Lake Mohegan, NY

Census Place

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2024 Population
5,468
US Senator
Chuck Schumer
Democratic Party
US Senator
Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
43.3
3.59% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
6.12%
9.55% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$162,321
0.983% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$503,000
3.99% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
3,086
0.0649% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Lake Mohegan, 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.

96.8% of the residents in Lake Mohegan, NY are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Lake Mohegan, NY was $503,000, and the homeownership rate was 77.1%.

Most people in Lake Mohegan, NY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 40.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Lake Mohegan, NY was 2 cars per household.

United StatesNew YorkWestchester County, NYNew York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PAWestchester County (Northwest) PUMA, NYWestchester County (Northeast) PUMA, NY

Population & Diversity

Lake Mohegan, NY is home to a population of 5.47k people, from which 96.8% are citizens. As of 2024, 12.3% of Lake Mohegan, NY residents were born outside of the country (675 people).

In 2024, there were 8.99 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.52k people) in Lake Mohegan, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 392 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 371 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.8%
2024 Citizenship
96.1%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96.8% of Lake Mohegan, NY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Lake Mohegan, NY was 96.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Lake Mohegan, NY
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    3.52k ± 612
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    392 ± 333
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    371 ± 167
20.6%
Hispanic Population
1.13k people

In 2024, there were 8.99 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.52k people) in Lake Mohegan, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 392 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 371 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

20.6% of the people in Lake Mohegan, NY are hispanic (1.13k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Lake Mohegan, NY as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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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

12.3%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
675 people
13.1%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
730 people

As of 2024, 12.3% of Lake Mohegan, NY residents (675 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 Lake Mohegan, NY was 13.1%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    81 ± 64
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    18 ± 36
  3. Korea
    5 ± 21

Lake Mohegan, NY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 4.5 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Lake Mohegan, NY employs 3.09k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Lake Mohegan, NY were Educational Services (530 people), Retail Trade (481 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (429 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($220,120), Information ($144,712), and Construction ($104,519).

Employment

Occupations

3.09k
2024 Value
± 536
0.0649%
1 Year growth
± 24.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lake Mohegan, NY grew at a rate of 0.0649%, from 3.08k employees to 3.09k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lake Mohegan, NY, are Sales & Related Occupations (389 people), Management Occupations (346 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (318 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lake Mohegan, 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

3.09k
2024 Value
± 536
0.0649%
1 Year growth
± 24.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lake Mohegan, NY grew at a rate of 0.0649%, from 3.08k employees to 3.09k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lake Mohegan, NY, are Educational Services (530 people), Retail Trade (481 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (429 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lake Mohegan, NY, though some of these residents may live in Lake Mohegan, 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

$98,850
Median earning men ± $19,034
$59,628
Median earning women ± $29,613

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($221,228), Public Administration ($182,684), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($132,892).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($129,250), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($118,056), and Information ($103,542).

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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 Lake Mohegan, NY was $503,000 in 2024, which is 1.51 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $483,700 to $503,000, a 3.99% increase. The homeownership rate in Lake Mohegan, NY is 77.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Lake Mohegan, NY have an average commute time of 40.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Lake Mohegan, NY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$503,000
Median Property Value 2024
±$43,423
$1,618
Median Property Taxes
±$268

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

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

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Rent vs Own

77.1%
Homeownership
2024
59.4%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 77.1% of the housing units in Lake Mohegan, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 77.7%.

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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.
$162,321
Median Household Income
± $27,192
2.1k
Number of Households
± 380

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.1k households in Lake Mohegan, NY grew to $162,321 from the previous year's value of $160,741.

The following chart displays the households in Lake Mohegan, 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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Lake Mohegan, 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 (71.2%)
  2. Public Transit (12.9%)
  3. Worked At Home (11.7%)

In 2024, 71.2% of workers in Lake Mohegan, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who used public transit to get to work (12.9%) and those who worked at home (11.7%).

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

40.2 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lake Mohegan, NY have a longer commute time (40.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 9.58% of the workforce in Lake Mohegan, 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 Lake Mohegan, NY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Lake Mohegan, NY have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

6.12% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lake Mohegan, NY (328 out of 5.36k 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 65 - 74, followed by Males 45 - 54 and then Females 55 - 64.

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

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

97% of the population of Lake Mohegan, NY has health coverage, with 66.6% on employee plans, 6.74% on Medicaid, 13% on Medicare, 10.5% on non-group plans, and 0.243% 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, 48% were men and 52% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 18.9% under 18 years, 22.7% between 18 and 34 years, 41.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48% were men and 52% were women.

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Uninsured People

2.97%
Uninsured
66.6%
Employer Coverage
6.74%
Medicaid
13%
Medicare
10.5%
Non-Group
0.243%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Lake Mohegan, NY declined by 3.59% from 3.08% to 2.97%.

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

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