Rockland County (West)--Spring Valley, Suffern Villages & Monsey PUMA, NY

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2024 Population

127,219

US Senator

Chuck Schumer

Democratic Party

US Senator

Kirsten Gillibrand

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

24.7

1.23% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

29.5%

0.564% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$78,293

1.02% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$610,000

9.59% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

42,342

67.8% 1-year growth

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63.2% of the households in Rockland County (West)--Spring Valley, Suffern Villages & Monsey 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.

89.6% of the residents in Rockland County (West)--Spring Valley, Suffern Villages & Monsey PUMA, NY are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Rockland County (West)--Spring Valley, Suffern Villages & Monsey PUMA, NY are Ohel Margulia Seminary (253 degrees awarded in 2023), Be'er Yaakov Talmudic Seminary (89 degrees), and Yeshivath Viznitz (83 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Rockland County (West)--Spring Valley, Suffern Villages & Monsey PUMA, NY was $610,000, and the homeownership rate was 50.2%.

Most people in Rockland County (West)--Spring Valley, Suffern Villages & Monsey PUMA, NY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Rockland County (West)--Spring Valley, Suffern Villages & Monsey PUMA, NY was 2 cars per household.

Rockland County (West)--Spring Valley, Suffern Villages & Monsey PUMA, NY borders Bergen County (Northwest)--Ramsey, Oakland & Franklin Lakes PUMA, NJ, Passaic County (North)--Ringwood, Wanaque & Pompton Lakes PUMA, NJ, Orange County (Southeast) PUMA, NY, Rockland County (North)--New City & Congers PUMA, NY, and Rockland County (South)--Orangetown, Clarkstown (South) & Ramapo (Southeast) Towns PUMA, NY.

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Population & Diversity

Rockland County (West)--Spring Valley, Suffern Villages & Monsey PUMA, NY is home to a population of 127k people, from which 89.6% are citizens. As of 2024, 20.4% of Rockland County (West)--Spring Valley, Suffern Villages & Monsey PUMA, NY residents were born outside of the country (25.9k people).

In 2024, there were 5.36 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (84.8k people) in Rockland County (West)--Spring Valley, Suffern Villages & Monsey PUMA, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 15.8k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 10.7k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary language in households in Rockland County (West)--Spring Valley, Suffern Villages & Monsey PUMA, NY are Yiddish, Pennsylvania Dutch or Other West Germanic Languages (40,591 households), Spanish (13,519 households), and Haitian (6,383 households).

Population & Diversity

Residents by Gender and Age

RACE/ETHNICITY

62,427

Women

50%

62,329

Men

50%

The resident population of United States in 2023 was 124,756 inhabitants, with 50% men, and 50% women.

The visualization shows the distribution of the residents by gender and age in Rockland County (West)--Spring Valley, Suffern Villages & Monsey PUMA, NY.

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Citizenship

89.6%

2024 Citizenship

89.7%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 89.6% of Rockland County (West)--Spring Valley, Suffern Villages & Monsey PUMA, NY residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Rockland County (West)--Spring Valley, Suffern Villages & Monsey PUMA, NY was 89.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Rockland County (West)--Spring Valley, Suffern Villages & Monsey PUMA, NY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Rockland County (West)--Spring Valley, Suffern Villages & Monsey PUMA, NY

White (Non-Hispanic)
84.8k ± 1.9k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
15.8k ± 1.06k
Other (Hispanic)
10.7k ± 1.44k

14.7%

Hispanic Population

18.7k people

14.7% of the people in Rockland County (West)--Spring Valley, Suffern Villages & Monsey PUMA, NY are hispanic (18.7k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Rockland County (West)--Spring Valley, Suffern Villages & Monsey PUMA, NY as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

Most Common Origin

Haiti
5,857 ± 1,834 people
Guatemala
3,669 ± 1,465 people
Ecuador
3,048 ± 1,339 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Rockland County (West)--Spring Valley, Suffern Villages & Monsey PUMA, NY was Haiti, the natal country of 5,857 Rockland County (West)--Spring Valley, Suffern Villages & Monsey PUMA, NY residents, followed by Guatemala with 3,669 and Ecuador with 3,048.

Foreign-Born Population

20.4%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

25.9k people

20.4%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

25.5k people

As of 2024, 20.4% of Rockland County (West)--Spring Valley, Suffern Villages & Monsey PUMA, NY residents (25.9k 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 Rockland County (West)--Spring Valley, Suffern Villages & Monsey PUMA, NY was 20.4%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Rockland County (West)--Spring Valley, Suffern Villages & Monsey PUMA, NY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages

Yiddish, Pennsylvania Dutch or Other West Germanic Languages
40,591 households (36.3%)
Spanish
13,519 households (12.1%)
Haitian
6,383 households (5.71%)

63.2% of the households in Rockland County (West)--Spring Valley, Suffern Villages & Monsey PUMA, NY reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is higher than the national average of 22.3%. 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 2024, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Rockland County (West)--Spring Valley, Suffern Villages & Monsey PUMA, NY was Yiddish, Pennsylvania Dutch or Other West Germanic Languages. 36.3% of the households in Rockland County (West)--Spring Valley, Suffern Villages & Monsey PUMA, NY reported speaking Yiddish, Pennsylvania Dutch or Other West Germanic Languages at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
445 ± 135
Gulf War (2001-)
194 ± 108
Korea
106 ± 81

Rockland County (West)--Spring Valley, Suffern Villages & Monsey PUMA, NY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.29 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Rockland County (West)--Spring Valley, Suffern Villages & Monsey PUMA, NY.

Economy

The economy of Rockland County (West)--Spring Valley, Suffern Villages & Monsey PUMA, NY employs 42.3k people. In 2023, the largest industries in Rockland County (West)--Spring Valley, Suffern Villages & Monsey PUMA, NY were Elementary & secondary schools (6,185 people), Construction (2,312 people), and Restaurants & Food Services (2,250 people), and the highest paying industries were Medical equipment & supplies manufacturing ($181,097), Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers ($162,477), and Motion pictures & video industries ($153,289).

Males in Rockland County (West)--Spring Valley, Suffern Villages & Monsey PUMA, NY have an average income that is 1.02 times higher than the average income of females, which is $79,510. The income inequality in Rockland County (West)--Spring Valley, Suffern Villages & Monsey PUMA, NY (measured using the Gini index) is 0.51, which is higher than than the national average.

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure

RACE/ETHNICITY

19,766

Women

46.7%

22,576

Men

53.3%

The workforce of Rockland County (West)--Spring Valley, Suffern Villages & Monsey PUMA, NY in 2023 was 42,342 people, with 46.7% woman, and 53.3% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Rockland County (West)--Spring Valley, Suffern Villages & Monsey PUMA, NY.

With the upper buttons you can see the distribution of the average salary and add a filter by race.

Occupations

42.3k

2023 Value

67.8%

1 Year growth

± 67.8%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Rockland County (West)--Spring Valley, Suffern Villages & Monsey PUMA, NY grew at a rate of 67.8%, from 25.2k employees to 42.3k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Rockland County (West)--Spring Valley, Suffern Villages & Monsey PUMA, NY, are Teaching assistants (2,197 people), Secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive (1,976 people), and Elementary & middle school teachers (1,406 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Rockland County (West)--Spring Valley, Suffern Villages & Monsey PUMA, NY.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in New Jersey (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

42.3k

2023 Value

67.8%

1 Year growth

± 67.8%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Rockland County (West)--Spring Valley, Suffern Villages & Monsey PUMA, NY grew at a rate of 67.8%, from 25.2k employees to 42.3k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Rockland County (West)--Spring Valley, Suffern Villages & Monsey PUMA, NY, are Elementary & secondary schools (6,185 people), Construction (2,312 people), and Restaurants & Food Services (2,250 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Rockland County (West)--Spring Valley, Suffern Villages & Monsey PUMA, NY, though some of these residents may live in Rockland County (West)--Spring Valley, Suffern Villages & Monsey PUMA, NY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$48,429

Median earning men ± $2,872

$29,040

Median earning women ± $1,941

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($98,553), Public Administration ($90,221), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($83,478).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($65,104), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($61,094), and Information ($52,656).

Employment by Industry Sector

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

Y-Axis

2.27%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.24M people employed in New Jersey. This represents a 2.27% 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 16.5%.

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

Education

In 2023, universities in Rockland County (West)--Spring Valley, Suffern Villages & Monsey PUMA, NY awarded 576 degrees. The student population of Rockland County (West)--Spring Valley, Suffern Villages & Monsey PUMA, NY in 2023 is skewed towards men, with 2,672 male students and 243 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Rockland County (West)--Spring Valley, Suffern Villages & Monsey PUMA, NY are White (576 and 100%).

The largest universities in Rockland County (West)--Spring Valley, Suffern Villages & Monsey PUMA, NY by number of degrees awarded are Ohel Margulia Seminary (253 and 43.9%), Be'er Yaakov Talmudic Seminary (89 and 15.5%), and Yeshivath Viznitz (83 and 14.4%).

The most popular majors in Rockland County (West)--Spring Valley, Suffern Villages & Monsey PUMA, NY are Talmudic Studies (323 and 56.1%), Other Teaching Assistants & Aides (159 and 27.6%), and Other Teacher Education & Professional Development (94 and 16.3%).

The median tuition cost in Rockland County (West)--Spring Valley, Suffern Villages & Monsey PUMA, NY for private four year colleges is $10,850.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2023 in Rockland County (West)--Spring Valley, Suffern Villages & Monsey PUMA, NY, the percentage of applicants admitted was 74.9%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 98.6%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 2,915 (91.7% men and 8.34% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 2,915 students enrolled in Rockland County (West)--Spring Valley, Suffern Villages & Monsey PUMA, NY, 91.7% men and 8.34% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 2,896 records, of which 8.39% were women and 91.6% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Talmudic Studies

Most Common

229 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Rockland County (West)--Spring Valley, Suffern Villages & Monsey PUMA, NY was N/A with N/A degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Rockland County (West)--Spring Valley, Suffern Villages & Monsey PUMA, NY according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Ohel Margulia Seminary
253 degrees awarded
Be'er Yaakov Talmudic Seminary
89 degrees awarded
Yeshivath Viznitz
83 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Ohel Margulia Seminary with 253 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 323 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Rockland County (West)--Spring Valley, Suffern Villages & Monsey PUMA, NY, which is 1.28 times more than the 253 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 576 degrees mean that there were InfinityM times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 0 degrees awarded.

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.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($10,850) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($250) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 2-year ($200) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2023, 1.56% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 2.08% 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 (West)--Spring Valley, Suffern Villages & Monsey PUMA, NY in 2023 were High School or Equivalent (22k), Primary Education (21.1k), and Secondary Education (18.5k).

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 (West)--Spring Valley, Suffern Villages & Monsey PUMA, NY was $610,000 in 2024, which is 1.83 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $556,600 to $610,000, a 9.59% increase. The homeownership rate in Rockland County (West)--Spring Valley, Suffern Villages & Monsey PUMA, NY is 50.2%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Rockland County (West)--Spring Valley, Suffern Villages & Monsey PUMA, NY have an average commute time of 25.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Rockland County (West)--Spring Valley, Suffern Villages & Monsey PUMA, NY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$610,000

Median Property Value 2024

±$25,438

$16,089

Median Property Taxes

±$831

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 (West)--Spring Valley, Suffern Villages & Monsey 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 (West)--Spring Valley, Suffern Villages & Monsey PUMA, NY compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

50.2%

Homeownership

2024

62.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 50.2% of the housing units in Rockland County (West)--Spring Valley, Suffern Villages & Monsey PUMA, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 50.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Rockland County (West)--Spring Valley, Suffern Villages & Monsey PUMA, 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.

$78,293

Median Household Income

± $3,948

32k

Number of Households

± 1,384

In 2024, the median household income of the 32k households in Rockland County (West)--Spring Valley, Suffern Villages & Monsey PUMA, NY declined from $78,293 from the previous year's value of $79,096.

The following chart displays the households in Rockland County (West)--Spring Valley, Suffern Villages & Monsey 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

0.51

2023 Wage GINI in Rockland County (West)--Spring Valley, Suffern Villages & Monsey PUMA, NY

0.508

2022 Wage GINI in Rockland County (West)--Spring Valley, Suffern Villages & Monsey PUMA, NY

In 2023, the income inequality in Rockland County (West)--Spring Valley, Suffern Villages & Monsey PUMA, NY was 0.51 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.283% growth from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Rockland County (West)--Spring Valley, Suffern Villages & Monsey PUMA, NY was higher than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Rockland County (West)--Spring Valley, Suffern Villages & Monsey PUMA, NY in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Rockland County (West)--Spring Valley, Suffern Villages & Monsey PUMA, NY across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (59.7%)
Carpooled (11.7%)
Worked At Home (10.4%)

In 2024, 59.7% of workers in Rockland County (West)--Spring Valley, Suffern Villages & Monsey PUMA, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11.7%) and those who worked at home (10.4%).

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

25.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Rockland County (West)--Spring Valley, Suffern Villages & Monsey PUMA, NY have a shorter commute time (25.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.64% of the workforce in Rockland County (West)--Spring Valley, Suffern Villages & Monsey PUMA, NY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Rockland County (West)--Spring Valley, Suffern Villages & Monsey 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 (West)--Spring Valley, Suffern Villages & Monsey 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 (West)--Spring Valley, Suffern Villages & Monsey PUMA, NY have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

29.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Rockland County (West)--Spring Valley, Suffern Villages & Monsey PUMA, NY (37.1k out of 126k 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 6 - 11, followed by Males < 5 and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Rockland County (West)--Spring Valley, Suffern Villages & Monsey PUMA, 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.

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

94.5% of the population of Rockland County (West)--Spring Valley, Suffern Villages & Monsey PUMA, NY has health coverage, with 23.5% on employee plans, 53.4% on Medicaid, 6.76% on Medicare, 10.8% on non-group plans, and 0.125% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New Jersey see 1,279 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,279 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1157 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 320 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.1% were men and 49.9% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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

1,279 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in New Jersey

Primary care physicians in New Jersey see an average of 1,279 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,279 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 42.1% under 18 years, 21.2% between 18 and 34 years, 26.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 9.86% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.1% were men and 49.9% were women.

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

Uninsured People

5.45%

Uninsured

23.5%

Employer Coverage

53.4%

Medicaid

6.76%

Medicare

10.8%

Non-Group

0.125%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Rockland County (West)--Spring Valley, Suffern Villages & Monsey PUMA, NY declined by 13.9% from 6.34% to 5.45%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Rockland County (West)--Spring Valley, Suffern Villages & Monsey PUMA, NY changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.