Haverstraw, NY

Census Place

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2024 Population
12,325
US Senator
Chuck Schumer
Democratic Party
US Senator
Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
38.3
1.79% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
16.4%
3.46% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$75,167
11.4% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$361,100
0.193% 1-year decline
2024 Employed Population
5,232
3.54% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Haverstraw, 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.

73% of the residents in Haverstraw, NY are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Haverstraw, NY was $361,100, and the homeownership rate was 49.6%.

Most people in Haverstraw, NY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 29.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Haverstraw, NY was 2 cars per household.

United StatesNew YorkRockland County, NYNew York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PARockland County (North)--New City & Congers PUMA, NY

Population & Diversity

Haverstraw, NY is home to a population of 12.3k people, from which 73% are citizens. As of 2024, 44.8% of Haverstraw, NY residents were born outside of the country (5.53k people).

In 2024, there were 1.87 times more Other (Hispanic) residents (4.31k people) in Haverstraw, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.3k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 2.28k White (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

73%
2024 Citizenship
76.3%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 73% of Haverstraw, NY residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Haverstraw, NY was 76.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Haverstraw, NY
  1. Other (Hispanic)
    4.31k ± 955
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    2.3k ± 607
  3. White (Non-Hispanic)
    2.28k ± 514
63.2%
Hispanic Population
7.79k people

In 2024, there were 1.87 times more Other (Hispanic) residents (4.31k people) in Haverstraw, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.3k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 2.28k White (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

63.2% of the people in Haverstraw, NY are hispanic (7.79k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Haverstraw, 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

44.8%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
5.53k people
42.8%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
5.25k people

As of 2024, 44.8% of Haverstraw, NY residents (5.53k 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 Haverstraw, NY was 42.8%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    91 ± 84
  2. Vietnam
    46 ± 51
  3. Korea
    8 ± 25

Haverstraw, NY has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.98 times greater than any other conflict.

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

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Economy

The economy of Haverstraw, NY employs 5.23k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Haverstraw, NY were Health Care & Social Assistance (1,102 people), Accommodation & Food Services (499 people), and Retail Trade (461 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($97,901), Information ($92,115), and Educational Services ($65,139).

Employment

Occupations

5.23k
2024 Value
± 620
3.54%
1 Year growth
± 16.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Haverstraw, NY grew at a rate of 3.54%, from 5.05k employees to 5.23k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Haverstraw, NY, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (656 people), Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (523 people), and Healthcare Support Occupations (452 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Haverstraw, 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

5.23k
2024 Value
± 620
3.54%
1 Year growth
± 16.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Haverstraw, NY grew at a rate of 3.54%, from 5.05k employees to 5.23k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Haverstraw, NY, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,102 people), Accommodation & Food Services (499 people), and Retail Trade (461 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Haverstraw, NY, though some of these residents may live in Haverstraw, 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

$47,509
Median earning men ± $12,730
$31,731
Median earning women ± $5,187

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($121,250), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($96,333), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($58,250).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($90,982), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($53,553), and Wholesale Trade ($49,390).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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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 Haverstraw, NY was $361,100 in 2024, which is 1.09 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $361,800 to $361,100, a 0.193% decrease. The homeownership rate in Haverstraw, NY is 49.6%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Haverstraw, NY have an average commute time of 29.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Haverstraw, NY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$361,100
Median Property Value 2024
±$14,867
$1,854
Median Property Taxes
±$305

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

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

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Rent vs Own

49.6%
Homeownership
2024
71%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 49.6% of the housing units in Haverstraw, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 51.7%.

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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.
$75,167
Median Household Income
± $9,972
3.74k
Number of Households
± 466

In 2024, the median household income of the 3.74k households in Haverstraw, NY grew to $75,167 from the previous year's value of $67,447.

The following chart displays the households in Haverstraw, 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 Haverstraw, 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 (56.4%)
  2. Carpooled (18.1%)
  3. Public Transit (10.3%)

In 2024, 56.4% of workers in Haverstraw, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (18.1%) and those who used public transit to get to work (10.3%).

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.

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Commute Time

29.1 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Haverstraw, NY have a longer commute time (29.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.15% of the workforce in Haverstraw, 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 Haverstraw, NY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Haverstraw, NY have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

16.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Haverstraw, NY (1.99k out of 12.2k 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 Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Males 35 - 44.

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

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

93.5% of the population of Haverstraw, NY has health coverage, with 24.4% on employee plans, 47.9% on Medicaid, 8.71% on Medicare, 12.4% on non-group plans, and 0.0576% 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, 49.3% were men and 50.7% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26.3% under 18 years, 20.4% between 18 and 34 years, 38.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 15.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.3% were men and 50.7% were women.

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Uninsured People

6.52%
Uninsured
24.4%
Employer Coverage
47.9%
Medicaid
8.71%
Medicare
12.4%
Non-Group
0.0576%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Haverstraw, NY grew by 24.5% from 5.23% to 6.52%.

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