Congressional District 27, NY

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Congressional District 27, NY are White (Non-Hispanic) (91%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (2.29%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.2%), White (Hispanic) (1.33%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (0.96%).

None of the households in Congressional District 27, 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.

Most people in Congressional District 27, NY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Congressional District 27, NY was 2 cars per household.

Congressional District 27, NY borders Congressional District 23, NY, Congressional District 24, NY, Congressional District 25, NY, and Congressional District 26, NY.

United States New York

Population & Diversity

In 2021, there were 39.7 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (656k people) in Congressional District 27, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 16.5k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 15.8k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Congressional District 27, NY

White (Non-Hispanic)
656k ± 2.28k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
16.5k ± 1.15k
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
15.8k ± 1.18k

2.78%

Hispanic Population

20.1k people

In 2021, there were 39.7 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (656k people) in Congressional District 27, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 16.5k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 15.8k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

2.78% of the people in Congressional District 27, NY are hispanic (20.1k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Congressional District 27, NY as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

3.22%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

23.2k people

3.25%

2020 Foreign-Born Population

23.3k people

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Congressional District 27, NY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
16,192 ± 794
Gulf War (2001-)
7,032 ± 721
Gulf War (1990s)
4,510 ± 450

Congressional District 27, NY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.3 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Congressional District 27, NY employs N/A people. The largest industries in Congressional District 27, NY are , and the highest paying industries are .

Employment

Occupations

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in Congressional District 27, NY, are . This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Congressional District 27, NY.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in Congressional District 27, NY, are . This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Congressional District 27, NY, though some of these residents may live in Congressional District 27, NY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Employment by Industry Sector

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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%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in New York.

Education

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.7% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.75% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (4.04M), Bachelors Degree (3.33M), and Some college (2.79M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Congressional District 27, NY have an average commute time of 26.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Congressional District 27, NY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Congressional District 27, NY is N/A. In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Congressional District 27, NY was Congressional District 12, NY with a value of $147,255, followed by Congressional District 3, NY and Congressional District 4, NY, with respective values of $137,770 and $137,263.

Equity

Household Income

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Median Household Income

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294k

Number of Households

± 3,957

The following chart displays the households in Congressional District 27, 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.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2021

Drove Alone (82.2%)
Worked At Home (7.44%)
Carpooled (6.43%)

In 2021, 82.2% of workers in Congressional District 27, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (7.44%) and those who carpooled to work (6.43%).

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

26.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Congressional District 27, NY have a similar commute time (26.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.32% of the workforce in Congressional District 27, NY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Congressional District 27, NY compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Congressional District 27, 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 27, NY have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.26% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Congressional District 27, NY (57.8k out of 699k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Congressional District 27, NY is false, followed by false and false.

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.

Health

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

2.76%

Uninsured

54.2%

Employer Coverage

13.7%

Medicaid

15.2%

Medicare

13.1%

Non-Group

1.07%

Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Congressional District 27, NY changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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