NYC-Bronx Community District 12--Wakefield, Williamsbridge, & Eastchester PUMA, NY

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2023 Population

160,621

0.258% 1-year decline

US Senator

Chuck Schumer

Democratic Party

US Senator

Kirsten Gillibrand

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

37.5

1.63% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

20.1%

3.19% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$65,954

6.24% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$580,600

3.6% 1-year growth

2022 Employed Population

65,055

0.588% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, NYC-Bronx Community District 12--Wakefield, Williamsbridge, & Eastchester PUMA, NY had a population of 161k people with a median age of 37.5 and a median household income of $65,954. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of NYC-Bronx Community District 12--Wakefield, Williamsbridge, & Eastchester PUMA, NY declined from 161,037 to 160,621, a −0.258% decrease and its median household income grew from $62,082 to $65,954, a 6.24% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in NYC-Bronx Community District 12--Wakefield, Williamsbridge, & Eastchester PUMA, NY are Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (58.6%), Other (Hispanic) (16.1%), White (Non-Hispanic) (5.76%), Two+ (Hispanic) (4.87%), and White (Hispanic) (3.66%).

32.2% of the households in NYC-Bronx Community District 12--Wakefield, Williamsbridge, & Eastchester PUMA, 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.

85.8% of the residents in NYC-Bronx Community District 12--Wakefield, Williamsbridge, & Eastchester PUMA, NY are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in NYC-Bronx Community District 12--Wakefield, Williamsbridge, & Eastchester PUMA, NY was $580,600, and the homeownership rate was 39.4%.

Most people in NYC-Bronx Community District 12--Wakefield, Williamsbridge, & Eastchester PUMA, NY used public transit to get to work, and the average commute time was 44 minutes. The average car ownership in NYC-Bronx Community District 12--Wakefield, Williamsbridge, & Eastchester PUMA, NY was 1 car per household.

NYC-Bronx Community District 12--Wakefield, Williamsbridge, & Eastchester PUMA, NY borders Westchester County (Southwest)--Yonkers City PUMA, NY, Westchester County (South Central East)--Mount Vernon City PUMA, NY, NYC-Bronx Community District 7--Fordham, Bedford Park, & Norwood PUMA, NY, NYC-Bronx Community District 8--Riverdale, Kingsbridge, & Marble Hill PUMA, NY, NYC-Bronx Community District 10--Co-op City & Throgs Neck PUMA, NY, NYC-Bronx Community District 11--Pelham Parkway & Morris Park PUMA, NY, and NYC-Bronx Community Districts 3 & 6--Morrisania, Tremont, Belmont, & West Farms PUMA, NY.

United States New York

Population & Diversity

NYC-Bronx Community District 12--Wakefield, Williamsbridge, & Eastchester PUMA, NY is home to a population of 161k people, from which 85.8% are citizens. As of 2023, 37.7% of NYC-Bronx Community District 12--Wakefield, Williamsbridge, & Eastchester PUMA, NY residents were born outside of the country (60.5k people).

In 2023, there were 3.65 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (94.1k people) in NYC-Bronx Community District 12--Wakefield, Williamsbridge, & Eastchester PUMA, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 25.8k Other (Hispanic) and 9.25k White (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary langauge in households in NYC-Bronx Community District 12--Wakefield, Williamsbridge, & Eastchester PUMA, NY are Spanish (33,063 households), Yoruba, Twi, Igbo, or Other Languages of Western Africa (7,636 households), and French (Incl. Cajun) (1,909 households).

Population & Diversity

Residents by Gender and Age

RACE/ETHNICITY

85,085

Women

53.9%

72,870

Men

46.1%

The resident population of United States in 2022 was 157,955 inhabitants, with 46.1% men, and 53.9% women.

The visualization shows the distribution of the residents by gender and age in the United States.

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Citizenship

85.8%

2023 Citizenship

86.3%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 85.8% of NYC-Bronx Community District 12--Wakefield, Williamsbridge, & Eastchester PUMA, NY residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in NYC-Bronx Community District 12--Wakefield, Williamsbridge, & Eastchester PUMA, NY was 86.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in NYC-Bronx Community District 12--Wakefield, Williamsbridge, & Eastchester PUMA, NY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in NYC-Bronx Community District 12--Wakefield, Williamsbridge, & Eastchester PUMA, NY

Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
94.1k ± 3.59k
Other (Hispanic)
25.8k ± 2.82k
White (Non-Hispanic)
9.25k ± 915

28.3%

Hispanic Population

45.5k people

28.3% of the people in NYC-Bronx Community District 12--Wakefield, Williamsbridge, & Eastchester PUMA, NY are hispanic (45.5k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in NYC-Bronx Community District 12--Wakefield, Williamsbridge, & Eastchester PUMA, NY as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

Most Common Origin

Jamaica
23,181 ± 3,453 people
Dominican Republic
8,382 ± 2,187 people
Guyana
3,965 ± 1,526 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of NYC-Bronx Community District 12--Wakefield, Williamsbridge, & Eastchester PUMA, NY was Jamaica, the natal country of 23,181 NYC-Bronx Community District 12--Wakefield, Williamsbridge, & Eastchester PUMA, NY residents, followed by Dominican Republic with 8,382 and Guyana with 3,965.

Foreign-Born Population

37.7%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

60.5k people

37.1%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

59.8k people

As of 2023, 37.7% of NYC-Bronx Community District 12--Wakefield, Williamsbridge, & Eastchester PUMA, NY residents (60.5k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in NYC-Bronx Community District 12--Wakefield, Williamsbridge, & Eastchester PUMA, NY was 37.1%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in NYC-Bronx Community District 12--Wakefield, Williamsbridge, & Eastchester PUMA, NY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages

Spanish
33,063 households (22%)
Yoruba, Twi, Igbo, or Other Languages of Western Africa
7,636 households (5.09%)
French (Incl. Cajun)
1,909 households (1.27%)

32.2% of the households in NYC-Bronx Community District 12--Wakefield, Williamsbridge, & Eastchester PUMA, NY reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is higher than the national average of 22%. 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.

In 2023, the most common non-English language spoken in households in NYC-Bronx Community District 12--Wakefield, Williamsbridge, & Eastchester PUMA, NY was Spanish. 22% of the households in NYC-Bronx Community District 12--Wakefield, Williamsbridge, & Eastchester PUMA, NY reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
591 ± 200
Vietnam
570 ± 190
Korea
368 ± 220

NYC-Bronx Community District 12--Wakefield, Williamsbridge, & Eastchester PUMA, NY has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.04 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of NYC-Bronx Community District 12--Wakefield, Williamsbridge, & Eastchester PUMA, NY employs 65.1k people. The largest industries in NYC-Bronx Community District 12--Wakefield, Williamsbridge, & Eastchester PUMA, NY are General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (7,325 people), Elementary & secondary schools (4,163 people), and Construction (3,610 people), and the highest paying industries are Cut and sew, and apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing ($178,885), Personal & household goods repair & maintenance ($165,878), and Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments ($126,637).

Males in NYC-Bronx Community District 12--Wakefield, Williamsbridge, & Eastchester PUMA, NY have an average income that is 0.99 times higher than the average income of females, which is $64,437. The income inequality in NYC-Bronx Community District 12--Wakefield, Williamsbridge, & Eastchester PUMA, NY (measured using the Gini index) is 0.406, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure

RACE/ETHNICITY

34,664

Women

54%

29,553

Men

46%

The workforce of NYC-Bronx Community District 12--Wakefield, Williamsbridge, & Eastchester PUMA, NY in 2020 was 64,217 people, with 54% woman, and 46% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in NYC-Bronx Community District 12--Wakefield, Williamsbridge, & Eastchester PUMA, NY.

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Occupations

65.1k

2022 Value

−0.588%

1 Year decline

± −0.588%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in NYC-Bronx Community District 12--Wakefield, Williamsbridge, & Eastchester PUMA, NY declined at a rate of −0.588%, from 65.4k employees to 65.1k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in NYC-Bronx Community District 12--Wakefield, Williamsbridge, & Eastchester PUMA, NY, are Registered nurses (2,668 people), Nursing assistants (2,522 people), and Home health aides (2,247 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of NYC-Bronx Community District 12--Wakefield, Williamsbridge, & Eastchester PUMA, NY.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in New York (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

65.1k

2022 Value

−0.588%

1 Year decline

± −0.588%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in NYC-Bronx Community District 12--Wakefield, Williamsbridge, & Eastchester PUMA, NY declined at a rate of −0.588%, from 65.4k employees to 65.1k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in NYC-Bronx Community District 12--Wakefield, Williamsbridge, & Eastchester PUMA, NY, are General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (7,325 people), Elementary & secondary schools (4,163 people), and Construction (3,610 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of NYC-Bronx Community District 12--Wakefield, Williamsbridge, & Eastchester PUMA, NY, though some of these residents may live in NYC-Bronx Community District 12--Wakefield, Williamsbridge, & Eastchester PUMA, NY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$49,072

Median earning men ± $1,992

$43,944

Median earning women ± $1,865

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Public Administration ($82,697), Information ($77,600), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($69,663).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Construction ($85,182), Public Administration ($65,932), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($60,020).

Employment by Industry Sector

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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%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in New York.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2022, 1.5% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 2.08% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of NYC-Bronx Community District 12--Wakefield, Williamsbridge, & Eastchester PUMA, NY in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (36.9k), Secondary Education (24.3k), and Some college (23.1k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in NYC-Bronx Community District 12--Wakefield, Williamsbridge, & Eastchester PUMA, NY was $580,600 in 2023, which is 1.91 times larger than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $560,400 to $580,600, a 3.6% increase. The homeownership rate in NYC-Bronx Community District 12--Wakefield, Williamsbridge, & Eastchester PUMA, NY is 39.4%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in NYC-Bronx Community District 12--Wakefield, Williamsbridge, & Eastchester PUMA, NY have an average commute time of 44 minutes, and they used public transit to get to work. Car ownership in NYC-Bronx Community District 12--Wakefield, Williamsbridge, & Eastchester PUMA, NY is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Median household income in NYC-Bronx Community District 12--Wakefield, Williamsbridge, & Eastchester PUMA, NY is $65,954. In 2023, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income in NYC-Bronx Community District 12--Wakefield, Williamsbridge, & Eastchester PUMA, NY was NYC-Manhattan Community Districts 1 & 2--Financial District & Greenwich Village PUMA, NY with a value of $179,572, followed by Westchester County (Northeast) PUMA, NY and Suffolk County (Northwest)--Huntington Town (South) PUMA, NY, with respective values of $177,181 and $171,948.

Housing

Property

$580,600

Median Property Value 2023

±$14,054

$22,608

Median Property Taxes

±$1,384

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 NYC-Bronx Community District 12--Wakefield, Williamsbridge, & Eastchester PUMA, NY the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in NYC-Bronx Community District 12--Wakefield, Williamsbridge, & Eastchester PUMA, NY compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

39.4%

Homeownership

2023

66%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 39.4% of the housing units in NYC-Bronx Community District 12--Wakefield, Williamsbridge, & Eastchester PUMA, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 38.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in NYC-Bronx Community District 12--Wakefield, Williamsbridge, & Eastchester PUMA, NY compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

In 2023, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in NYC-Bronx Community District 12--Wakefield, Williamsbridge, & Eastchester PUMA, NY was NYC-Manhattan Community Districts 1 & 2--Financial District & Greenwich Village PUMA, NY with a value of $179,572, followed by Westchester County (Northeast) PUMA, NY and Suffolk County (Northwest)--Huntington Town (South) PUMA, NY, with respective values of $177,181 and $171,948.

The following map shows all of the PUMAs in NYC-Bronx Community District 12--Wakefield, Williamsbridge, & Eastchester PUMA, NY colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$65,954

Median Household Income

± $3,902

57.4k

Number of Households

± 2,298

In 2023, the median household income of the 57.4k households in NYC-Bronx Community District 12--Wakefield, Williamsbridge, & Eastchester PUMA, NY grew to $65,954 from the previous year's value of $62,082.

The following chart displays the households in NYC-Bronx Community District 12--Wakefield, Williamsbridge, & Eastchester PUMA, 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.

Wage Distribution

0.406

2022 Wage GINI in NYC-Bronx Community District 12--Wakefield, Williamsbridge, & Eastchester PUMA, NY

0.397

2021 Wage GINI in NYC-Bronx Community District 12--Wakefield, Williamsbridge, & Eastchester PUMA, NY

In 2022, the income inequality in NYC-Bronx Community District 12--Wakefield, Williamsbridge, & Eastchester PUMA, NY was 0.406 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 2.05% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for NYC-Bronx Community District 12--Wakefield, Williamsbridge, & Eastchester PUMA, NY was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in NYC-Bronx Community District 12--Wakefield, Williamsbridge, & Eastchester PUMA, NY in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in NYC-Bronx Community District 12--Wakefield, Williamsbridge, & Eastchester PUMA, NY across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Public Transit (44.4%)
Drove Alone (35.2%)
Worked At Home (6.75%)

In 2023, 44.4% of workers in NYC-Bronx Community District 12--Wakefield, Williamsbridge, & Eastchester PUMA, NY used public transit to get to work, followed by those who drove alone to work (35.2%) and those who worked at home (6.75%).

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

44 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in NYC-Bronx Community District 12--Wakefield, Williamsbridge, & Eastchester PUMA, NY have a longer commute time (44 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 10.2% of the workforce in NYC-Bronx Community District 12--Wakefield, Williamsbridge, & Eastchester PUMA, NY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in NYC-Bronx Community District 12--Wakefield, Williamsbridge, & Eastchester PUMA, NY compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in NYC-Bronx Community District 12--Wakefield, Williamsbridge, & Eastchester PUMA, NY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in NYC-Bronx Community District 12--Wakefield, Williamsbridge, & Eastchester PUMA, NY have 1 car.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

20.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in NYC-Bronx Community District 12--Wakefield, Williamsbridge, & Eastchester PUMA, NY (31.8k out of 158k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in NYC-Bronx Community District 12--Wakefield, Williamsbridge, & Eastchester PUMA, NY is Black, followed by Hispanic and Other.

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
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

93.1% of the population of NYC-Bronx Community District 12--Wakefield, Williamsbridge, & Eastchester PUMA, NY has health coverage, with 38.9% on employee plans, 33.6% on Medicaid, 9.68% on Medicare, 10.6% on non-group plans, and 0.314% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New York see 1174 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.508% decrease from the previous year (1180 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1218 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 299 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,174 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in New York

Primary care physicians in New York see an average of 1,174 patients per year. This represents a 0.508% decrease from the previous year (1,180 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in New York in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.7% under 18 years, 22.6% between 18 and 34 years, 37.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 15.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.1% were men and 54.9% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

6.94%

Uninsured

38.9%

Employer Coverage

33.6%

Medicaid

9.68%

Medicare

10.6%

Non-Group

0.314%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in NYC-Bronx Community District 12--Wakefield, Williamsbridge, & Eastchester PUMA, NY declined by 5.72% from 7.36% to 6.94%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in NYC-Bronx Community District 12--Wakefield, Williamsbridge, & Eastchester PUMA, NY changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.