Mount Sinai, NY

Census Place

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2024 Population
11,093
US Senator
Chuck Schumer
Democratic Party
US Senator
Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
46.6
1.75% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
1.61%
0.713% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$162,188
4.7% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$661,200
3.69% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
5,150
5.05% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Mount Sinai, 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.

98.4% of the residents in Mount Sinai, NY are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Mount Sinai, NY was $661,200, and the homeownership rate was 92.6%.

Most people in Mount Sinai, NY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 37.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Mount Sinai, NY was 2 cars per household.

United StatesNew YorkSuffolk County, NYNew York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PASuffolk County (North Central)--Brookhaven Town (North) PUMA, NYSuffolk County (Central)--Brookhaven Town (Central) PUMA, NYSuffolk County (Central)--Brookhaven Town (West Central) PUMA, NY

Population & Diversity

Mount Sinai, NY is home to a population of 11.1k people, from which 98.4% are citizens. As of 2024, 8.08% of Mount Sinai, NY residents were born outside of the country (896 people).

In 2024, there were 11.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (8.65k people) in Mount Sinai, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 749 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 597 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.4%
2024 Citizenship
98.2%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.4% of Mount Sinai, NY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Mount Sinai, NY was 98.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Mount Sinai, NY
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    8.65k ± 947
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    749 ± 290
  3. White (Hispanic)
    597 ± 413
14.3%
Hispanic Population
1.59k people

In 2024, there were 11.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (8.65k people) in Mount Sinai, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 749 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 597 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

14.3% of the people in Mount Sinai, NY are hispanic (1.59k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Mount Sinai, 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

8.08%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
896 people
8.87%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
1.05k people

As of 2024, 8.08% of Mount Sinai, NY residents (896 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 Mount Sinai, NY was 8.87%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    348 ± 134
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    71 ± 70
  3. Korea
    43 ± 44

Mount Sinai, NY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 4.9 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Mount Sinai, NY employs 5.15k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Mount Sinai, NY were Health Care & Social Assistance (1,037 people), Educational Services (826 people), and Retail Trade (500 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($173,708), Manufacturing ($142,792), and Information ($140,714).

Employment

Occupations

5.15k
2024 Value
± 710
−5.05%
1 Year decline
± 20.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Mount Sinai, NY declined at a rate of −5.05%, from 5.42k employees to 5.15k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Mount Sinai, NY, are Management Occupations (822 people), Business & Financial Operations Occupations (664 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (551 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Mount Sinai, 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

5.15k
2024 Value
± 710
−5.05%
1 Year decline
± 20.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Mount Sinai, NY declined at a rate of −5.05%, from 5.42k employees to 5.15k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Mount Sinai, NY, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,037 people), Educational Services (826 people), and Retail Trade (500 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Mount Sinai, NY, though some of these residents may live in Mount Sinai, 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

$89,700
Median earning men ± $16,077
$62,237
Median earning women ± $20,390

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($172,917), Manufacturing ($137,500), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($113,214).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($231,284), Manufacturing ($154,688), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($135,273).

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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 Mount Sinai, NY was $661,200 in 2024, which is 1.99 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $637,700 to $661,200, a 3.69% increase. The homeownership rate in Mount Sinai, NY is 92.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Mount Sinai, NY have an average commute time of 37.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Mount Sinai, NY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$661,200
Median Property Value 2024
±$20,281
$3,699
Median Property Taxes
±$382

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

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

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Rent vs Own

92.6%
Homeownership
2024
55.4%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 92.6% of the housing units in Mount Sinai, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 96.5%.

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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.
$162,188
Median Household Income
± $24,319
4k
Number of Households
± 495

In 2024, the median household income of the 4k households in Mount Sinai, NY declined from $162,188 from the previous year's value of $170,188.

The following chart displays the households in Mount Sinai, 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 Mount Sinai, 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 (74.6%)
  2. Worked At Home (12.9%)
  3. Carpooled (9.06%)

In 2024, 74.6% of workers in Mount Sinai, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (12.9%) and those who carpooled to work (9.06%).

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

37.3 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Mount Sinai, NY have a longer commute time (37.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 7.86% of the workforce in Mount Sinai, 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 Mount Sinai, NY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Mount Sinai, NY have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

1.61% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Mount Sinai, NY (179 out of 11.1k 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 Males 65 - 74 and then Females 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Mount Sinai, NY is White, followed by Hispanic 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

98.2% of the population of Mount Sinai, NY has health coverage, with 62.1% on employee plans, 3.47% on Medicaid, 20.4% on Medicare, 11.5% on non-group plans, and 0.775% 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, 49.7% were men and 50.3% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.3% under 18 years, 11.8% between 18 and 34 years, 38.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 26.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.7% were men and 50.3% were women.

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Uninsured People

1.77%
Uninsured
62.1%
Employer Coverage
3.47%
Medicaid
20.4%
Medicare
11.5%
Non-Group
0.775%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Mount Sinai, NY declined by 11.5% from 2% to 1.77%.

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