Jefferson Valley-Yorktown, NY

Census Place

2024 Population

14,154

US Senator

Chuck Schumer

Democratic Party

US Senator

Kirsten Gillibrand

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

47.4

1.07% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

0.652% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$157,083

2.7% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Jefferson Valley-Yorktown, NY is home to a population of 14.2k people, from which 96.7% are citizens.

As of 2024, 13.2% of Jefferson Valley-Yorktown, NY residents were born outside of the country (1.87k people).

In 2024, there were 14.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (10.4k people) in Jefferson Valley-Yorktown, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 720 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 647 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.7%

2024 Citizenship

96.2%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96.7% of Jefferson Valley-Yorktown, NY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Jefferson Valley-Yorktown, NY was 96.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Jefferson Valley-Yorktown, NY

White (Non-Hispanic)
10.4k ± 814
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
720 ± 401
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
647 ± 312

13.1%

Hispanic Population

1.86k people

13.1% of the people in Jefferson Valley-Yorktown, NY are hispanic (1.86k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Jefferson Valley-Yorktown, 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

13.2%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.87k people

13.8%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.96k people

As of 2024, 13.2% of Jefferson Valley-Yorktown, NY residents (1.87k 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 Jefferson Valley-Yorktown, NY was 13.8%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
174 ± 77
Korea
81 ± 93
Gulf War (2001-)
32 ± 47

Jefferson Valley-Yorktown, NY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.15 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Jefferson Valley-Yorktown, NY.

Economy

The economy of Jefferson Valley-Yorktown, NY employs 6.79k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Jefferson Valley-Yorktown, NY were Educational Services (1,486 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,010 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (803 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($140,850), Manufacturing ($125,500), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($123,750).

Employment

Occupations

6.79k

2024 Value

± 606

−1.12%

1 Year decline

± 12.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Jefferson Valley-Yorktown, NY declined at a rate of −1.12%, from 6.87k employees to 6.79k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Jefferson Valley-Yorktown, NY, are Management Occupations (1,191 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (1,014 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (988 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Jefferson Valley-Yorktown, 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

6.79k

2024 Value

± 606

−1.12%

1 Year decline

± 12.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Jefferson Valley-Yorktown, NY declined at a rate of −1.12%, from 6.87k employees to 6.79k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Jefferson Valley-Yorktown, NY, are Educational Services (1,486 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,010 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (803 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Jefferson Valley-Yorktown, NY, though some of these residents may live in Jefferson Valley-Yorktown, NY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$102,593

Median earning men ± $18,726

$69,755

Median earning women ± $7,335

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Construction ($145,911), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($130,179), and Public Administration ($128,864).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($126,000), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($121,795), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($119,677).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Jefferson Valley-Yorktown, NY was $591,800 in 2024, which is 1.78 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $566,800 to $591,800, a 4.41% increase. The homeownership rate in Jefferson Valley-Yorktown, NY is 89.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Jefferson Valley-Yorktown, NY have an average commute time of 38.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Jefferson Valley-Yorktown, NY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$591,800

Median Property Value 2024

±$17,532

$4,558

Median Property Taxes

±$391

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 Jefferson Valley-Yorktown, NY the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

89.4%

Homeownership

2024

56.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 89.4% of the housing units in Jefferson Valley-Yorktown, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 89.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Jefferson Valley-Yorktown, 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.

$157,083

Median Household Income

± $11,425

5.1k

Number of Households

± 505

In 2024, the median household income of the 5.1k households in Jefferson Valley-Yorktown, NY grew to $157,083 from the previous year's value of $152,948.

The following chart displays the households in Jefferson Valley-Yorktown, 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 $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Jefferson Valley-Yorktown, 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 (64%)
Worked At Home (22.5%)
Public Transit (6.68%)

In 2024, 64% of workers in Jefferson Valley-Yorktown, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (22.5%) and those who used public transit to get to work (6.68%).

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

38.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Jefferson Valley-Yorktown, NY have a longer commute time (38.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 8.35% of the workforce in Jefferson Valley-Yorktown, NY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Jefferson Valley-Yorktown, NY (566 out of 14.2k 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 55 - 64, followed by Males 12 - 14 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Jefferson Valley-Yorktown, NY is White, followed by Hispanic 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.

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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