Hamburg, NY

Census Place

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2024 Population
9,792
US Senator
Chuck Schumer
Democratic Party
US Senator
Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
44.3
10.5% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
3%
19.4% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$112,292
2.99% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$248,600
4.45% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
5,473
3.28% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Hamburg, 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 Hamburg, NY are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Hamburg, NY was $248,600, and the homeownership rate was 75.6%.

Most people in Hamburg, NY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Hamburg, NY was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Hamburg, NY is home to a population of 9.79k people, from which 99.9% are citizens. As of 2024, 1.92% of Hamburg, NY residents were born outside of the country (188 people).

In 2024, there were 43.9 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (9.12k people) in Hamburg, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 208 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 101 Asian (Non-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 Hamburg, NY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Hamburg, 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 Hamburg, NY
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    9.12k ± 271
  2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    208 ± 179
  3. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    101 ± 116
1.83%
Hispanic Population
179 people

In 2024, there were 43.9 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (9.12k people) in Hamburg, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 208 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 101 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

1.83% of the people in Hamburg, NY are hispanic (179 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Hamburg, 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

1.92%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
188 people
1.82%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
178 people

As of 2024, 1.92% of Hamburg, NY residents (188 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 Hamburg, NY was 1.82%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    251 ± 145
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    152 ± 101
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    109 ± 90

Hamburg, NY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.65 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Hamburg, NY employs 5.47k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Hamburg, NY were Health Care & Social Assistance (934 people), Educational Services (548 people), and Public Administration (538 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($101,716), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($101,225), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($97,750).

Employment

Occupations

5.47k
2024 Value
± 677
3.28%
1 Year growth
± 16.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Hamburg, NY grew at a rate of 3.28%, from 5.3k employees to 5.47k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Hamburg, NY, are Management Occupations (672 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (633 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (500 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Hamburg, 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

5.47k
2024 Value
± 677
3.28%
1 Year growth
± 16.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Hamburg, NY grew at a rate of 3.28%, from 5.3k employees to 5.47k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Hamburg, NY, are Health Care & Social Assistance (934 people), Educational Services (548 people), and Public Administration (538 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Hamburg, NY, though some of these residents may live in Hamburg, 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

$74,474
Median earning men ± $4,834
$52,804
Median earning women ± $9,336

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($129,355), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($91,838), and Wholesale Trade ($88,935).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($98,000), Wholesale Trade ($94,688), and Public Administration ($94,375).

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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%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in New York.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Hamburg, NY was $248,600 in 2024, which is 0.747 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $238,000 to $248,600, a 4.45% increase. The homeownership rate in Hamburg, NY is 75.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Hamburg, NY have an average commute time of 22.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Hamburg, NY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$248,600
Median Property Value 2024
±$15,839
$3,272
Median Property Taxes
±$368

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

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

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Rent vs Own

75.6%
Homeownership
2024
57.5%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 75.6% of the housing units in Hamburg, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 80.5%.

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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.
$112,292
Median Household Income
± $24,189
4.33k
Number of Households
± 556

In 2024, the median household income of the 4.33k households in Hamburg, NY grew to $112,292 from the previous year's value of $109,028.

The following chart displays the households in Hamburg, 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 Hamburg, 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.

This chart shows the number of workers in New York across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (77.9%)
  2. Worked At Home (13.5%)
  3. Carpooled (3.55%)

In 2024, 77.9% of workers in Hamburg, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (13.5%) and those who carpooled to work (3.55%).

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

22.3 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Hamburg, NY have a shorter commute time (22.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.45% of the workforce in Hamburg, 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 Hamburg, NY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Hamburg, NY have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Hamburg, NY (290 out of 9.68k 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 55 - 64, followed by Females 75+ and then Males 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Hamburg, NY is White, followed by Black and Native American.

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

98.6% of the population of Hamburg, NY has health coverage, with 62.6% on employee plans, 10.7% on Medicaid, 15.4% on Medicare, 7.94% on non-group plans, and 1.98% 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, 51% were men and 49% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 18.7% under 18 years, 19.7% between 18 and 34 years, 40.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 21.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51% were men and 49% were women.

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Uninsured People

1.4%
Uninsured
62.6%
Employer Coverage
10.7%
Medicaid
15.4%
Medicare
7.94%
Non-Group
1.98%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Hamburg, NY grew by 99.8% from 0.699% to 1.4%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Hamburg, NY changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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