Pleasant Valley, NY

Census Place

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2024 Population
1,920
US Senator
Chuck Schumer
Democratic Party
US Senator
Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
31.1
7.99% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
3.91%
14.3% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$85,326
5.46% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$292,700
8.3% 1-year decline
2024 Employed Population
1,185
10.5% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Pleasant Valley, 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 Pleasant Valley, NY are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Pleasant Valley, NY was $292,700, and the homeownership rate was 19.2%.

Most people in Pleasant Valley, NY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 28 minutes. The average car ownership in Pleasant Valley, NY was 2 cars per household.

United StatesNew YorkDutchess County, NYNew York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PADutchess County (North & East) PUMA, NY

Population & Diversity

Pleasant Valley, NY is home to a population of 1.92k people, from which 92.4% are citizens. As of 2024, 9.64% of Pleasant Valley, NY residents were born outside of the country (185 people).

In 2024, there were 5.71 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.49k people) in Pleasant Valley, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 261 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 117 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

92.4%
2024 Citizenship
94.1%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 92.4% of Pleasant Valley, NY residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Pleasant Valley, NY was 94.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Pleasant Valley, NY
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    1.49k ± 564
  2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    261 ± 291
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    117 ± 163
2.6%
Hispanic Population
50 people

In 2024, there were 5.71 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.49k people) in Pleasant Valley, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 261 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 117 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

2.6% of the people in Pleasant Valley, NY are hispanic (50 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Pleasant Valley, 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

9.64%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
185 people
7.94%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
144 people

As of 2024, 9.64% of Pleasant Valley, NY residents (185 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 Pleasant Valley, NY was 7.94%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Vietnam
Most Common Service Period
8 ± 25

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Economy

The economy of Pleasant Valley, NY employs 1.19k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Pleasant Valley, NY were Manufacturing (392 people), Educational Services (212 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (137 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($117,260), Educational Services ($62,000), and Manufacturing ($34,213).

Employment

Occupations

1.19k
2024 Value
± 438
10.5%
1 Year growth
± 46.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Pleasant Valley, NY grew at a rate of 10.5%, from 1.07k employees to 1.19k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Pleasant Valley, NY, are Architecture & Engineering Occupations (331 people), Management Occupations (126 people), and Computer & Mathematical Occupations (109 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Pleasant Valley, 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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Industries

Employment by Industries

1.19k
2024 Value
± 438
10.5%
1 Year growth
± 46.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Pleasant Valley, NY grew at a rate of 10.5%, from 1.07k employees to 1.19k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Pleasant Valley, NY, are Manufacturing (392 people), Educational Services (212 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (137 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Pleasant Valley, NY, though some of these residents may live in Pleasant Valley, 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

$34,675
Median earning men ± $75,974
$33,203
Median earning women ± $25,613

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($117,260), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($63,795), and Manufacturing ($34,085).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($22,500) and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($4,316).

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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 Pleasant Valley, NY was $292,700 in 2024, which is 0.88 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $319,200 to $292,700, a 8.3% decrease. The homeownership rate in Pleasant Valley, NY is 19.2%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Pleasant Valley, NY have an average commute time of 28 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Pleasant Valley, NY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$292,700
Median Property Value 2024
±$80,860
$159
Median Property Taxes
±$146

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

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

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Rent vs Own

19.2%
Homeownership
2024
52%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 19.2% of the housing units in Pleasant Valley, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 16.7%.

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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.
$85,326
Median Household Income
± $56,993
828
Number of Households
± 276

In 2024, the median household income of the 828 households in Pleasant Valley, NY declined from $85,326 from the previous year's value of $90,250.

The following chart displays the households in Pleasant Valley, 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 $60k - $75k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Pleasant Valley, 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 (66.2%)
  2. Worked At Home (23.5%)
  3. Carpooled (8.53%)

In 2024, 66.2% of workers in Pleasant Valley, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (23.5%) and those who carpooled to work (8.53%).

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

28 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Pleasant Valley, NY have a longer commute time (28 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.45% of the workforce in Pleasant Valley, 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 Pleasant Valley, NY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Pleasant Valley, NY have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

3.91% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Pleasant Valley, NY (75 out of 1.92k 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 Males 55 - 64, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Pleasant Valley, NY is White, followed by Black and Native American.

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

99.9% of the population of Pleasant Valley, NY has health coverage, with 79.5% on employee plans, 0% on Medicaid, 8.65% on Medicare, 11.8% on non-group plans, and 0% 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, 53.2% were men and 46.8% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.4% under 18 years, 35.1% between 18 and 34 years, 29.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 11.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 53.2% were men and 46.8% were women.

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Uninsured People

0.0521%
Uninsured
79.5%
Employer Coverage
0%
Medicaid
8.65%
Medicare
11.8%
Non-Group
0%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Pleasant Valley, NY declined by 5.52% from 0.0551% to 0.0521%.

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