Pelham, NY

Census Place

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2024 Population
7,305
US Senator
Chuck Schumer
Democratic Party
US Senator
Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
38.9
1.83% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
2.85%
18% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$184,375
2.68% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$915,800
2.68% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
3,624
1.83% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Pelham, 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.

92.4% of the residents in Pelham, NY are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Pelham, NY was $915,800, and the homeownership rate was 67.3%.

Most people in Pelham, NY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 37.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Pelham, NY was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Pelham, NY is home to a population of 7.31k people, from which 92.4% are citizens. As of 2024, 19.5% of Pelham, NY residents were born outside of the country (1.43k people).

In 2024, there were 5.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.42k people) in Pelham, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 867 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 538 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

92.4%
2024 Citizenship
93.4%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 92.4% of Pelham, NY residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Pelham, NY was 93.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Pelham, NY
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    4.42k ± 603
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    867 ± 347
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    538 ± 379
20.8%
Hispanic Population
1.52k people

In 2024, there were 5.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.42k people) in Pelham, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 867 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 538 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

20.8% of the people in Pelham, NY are hispanic (1.52k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Pelham, NY as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Dominican Republic
    493,200 ± 17,027 people
  2. China
    410,969 ± 15,575 people
  3. Jamaica
    234,174 ± 11,811 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New York was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 493,200 New York residents, followed by China with 410,969 and Jamaica with 234,174.

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Foreign-Born Population

19.5%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
1.43k people
18.6%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
1.35k people

As of 2024, 19.5% of Pelham, NY residents (1.43k 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 Pelham, NY was 18.6%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    45 ± 50
  2. World War II
    12 ± 18
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    10 ± 32

Pelham, NY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.75 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Pelham, NY employs 3.62k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Pelham, NY were Educational Services (620 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (532 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (505 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($250,001), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($250,001), and Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($163,250).

Employment

Occupations

3.62k
2024 Value
± 432
1.83%
1 Year growth
± 16.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Pelham, NY grew at a rate of 1.83%, from 3.56k employees to 3.62k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Pelham, NY, are Management Occupations (603 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (455 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (348 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Pelham, NY.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New York.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

3.62k
2024 Value
± 432
1.83%
1 Year growth
± 16.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Pelham, NY grew at a rate of 1.83%, from 3.56k employees to 3.62k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Pelham, NY, are Educational Services (620 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (532 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (505 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Pelham, NY, though some of these residents may live in Pelham, 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

$89,278
Median earning men ± $30,634
$73,839
Median earning women ± $21,205

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($250,001), Manufacturing ($179,125), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($143,636).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($250,001), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($155,344), and Manufacturing ($155,250).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New York.
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%.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Pelham, NY was $915,800 in 2024, which is 2.75 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $891,900 to $915,800, a 2.68% increase. The homeownership rate in Pelham, NY is 67.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Pelham, NY have an average commute time of 37.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Pelham, NY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$915,800
Median Property Value 2024
±$30,646
$1,542
Median Property Taxes
±$192

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

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

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Rent vs Own

67.3%
Homeownership
2024
57.4%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 67.3% of the housing units in Pelham, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 69.9%.

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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.
$184,375
Median Household Income
± $10,567
2.29k
Number of Households
± 304

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.29k households in Pelham, NY grew to $184,375 from the previous year's value of $179,561.

The following chart displays the households in Pelham, 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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Pelham, NY is from New York.
0.493
2023 Wage GINI in New York
0.494
2022 Wage GINI in New York

In 2023, the income inequality in New York was 0.493 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0797% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for New York was higher than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in New York in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (42%)
  2. Worked At Home (25%)
  3. Public Transit (22.5%)

In 2024, 42% of workers in Pelham, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (25%) and those who used public transit to get to work (22.5%).

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.

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Commute Time

37.6 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Pelham, NY have a longer commute time (37.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 6.25% of the workforce in Pelham, NY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

2.85% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Pelham, NY (208 out of 7.29k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 16 - 17.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Pelham, NY is White, followed by Asian and Hispanic.

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

98.7% of the population of Pelham, NY has health coverage, with 69.4% on employee plans, 10.8% on Medicaid, 10.3% on Medicare, 8.06% on non-group plans, and 0.11% 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, 50.7% were men and 49.3% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 31.8% under 18 years, 12% between 18 and 34 years, 43.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 12.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.7% were men and 49.3% were women.

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Uninsured People

1.34%
Uninsured
69.4%
Employer Coverage
10.8%
Medicaid
10.3%
Medicare
8.06%
Non-Group
0.11%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Pelham, NY grew by 23.1% from 1.09% to 1.34%.

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