Sands Point, NY

Census Place

2024 Population

2,722

US Senator

Chuck Schumer

Democratic Party

US Senator

Kirsten Gillibrand

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

43.3

6.28% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

3.4%

1.24% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$250,001

2024 Median Property Value

$2M

Population & Diversity

Sands Point, NY is home to a population of 2.72k people, from which 97.8% are citizens.

As of 2024, 10.7% of Sands Point, NY residents were born outside of the country (290 people).

In 2024, there were 9.7 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.22k people) in Sands Point, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 229 Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 86 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.8%

2024 Citizenship

96.4%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.8% of Sands Point, NY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Sands Point, NY was 96.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Sands Point, NY

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.22k ± 155
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
229 ± 82
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
86 ± 85

2.83%

Hispanic Population

77 people

2.83% of the people in Sands Point, NY are hispanic (77 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Sands Point, 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

10.7%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

290 people

11.6%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

317 people

As of 2024, 10.7% of Sands Point, NY residents (290 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 Sands Point, NY was 11.6%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
20 ± 33
World War II
12 ± 19
Gulf War (2001-)
7 ± 22

Sands Point, NY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.67 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Sands Point, NY.

Economy

The economy of Sands Point, NY employs 1.24k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Sands Point, NY were Health Care & Social Assistance (317 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (245 people), and Finance & Insurance (212 people), and the highest paying industries were Health Care & Social Assistance ($250,001), Finance & Insurance ($250,001), and Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services ($250,001).

Employment

Occupations

1.24k

2024 Value

± 185

3.09%

1 Year growth

± 20.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Sands Point, NY grew at a rate of 3.09%, from 1.2k employees to 1.24k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Sands Point, NY, are Management Occupations (294 people), Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (237 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (152 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Sands Point, 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

1.24k

2024 Value

± 185

3.09%

1 Year growth

± 20.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Sands Point, NY grew at a rate of 3.09%, from 1.2k employees to 1.24k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Sands Point, NY, are Health Care & Social Assistance (317 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (245 people), and Finance & Insurance (212 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Sands Point, NY, though some of these residents may live in Sands Point, NY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$244,167

Median earning men ± $71,414

$71,042

Median earning women ± $20,676

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($250,001), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($250,001), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($250,001).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Retail Trade ($250,001), Wholesale Trade ($97,000), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($81,875).

Housing & Living

People in Sands Point, NY have an average commute time of 50.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Sands Point, NY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$798

Median Property Taxes

±$115

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

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

Rent vs Own

97.1%

Homeownership

2024

59.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 97.1% of the housing units in Sands Point, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 95.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Sands Point, 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.

822

Number of Households

± 121

The following chart displays the households in Sands Point, 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 Sands Point, 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 (41.4%)
Worked At Home (27%)
Public Transit (26.3%)

In 2024, 41.4% of workers in Sands Point, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (27%) and those who used public transit to get to work (26.3%).

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

50.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Sands Point, NY have a longer commute time (50.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 14.9% of the workforce in Sands Point, NY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

3.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Sands Point, NY (88 out of 2.59k 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 55 - 64, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Males 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Sands Point, NY is Asian, followed by Black and White.

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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