Vails Gate, NY

Census Place

2024 Population

3,052

US Senator

Chuck Schumer

Democratic Party

US Senator

Kirsten Gillibrand

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

8.47% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

5.58%

33.2% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$70,688

30.1% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$310,100

Population & Diversity

Vails Gate, NY is home to a population of 3.05k people, from which 90% are citizens.

As of 2024, 20.7% of Vails Gate, NY residents were born outside of the country (632 people).

In 2024, there were 2.53 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.37k people) in Vails Gate, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 543 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 514 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

90%

2024 Citizenship

86.6%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 90% of Vails Gate, NY residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Vails Gate, NY was 86.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Vails Gate, NY

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.37k ± 232
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
543 ± 252
Other (Hispanic)
514 ± 229

39.8%

Hispanic Population

1.21k people

39.8% of the people in Vails Gate, NY are hispanic (1.21k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Vails Gate, 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

20.7%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

632 people

28.9%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

886 people

As of 2024, 20.7% of Vails Gate, NY residents (632 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 Vails Gate, NY was 28.9%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
88 ± 75
Vietnam
25 ± 33
Korea
11 ± 23

Vails Gate, NY has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 3.52 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Vails Gate, NY.

Economy

The economy of Vails Gate, NY employs 1.62k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Vails Gate, NY were Health Care & Social Assistance (244 people), Retail Trade (205 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (190 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($68,750), Health Care & Social Assistance ($66,250), and Accommodation & Food Services ($56,000).

Employment

Occupations

1.62k

2024 Value

± 338

2.47%

1 Year growth

± 28.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Vails Gate, NY grew at a rate of 2.47%, from 1.58k employees to 1.62k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Vails Gate, NY, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (282 people), Material Moving Occupations (150 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (121 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Vails Gate, 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

1.62k

2024 Value

± 338

2.47%

1 Year growth

± 28.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Vails Gate, NY grew at a rate of 2.47%, from 1.58k employees to 1.62k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Vails Gate, NY, are Health Care & Social Assistance (244 people), Retail Trade (205 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (190 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Vails Gate, NY, though some of these residents may live in Vails Gate, NY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$52,456

Median earning men ± $6,958

$44,211

Median earning women ± $6,246

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($73,516), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($66,510), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($53,250).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($63,750), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($58,056), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($46,579).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Vails Gate, NY was $310,100 in 2024, which is 0.932 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $284,700 to $310,100, a 8.92% increase. The homeownership rate in Vails Gate, NY is 55.9%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Vails Gate, NY have an average commute time of 47.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Vails Gate, NY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$310,100

Median Property Value 2024

±$36,284

$805

Median Property Taxes

±$211

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

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

Rent vs Own

55.9%

Homeownership

2024

68.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 55.9% of the housing units in Vails Gate, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 51.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Vails Gate, 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.

$70,688

Median Household Income

± $5,263

1.44k

Number of Households

± 278

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.44k households in Vails Gate, NY grew to $70,688 from the previous year's value of $54,340.

The following chart displays the households in Vails Gate, 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.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Vails Gate, 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 (73.2%)
Carpooled (9.11%)
Public Transit (8.09%)

In 2024, 73.2% of workers in Vails Gate, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.11%) and those who used public transit to get to work (8.09%).

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

47.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Vails Gate, NY have a longer commute time (47.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 18.4% of the workforce in Vails Gate, NY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

5.58% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Vails Gate, NY (168 out of 3.01k 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 Males 45 - 54 and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Vails Gate, NY is White, followed by Other and Hispanic.

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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