Gates, NY

Census Place

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2024 Population
4,691
US Senator
Chuck Schumer
Democratic Party
US Senator
Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
40.8
10.5% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
21.4%
12.7% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$54,647
1.19% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$168,600
5.44% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
2,227
0.447% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Gates, 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.

92.9% of the residents in Gates, NY are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Gates, NY was $168,600, and the homeownership rate was 94.3%.

Most people in Gates, NY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 18.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Gates, NY was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Gates, NY is home to a population of 4.69k people, from which 92.9% are citizens. As of 2024, 13.2% of Gates, NY residents were born outside of the country (617 people).

In 2024, there were 9.13 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.15k people) in Gates, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 345 Black or African American (Hispanic) and 298 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

92.9%
2024 Citizenship
93.1%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 92.9% of Gates, NY residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Gates, NY was 93.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Gates, NY
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    3.15k ± 658
  2. Black or African American (Hispanic)
    345 ± 294
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Hispanic)
    298 ± 274
24.2%
Hispanic Population
1.14k people

In 2024, there were 9.13 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.15k people) in Gates, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 345 Black or African American (Hispanic) and 298 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

24.2% of the people in Gates, NY are hispanic (1.14k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Gates, 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

13.2%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
617 people
13.5%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
618 people

As of 2024, 13.2% of Gates, NY residents (617 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 Gates, NY was 13.5%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    33 ± 32
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    29 ± 51

Gates, NY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.14 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Gates, NY employs 2.23k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Gates, NY were Health Care & Social Assistance (512 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (298 people), and Retail Trade (273 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($78,250), Public Administration ($75,132), and Construction ($72,902).

Employment

Occupations

2.23k
2024 Value
± 396
−0.447%
1 Year decline
± 24.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Gates, NY declined at a rate of −0.447%, from 2.24k employees to 2.23k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Gates, NY, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (278 people), Management Occupations (218 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (205 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Gates, 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

2.23k
2024 Value
± 396
−0.447%
1 Year decline
± 24.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Gates, NY declined at a rate of −0.447%, from 2.24k employees to 2.23k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Gates, NY, are Health Care & Social Assistance (512 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (298 people), and Retail Trade (273 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Gates, NY, though some of these residents may live in Gates, 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

$61,894
Median earning men ± $11,841
$34,913
Median earning women ± $9,634

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($97,852), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($77,569), and Manufacturing ($76,333).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($64,896), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($55,278), and Wholesale Trade ($53,542).

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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 Gates, NY was $168,600 in 2024, which is 0.507 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $159,900 to $168,600, a 5.44% increase. The homeownership rate in Gates, NY is 94.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Gates, NY have an average commute time of 18.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Gates, NY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$168,600
Median Property Value 2024
±$5,759
$1,850
Median Property Taxes
±$244

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

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

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Rent vs Own

94.3%
Homeownership
2024
64.2%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 94.3% of the housing units in Gates, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 93.4%.

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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.
$54,647
Median Household Income
± $8,046
1.96k
Number of Households
± 344

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.96k households in Gates, NY grew to $54,647 from the previous year's value of $54,003.

The following chart displays the households in Gates, 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 $60k - $75k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Gates, 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 (73.6%)
  2. Worked At Home (16%)
  3. Carpooled (10.4%)

In 2024, 73.6% of workers in Gates, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (16%) and those who carpooled to work (10.4%).

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

18.2 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Gates, NY have a shorter commute time (18.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Gates, 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 Gates, NY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Gates, NY have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

21.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Gates, NY (1.01k out of 4.69k 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 Males 12 - 14, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Gates, NY is White, followed by Hispanic 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.

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Health

99% of the population of Gates, NY has health coverage, with 31.9% on employee plans, 29.1% on Medicaid, 17.7% on Medicare, 20% on non-group plans, and 0.277% 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, 49.9% were men and 50.1% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.4% under 18 years, 19.4% between 18 and 34 years, 37.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 20.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.9% were men and 50.1% were women.

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Uninsured People

1%
Uninsured
31.9%
Employer Coverage
29.1%
Medicaid
17.7%
Medicare
20%
Non-Group
0.277%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Gates, NY declined by 15.1% from 1.18% to 1%.

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