Little Falls, NY

Census Place

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2024 Population
4,550
US Senator
Chuck Schumer
Democratic Party
US Senator
Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
39
0.51% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
24.3%
14.4% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$53,544
3.44% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$105,700
16% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
1,821
2.19% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Little Falls, 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.

100% of the residents in Little Falls, NY are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Little Falls, NY was $105,700, and the homeownership rate was 65.6%.

Most people in Little Falls, NY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Little Falls, NY was 1 car per household.

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United StatesNew YorkHerkimer County, NYUtica-Rome, NYHerkimer (North & Central) & Oneida (Outer) Counties PUMA, NY

Population & Diversity

Little Falls, NY is home to a population of 4.55k people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2024, 0.901% of Little Falls, NY residents were born outside of the country (41 people).

In 2024, there were 27 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.91k people) in Little Falls, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 145 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 95 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%
2024 Citizenship
100%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Little Falls, NY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Little Falls, NY was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Little Falls, NY
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    3.91k ± 226
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    145 ± 96
  3. White (Hispanic)
    95 ± 79
8.26%
Hispanic Population
376 people

In 2024, there were 27 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.91k people) in Little Falls, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 145 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 95 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

8.26% of the people in Little Falls, NY are hispanic (376 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Little Falls, 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

0.901%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
41 people
0.504%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
23 people

As of 2024, 0.901% of Little Falls, NY residents (41 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 Little Falls, NY was 0.504%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Vietnam
Most Common Service Period
74 ± 46

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Economy

The economy of Little Falls, NY employs 1.82k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Little Falls, NY were Health Care & Social Assistance (420 people), Retail Trade (349 people), and Manufacturing (288 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($94,155), Finance & Insurance ($79,464), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($78,661).

Employment

Occupations

1.82k
2024 Value
± 281
2.19%
1 Year growth
± 21.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Little Falls, NY grew at a rate of 2.19%, from 1.78k employees to 1.82k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Little Falls, NY, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (215 people), Management Occupations (181 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (171 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Little Falls, 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

1.82k
2024 Value
± 281
2.19%
1 Year growth
± 21.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Little Falls, NY grew at a rate of 2.19%, from 1.78k employees to 1.82k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Little Falls, NY, are Health Care & Social Assistance (420 people), Retail Trade (349 people), and Manufacturing (288 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Little Falls, NY, though some of these residents may live in Little Falls, 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

$50,377
Median earning men ± $6,140
$46,354
Median earning women ± $13,581

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($92,601), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($91,667), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($75,259).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($61,324), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($60,238), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($48,750).

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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 Little Falls, NY was $105,700 in 2024, which is 0.318 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $91,100 to $105,700, a 16% increase. The homeownership rate in Little Falls, NY is 65.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Little Falls, NY have an average commute time of 22.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Little Falls, NY is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$105,700
Median Property Value 2024
±$22,269
$1,264
Median Property Taxes
±$234

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

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

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Rent vs Own

65.6%
Homeownership
2024
61.1%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 65.6% of the housing units in Little Falls, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 63.2%.

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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.
$53,544
Median Household Income
± $5,604
1.93k
Number of Households
± 286

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.93k households in Little Falls, NY grew to $53,544 from the previous year's value of $51,763.

The following chart displays the households in Little Falls, 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 Little Falls, 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 (75.3%)
  2. Worked At Home (12.1%)
  3. Carpooled (7.55%)

In 2024, 75.3% of workers in Little Falls, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (12.1%) and those who carpooled to work (7.55%).

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

22.2 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Little Falls, NY have a shorter commute time (22.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.8% of the workforce in Little Falls, NY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

1 car
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Little Falls, NY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Little Falls, NY have 1 car.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

24.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Little Falls, NY (1.09k out of 4.47k 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 18 - 24, followed by Males 45 - 54 and then Males 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Little Falls, NY is White, followed by Other 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.

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Health

90.8% of the population of Little Falls, NY has health coverage, with 36.2% on employee plans, 22.6% on Medicaid, 16.9% on Medicare, 14.8% on non-group plans, and 0.223% 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, 53.7% were men and 46.3% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26% under 18 years, 20.2% between 18 and 34 years, 33.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 20.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 53.7% were men and 46.3% were women.

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Uninsured People

9.25%
Uninsured
36.2%
Employer Coverage
22.6%
Medicaid
16.9%
Medicare
14.8%
Non-Group
0.223%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Little Falls, NY grew by 20.5% from 7.67% to 9.25%.

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