Port Washington, NY

Census Place

2024 Population

18,004

US Senator

Chuck Schumer

Democratic Party

US Senator

Kirsten Gillibrand

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

42.1

0.473% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

4.07%

22% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$170,127

7.52% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Port Washington, NY is home to a population of 18k people, from which 94.9% are citizens.

As of 2024, 14.6% of Port Washington, NY residents were born outside of the country (2.63k people).

In 2024, there were 7.07 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (12.6k people) in Port Washington, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.79k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 1.27k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

94.9%

2024 Citizenship

94.4%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 94.9% of Port Washington, NY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Port Washington, NY was 94.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Port Washington, NY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Port Washington, NY

White (Non-Hispanic)
12.6k ± 1.1k
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
1.79k ± 570
Other (Hispanic)
1.27k ± 624

15.1%

Hispanic Population

2.72k people

15.1% of the people in Port Washington, NY are hispanic (2.72k people).

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

Global Diversity

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

Most Common Origin

Dominican Republic
492,198 ± 17,010 people
China
414,597 ± 15,642 people
Jamaica
229,554 ± 11,695 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New York was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 492,198 New York residents, followed by China with 414,597 and Jamaica with 229,554.

Foreign-Born Population

14.6%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

2.63k people

15.2%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

2.68k people

As of 2024, 14.6% of Port Washington, NY residents (2.63k 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 Port Washington, NY was 15.2%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Port Washington, NY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
69 ± 63
Korea
62 ± 49
Gulf War (2001-)
17 ± 39

Port Washington, NY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.11 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Port Washington, NY.

Economy

The economy of Port Washington, NY employs 8.34k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Port Washington, NY were Health Care & Social Assistance (1,173 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,163 people), and Finance & Insurance (1,131 people), and the highest paying industries were Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($250,001), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($218,977), and Finance & Insurance ($218,750).

Employment

Occupations

8.34k

2024 Value

± 716

−4.24%

1 Year decline

± 12.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Port Washington, NY declined at a rate of −4.24%, from 8.71k employees to 8.34k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Port Washington, NY, are Management Occupations (1,505 people), Business & Financial Operations Occupations (818 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (758 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Port Washington, NY.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

8.34k

2024 Value

± 716

−4.24%

1 Year decline

± 12.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Port Washington, NY declined at a rate of −4.24%, from 8.71k employees to 8.34k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Port Washington, NY, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,173 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,163 people), and Finance & Insurance (1,131 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Port Washington, NY, though some of these residents may live in Port Washington, NY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$123,312

Median earning men ± $19,944

$64,575

Median earning women ± $13,113

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($223,000), Information ($179,097), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($167,083).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($197,375), Information ($193,333), and Manufacturing ($113,400).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Port Washington, NY was $1M in 2024, which is 3.02 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $976,200 to $1M, a 2.77% increase. The homeownership rate in Port Washington, NY is 76.9%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Port Washington, NY have an average commute time of 35.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Port Washington, NY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$1M

Median Property Value 2024

±$39,342

$4,701

Median Property Taxes

±$435

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

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

Rent vs Own

76.9%

Homeownership

2024

49.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 76.9% of the housing units in Port Washington, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 77.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Port Washington, NY compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$170,127

Median Household Income

± $22,025

6.12k

Number of Households

± 605

In 2024, the median household income of the 6.12k households in Port Washington, NY declined from $170,127 from the previous year's value of $183,964.

The following chart displays the households in Port Washington, 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.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Port Washington, NY is from New York.

0.492

2024 Wage GINI in New York

0.493

2023 Wage GINI in New York

In 2024, the income inequality in New York was 0.492 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.301% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for New York was higher than than the national average of 0.474. 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.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (44.8%)
Worked At Home (29.4%)
Public Transit (18.2%)

In 2024, 44.8% of workers in Port Washington, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (29.4%) and those who used public transit to get to work (18.2%).

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.

Commute Time

35.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Port Washington, NY have a longer commute time (35.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 7.64% of the workforce in Port Washington, NY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Port Washington, NY compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

4.07% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Port Washington, NY (723 out of 17.8k 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 75+, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Port Washington, NY is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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