Waddington, NY

Census Place

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2024 Population
1,062
US Senator
Chuck Schumer
Democratic Party
US Senator
Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
44.2
13% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
6.31%
36.1% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$73,750
6.31% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$182,300
6.89% 1-year decline
2024 Employed Population
377
9.59% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Waddington, 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.

99.5% of the residents in Waddington, NY are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Waddington, NY was $182,300, and the homeownership rate was 84.2%.

Most people in Waddington, NY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Waddington, NY was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Waddington, NY is home to a population of 1.06k people, from which 99.5% are citizens. As of 2024, 6.21% of Waddington, NY residents were born outside of the country (66 people).

In 2024, there were 14.9 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (952 people) in Waddington, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 64 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 21 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.5%
2024 Citizenship
99.8%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.5% of Waddington, NY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Waddington, NY was 99.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Waddington, NY
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    952 ± 181
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    64 ± 70
  3. White (Hispanic)
    21 ± 32
8%
Hispanic Population
85 people

In 2024, there were 14.9 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (952 people) in Waddington, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 64 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 21 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

8% of the people in Waddington, NY are hispanic (85 people).

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

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for New York.
Most Common Origin
  1. Dominican Republic
    493,200 ± 17,027 people
  2. China
    410,969 ± 15,575 people
  3. Jamaica
    234,174 ± 11,811 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New York was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 493,200 New York residents, followed by China with 410,969 and Jamaica with 234,174.

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Foreign-Born Population

6.21%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
66 people
6.98%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
70 people

As of 2024, 6.21% of Waddington, NY residents (66 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 Waddington, NY was 6.98%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    26 ± 25
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    8 ± 21
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    3 ± 15

Waddington, NY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.25 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Waddington, NY employs 377 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Waddington, NY were Public Administration (77 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (62 people), and Educational Services (46 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($167,885), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($97,443), and Transportation & Warehousing ($96,193).

Employment

Occupations

377
2024 Value
± 108
9.59%
1 Year growth
± 38.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Waddington, NY grew at a rate of 9.59%, from 344 employees to 377 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Waddington, NY, are Management Occupations (68 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (65 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (41 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Waddington, NY.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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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

377
2024 Value
± 108
9.59%
1 Year growth
± 38.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Waddington, NY grew at a rate of 9.59%, from 344 employees to 377 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Waddington, NY, are Public Administration (77 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (62 people), and Educational Services (46 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Waddington, NY, though some of these residents may live in Waddington, NY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$82,500
Median earning men ± $38,576
$48,657
Median earning women ± $4,188

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($96,705), Public Administration ($85,313), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($65,938).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($51,563), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($43,854), and Public Administration ($42,500).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Waddington, NY was $182,300 in 2024, which is 0.548 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $195,800 to $182,300, a 6.89% decrease. The homeownership rate in Waddington, NY is 84.2%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Waddington, NY have an average commute time of 23.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Waddington, NY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$182,300
Median Property Value 2024
±$21,274
$377
Median Property Taxes
±$82

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

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

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Rent vs Own

84.2%
Homeownership
2024
57.7%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 84.2% of the housing units in Waddington, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 74.1%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$73,750
Median Household Income
± $21,374
448
Number of Households
± 95

In 2024, the median household income of the 448 households in Waddington, NY grew to $73,750 from the previous year's value of $69,375.

The following chart displays the households in Waddington, 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 $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Waddington, NY is from New York.
0.493
2023 Wage GINI in New York
0.494
2022 Wage GINI in New York

In 2023, the income inequality in New York was 0.493 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0797% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for New York was higher than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in New York in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (81.8%)
  2. Worked At Home (9.49%)
  3. Carpooled (7.86%)

In 2024, 81.8% of workers in Waddington, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (9.49%) and those who carpooled to work (7.86%).

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.

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Commute Time

23.9 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Waddington, NY have a shorter commute time (23.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.4% of the workforce in Waddington, NY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

6.31% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Waddington, NY (67 out of 1.06k 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 Females 65 - 74 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Waddington, NY is White, followed by Black and Native American.

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.

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Health

98.8% of the population of Waddington, NY has health coverage, with 52.8% on employee plans, 10.6% on Medicaid, 19.9% on Medicare, 14.8% on non-group plans, and 0.659% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New York see 1,245 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,245 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1205 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 265 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 41.3% were men and 58.7% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.5% under 18 years, 13.8% between 18 and 34 years, 34.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 26.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 41.3% were men and 58.7% were women.

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Uninsured People

1.22%
Uninsured
52.8%
Employer Coverage
10.6%
Medicaid
19.9%
Medicare
14.8%
Non-Group
0.659%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Waddington, NY declined by 62.8% from 3.29% to 1.22%.

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