Harriman, NY

Census Place

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2024 Population
2,586
US Senator
Chuck Schumer
Democratic Party
US Senator
Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
40
8.11% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
8.34%
29.9% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$83,488
12.4% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$270,000
1.64% 1-year decline
2024 Employed Population
1,518

About

None of the households in Harriman, 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% of the residents in Harriman, NY are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Harriman, NY was $270,000, and the homeownership rate was 59.3%.

Most people in Harriman, NY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 32.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Harriman, NY was 2 cars per household.

United StatesNew YorkOrange County, NYNew York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PAOrange County (Southeast) PUMA, NY

Population & Diversity

Harriman, NY is home to a population of 2.59k people, from which 92% are citizens. As of 2024, 27.4% of Harriman, NY residents were born outside of the country (709 people).

In 2024, there were 2.07 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1k people) in Harriman, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 483 Other (Hispanic) and 376 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

92%
2024 Citizenship
91.5%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 92% of Harriman, NY residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Harriman, NY was 91.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Harriman, NY
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    1k ± 242
  2. Other (Hispanic)
    483 ± 294
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    376 ± 245
32.1%
Hispanic Population
829 people

In 2024, there were 2.07 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1k people) in Harriman, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 483 Other (Hispanic) and 376 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

32.1% of the people in Harriman, NY are hispanic (829 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Harriman, 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

27.4%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
709 people
25.7%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
731 people

As of 2024, 27.4% of Harriman, NY residents (709 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 Harriman, NY was 25.7%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    26 ± 32
  2. Korea
    23 ± 28
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    9 ± 25

Harriman, NY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.13 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Harriman, NY employs 1.52k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Harriman, NY were Retail Trade (285 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (229 people), and Educational Services (228 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($105,536), Manufacturing ($102,321), and Information ($100,221).

Employment

Occupations

1.52k
2024 Value
± 286

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Harriman, NY stayed at a rate of 0%, from 1.52k employees to 1.52k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Harriman, NY, are Sales & Related Occupations (249 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (142 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (131 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Harriman, 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

1.52k
2024 Value
± 286

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Harriman, NY stayed at a rate of 0%, from 1.52k employees to 1.52k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Harriman, NY, are Retail Trade (285 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (229 people), and Educational Services (228 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Harriman, NY, though some of these residents may live in Harriman, 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

$62,188
Median earning men ± $34,310
$59,656
Median earning women ± $7,187

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($140,172), Manufacturing ($101,214), and Construction ($75,781).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($141,705), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($69,492), and Retail Trade ($58,100).

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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 Harriman, NY was $270,000 in 2024, which is 0.812 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $274,500 to $270,000, a 1.64% decrease. The homeownership rate in Harriman, NY is 59.3%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Harriman, NY have an average commute time of 32.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Harriman, NY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$270,000
Median Property Value 2024
±$83,880
$658
Median Property Taxes
±$164

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

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

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Rent vs Own

59.3%
Homeownership
2024
58.7%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 59.3% of the housing units in Harriman, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 53.9%.

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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.
$83,488
Median Household Income
± $16,516
1.11k
Number of Households
± 209

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.11k households in Harriman, NY declined from $83,488 from the previous year's value of $95,324.

The following chart displays the households in Harriman, 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 Harriman, 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 (45.6%)
  2. Carpooled (18.7%)
  3. Worked At Home (14.8%)

In 2024, 45.6% of workers in Harriman, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (18.7%) and those who worked at home (14.8%).

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

32.2 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Harriman, NY have a longer commute time (32.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 6.99% of the workforce in Harriman, 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 Harriman, NY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Harriman, NY have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.34% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Harriman, NY (215 out of 2.58k 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 65 - 74, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males 45 - 54.

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

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

87.1% of the population of Harriman, NY has health coverage, with 53.4% on employee plans, 11.4% on Medicaid, 9.82% on Medicare, 12.1% on non-group plans, and 0.348% 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, 42.8% were men and 57.2% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 18.3% under 18 years, 24.7% between 18 and 34 years, 42.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 14.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 42.8% were men and 57.2% were women.

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Uninsured People

12.9%
Uninsured
53.4%
Employer Coverage
11.4%
Medicaid
9.82%
Medicare
12.1%
Non-Group
0.348%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Harriman, NY grew by 13.7% from 11.3% to 12.9%.

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