Congressional District 17, NY

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2022 Population

775,256

1.74% 1-year growth

US Senator

Chuck Schumer

Democratic Party

US Senator

Kirsten Gillibrand

Democratic Party

US Representative

Mike Lawler

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

40.1

3.08% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

9.82%

4.53% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$121,384

10.7% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$527,900

6.32% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Congressional District 17, NY had a population of 775k people with a median age of 40.1 and a median household income of $121,384. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Congressional District 17, NY grew from 761,994 to 775,256, a 1.74% increase and its median household income grew from $109,618 to $121,384, a 10.7% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Congressional District 17, NY are White (Non-Hispanic) (65.5%), Other (Hispanic) (8.03%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (7.73%), White (Hispanic) (5.19%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (4.94%).

31.8% of the households in Congressional District 17, 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.

93.2% of the residents in Congressional District 17, NY are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Congressional District 17, NY was $527,900, and the homeownership rate was 74.5%.

Most people in Congressional District 17, NY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 35.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Congressional District 17, NY was 2 cars per household.

Congressional District 17, NY borders Congressional District 4, CT, Congressional District 5, NJ, Congressional District 16, NY, and Congressional District 18, NY.

United States New York

Population & Diversity

Congressional District 17, NY is home to a population of 775k people, from which 93.2% are citizens. As of 2022, 18.4% of Congressional District 17, NY residents were born outside of the country (143k people).

In 2022, there were 8.16 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (508k people) in Congressional District 17, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 62.3k Other (Hispanic) and 60k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary langauge in households in Congressional District 17, NY are Spanish (99,261 households), Yiddish, Pennsylvania Dutch or Other West Germanic Languages (44,388 households), and Haitian (11,437 households).

Citizenship

93.2%

2022 Citizenship

90.5%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 93.2% of Congressional District 17, NY residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Congressional District 17, NY was 90.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Congressional District 17, NY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Congressional District 17, NY

White (Non-Hispanic)
508k ± 3.32k
Other (Hispanic)
62.3k ± 3.42k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
60k ± 1.99k

18.8%

Hispanic Population

146k people

18.8% of the people in Congressional District 17, NY are hispanic (146k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Congressional District 17, NY as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

18.4%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

143k people

22.9%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

174k people

As of 2022, 18.4% of Congressional District 17, NY residents (143k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Congressional District 17, NY was 22.9%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Congressional District 17, NY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages

Spanish
99,261 households (13.7%)
Yiddish, Pennsylvania Dutch or Other West Germanic Languages
44,388 households (6.12%)
Haitian
11,437 households (1.58%)

31.8% of the households in Congressional District 17, NY reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is higher than the national average of 21.7%. 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.

In 2022, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Congressional District 17, NY was Spanish. 13.7% of the households in Congressional District 17, NY reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
7,872 ± 598
Gulf War (2001-)
3,422 ± 491
Korea
2,644 ± 378

Congressional District 17, NY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.3 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Congressional District 17, NY employs 367k people. The largest industries in Congressional District 17, NY are Health Care & Social Assistance (60,491 people), Educational Services (51,697 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (36,533 people), and the highest paying industries are Finance & Insurance ($125,799), Utilities ($114,561), and Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($111,667).

Employment

Occupations

367k

2022 Value

± 4,874

0.157%

1 Year growth

± 1.91%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Congressional District 17, NY grew at a rate of 0.157%, from 367k employees to 367k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Congressional District 17, NY, are Management Occupations (48,951 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (38,310 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (36,721 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Congressional District 17, NY.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in New York (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

367k

2022 Value

± 4,874

0.157%

1 Year growth

± 1.91%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Congressional District 17, NY grew at a rate of 0.157%, from 367k employees to 367k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Congressional District 17, NY, are Health Care & Social Assistance (60,491 people), Educational Services (51,697 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (36,533 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Congressional District 17, NY, though some of these residents may live in Congressional District 17, NY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$73,064

Median earning men ± $1,822

$52,607

Median earning women ± $1,495

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($139,643), Public Administration ($107,156), and Information ($96,503).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Public Administration ($77,609), Manufacturing ($77,159), and Information ($76,288).

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%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in New York.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in New York went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 60.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (37.5%), followed by Other (0.813%).

Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand are the senators currently representing the state of New York. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Congressional District 17, NY is currently represented by Mike Lawler in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

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2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (60.4%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (37.5%)
Republican Party
Other (0.813%)
Alliance, American Solidarity, Becoming One Nation, Constitution, Independent, Other, Party For Socialism And Liberation, Prohibition, and The Birthday Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in New York went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 60.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (37.5%), followed by Other (0.813%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in New York for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from New York

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Chuck Schumer

Senator from New York

Assumed office on January 3, 1999

Kirsten Gillibrand

Senator from New York

Assumed office on January 26, 2009
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Hillary Clinton, who had become Secretary of State.

Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand are the senators currently representing New York.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in New York over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Congressional District 17, NY

Mike Lawler

District 17 Representative

Republican Party

Congressional District 17, NY is currently represented by Mike Lawler (Republican Party).

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the member for Congressional District 17, NY have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.7% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.75% of women were in the same situation.

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

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (4.04M), Bachelors Degree (3.33M), and Some college (2.79M).

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.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Congressional District 17, NY was $527,900 in 2022, which is 1.87 times larger than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $496,500 to $527,900, a 6.32% increase. The homeownership rate in Congressional District 17, NY is 74.5%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Congressional District 17, NY have an average commute time of 35.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Congressional District 17, NY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Congressional District 17, NY is $121,384. In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Congressional District 17, NY was Congressional District 12, NY with a value of $140,037, followed by Congressional District 3, NY and Congressional District 4, NY, with respective values of $132,794 and $131,830.

Property

$527,900

Median Property Value 2022

±$4,992

$192,735

Median Property Taxes

±$2,652

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 Congressional District 17, NY the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Congressional District 17, NY compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

74.5%

Homeownership

2022

60%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 74.5% of the housing units in Congressional District 17, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 67.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Congressional District 17, NY compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$121,384

Median Household Income

± $2,068

259k

Number of Households

± 3,984

In 2022, the median household income of the 259k households in Congressional District 17, NY grew to $121,384 from the previous year's value of $109,618.

The following chart displays the households in Congressional District 17, 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.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (66.5%)
Worked At Home (13.6%)
Public Transit (8.14%)

In 2022, 66.5% of workers in Congressional District 17, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (13.6%) and those who used public transit to get to work (8.14%).

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.

Commute Time

35.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Congressional District 17, NY have a longer commute time (35.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 7.83% of the workforce in Congressional District 17, NY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Congressional District 17, NY compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Congressional District 17, NY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Congressional District 17, NY have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

9.82% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Congressional District 17, NY (74.7k out of 760k 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 < 5, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Females 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Congressional District 17, NY is White, followed by Hispanic 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.

Health

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.9% under 18 years, 18.2% between 18 and 34 years, 39% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49% were men and 51% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

3.74%

Uninsured

53.4%

Employer Coverage

18.1%

Medicaid

13%

Medicare

11.4%

Non-Group

0.327%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Congressional District 17, NY declined by 19.4% from 4.64% to 3.74%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Congressional District 17, NY changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.