Washington Heights, NY

Census Place

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2023 Population
3,189
103% 1-year growth
US Senator
Chuck Schumer
Democratic Party
US Senator
Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic Party
2023 Median Age
34.9
12.1% 1-year decrease
2023 Median Household Income
$78,663
17.1% 1-year growth
2023 Median Property Value
$365,400
15% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Washington Heights, NY had a population of 3.19k people with a median age of 34.9 and a median household income of $78,663. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Washington Heights, NY grew from 1,572 to 3,189, a 103% increase and its median household income grew from $67,188 to $78,663, a 17.1% increase.

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None of the households in Washington Heights, 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.

91.6% of the residents in Washington Heights, NY are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Washington Heights, NY was $365,400, and the homeownership rate was 79.8%.

Most people in Washington Heights, NY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 28.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Washington Heights, NY was 2 cars per household.

United StatesNew YorkOrange County, NYNew York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PAOrange County (Northwest) PUMA, NY

Population & Diversity

Washington Heights, NY is home to a population of 3.19k people, from which 91.6% are citizens. As of 2023, 23% of Washington Heights, NY residents were born outside of the country (734 people).

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Population & Diversity

Citizenship

91.6%
2023 Citizenship
98.3%
2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 91.6% of Washington Heights, NY residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Washington Heights, NY was 98.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Global Diversity

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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 Washington Heights, NY was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 493,200 Washington Heights, NY residents, followed by China with 410,969 and Jamaica with 234,174.

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Foreign-Born Population

23%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
734 people
10.1%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
159 people

As of 2023, 23% of Washington Heights, NY residents (734 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Washington Heights, NY was 10.1%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Economy

The economy of Washington Heights, NY employs N/A people. In 2023, the largest industries in Washington Heights, NY were N/A, and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($82,135), Educational Services ($67,704), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($66,613).

Employment

Occupations

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in Washington Heights, NY, are Material Moving Occupations (246 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (210 people), and Transportation Occupations (150 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Washington Heights, NY.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

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Median Earnings by Industry

$53,523
Median earning men ± $20,258
$42,121
Median earning women ± $39,453

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($67,653), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($37,259), and Public Administration ($N/A).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($59,792), Retail Trade ($23,370), and Public Administration ($N/A).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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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.

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Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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In 2023, 1.82% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.86% of women were in the same situation.

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

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Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2023 were High School or Equivalent (3.99M), Bachelors Degree (3.38M), and Some college (2.73M).

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.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Washington Heights, NY was $365,400 in 2023, which is 1.2 times larger than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $317,700 to $365,400, a 15% increase. The homeownership rate in Washington Heights, NY is 79.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65%.

People in Washington Heights, NY have an average commute time of 28.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Washington Heights, NY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$365,400
Median Property Value 2023
±$30,636
$728
Median Property Taxes
±$234

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

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

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Rent vs Own

79.8%
Homeownership
2023
80.8%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2023

In 2023, 79.8% of the housing units in Washington Heights, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 87.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Washington Heights, NY compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

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Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the places in Washington Heights, NY colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$78,663
Median Household Income
± $43,462
912
Number of Households
± 311

In 2023, the median household income of the 912 households in Washington Heights, NY grew to $78,663 from the previous year's value of $67,188.

The following chart displays the households in Washington Heights, 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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Washington Heights, NY is from Washington Heights, NY.
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This chart shows the number of workers in Washington Heights, NY across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023
  1. Drove Alone (65.9%)
  2. Carpooled (14.2%)
  3. Public Transit (9.32%)

In 2023, 65.9% of workers in Washington Heights, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (14.2%) and those who used public transit to get to work (9.32%).

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

28.8 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Washington Heights, NY have a longer commute time (28.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 11.1% of the workforce in Washington Heights, NY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Washington Heights, NY (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Males 15.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Washington Heights, NY is Black, followed by White 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.

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Health

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Coverage

Health Care Diversity

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Uninsured People

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