Rockland County (North)--New City & Congers PUMA, NY

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2023 Population

104,652

0.454% 1-year growth

US Senator

Chuck Schumer

Democratic Party

US Senator

Kirsten Gillibrand

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

42.5

0.235% 1-year decrease

2023 Poverty Rate

7.2%

12.8% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$122,642

1.88% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$518,500

6.8% 1-year growth

2022 Employed Population

48,190

3.35% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Rockland County (North)--New City & Congers PUMA, NY had a population of 105k people with a median age of 42.5 and a median household income of $122,642. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Rockland County (North)--New City & Congers PUMA, NY grew from 104,179 to 104,652, a 0.454% increase and its median household income grew from $120,373 to $122,642, a 1.88% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Rockland County (North)--New City & Congers PUMA, NY are White (Non-Hispanic) (48.6%), Other (Hispanic) (11.9%), Two+ (Hispanic) (10.7%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (9.94%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (8.39%).

34.2% of the households in Rockland County (North)--New City & Congers PUMA, 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.

91.5% of the residents in Rockland County (North)--New City & Congers PUMA, NY are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Rockland County (North)--New City & Congers PUMA, NY was $518,500, and the homeownership rate was 80.7%.

Most people in Rockland County (North)--New City & Congers PUMA, NY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 32.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Rockland County (North)--New City & Congers PUMA, NY was 2 cars per household.

Rockland County (North)--New City & Congers PUMA, NY borders Putnam County & Southern Dutchess County PUMA, NY, Orange County (Southeast) PUMA, NY, Rockland County (South)--Orangetown, Clarkstown (South) & Ramapo (Southeast) Towns PUMA, NY, Rockland County (West)--Spring Valley, Suffern Villages & Monsey PUMA, NY, and Westchester County (Northwest) PUMA, NY.

United States New York

Population & Diversity

Rockland County (North)--New City & Congers PUMA, NY is home to a population of 105k people, from which 91.5% are citizens. As of 2023, 23.9% of Rockland County (North)--New City & Congers PUMA, NY residents were born outside of the country (25k people).

In 2023, there were 4.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (50.9k people) in Rockland County (North)--New City & Congers PUMA, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 12.4k Other (Hispanic) and 11.2k Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary langauge in households in Rockland County (North)--New City & Congers PUMA, NY are Spanish (20,046 households), Haitian (1,998 households), and Malayalam, Kannada, or Other Dravidian Languages (1,720 households).

Population & Diversity

Residents by Gender and Age

RACE/ETHNICITY

52,225

Women

50.5%

51,089

Men

49.5%

The resident population of United States in 2022 was 103,314 inhabitants, with 49.5% men, and 50.5% women.

The visualization shows the distribution of the residents by gender and age in the United States.

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Citizenship

91.5%

2023 Citizenship

93%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 91.5% of Rockland County (North)--New City & Congers PUMA, NY residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Rockland County (North)--New City & Congers PUMA, NY was 93%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Rockland County (North)--New City & Congers PUMA, NY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Rockland County (North)--New City & Congers PUMA, NY

White (Non-Hispanic)
50.9k ± 1.64k
Other (Hispanic)
12.4k ± 1.82k
Two+ (Hispanic)
11.2k ± 1.68k

29.7%

Hispanic Population

31.1k people

29.7% of the people in Rockland County (North)--New City & Congers PUMA, NY are hispanic (31.1k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Rockland County (North)--New City & Congers PUMA, NY as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

Most Common Origin

Dominican Republic
4,089 ± 1,539 people
India
2,617 ± 1,240 people
Haiti
1,833 ± 1,042 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Rockland County (North)--New City & Congers PUMA, NY was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 4,089 Rockland County (North)--New City & Congers PUMA, NY residents, followed by India with 2,617 and Haiti with 1,833.

Foreign-Born Population

23.9%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

25k people

21.9%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

22.8k people

As of 2023, 23.9% of Rockland County (North)--New City & Congers PUMA, NY residents (25k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Rockland County (North)--New City & Congers PUMA, NY was 21.9%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Rockland County (North)--New City & Congers PUMA, NY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages

Spanish
20,046 households (20.5%)
Haitian
1,998 households (2.04%)
Malayalam, Kannada, or Other Dravidian Languages
1,720 households (1.76%)

34.2% of the households in Rockland County (North)--New City & Congers PUMA, NY reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is higher than the national average of 22%. 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.

In 2023, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Rockland County (North)--New City & Congers PUMA, NY was Spanish. 20.5% of the households in Rockland County (North)--New City & Congers PUMA, NY reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
1,110 ± 226
Gulf War (2001-)
504 ± 141
Korea
274 ± 87

Rockland County (North)--New City & Congers PUMA, NY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.2 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Rockland County (North)--New City & Congers PUMA, NY employs 48.2k people. The largest industries in Rockland County (North)--New City & Congers PUMA, NY are Elementary & secondary schools (5,339 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (2,980 people), and Construction (2,420 people), and the highest paying industries are Other professional, scientific & technical services ($291,365), Not specified manufacturing industries ($233,212), and Scientific research & development services ($192,264).

Males in Rockland County (North)--New City & Congers PUMA, NY have an average income that is 1.25 times higher than the average income of females, which is $80,552. The income inequality in Rockland County (North)--New City & Congers PUMA, NY (measured using the Gini index) is 0.457, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure

RACE/ETHNICITY

23,690

Women

47.2%

26,508

Men

52.8%

The workforce of Rockland County (North)--New City & Congers PUMA, NY in 2020 was 50,198 people, with 47.2% woman, and 52.8% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Rockland County (North)--New City & Congers PUMA, NY.

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Occupations

48.2k

2022 Value

−3.35%

1 Year decline

± −3.35%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Rockland County (North)--New City & Congers PUMA, NY declined at a rate of −3.35%, from 49.9k employees to 48.2k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Rockland County (North)--New City & Congers PUMA, NY, are Elementary & middle school teachers (1,922 people), Registered nurses (1,672 people), and Other managers (1,534 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Rockland County (North)--New City & Congers PUMA, NY.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

48.2k

2022 Value

−3.35%

1 Year decline

± −3.35%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Rockland County (North)--New City & Congers PUMA, NY declined at a rate of −3.35%, from 49.9k employees to 48.2k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Rockland County (North)--New City & Congers PUMA, NY, are Elementary & secondary schools (5,339 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (2,980 people), and Construction (2,420 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Rockland County (North)--New City & Congers PUMA, NY, though some of these residents may live in Rockland County (North)--New City & Congers PUMA, NY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$70,231

Median earning men ± $4,620

$52,586

Median earning women ± $3,755

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Public Administration ($104,067), Information ($100,432), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($97,069).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Public Administration ($81,066), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($71,241), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($67,750).

Employment by Industry Sector

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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%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in New York.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

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.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2022, 1.47% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.32% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Rockland County (North)--New City & Congers PUMA, NY in 2022 were Bachelors Degree (21.2k), High School or Equivalent (16.8k), and Graduate Degree (14.9k).

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.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Rockland County (North)--New City & Congers PUMA, NY was $518,500 in 2023, which is 1.71 times larger than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $485,500 to $518,500, a 6.8% increase. The homeownership rate in Rockland County (North)--New City & Congers PUMA, NY is 80.7%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Rockland County (North)--New City & Congers PUMA, NY have an average commute time of 32.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Rockland County (North)--New City & Congers PUMA, NY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Rockland County (North)--New City & Congers PUMA, NY is $122,642. In 2023, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income in Rockland County (North)--New City & Congers PUMA, NY was NYC-Manhattan Community Districts 1 & 2--Financial District & Greenwich Village PUMA, NY with a value of $179,572, followed by Westchester County (Northeast) PUMA, NY and Suffolk County (Northwest)--Huntington Town (South) PUMA, NY, with respective values of $177,181 and $171,948.

Housing

Property

$518,500

Median Property Value 2023

±$11,582

$28,134

Median Property Taxes

±$985

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 Rockland County (North)--New City & Congers PUMA, NY the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Rockland County (North)--New City & Congers PUMA, NY compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

80.7%

Homeownership

2023

58.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 80.7% of the housing units in Rockland County (North)--New City & Congers PUMA, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 81%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Rockland County (North)--New City & Congers PUMA, NY compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

In 2023, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Rockland County (North)--New City & Congers PUMA, NY was NYC-Manhattan Community Districts 1 & 2--Financial District & Greenwich Village PUMA, NY with a value of $179,572, followed by Westchester County (Northeast) PUMA, NY and Suffolk County (Northwest)--Huntington Town (South) PUMA, NY, with respective values of $177,181 and $171,948.

The following map shows all of the PUMAs in Rockland County (North)--New City & Congers PUMA, NY colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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

$122,642

Median Household Income

± $5,855

34.9k

Number of Households

± 1,369

In 2023, the median household income of the 34.9k households in Rockland County (North)--New City & Congers PUMA, NY grew to $122,642 from the previous year's value of $120,373.

The following chart displays the households in Rockland County (North)--New City & Congers PUMA, 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

0.457

2022 Wage GINI in Rockland County (North)--New City & Congers PUMA, NY

0.456

2021 Wage GINI in Rockland County (North)--New City & Congers PUMA, NY

In 2022, the income inequality in Rockland County (North)--New City & Congers PUMA, NY was 0.457 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.271% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Rockland County (North)--New City & Congers PUMA, NY was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Rockland County (North)--New City & Congers PUMA, NY in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Rockland County (North)--New City & Congers PUMA, NY across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (71.8%)
Worked At Home (12.7%)
Carpooled (7.58%)

In 2023, 71.8% of workers in Rockland County (North)--New City & Congers PUMA, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (12.7%) and those who carpooled to work (7.58%).

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

32.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Rockland County (North)--New City & Congers PUMA, NY have a longer commute time (32.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 6.36% of the workforce in Rockland County (North)--New City & Congers PUMA, NY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Rockland County (North)--New City & Congers PUMA, NY compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Rockland County (North)--New City & Congers PUMA, NY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Rockland County (North)--New City & Congers PUMA, NY have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

7.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Rockland County (North)--New City & Congers PUMA, NY (7.48k out of 104k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Females < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Rockland County (North)--New City & Congers PUMA, NY is Hispanic, followed by White 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
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

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

Health

97% of the population of Rockland County (North)--New City & Congers PUMA, NY has health coverage, with 53.8% on employee plans, 15.8% on Medicaid, 14.1% on Medicare, 13.1% on non-group plans, and 0.217% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New York see 1174 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.508% decrease from the previous year (1180 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1218 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 299 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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

1,174 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in New York

Primary care physicians in New York see an average of 1,174 patients per year. This represents a 0.508% decrease from the previous year (1,180 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in New York in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.6% under 18 years, 17.7% between 18 and 34 years, 40.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 18.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.7% were men and 50.3% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

Uninsured

53.8%

Employer Coverage

15.8%

Medicaid

14.1%

Medicare

13.1%

Non-Group

0.217%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Rockland County (North)--New City & Congers PUMA, NY declined by 0.779% from 3.03% to 3%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Rockland County (North)--New City & Congers PUMA, NY changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.