trade (41,181 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Congressional District 26, NY, though some of these residents may live in Congressional District 26, 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

$52,226
Median earning men ± $928
$41,968
Median earning women ± $709

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($77,354), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($76,452), and Wholesale Trade ($68,900).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($61,691), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($57,113), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($47,409).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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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 Congressional District 26, NY was $208,200 in 2024, which is 0.626 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $192,600 to $208,200, a 8.1% increase. The homeownership rate in Congressional District 26, NY is 60.7%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Congressional District 26, NY have an average commute time of 20.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Congressional District 26, NY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$208,200
Median Property Value 2024
±$2,009
$204,755
Median Property Taxes
±$3,183

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 Congressional District 26, NY the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Congressional District 26, NY compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

60.7%
Homeownership
2024
61.7%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 60.7% of the housing units in Congressional District 26, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 60.8%.

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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.
$65,395
Median Household Income
± $1,060
338k
Number of Households
± 4,768

In 2024, the median household income of the 338k households in Congressional District 26, NY grew to $65,395 from the previous year's value of $64,316.

The following chart displays the households in Congressional District 26, 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 $75k - $100k range.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (70.8%)
  2. Worked At Home (12.4%)
  3. Carpooled (8.42%)

In 2024, 70.8% of workers in Congressional District 26, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (12.4%) and those who carpooled to work (8.42%).

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

20.3 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Congressional District 26, NY have a shorter commute time (20.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.38% of the workforce in Congressional District 26, 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 Congressional District 26, NY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Congressional District 26, NY have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

17% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Congressional District 26, NY (128k out of 753k 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 18 - 24 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Congressional District 26, NY is White, followed by Black 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

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21.9% under 18 years, 23.3% between 18 and 34 years, 36.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 18% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.4% were men and 51.6% were women.

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Uninsured People

3.11%
Uninsured
44.8%
Employer Coverage
25.9%
Medicaid
13.1%
Medicare
12.2%
Non-Group
0.797%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Congressional District 26, NY grew by 9.48% from 2.84% to 3.11%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Congressional District 26, NY changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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