Heritage Hills, NY

Census Place

2024 Population

4,094

US Senator

Chuck Schumer

Democratic Party

US Senator

Kirsten Gillibrand

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

71.8

1.56% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

7.73%

31.8% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$105,546

8.72% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Heritage Hills, NY is home to a population of 4.09k people, from which 98.6% are citizens.

As of 2024, 9.09% of Heritage Hills, NY residents were born outside of the country (372 people).

In 2024, there were 39.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.75k people) in Heritage Hills, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 95 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 64 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.6%

2024 Citizenship

99.2%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.6% of Heritage Hills, NY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Heritage Hills, NY was 99.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Heritage Hills, NY

White (Non-Hispanic)
3.75k ± 597
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
95 ± 85
Other (Hispanic)
64 ± 75

4.98%

Hispanic Population

204 people

4.98% of the people in Heritage Hills, NY are hispanic (204 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Heritage Hills, 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

9.09%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

372 people

9.5%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

377 people

As of 2024, 9.09% of Heritage Hills, NY residents (372 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 Heritage Hills, NY was 9.5%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
122 ± 90
Korea
89 ± 75
Gulf War (2001-)
10 ± 25

Heritage Hills, NY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.37 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Heritage Hills, NY employs 1.26k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Heritage Hills, NY were Educational Services (273 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (255 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (158 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($166,250), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($110,114), and Health Care & Social Assistance ($108,125).

Employment

Occupations

1.26k

2024 Value

± 325

12.9%

1 Year growth

± 33.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Heritage Hills, NY grew at a rate of 12.9%, from 1.11k employees to 1.26k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Heritage Hills, NY, are Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (266 people), Management Occupations (167 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (139 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Heritage Hills, 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

1.26k

2024 Value

± 325

12.9%

1 Year growth

± 33.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Heritage Hills, NY grew at a rate of 12.9%, from 1.11k employees to 1.26k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Heritage Hills, NY, are Educational Services (273 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (255 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (158 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Heritage Hills, NY, though some of these residents may live in Heritage Hills, NY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$89,886

Median earning men ± $11,388

$62,326

Median earning women ± $23,247

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($139,609), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($101,250), and Construction ($96,071).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($64,336), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($61,927), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($46,477).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Heritage Hills, NY was $524,800 in 2024, which is 1.58 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $474,000 to $524,800, a 10.7% increase. The homeownership rate in Heritage Hills, NY is 87.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Heritage Hills, NY have an average commute time of 45.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Heritage Hills, NY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$524,800

Median Property Value 2024

±$41,839

$2,210

Median Property Taxes

±$344

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

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

Rent vs Own

87.5%

Homeownership

2024

59.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 87.5% of the housing units in Heritage Hills, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 86.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Heritage Hills, 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.

$105,546

Median Household Income

± $17,525

2.53k

Number of Households

± 398

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.53k households in Heritage Hills, NY grew to $105,546 from the previous year's value of $97,083.

The following chart displays the households in Heritage Hills, 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 $150k - $200k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Heritage Hills, 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 (61.5%)
Worked At Home (22.8%)
Public Transit (12.9%)

In 2024, 61.5% of workers in Heritage Hills, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (22.8%) and those who used public transit to get to work (12.9%).

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

45.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Heritage Hills, NY have a longer commute time (45.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 17.9% of the workforce in Heritage Hills, NY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Heritage Hills, NY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Heritage Hills, NY have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

7.73% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Heritage Hills, NY (313 out of 4.05k 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 75+, followed by Females 12 - 14 and then Males 55 - 64.

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

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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