Eastport, NY

Census Place

2024 Population

2,414

US Senator

Chuck Schumer

Democratic Party

US Senator

Kirsten Gillibrand

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

40.5

0.246% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

7.25%

34.2% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$119,453

7.43% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$665,100

Population & Diversity

Eastport, NY is home to a population of 2.41k people, from which 92.9% are citizens.

As of 2024, 15.2% of Eastport, NY residents were born outside of the country (366 people).

In 2024, there were 4.46 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.66k people) in Eastport, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 371 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 142 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

92.9%

2024 Citizenship

92.5%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 92.9% of Eastport, NY residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Eastport, NY was 92.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Eastport, NY

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.66k ± 368
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
371 ± 372
Other (Hispanic)
142 ± 88

25.2%

Hispanic Population

609 people

25.2% of the people in Eastport, NY are hispanic (609 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Eastport, 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

15.2%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

366 people

15.7%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

354 people

As of 2024, 15.2% of Eastport, NY residents (366 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 Eastport, NY was 15.7%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
78 ± 76
Gulf War (1990s)
14 ± 26
Gulf War (2001-)
11 ± 26

Eastport, NY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 5.57 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Eastport, NY employs 1.23k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Eastport, NY were Health Care & Social Assistance (282 people), Construction (225 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (123 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing ($178,819), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($177,917), and Educational Services ($117,773).

Employment

Occupations

1.23k

2024 Value

± 318

8.75%

1 Year growth

± 32.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Eastport, NY grew at a rate of 8.75%, from 1.13k employees to 1.23k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Eastport, NY, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (175 people), Healthcare Support Occupations (147 people), and Management Occupations (112 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Eastport, 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

1.23k

2024 Value

± 318

8.75%

1 Year growth

± 32.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Eastport, NY grew at a rate of 8.75%, from 1.13k employees to 1.23k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Eastport, NY, are Health Care & Social Assistance (282 people), Construction (225 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (123 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Eastport, NY, though some of these residents may live in Eastport, NY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$115,111

Median earning men ± $31,591

$43,396

Median earning women ± $28,905

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($250,001), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($179,236), and Construction ($116,250).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($72,052), Retail Trade ($66,250), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($55,655).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Eastport, NY was $665,100 in 2024, which is 2 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $632,200 to $665,100, a 5.2% increase. The homeownership rate in Eastport, NY is 87.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Eastport, NY have an average commute time of 40.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Eastport, NY is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$665,100

Median Property Value 2024

±$50,468

$725

Median Property Taxes

±$169

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

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

Rent vs Own

87.3%

Homeownership

2024

42.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 87.3% of the housing units in Eastport, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 91%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Eastport, 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.

$119,453

Median Household Income

± $29,318

830

Number of Households

± 216

In 2024, the median household income of the 830 households in Eastport, NY declined from $119,453 from the previous year's value of $129,034.

The following chart displays the households in Eastport, 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 $150k - $200k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Eastport, 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 (73.1%)
Worked At Home (11.5%)
Public Transit (9.3%)

In 2024, 73.1% of workers in Eastport, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (11.5%) and those who used public transit to get to work (9.3%).

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

40.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Eastport, NY have a longer commute time (40.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 9.77% of the workforce in Eastport, NY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

7.25% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Eastport, NY (175 out of 2.41k 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 Females 45 - 54, followed by Females 16 - 17 and then Males 16 - 17.

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

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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