Wesley Hills, NY

Census Place

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2023 Population
6,150
0.441% 1-year growth
US Senator
Chuck Schumer
Democratic Party
US Senator
Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic Party
2023 Median Age
33.4
6.71% 1-year increase
2023 Poverty Rate
5.48%
45.4% 1-year decrease
2023 Median Household Income
$179,000
21.4% 1-year growth
2023 Median Property Value
$893,200
11% 1-year growth
2023 Employed Population
2,609
13.9% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Wesley Hills, NY had a population of 6.15k people with a median age of 33.4 and a median household income of $179,000. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Wesley Hills, NY grew from 6,123 to 6,150, a 0.441% increase and its median household income grew from $147,408 to $179,000, a 21.4% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Wesley Hills, NY are White (Non-Hispanic) (92.7%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (2.18%), Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) (1.77%), Other (Hispanic) (0.862%), and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (0.846%).

None of the households in Wesley Hills, 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.

96.8% of the residents in Wesley Hills, NY are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Wesley Hills, NY was $893,200, and the homeownership rate was 90.5%.

Most people in Wesley Hills, NY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 34.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Wesley Hills, NY was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Wesley Hills, NY is home to a population of 6.15k people, from which 96.8% are citizens. As of 2023, 15.6% of Wesley Hills, NY residents were born outside of the country (958 people).

In 2023, there were 42.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.7k people) in Wesley Hills, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 134 Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 109 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.8%
2023 Citizenship
97.1%
2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 96.8% of Wesley Hills, NY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Wesley Hills, NY was 97.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Wesley Hills, NY
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    5.7k ± 255
  2. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    134 ± 124
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    109 ± 146
2.89%
Hispanic Population
178 people

In 2023, there were 42.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.7k people) in Wesley Hills, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 134 Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 109 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

2.89% of the people in Wesley Hills, NY are hispanic (178 people).

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

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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 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

15.6%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
958 people
17.2%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
1.05k people

As of 2023, 15.6% of Wesley Hills, NY residents (958 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 Wesley Hills, NY was 17.2%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    74 ± 88
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    32 ± 52
  3. Korea
    9 ± 24

Wesley Hills, NY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.31 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Wesley Hills, NY employs 2.61k people. In 2023, the largest industries in Wesley Hills, NY were Health Care & Social Assistance (793 people), Educational Services (265 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (264 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($250,001), Information ($231,250), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($157,222).

Employment

Occupations

2.61k
2023 Value
± 433
13.9%
1 Year growth
± 21.2%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Wesley Hills, NY grew at a rate of 13.9%, from 2.29k employees to 2.61k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Wesley Hills, NY, are Management Occupations (426 people), Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (368 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (259 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Wesley Hills, NY.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

2.61k
2023 Value
± 433
13.9%
1 Year growth
± 21.2%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Wesley Hills, NY grew at a rate of 13.9%, from 2.29k employees to 2.61k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Wesley Hills, NY, are Health Care & Social Assistance (793 people), Educational Services (265 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (264 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Wesley Hills, NY, though some of these residents may live in Wesley Hills, 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

$89,905
Median earning men ± $38,847
$51,971
Median earning women ± $19,364

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($241,818), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($186,250), and Construction ($88,381).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($136,250), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($61,379), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($43,393).

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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%.

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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.

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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).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Wesley Hills, NY was $893,200 in 2023, which is 2.94 times larger than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $804,800 to $893,200, a 11% increase. The homeownership rate in Wesley Hills, NY is 90.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65%.

People in Wesley Hills, NY have an average commute time of 34.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Wesley Hills, NY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$893,200
Median Property Value 2023
±$75,151
$1,434
Median Property Taxes
±$249

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

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

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Rent vs Own

90.5%
Homeownership
2023
61%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2023

In 2023, 90.5% of the housing units in Wesley Hills, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 88.7%.

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Equity

Income by Location

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

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Household Income

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$179,000
Median Household Income
± $48,540
1.58k
Number of Households
± 308

In 2023, the median household income of the 1.58k households in Wesley Hills, NY grew to $179,000 from the previous year's value of $147,408.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Wesley Hills, 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 2023
  1. Drove Alone (74.4%)
  2. Worked At Home (13.2%)
  3. Carpooled (6.3%)

In 2023, 74.4% of workers in Wesley Hills, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (13.2%) and those who carpooled to work (6.3%).

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.

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Commute Time

34.1 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Wesley Hills, NY have a longer commute time (34.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 8.11% of the workforce in Wesley Hills, 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 Wesley Hills, NY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Wesley Hills, NY have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

5.48% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Wesley Hills, NY (337 out of 6.15k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 6 - 11, followed by Females < 5 and then Males 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Wesley Hills, NY is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

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

97.7% of the population of Wesley Hills, NY has health coverage, with 51.4% on employee plans, 19.6% on Medicaid, 10.3% on Medicare, 16.2% on non-group plans, and 0.163% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New York see 1,245 patients per year on average, which represents a 6.05% increase from the previous year (1,174 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1205 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 281 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 44% were men and 56% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 33.8% under 18 years, 17% between 18 and 34 years, 33.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 15.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 44% were men and 56% were women.

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Uninsured People

2.31%
Uninsured
51.4%
Employer Coverage
19.6%
Medicaid
10.3%
Medicare
16.2%
Non-Group
0.163%
Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Wesley Hills, NY declined by 38.3% from 3.74% to 2.31%.

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