West Hills, NY

Census Place

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2024 Population
5,369
US Senator
Chuck Schumer
Democratic Party
US Senator
Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
48.7
0.412% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
3.87%
4.98% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$185,745
1.29% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$741,900
0.556% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
3,149
9.34% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in West 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.

96.7% of the residents in West Hills, NY are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in West Hills, NY was $741,900, and the homeownership rate was 95%.

Most people in West Hills, NY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 34.9 minutes. The average car ownership in West Hills, NY was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

West Hills, NY is home to a population of 5.37k people, from which 96.7% are citizens. As of 2024, 16.4% of West Hills, NY residents were born outside of the country (880 people).

In 2024, there were 5.17 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.97k people) in West Hills, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 768 Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 204 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.7%
2024 Citizenship
97.8%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96.7% of West Hills, NY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in West Hills, NY was 97.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in West Hills, NY
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    3.97k ± 649
  2. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    768 ± 372
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    204 ± 142
8.25%
Hispanic Population
443 people

In 2024, there were 5.17 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.97k people) in West Hills, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 768 Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 204 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

8.25% of the people in West Hills, NY are hispanic (443 people).

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

16.4%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
880 people
13.5%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
695 people

As of 2024, 16.4% of West Hills, NY residents (880 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 Hills, NY was 13.5%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Vietnam
Most Common Service Period
36 ± 42

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Economy

The economy of West Hills, NY employs 3.15k people. In 2024, the largest industries in West Hills, NY were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (474 people), Construction (405 people), and Educational Services (400 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($202,644), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($183,906), and Wholesale Trade ($120,233).

Employment

Occupations

3.15k
2024 Value
± 414
9.34%
1 Year growth
± 17.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in West Hills, NY grew at a rate of 9.34%, from 2.88k employees to 3.15k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in West Hills, NY, are Management Occupations (431 people), Sales & Related Occupations (390 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (347 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of West Hills, 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

3.15k
2024 Value
± 414
9.34%
1 Year growth
± 17.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in West Hills, NY grew at a rate of 9.34%, from 2.88k employees to 3.15k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in West Hills, NY, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (474 people), Construction (405 people), and Educational Services (400 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of West Hills, NY, though some of these residents may live in West 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

$100,080
Median earning men ± $23,312
$67,647
Median earning women ± $14,648

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($203,221), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($164,688), and Manufacturing ($163,203).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($115,583), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($114,423), and Information ($103,750).

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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 West Hills, NY was $741,900 in 2024, which is 2.23 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $737,800 to $741,900, a 0.556% increase. The homeownership rate in West Hills, NY is 95%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in West Hills, NY have an average commute time of 34.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in West Hills, NY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$741,900
Median Property Value 2024
±$41,534
$1,843
Median Property Taxes
±$256

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

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

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Rent vs Own

95%
Homeownership
2024
60.3%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 95% of the housing units in West Hills, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 94.9%.

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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.
$185,745
Median Household Income
± $10,223
1.94k
Number of Households
± 283

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.94k households in West Hills, NY grew to $185,745 from the previous year's value of $183,375.

The following chart displays the households in West Hills, 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 West 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 2024
  1. Drove Alone (58.1%)
  2. Worked At Home (22.1%)
  3. Public Transit (12%)

In 2024, 58.1% of workers in West Hills, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (22.1%) and those who used public transit to get to work (12%).

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

34.9 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in West Hills, NY have a longer commute time (34.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 8.88% of the workforce in West 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 West Hills, NY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in West Hills, NY have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

3.87% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in West Hills, NY (208 out of 5.37k 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 75+ and then Females 35 - 44.

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

95.2% of the population of West Hills, NY has health coverage, with 62% on employee plans, 2.98% on Medicaid, 16.1% on Medicare, 14.1% on non-group plans, and 0% 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, 49.4% were men and 50.6% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 16.5% under 18 years, 18.8% between 18 and 34 years, 43.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 21% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.4% were men and 50.6% were women.

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Uninsured People

4.77%
Uninsured
62%
Employer Coverage
2.98%
Medicaid
16.1%
Medicare
14.1%
Non-Group
0%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in West Hills, NY grew by 58.1% from 3.02% to 4.77%.

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