West Carthage, NY

Census Place

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2024 Population
1,864
US Senator
Chuck Schumer
Democratic Party
US Senator
Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
36.2
8.38% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
10.4%
6.83% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$49,885
1.65% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$192,100
11.1% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
811
5.05% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in West Carthage, 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.

98.2% of the residents in West Carthage, NY are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in West Carthage, NY was $192,100, and the homeownership rate was 41.7%.

Most people in West Carthage, NY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21.4 minutes. The average car ownership in West Carthage, NY was 1 car per household.

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Population & Diversity

West Carthage, NY is home to a population of 1.86k people, from which 98.2% are citizens. As of 2024, 7.19% of West Carthage, NY residents were born outside of the country (134 people).

In 2024, there were 9.66 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.35k people) in West Carthage, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 140 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 86 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.2%
2024 Citizenship
96.1%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.2% of West Carthage, NY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in West Carthage, NY was 96.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in West Carthage, NY
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    1.35k ± 228
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    140 ± 122
  3. Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
    86 ± 91
7.19%
Hispanic Population
134 people

In 2024, there were 9.66 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.35k people) in West Carthage, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 140 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 86 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

7.19% of the people in West Carthage, NY are hispanic (134 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in West Carthage, 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

7.19%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
134 people
9.44%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
181 people

As of 2024, 7.19% of West Carthage, NY residents (134 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 West Carthage, NY was 9.44%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    103 ± 49
  2. Vietnam
    28 ± 26
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    23 ± 20

West Carthage, NY has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 3.68 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of West Carthage, NY employs 811 people. In 2024, the largest industries in West Carthage, NY were Construction (123 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (121 people), and Public Administration (105 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($117,819), Construction ($103,603), and Manufacturing ($66,667).

Employment

Occupations

811
2024 Value
± 176
5.05%
1 Year growth
± 28.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in West Carthage, NY grew at a rate of 5.05%, from 772 employees to 811 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in West Carthage, NY, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (93 people), Sales & Related Occupations (93 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (87 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of West Carthage, 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

811
2024 Value
± 176
5.05%
1 Year growth
± 28.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in West Carthage, NY grew at a rate of 5.05%, from 772 employees to 811 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in West Carthage, NY, are Construction (123 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (121 people), and Public Administration (105 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of West Carthage, NY, though some of these residents may live in West Carthage, 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

$60,750
Median earning men ± $16,533
$41,786
Median earning women ± $8,308

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Construction ($103,603), Manufacturing ($93,333), and Public Administration ($84,083).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($118,578), Manufacturing ($66,389), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($48,189).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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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 West Carthage, NY was $192,100 in 2024, which is 0.577 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $172,900 to $192,100, a 11.1% increase. The homeownership rate in West Carthage, NY is 41.7%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in West Carthage, NY have an average commute time of 21.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in West Carthage, NY is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$192,100
Median Property Value 2024
±$25,304
$432
Median Property Taxes
±$101

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

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

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Rent vs Own

41.7%
Homeownership
2024
58.5%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 41.7% of the housing units in West Carthage, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 39.5%.

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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.
$49,885
Median Household Income
± $5,089
1.04k
Number of Households
± 175

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.04k households in West Carthage, NY grew to $49,885 from the previous year's value of $49,074.

The following chart displays the households in West Carthage, 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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for West Carthage, 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 (66.8%)
  2. Carpooled (17.7%)
  3. Worked At Home (10.2%)

In 2024, 66.8% of workers in West Carthage, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (17.7%) and those who worked at home (10.2%).

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

21.4 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in West Carthage, NY have a shorter commute time (21.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.27% of the workforce in West Carthage, NY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

1 car
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in West Carthage, NY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in West Carthage, NY have 1 car.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

10.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in West Carthage, NY (192 out of 1.85k 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 35 - 44 and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in West Carthage, 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.

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Health

90.5% of the population of West Carthage, NY has health coverage, with 22.9% on employee plans, 28% on Medicaid, 13% on Medicare, 19.5% on non-group plans, and 7.14% 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, 44.7% were men and 55.3% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.3% under 18 years, 23.9% between 18 and 34 years, 32.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 20.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 44.7% were men and 55.3% were women.

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Uninsured People

9.49%
Uninsured
22.9%
Employer Coverage
28%
Medicaid
13%
Medicare
19.5%
Non-Group
7.14%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in West Carthage, NY declined by 18.7% from 11.7% to 9.49%.

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