NYC-Bronx Community District 5--Morris Heights & Mount Hope PUMA, NY

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2024 Population
131,607
US Senator
Chuck Schumer
Democratic Party
US Senator
Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
34.1
1.79% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
35.4%
7.29% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$36,633
7.36% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$548,100
13.4% 1-year growth
2023 Employed Population
50,374
3.64% 1-year growth

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69.2% of the households in NYC-Bronx Community District 5--Morris Heights & Mount Hope 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.

77.6% of the residents in NYC-Bronx Community District 5--Morris Heights & Mount Hope PUMA, NY are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in NYC-Bronx Community District 5--Morris Heights & Mount Hope PUMA, NY are CUNY Bronx Community College (1,214 degrees awarded in 2023) and Brittany Beauty Academy (449311) (111 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in NYC-Bronx Community District 5--Morris Heights & Mount Hope PUMA, NY was $548,100, and the homeownership rate was 4.45%.

Most people in NYC-Bronx Community District 5--Morris Heights & Mount Hope PUMA, NY used public transit to get to work, and the average commute time was 41.9 minutes. The average car ownership in NYC-Bronx Community District 5--Morris Heights & Mount Hope PUMA, NY was 0 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

NYC-Bronx Community District 5--Morris Heights & Mount Hope PUMA, NY is home to a population of 132k people, from which 77.6% are citizens. As of 2024, 43.3% of NYC-Bronx Community District 5--Morris Heights & Mount Hope PUMA, NY residents were born outside of the country (57k people).

In 2024, there were 1.44 times more Other (Hispanic) residents (52.3k people) in NYC-Bronx Community District 5--Morris Heights & Mount Hope PUMA, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 36.4k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 16.5k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary language in households in NYC-Bronx Community District 5--Morris Heights & Mount Hope PUMA, NY are Spanish (72,243 households), Yoruba, Twi, Igbo, or Other Languages of Western Africa (8,418 households), and French (Incl. Cajun) (1,633 households).

Population & Diversity

Residents by Gender and Age

RACE/ETHNICITY
71,139
Women
53.4%
61,970
Men
46.6%

The resident population of United States in 2023 was 133,109 inhabitants, with 46.6% men, and 53.4% women.

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Citizenship

77.6%
2024 Citizenship
76%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 77.6% of NYC-Bronx Community District 5--Morris Heights & Mount Hope PUMA, NY residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in NYC-Bronx Community District 5--Morris Heights & Mount Hope PUMA, NY was 76%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in NYC-Bronx Community District 5--Morris Heights & Mount Hope PUMA, NY
  1. Other (Hispanic)
    52.3k ± 3.94k
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    36.4k ± 2.85k
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    16.5k ± 2.67k
67.2%
Hispanic Population
88.5k people

In 2024, there were 1.44 times more Other (Hispanic) residents (52.3k people) in NYC-Bronx Community District 5--Morris Heights & Mount Hope PUMA, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 36.4k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 16.5k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

67.2% of the people in NYC-Bronx Community District 5--Morris Heights & Mount Hope PUMA, NY are hispanic (88.5k people).

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Global Diversity

Most Common Origin
  1. Dominican Republic
    35,199 ± 3,950 people
  2. Ghana
    5,831 ± 1,833 people
  3. Mexico
    3,041 ± 1,338 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of NYC-Bronx Community District 5--Morris Heights & Mount Hope PUMA, NY was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 35,199 NYC-Bronx Community District 5--Morris Heights & Mount Hope PUMA, NY residents, followed by Ghana with 5,831 and Mexico with 3,041.

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Foreign-Born Population

43.3%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
57k people
44.2%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
59.2k people

As of 2024, 43.3% of NYC-Bronx Community District 5--Morris Heights & Mount Hope PUMA, NY residents (57k 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 NYC-Bronx Community District 5--Morris Heights & Mount Hope PUMA, NY was 44.2%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages
  1. Spanish
    72,243 households (59.1%)
  2. Yoruba, Twi, Igbo, or Other Languages of Western Africa
    8,418 households (6.88%)
  3. French (Incl. Cajun)
    1,633 households (1.34%)

69.2% of the households in NYC-Bronx Community District 5--Morris Heights & Mount Hope PUMA, NY reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is higher than the national average of 22.3%. 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 2024, the most common non-English language spoken in households in NYC-Bronx Community District 5--Morris Heights & Mount Hope PUMA, NY was Spanish. 59.1% of the households in NYC-Bronx Community District 5--Morris Heights & Mount Hope PUMA, NY reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (1990s)
    337 ± 193
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    299 ± 232
  3. Vietnam
    157 ± 138

NYC-Bronx Community District 5--Morris Heights & Mount Hope PUMA, NY has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.13 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of NYC-Bronx Community District 5--Morris Heights & Mount Hope PUMA, NY employs 50.4k people. In 2023, the largest industries in NYC-Bronx Community District 5--Morris Heights & Mount Hope PUMA, NY were Home health care services (5,535 people), Restaurants & Food Services (4,090 people), and Individual & family services (2,768 people), and the highest paying industries were Legal services ($87,982), Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments ($83,295), and Administration of economic programs & space research ($78,588).

Males in NYC-Bronx Community District 5--Morris Heights & Mount Hope PUMA, NY have an average income that is 1.03 times higher than the average income of females, which is $47,614. The income inequality in NYC-Bronx Community District 5--Morris Heights & Mount Hope PUMA, NY (measured using the Gini index) is 0.401, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure
RACE/ETHNICITY
25,830
Women
51.3%
24,544
Men
48.7%

The workforce of NYC-Bronx Community District 5--Morris Heights & Mount Hope PUMA, NY in 2023 was 50,374 people, with 51.3% woman, and 48.7% men.

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Occupations

50.4k
2023 Value
3.64%
1 Year growth
± 3.64%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in NYC-Bronx Community District 5--Morris Heights & Mount Hope PUMA, NY grew at a rate of 3.64%, from 48.6k employees to 50.4k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in NYC-Bronx Community District 5--Morris Heights & Mount Hope PUMA, NY, are Home health aides (6,781 people), Janitors & building cleaners (3,558 people), and Cashiers (1,480 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of NYC-Bronx Community District 5--Morris Heights & Mount Hope PUMA, NY.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

50.4k
2023 Value
3.64%
1 Year growth
± 3.64%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in NYC-Bronx Community District 5--Morris Heights & Mount Hope PUMA, NY grew at a rate of 3.64%, from 48.6k employees to 50.4k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in NYC-Bronx Community District 5--Morris Heights & Mount Hope PUMA, NY, are Home health care services (5,535 people), Restaurants & Food Services (4,090 people), and Individual & family services (2,768 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of NYC-Bronx Community District 5--Morris Heights & Mount Hope PUMA, NY, though some of these residents may live in NYC-Bronx Community District 5--Morris Heights & Mount Hope PUMA, 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

$37,106
Median earning men ± $2,736
$27,257
Median earning women ± $2,418

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($60,573), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($52,929), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($48,019).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Construction ($90,805), Public Administration ($56,474), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($34,151).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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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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Education

In 2023, universities in NYC-Bronx Community District 5--Morris Heights & Mount Hope PUMA, NY awarded 1,325 degrees. The student population of NYC-Bronx Community District 5--Morris Heights & Mount Hope PUMA, NY in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 2,841 male students and 3,772 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in NYC-Bronx Community District 5--Morris Heights & Mount Hope PUMA, NY are Hispanic or Latino (833 and 64.7%), Black or African American (352 and 27.4%), Asian (42 and 3.26%), and White (36 and 2.8%).

The largest universities in NYC-Bronx Community District 5--Morris Heights & Mount Hope PUMA, NY by number of degrees awarded are CUNY Bronx Community College (1,214 and 91.6%) and Brittany Beauty Academy (449311) (111 and 8.38%).

The most popular majors in NYC-Bronx Community District 5--Morris Heights & Mount Hope PUMA, NY are Liberal Arts & Sciences (396 and 29.9%), General Business Administration & Management (123 and 9.28%), and Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Administration (121 and 9.13%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 6,613 students enrolled in NYC-Bronx Community District 5--Morris Heights & Mount Hope PUMA, NY, 43% men and 57% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 3,975 records, of which 56.6% were women and 43.4% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Liberal Arts & Sciences
    396 degrees awarded
  2. General Business Administration & Management
    123 degrees awarded
  3. Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Administration
    121 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in NYC-Bronx Community District 5--Morris Heights & Mount Hope PUMA, NY was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 396 degrees awarded.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. CUNY Bronx Community College
    1,214 degrees awarded
  2. Brittany Beauty Academy (449311)
    111 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was CUNY Bronx Community College with 1,214 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 449 men were awarded degrees from institutions in NYC-Bronx Community District 5--Morris Heights & Mount Hope PUMA, NY, which is 0.513 times less than the 876 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 833 degrees mean that there were 2.37 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 352 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($4,800) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($406) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,364) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2023, 4.48% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 4.38% of women were in the same situation.

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Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of NYC-Bronx Community District 5--Morris Heights & Mount Hope PUMA, NY in 2023 were High School or Equivalent (29.6k), Secondary Education (24.1k), and Primary Education (20.5k).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in NYC-Bronx Community District 5--Morris Heights & Mount Hope PUMA, NY was $548,100 in 2024, which is 1.65 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $483,200 to $548,100, a 13.4% increase. The homeownership rate in NYC-Bronx Community District 5--Morris Heights & Mount Hope PUMA, NY is 4.45%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in NYC-Bronx Community District 5--Morris Heights & Mount Hope PUMA, NY have an average commute time of 41.9 minutes, and they used public transit to get to work. Car ownership in NYC-Bronx Community District 5--Morris Heights & Mount Hope PUMA, NY is lower than the national average, with an average of 0 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$548,100
Median Property Value 2024
±$144,668
$2,104
Median Property Taxes
±$444

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 5--Morris Heights & Mount Hope PUMA, NY the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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Rent vs Own

4.45%
Homeownership
2024
61.4%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 4.45% of the housing units in NYC-Bronx Community District 5--Morris Heights & Mount Hope PUMA, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 4.32%.

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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.
$36,633
Median Household Income
± $2,348
47.3k
Number of Households
± 2,380

In 2024, the median household income of the 47.3k households in NYC-Bronx Community District 5--Morris Heights & Mount Hope PUMA, NY declined from $36,633 from the previous year's value of $39,542.

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Wage Distribution

0.401
2023 Wage GINI in NYC-Bronx Community District 5--Morris Heights & Mount Hope PUMA, NY
0.401
2022 Wage GINI in NYC-Bronx Community District 5--Morris Heights & Mount Hope PUMA, NY

In 2023, the income inequality in NYC-Bronx Community District 5--Morris Heights & Mount Hope PUMA, NY was 0.401 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.164% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for NYC-Bronx Community District 5--Morris Heights & Mount Hope PUMA, NY was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in NYC-Bronx Community District 5--Morris Heights & Mount Hope PUMA, NY in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Public Transit (63.9%)
  2. Drove Alone (14.5%)
  3. Walked (7.79%)

In 2024, 63.9% of workers in NYC-Bronx Community District 5--Morris Heights & Mount Hope PUMA, NY used public transit to get to work, followed by those who drove alone to work (14.5%) and those who walked to work (7.79%).

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Commute Time

41.9 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in NYC-Bronx Community District 5--Morris Heights & Mount Hope PUMA, NY have a longer commute time (41.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 5.72% of the workforce in NYC-Bronx Community District 5--Morris Heights & Mount Hope PUMA, NY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

35.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in NYC-Bronx Community District 5--Morris Heights & Mount Hope PUMA, NY (46k out of 130k 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 35 - 44, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in NYC-Bronx Community District 5--Morris Heights & Mount Hope PUMA, NY is Hispanic, followed by Other 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

90.5% of the population of NYC-Bronx Community District 5--Morris Heights & Mount Hope PUMA, NY has health coverage, with 17.5% on employee plans, 50.8% on Medicaid, 2.71% on Medicare, 19% on non-group plans, and 0.45% 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, 46.6% were men and 53.4% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,245 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in New York

Primary care physicians in New York see an average of 1,245 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,245 patients).

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Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 28.6% under 18 years, 23% between 18 and 34 years, 38.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 9.62% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.6% were men and 53.4% were women.

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Uninsured People

9.48%
Uninsured
17.5%
Employer Coverage
50.8%
Medicaid
2.71%
Medicare
19%
Non-Group
0.45%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in NYC-Bronx Community District 5--Morris Heights & Mount Hope PUMA, NY declined by 5.71% from 10.1% to 9.48%.

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