Falconer, NY

Census Place

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2024 Population
2,149
US Senator
Chuck Schumer
Democratic Party
US Senator
Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
43.5
3.82% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
10.9%
34.4% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$60,056
19.6% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$98,400
14.8% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
1,027
3.22% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Falconer, 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.

99.9% of the residents in Falconer, NY are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Falconer, NY was $98,400, and the homeownership rate was 71.5%.

Most people in Falconer, NY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22 minutes. The average car ownership in Falconer, NY was 2 cars per household.

United StatesNew YorkChautauqua County, NYJamestown-Dunkirk-Fredonia, NYChautauqua County PUMA, NY

Population & Diversity

Falconer, NY is home to a population of 2.15k people, from which 99.9% are citizens. As of 2024, 1.02% of Falconer, NY residents were born outside of the country (22 people).

In 2024, there were 78.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.04k people) in Falconer, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 26 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 21 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.9%
2024 Citizenship
99.9%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.9% of Falconer, NY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Falconer, NY was 99.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Falconer, NY
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    2.04k ± 373
  2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    26 ± 30
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    21 ± 30
2.05%
Hispanic Population
44 people

In 2024, there were 78.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.04k people) in Falconer, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 26 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 21 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

2.05% of the people in Falconer, NY are hispanic (44 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Falconer, 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

1.02%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
22 people
0.856%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
18 people

As of 2024, 1.02% of Falconer, NY residents (22 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 Falconer, NY was 0.856%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    86 ± 56
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    63 ± 68
  3. Vietnam
    28 ± 28

Falconer, NY has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.37 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Falconer, NY employs 1.03k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Falconer, NY were Health Care & Social Assistance (225 people), Manufacturing (222 people), and Retail Trade (92 people), and the highest paying industries were Construction ($61,000), Educational Services ($55,300), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($49,500).

Employment

Occupations

1.03k
2024 Value
± 191
3.22%
1 Year growth
± 25.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Falconer, NY grew at a rate of 3.22%, from 995 employees to 1.03k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Falconer, NY, are Production Occupations (158 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (110 people), and Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (81 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Falconer, 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

1.03k
2024 Value
± 191
3.22%
1 Year growth
± 25.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Falconer, NY grew at a rate of 3.22%, from 995 employees to 1.03k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Falconer, NY, are Health Care & Social Assistance (225 people), Manufacturing (222 people), and Retail Trade (92 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Falconer, NY, though some of these residents may live in Falconer, 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

$45,500
Median earning men ± $8,239
$28,750
Median earning women ± $10,949

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Construction ($61,500), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($58,542), and Manufacturing ($47,566).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($80,972), Other Services Except Public Administration ($39,583), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($31,806).

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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%.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Falconer, NY was $98,400 in 2024, which is 0.296 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $85,700 to $98,400, a 14.8% increase. The homeownership rate in Falconer, NY is 71.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Falconer, NY have an average commute time of 22 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Falconer, NY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$98,400
Median Property Value 2024
±$14,681
$661
Median Property Taxes
±$149

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

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

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Rent vs Own

71.5%
Homeownership
2024
68.7%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 71.5% of the housing units in Falconer, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 66%.

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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.
$60,056
Median Household Income
± $6,147
924
Number of Households
± 166

In 2024, the median household income of the 924 households in Falconer, NY grew to $60,056 from the previous year's value of $50,231.

The following chart displays the households in Falconer, 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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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Falconer, 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 (86.5%)
  2. Carpooled (6.46%)
  3. Worked At Home (6.26%)

In 2024, 86.5% of workers in Falconer, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (6.46%) and those who worked at home (6.26%).

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

22 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Falconer, NY have a shorter commute time (22 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 5.2% of the workforce in Falconer, 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 Falconer, NY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Falconer, NY have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

10.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Falconer, NY (234 out of 2.15k 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 35 - 44, followed by Males 45 - 54 and then Females 25 - 34.

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

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

96.4% of the population of Falconer, NY has health coverage, with 41.5% on employee plans, 26.4% on Medicaid, 11.9% on Medicare, 14.4% on non-group plans, and 2.23% 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, 46.5% were men and 53.5% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.1% under 18 years, 15.7% between 18 and 34 years, 45.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 14.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.5% were men and 53.5% were women.

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Uninsured People

3.63%
Uninsured
41.5%
Employer Coverage
26.4%
Medicaid
11.9%
Medicare
14.4%
Non-Group
2.23%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Falconer, NY declined by 5.76% from 3.85% to 3.63%.

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