Pearl River, NY
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None of the households in Pearl River, 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.
Most people in Pearl River, NY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 29.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Pearl River, NY was 2 cars per household.
The economy of Pearl River, NY employs 8.04k people. The largest industries in Pearl River, NY are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,211 people), Educational Services (1,168 people), and Public Administration (767 people), and the highest paying industries are Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($175,346), Public Administration ($137,004), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($122,955).
Males in New York have an average income that is 1.27 times higher than the average income of females, which is $77,694. The income inequality in New York (measured using the Gini index) is 0.494, which is higher than than the national average.
The most common job groups, by number of people living in Pearl River, NY, are . This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Pearl River, NY.
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.
The most common employment sectors for those who live in Pearl River, NY, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,211 people), Educational Services (1,168 people), and Public Administration (767 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Pearl River, NY, though some of these residents may live in Pearl River, NY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.
The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Wholesale Trade ($205,094), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($175,061), and Public Administration ($137,936).
The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Information ($180,341), Manufacturing ($114,118), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($113,060).
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.
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.
In 2022, 1.7% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.75% of women were in the same situation.
This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.
The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (4.04M), Bachelors Degree (3.33M), and Some college (2.79M).
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.
People in Pearl River, NY have an average commute time of 29.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Pearl River, NY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.
Median household income in Pearl River, NY is $146,574. In 2023, the place with the highest median household income in Pearl River, NY was Census Tract 128 with a value of $193,603, followed by Census Tract 126 and Census Tract 127, with respective values of $144,432 and $120,139.
In 2023, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Pearl River, NY was Census Tract 128 with a value of $193,603, followed by Census Tract 126 and Census Tract 127, with respective values of $144,432 and $120,139.
The following map shows all of the places in Pearl River, NY colored by their Median Household Income (Total).
The following chart displays the households in Pearl River, 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.
In 2022, the income inequality in New York was 0.494 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.125% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for New York was higher than than the national average of 0.478. 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.
In 2023, 72.7% of workers in Pearl River, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (15.2%) and those who carpooled to work (5.37%).
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.
Using averages, employees in Pearl River, NY have a longer commute time (29.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 3.17% of the workforce in Pearl River, NY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.
The chart below shows how the median household income in Pearl River, NY compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
The following chart displays the households in Pearl River, NY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Pearl River, NY have 2 cars.
N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Pearl River, NY (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.
The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Pearl River, NY is Other, followed by Hispanic 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.
N/A% of the population of Pearl River, NY has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.
Primary care physicians in Rockland County, NY see 1133 patients per year on average, which represents a 2.63% increase from the previous year (1104 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1063 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 330 patients per year.
Primary care physicians in Rockland County, NY see an average of 1,133 patients per year. This represents a 2.63% increase from the previous year (1,104 patients).
The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Rockland County, NY in comparison to its neighboring geographies.
In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .
By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.
The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.
The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Pearl River, NY changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.
