New City, NY

Census Place

2024 Population

34,458

US Senator

Chuck Schumer

Democratic Party

US Senator

Kirsten Gillibrand

Democratic Party

2024 Poverty Rate

4.27%

2.66% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$173,046

0.821% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$650,700

5.21% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

Population & Diversity

New City, NY is home to a population of 34.5k people, from which 93.6% are citizens.

As of 2024, 22.9% of New City, NY residents were born outside of the country (7.89k people).

In 2024, there were 4.22 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (18.8k people) in New City, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4.46k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 3.37k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

93.6%

2024 Citizenship

94.5%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 93.6% of New City, NY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in New City, NY was 94.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in New City, NY

White (Non-Hispanic)
18.8k ± 1.21k
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
4.46k ± 656
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
3.37k ± 756

21.4%

Hispanic Population

7.36k people

21.4% of the people in New City, NY are hispanic (7.36k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in New City, 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

22.9%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

7.89k people

23.2%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

7.91k people

As of 2024, 22.9% of New City, NY residents (7.89k 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 New City, NY was 23.2%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
300 ± 156
Gulf War (2001-)
127 ± 74
Korea
121 ± 91

New City, NY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.36 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in New City, NY.

Economy

The economy of New City, NY employs 16.3k people. In 2024, the largest industries in New City, NY were Health Care & Social Assistance (3,351 people), Educational Services (2,444 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,530 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($150,313), Utilities ($120,795), and Manufacturing ($115,756).

Employment

Occupations

16.3k

2024 Value

± 920

−0.00615%

1 Year decline

± 7.93%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in New City, NY declined at a rate of −0.00615%, from 16.3k employees to 16.3k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in New City, NY, are Management Occupations (1,961 people), Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (1,631 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (1,602 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of New City, 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

16.3k

2024 Value

± 920

−0.00615%

1 Year decline

± 7.93%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in New City, NY declined at a rate of −0.00615%, from 16.3k employees to 16.3k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in New City, NY, are Health Care & Social Assistance (3,351 people), Educational Services (2,444 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,530 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of New City, NY, though some of these residents may live in New City, NY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$92,621

Median earning men ± $9,749

$70,507

Median earning women ± $7,767

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($160,378), Manufacturing ($146,172), and Wholesale Trade ($131,071).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($115,250), Manufacturing ($109,813), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($103,250).

Housing & Living

The median property value in New City, NY was $650,700 in 2024, which is 1.96 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $618,500 to $650,700, a 5.21% increase. The homeownership rate in New City, NY is 93.2%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in New City, NY have an average commute time of 35.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in New City, NY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$650,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$12,676

$9,975

Median Property Taxes

±$543

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

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

Rent vs Own

93.2%

Homeownership

2024

58%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 93.2% of the housing units in New City, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 93.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in New City, 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.

$173,046

Median Household Income

± $12,542

10.7k

Number of Households

± 699

In 2024, the median household income of the 10.7k households in New City, NY declined from $173,046 from the previous year's value of $174,479.

The following chart displays the households in New City, 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 New City, 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 (69.1%)
Worked At Home (17.3%)
Public Transit (6.4%)

In 2024, 69.1% of workers in New City, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (17.3%) and those who used public transit to get to work (6.4%).

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

35.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in New City, NY have a longer commute time (35.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 5.49% of the workforce in New City, NY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

4.27% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in New City, NY (1.46k out of 34.2k 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 Females 35 - 44, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in New City, 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.

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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