Newfield Hamlet, NY

Census Place

2019 Population

451

US Senator

Chuck Schumer

Democratic Party

US Senator

Kirsten Gillibrand

Democratic Party

2019 Median Age

49.7

4.05% 1-year decrease

2019 Poverty Rate

13.7%

326% 1-year increase

2017 Median Household Income

$67,917

5.12% 1-year growth

2019 Median Property Value

Economy

The economy of Newfield Hamlet, NY employs 293 people. In 2019, the largest industries in Newfield Hamlet, NY were Educational Services (101 people), Manufacturing (72 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (34 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($44,265), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($39,135), and Educational Services ($39,135).

Employment

Occupations

293

2019 Value

± 143

4.27%

1 Year growth

± 70.1%

From 2018 to 2019, employment in Newfield Hamlet, NY grew at a rate of 4.27%, from 281 employees to 293 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Newfield Hamlet, NY, are Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (101 people), Management Occupations (42 people), and Production Occupations (27 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Newfield Hamlet, 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

293

2019 Value

± 143

4.27%

1 Year growth

± 70.1%

From 2018 to 2019, employment in Newfield Hamlet, NY grew at a rate of 4.27%, from 281 employees to 293 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Newfield Hamlet, NY, are Educational Services (101 people), Manufacturing (72 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (34 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Newfield Hamlet, NY, though some of these residents may live in Newfield Hamlet, NY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$44,375

Median earning men ± $68,996

$40,469

Median earning women ± $9,787

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2019 are .

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2019 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($39,231).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Newfield Hamlet, NY was $151,600 in 2019, which is 0.456 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2018 and 2019 the median property value increased from $132,400 to $151,600, a 14.5% increase. The homeownership rate in Newfield Hamlet, NY is 68.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Newfield Hamlet, NY have an average commute time of 56.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Newfield Hamlet, NY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$151,600

Median Property Value 2019

±$67,984

$142

Median Property Taxes

±$89

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

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

Rent vs Own

68.3%

Homeownership

2019

100%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2019

In 2019, 68.3% of the housing units in Newfield Hamlet, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 63.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Newfield Hamlet, 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.

$67,917

Median Household Income

± $49,430

208

Number of Households

± 105

In 2017, the median household income of the 208 households in Newfield Hamlet, NY grew to $67,917 from the previous year's value of $64,609.

The following chart displays the households in Newfield Hamlet, 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 $20k - $25k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Newfield Hamlet, 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 2019

Drove Alone (64.8%)
Carpooled (18.5%)
Walked (8.89%)

In 2019, 64.8% of workers in Newfield Hamlet, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (18.5%) and those who walked to work (8.89%).

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

56.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Newfield Hamlet, NY have a longer commute time (56.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 26.3% of the workforce in Newfield Hamlet, NY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

13.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Newfield Hamlet, NY (62 out of 451 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 Males 18 - 24, followed by Males 65 - 74 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Newfield Hamlet, NY is White, followed by Black and Native American.

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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