Gloversville, NY

Census Place

2024 Population

14,962

US Senator

Chuck Schumer

Democratic Party

US Senator

Kirsten Gillibrand

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

0.796% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

17.6%

18.4% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$51,556

4.88% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Gloversville, NY is home to a population of 15k people, from which 98.2% are citizens.

As of 2024, 3.03% of Gloversville, NY residents were born outside of the country (453 people).

In 2024, there were 19.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (12.4k people) in Gloversville, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 649 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) and 413 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.2%

2024 Citizenship

99%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.2% of Gloversville, NY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Gloversville, NY was 99%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Gloversville, NY

White (Non-Hispanic)
12.4k ± 476
Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
649 ± 462
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
413 ± 160

6.52%

Hispanic Population

975 people

6.52% of the people in Gloversville, NY are hispanic (975 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Gloversville, 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

3.03%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

453 people

2.31%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

347 people

As of 2024, 3.03% of Gloversville, NY residents (453 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 Gloversville, NY was 2.31%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
302 ± 136
Vietnam
286 ± 135
Gulf War (1990s)
135 ± 114

Gloversville, NY has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.06 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Gloversville, NY employs 6.69k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Gloversville, NY were Health Care & Social Assistance (1,234 people), Retail Trade (967 people), and Manufacturing (809 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($100,050), Finance & Insurance ($87,750), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($72,125).

Employment

Occupations

6.69k

2024 Value

± 650

3.93%

1 Year growth

± 13.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Gloversville, NY grew at a rate of 3.93%, from 6.44k employees to 6.69k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Gloversville, NY, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (762 people), Production Occupations (611 people), and Material Moving Occupations (571 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Gloversville, 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

6.69k

2024 Value

± 650

3.93%

1 Year growth

± 13.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Gloversville, NY grew at a rate of 3.93%, from 6.44k employees to 6.69k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Gloversville, NY, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,234 people), Retail Trade (967 people), and Manufacturing (809 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Gloversville, NY, though some of these residents may live in Gloversville, NY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$46,717

Median earning men ± $4,129

$34,474

Median earning women ± $5,048

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($62,875), Information ($62,188), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($53,913).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($86,806), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($58,889), and Public Administration ($56,277).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Gloversville, NY was $106,400 in 2024, which is 0.32 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $95,500 to $106,400, a 11.4% increase. The homeownership rate in Gloversville, NY is 51.5%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Gloversville, NY have an average commute time of 25.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Gloversville, NY is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$106,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$13,547

$3,476

Median Property Taxes

±$441

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

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

Rent vs Own

51.5%

Homeownership

2024

57%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 51.5% of the housing units in Gloversville, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 46.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Gloversville, 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.

$51,556

Median Household Income

± $3,958

6.75k

Number of Households

± 649

In 2024, the median household income of the 6.75k households in Gloversville, NY grew to $51,556 from the previous year's value of $49,155.

The following chart displays the households in Gloversville, 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.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Gloversville, 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 (78.3%)
Carpooled (12.2%)
Walked (4.3%)

In 2024, 78.3% of workers in Gloversville, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (12.2%) and those who walked to work (4.3%).

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

25.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Gloversville, NY have a shorter commute time (25.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.95% of the workforce in Gloversville, NY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

17.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Gloversville, NY (2.62k out of 14.9k 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 25 - 34, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 45 - 54.

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

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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