Northwest Harbor, NY

Census Place

2024 Population

5,205

US Senator

Chuck Schumer

Democratic Party

US Senator

Kirsten Gillibrand

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

47.9

2.44% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

20.8%

6.99% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$160,375

23.7% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Northwest Harbor, NY is home to a population of 5.21k people, from which 90.3% are citizens.

As of 2024, 26.3% of Northwest Harbor, NY residents were born outside of the country (1.37k people).

In 2024, there were 4.25 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.43k people) in Northwest Harbor, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 807 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 215 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

90.3%

2024 Citizenship

91.2%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 90.3% of Northwest Harbor, NY residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Northwest Harbor, NY was 91.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Northwest Harbor, NY

White (Non-Hispanic)
3.43k ± 485
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
807 ± 1.07k
Other (Hispanic)
215 ± 337

23.6%

Hispanic Population

1.23k people

23.6% of the people in Northwest Harbor, NY are hispanic (1.23k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Northwest Harbor, 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

26.3%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.37k people

26.8%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.33k people

As of 2024, 26.3% of Northwest Harbor, NY residents (1.37k 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 Northwest Harbor, NY was 26.8%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
70 ± 75
Korea
20 ± 36
Gulf War (1990s)
19 ± 41

Northwest Harbor, NY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.5 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Northwest Harbor, NY.

Economy

The economy of Northwest Harbor, NY employs 2.42k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Northwest Harbor, NY were Retail Trade (401 people), Educational Services (292 people), and Construction (280 people), and the highest paying industries were Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation ($250,001), Finance & Insurance ($213,750), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($188,646).

Employment

Occupations

2.42k

2024 Value

± 515

0.751%

1 Year growth

± 30.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Northwest Harbor, NY grew at a rate of 0.751%, from 2.4k employees to 2.42k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Northwest Harbor, NY, are Management Occupations (583 people), Sales & Related Occupations (485 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (201 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Northwest Harbor, 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

2.42k

2024 Value

± 515

0.751%

1 Year growth

± 30.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Northwest Harbor, NY grew at a rate of 0.751%, from 2.4k employees to 2.42k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Northwest Harbor, NY, are Retail Trade (401 people), Educational Services (292 people), and Construction (280 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Northwest Harbor, NY, though some of these residents may live in Northwest Harbor, NY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$112,524

Median earning men ± $69,781

$53,148

Median earning women ± $18,945

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($250,001), Other Services Except Public Administration ($188,646), and Public Administration ($179,464).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Other Services Except Public Administration ($185,000), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($61,652), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($52,188).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Northwest Harbor, NY was $1.57M in 2024, which is 4.73 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $1.33M to $1.57M, a 18.5% increase. The homeownership rate in Northwest Harbor, NY is 82.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Northwest Harbor, NY have an average commute time of 23.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Northwest Harbor, NY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$1.57M

Median Property Value 2024

±$197,979

$1,768

Median Property Taxes

±$262

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

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

Rent vs Own

82.3%

Homeownership

2024

71%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 82.3% of the housing units in Northwest Harbor, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 82.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Northwest Harbor, 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.

$160,375

Median Household Income

± $39,632

2.15k

Number of Households

± 469

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.15k households in Northwest Harbor, NY grew to $160,375 from the previous year's value of $129,653.

The following chart displays the households in Northwest Harbor, 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 Northwest Harbor, 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 (45%)
Worked At Home (42.3%)
Public Transit (5.39%)

In 2024, 45% of workers in Northwest Harbor, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (42.3%) and those who used public transit to get to work (5.39%).

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

23.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Northwest Harbor, NY have a shorter commute time (23.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.86% of the workforce in Northwest Harbor, NY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

20.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Northwest Harbor, NY (1.09k out of 5.21k 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 < 5, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males 35 - 44.

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

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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