Fonda, NY

Census Place

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2024 Population
596
US Senator
Chuck Schumer
Democratic Party
US Senator
Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
41.6
5.05% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
11.6%
17.7% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$49,300
9.33% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$114,100
14.1% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
337
2.43% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Fonda, 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.

100% of the residents in Fonda, NY are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Fonda, NY was $114,100, and the homeownership rate was 61.4%.

Most people in Fonda, NY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 19.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Fonda, NY was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Fonda, NY is home to a population of 596 people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2024, 1.51% of Fonda, NY residents were born outside of the country (9 people).

In 2024, there were 32.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (546 people) in Fonda, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 17 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 12 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%
2024 Citizenship
100%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Fonda, NY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Fonda, NY was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Fonda, NY
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    546 ± 168
  2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    17 ± 17
  3. Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
    12 ± 18
2.01%
Hispanic Population
12 people

In 2024, there were 32.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (546 people) in Fonda, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 17 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 12 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

2.01% of the people in Fonda, NY are hispanic (12 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Fonda, 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

1.51%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
9 people
1.25%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
7 people

As of 2024, 1.51% of Fonda, NY residents (9 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 Fonda, NY was 1.25%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    18 ± 27
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    8 ± 17
  3. Korea
    5 ± 16

Fonda, NY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.25 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Fonda, NY employs 337 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Fonda, NY were Retail Trade (68 people), Construction (51 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (43 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($66,563), Construction ($63,750), and Educational Services ($50,938).

Employment

Occupations

337
2024 Value
± 111
2.43%
1 Year growth
± 45%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fonda, NY grew at a rate of 2.43%, from 329 employees to 337 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Fonda, NY, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (45 people), Management Occupations (36 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (32 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Fonda, 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

337
2024 Value
± 111
2.43%
1 Year growth
± 45%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fonda, NY grew at a rate of 2.43%, from 329 employees to 337 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Fonda, NY, are Retail Trade (68 people), Construction (51 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (43 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Fonda, NY, though some of these residents may live in Fonda, 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

$42,500
Median earning men ± $6,808
$43,750
Median earning women ± $9,068

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Construction ($63,750), Manufacturing ($47,188), and Retail Trade ($40,694).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($81,250), Retail Trade ($46,058), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($43,750).

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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 Fonda, NY was $114,100 in 2024, which is 0.343 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $100,000 to $114,100, a 14.1% increase. The homeownership rate in Fonda, NY is 61.4%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Fonda, NY have an average commute time of 19.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Fonda, NY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$114,100
Median Property Value 2024
±$23,309
$178
Median Property Taxes
±$61

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

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

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Rent vs Own

61.4%
Homeownership
2024
54.8%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 61.4% of the housing units in Fonda, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 67.2%.

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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.
$49,300
Median Household Income
± $9,830
290
Number of Households
± 75

In 2024, the median household income of the 290 households in Fonda, NY declined from $49,300 from the previous year's value of $54,375.

The following chart displays the households in Fonda, 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 $100k - $125k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Fonda, 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 (70%)
  2. Worked At Home (11%)
  3. Walked (8.9%)

In 2024, 70% of workers in Fonda, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (11%) and those who walked to work (8.9%).

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

19.8 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Fonda, NY have a shorter commute time (19.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Fonda, 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 Fonda, NY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Fonda, NY have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

11.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Fonda, NY (69 out of 596 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 Males < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Fonda, NY is White, followed by Other 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

99% of the population of Fonda, NY has health coverage, with 46.6% on employee plans, 28.5% on Medicaid, 12.6% on Medicare, 10.7% on non-group plans, and 0.503% 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, 47.1% were men and 52.9% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 20.8% under 18 years, 15.9% between 18 and 34 years, 43.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 20.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.1% were men and 52.9% were women.

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Uninsured People

1.01%
Uninsured
46.6%
Employer Coverage
28.5%
Medicaid
12.6%
Medicare
10.7%
Non-Group
0.503%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Fonda, NY declined by 48.6% from 1.96% to 1.01%.

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