Philmont, NY

Census Place

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2024 Population
1,439
US Senator
Chuck Schumer
Democratic Party
US Senator
Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
37.3
12.6% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
21.6%
144% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$56,563
10.2% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$225,000
4.31% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
616
17.8% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Philmont, 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.

95.1% of the residents in Philmont, NY are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Philmont, NY was $225,000, and the homeownership rate was 61.1%.

Most people in Philmont, NY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Philmont, NY was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Philmont, NY is home to a population of 1.44k people, from which 95.1% are citizens. As of 2024, 11.6% of Philmont, NY residents were born outside of the country (167 people).

In 2024, there were 4.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.09k people) in Philmont, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 238 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 19 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.1%
2024 Citizenship
96.1%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95.1% of Philmont, NY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Philmont, NY was 96.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Philmont, NY
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    1.09k ± 415
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    238 ± 200
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    19 ± 41
5.56%
Hispanic Population
80 people

In 2024, there were 4.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.09k people) in Philmont, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 238 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 19 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

5.56% of the people in Philmont, NY are hispanic (80 people).

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

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for New York.
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

11.6%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
167 people
10.2%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
161 people

As of 2024, 11.6% of Philmont, NY residents (167 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 Philmont, NY was 10.2%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    14 ± 27
  2. Korea
    6 ± 15

Philmont, NY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.33 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Philmont, NY employs 616 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Philmont, NY were Health Care & Social Assistance (150 people), Transportation & Warehousing (91 people), and Other Services, Except Public Administration (89 people), and the highest paying industries were Educational Services ($93,375), Construction ($64,643), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($61,902).

Employment

Occupations

616
2024 Value
± 211
−17.8%
1 Year decline
± 54.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Philmont, NY declined at a rate of −17.8%, from 749 employees to 616 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Philmont, NY, are Transportation Occupations (91 people), Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (56 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (56 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Philmont, 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

616
2024 Value
± 211
−17.8%
1 Year decline
± 54.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Philmont, NY declined at a rate of −17.8%, from 749 employees to 616 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Philmont, NY, are Health Care & Social Assistance (150 people), Transportation & Warehousing (91 people), and Other Services, Except Public Administration (89 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Philmont, NY, though some of these residents may live in Philmont, 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

$43,844
Median earning men ± $17,028
$40,843
Median earning women ± $22,767

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($92,875), Construction ($64,643), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($33,879).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($61,739), Retail Trade ($41,163), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($16,078).

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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 Philmont, NY was $225,000 in 2024, which is 0.676 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $215,700 to $225,000, a 4.31% increase. The homeownership rate in Philmont, NY is 61.1%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Philmont, NY have an average commute time of 21.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Philmont, NY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$225,000
Median Property Value 2024
±$46,930
$354
Median Property Taxes
±$153

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

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

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Rent vs Own

61.1%
Homeownership
2024
64.2%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 61.1% of the housing units in Philmont, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 59.3%.

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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.
$56,563
Median Household Income
± $11,079
579
Number of Households
± 187

In 2024, the median household income of the 579 households in Philmont, NY declined from $56,563 from the previous year's value of $62,972.

The following chart displays the households in Philmont, 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 < $10k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Philmont, 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 (82.8%)
  2. Carpooled (9.87%)
  3. Worked At Home (7.36%)

In 2024, 82.8% of workers in Philmont, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.87%) and those who worked at home (7.36%).

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

21.4 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Philmont, NY have a shorter commute time (21.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.89% of the workforce in Philmont, 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 Philmont, NY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Philmont, NY have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

21.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Philmont, NY (291 out of 1.35k 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 Males 16 - 17 and then Males 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Philmont, NY is White, 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.

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Health

85.2% of the population of Philmont, NY has health coverage, with 22.6% on employee plans, 39.5% on Medicaid, 9.21% on Medicare, 13.4% on non-group plans, and 0.442% 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, 60.6% were men and 39.4% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 20.6% under 18 years, 31.3% between 18 and 34 years, 35.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 12.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 60.6% were men and 39.4% were women.

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Uninsured People

14.8%
Uninsured
22.6%
Employer Coverage
39.5%
Medicaid
9.21%
Medicare
13.4%
Non-Group
0.442%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Philmont, NY declined by 2.28% from 15.2% to 14.8%.

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