NYC-Manhattan Community District 12--Washington Heights & Inwood PUMA, NY

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2023 Population
199,120
7.07% 1-year decline
US Senator
Chuck Schumer
Democratic Party
US Senator
Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic Party
2023 Median Age
38.6
2.39% 1-year increase
2023 Poverty Rate
18.4%
0.994% 1-year increase
2023 Median Household Income
$64,389
3.66% 1-year growth
2023 Median Property Value
$583,800
2.73% 1-year growth
2023 Employed Population
91,674
5.65% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, NYC-Manhattan Community District 12--Washington Heights & Inwood PUMA, NY had a population of 199k people with a median age of 38.6 and a median household income of $64,389. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of NYC-Manhattan Community District 12--Washington Heights & Inwood PUMA, NY declined from 214,260 to 199,120, a −7.07% decrease and its median household income grew from $62,118 to $64,389, a 3.66% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in NYC-Manhattan Community District 12--Washington Heights & Inwood PUMA, NY are Other (Hispanic) (38.9%), White (Non-Hispanic) (20.4%), Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) (12.7%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (7.43%), and White (Hispanic) (6.21%).

N/A of the households in NYC-Manhattan Community District 12--Washington Heights & Inwood PUMA, 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.

The largest universities in NYC-Manhattan Community District 12--Washington Heights & Inwood PUMA, NY are Yeshiva University (2,311 degrees awarded in 2023) and Boricua College (128 degrees).

In 2023, the median property value in NYC-Manhattan Community District 12--Washington Heights & Inwood PUMA, NY was $583,800, and the homeownership rate was 11.9%.

Most people in NYC-Manhattan Community District 12--Washington Heights & Inwood PUMA, NY used public transit to get to work, and the average commute time was 41.6 minutes. The average car ownership in NYC-Manhattan Community District 12--Washington Heights & Inwood PUMA, NY was 0 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

In 2023, there were 1.9 times more Other (Hispanic) residents (77.4k people) in NYC-Manhattan Community District 12--Washington Heights & Inwood PUMA, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 40.7k White (Non-Hispanic) and 25.2k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Residents by Gender and Age

RACE/ETHNICITY
103,618
Women
52%
95,645
Men
48%

The resident population of United States in 2023 was 199,263 inhabitants, with 48% men, and 52% women.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in NYC-Manhattan Community District 12--Washington Heights & Inwood PUMA, NY
  1. Other (Hispanic)
    77.4k ± 4.51k
  2. White (Non-Hispanic)
    40.7k ± 2.32k
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    25.2k ± 2.63k
65.4%
Hispanic Population
130k people

In 2023, there were 1.9 times more Other (Hispanic) residents (77.4k people) in NYC-Manhattan Community District 12--Washington Heights & Inwood PUMA, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 40.7k White (Non-Hispanic) and 25.2k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

65.4% of the people in NYC-Manhattan Community District 12--Washington Heights & Inwood PUMA, NY are hispanic (130k people).

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Global Diversity

Most Common Origin
  1. Dominican Republic
    55,687 ± 4,918 people
  2. Mexico
    4,800 ± 1,680 people
  3. Ecuador
    3,908 ± 1,520 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of NYC-Manhattan Community District 12--Washington Heights & Inwood PUMA, NY was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 55,687 NYC-Manhattan Community District 12--Washington Heights & Inwood PUMA, NY residents, followed by Mexico with 4,800 and Ecuador with 3,908.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    532 ± 191
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    362 ± 173
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    285 ± 208

NYC-Manhattan Community District 12--Washington Heights & Inwood PUMA, NY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.47 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of NYC-Manhattan Community District 12--Washington Heights & Inwood PUMA, NY employs 91.7k people. In 2023, the largest industries in NYC-Manhattan Community District 12--Washington Heights & Inwood PUMA, NY were Restaurants & Food Services (7,045 people), Elementary & secondary schools (6,235 people), and Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (5,797 people), and the highest paying industries were Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments ($331,003), Other administrative & other support services ($166,501), and Nondepository credit & related activities ($145,621).

Males in NYC-Manhattan Community District 12--Washington Heights & Inwood PUMA, NY have an average income that is 1.15 times higher than the average income of females, which is $70,174. The income inequality in NYC-Manhattan Community District 12--Washington Heights & Inwood PUMA, NY (measured using the Gini index) is 0.464, which is approximately the same as than the national average.

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure
RACE/ETHNICITY
45,469
Women
49.6%
46,205
Men
50.4%

The workforce of NYC-Manhattan Community District 12--Washington Heights & Inwood PUMA, NY in 2023 was 91,674 people, with 49.6% woman, and 50.4% men.

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Occupations

91.7k
2023 Value
−5.65%
1 Year decline
± −5.65%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in NYC-Manhattan Community District 12--Washington Heights & Inwood PUMA, NY declined at a rate of −5.65%, from 97.2k employees to 91.7k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in NYC-Manhattan Community District 12--Washington Heights & Inwood PUMA, NY, are Home health aides (4,931 people), Janitors & building cleaners (3,816 people), and Cashiers (2,104 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of NYC-Manhattan Community District 12--Washington Heights & Inwood PUMA, NY.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

91.7k
2023 Value
−5.65%
1 Year decline
± −5.65%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in NYC-Manhattan Community District 12--Washington Heights & Inwood PUMA, NY declined at a rate of −5.65%, from 97.2k employees to 91.7k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in NYC-Manhattan Community District 12--Washington Heights & Inwood PUMA, NY, are Restaurants & Food Services (7,045 people), Elementary & secondary schools (6,235 people), and Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (5,797 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of NYC-Manhattan Community District 12--Washington Heights & Inwood PUMA, NY, though some of these residents may live in NYC-Manhattan Community District 12--Washington Heights & Inwood PUMA, 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

$48,607
Median earning men ± $3,182
$44,355
Median earning women ± $2,861

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Public Administration ($78,032), Information ($72,618), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($64,795).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($72,778), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($69,013), and Information ($65,692).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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2.27%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.24M people employed in New Jersey. This represents a 2.27% 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 16.5%.

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Education

In 2023, universities in NYC-Manhattan Community District 12--Washington Heights & Inwood PUMA, NY awarded 2,439 degrees. The student population of NYC-Manhattan Community District 12--Washington Heights & Inwood PUMA, NY in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 3,100 male students and 4,205 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in NYC-Manhattan Community District 12--Washington Heights & Inwood PUMA, NY are White (1,516 and 67.7%), followed by Unknown (422 and 18.8%), Hispanic or Latino (163 and 7.28%), and Black or African American (78 and 3.48%).

The largest universities in NYC-Manhattan Community District 12--Washington Heights & Inwood PUMA, NY by number of degrees awarded are Yeshiva University (2,311 and 94.8%) and Boricua College (128 and 5.25%).

The most popular majors in NYC-Manhattan Community District 12--Washington Heights & Inwood PUMA, NY are Judaic Studies (503 and 20.6%), Social Work (390 and 16%), and Law (320 and 13.1%).

The median tuition cost in NYC-Manhattan Community District 12--Washington Heights & Inwood PUMA, NY for private four year colleges is $29,250.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University
Measure

In 2023 in NYC-Manhattan Community District 12--Washington Heights & Inwood PUMA, NY, the percentage of applicants admitted was 63.7%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 59.2%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 7,305 (42.4% men and 57.6% women).

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Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 7,305 students enrolled in NYC-Manhattan Community District 12--Washington Heights & Inwood PUMA, NY, 42.4% men and 57.6% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 3,503 records, of which 53.7% were women and 46.3% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. General Psychology
    55 degrees awarded
  2. Speech-Language Pathology
    50 degrees awarded
  3. Social Work
    374 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for N/A recipients in NYC-Manhattan Community District 12--Washington Heights & Inwood PUMA, NY was General Psychology with 55 degrees awarded.

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Universities

Gender
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. Yeshiva University
    2,311 degrees awarded
  2. Boricua College
    128 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Yeshiva University with 2,311 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 985 men were awarded degrees from institutions in NYC-Manhattan Community District 12--Washington Heights & Inwood PUMA, NY, which is 0.677 times less than the 1,454 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 1,516 degrees mean that there were 3.59 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Unknown, with 422 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($29,250) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,963) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($825) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2023, 3.23% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 2.69% of women were in the same situation.

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Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of NYC-Manhattan Community District 12--Washington Heights & Inwood PUMA, NY in 2023 were Bachelors Degree (36.4k), High School or Equivalent (30.4k), and Secondary Education (28.6k).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in NYC-Manhattan Community District 12--Washington Heights & Inwood PUMA, NY was $583,800 in 2023, which is 1.92 times larger than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $568,300 to $583,800, a 2.73% increase. The homeownership rate in NYC-Manhattan Community District 12--Washington Heights & Inwood PUMA, NY is 11.9%, which is lower than the national average of 65%.

People in NYC-Manhattan Community District 12--Washington Heights & Inwood PUMA, NY have an average commute time of 41.6 minutes, and they used public transit to get to work. Car ownership in NYC-Manhattan Community District 12--Washington Heights & Inwood PUMA, NY is lower than the national average, with an average of 0 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$583,800
Median Property Value 2023
±$36,958
$9,055
Median Property Taxes
±$972

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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.
$64,389
Median Household Income
± $3,754
75.8k
Number of Households
± 2,741

In 2023, the median household income of the 75.8k households in NYC-Manhattan Community District 12--Washington Heights & Inwood PUMA, NY grew to $64,389 from the previous year's value of $62,118.

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Wage Distribution

0.464
2023 Wage GINI in NYC-Manhattan Community District 12--Washington Heights & Inwood PUMA, NY
0.462
2022 Wage GINI in NYC-Manhattan Community District 12--Washington Heights & Inwood PUMA, NY

In 2023, the income inequality in NYC-Manhattan Community District 12--Washington Heights & Inwood PUMA, NY was 0.464 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.429% growth from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for NYC-Manhattan Community District 12--Washington Heights & Inwood PUMA, NY was approximately the same as than the national average of N/A. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in NYC-Manhattan Community District 12--Washington Heights & Inwood PUMA, NY in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023
  1. Public Transit (59%)
  2. Worked At Home (15%)
  3. Walked (11.1%)

In 2023, 59% of workers in NYC-Manhattan Community District 12--Washington Heights & Inwood PUMA, NY used public transit to get to work, followed by those who worked at home (15%) and those who walked to work (11.1%).

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Commute Time

41.6 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in NYC-Manhattan Community District 12--Washington Heights & Inwood PUMA, NY have a longer commute time (41.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 5.77% of the workforce in NYC-Manhattan Community District 12--Washington Heights & Inwood PUMA, NY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

0 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in NYC-Manhattan Community District 12--Washington Heights & Inwood PUMA, NY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in NYC-Manhattan Community District 12--Washington Heights & Inwood PUMA, NY have 0 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

18.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in NYC-Manhattan Community District 12--Washington Heights & Inwood PUMA, NY (36k out of 196k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 65 - 74, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in NYC-Manhattan Community District 12--Washington Heights & Inwood PUMA, NY is Hispanic, followed by Other and White.

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Health

92.3% of the population of NYC-Manhattan Community District 12--Washington Heights & Inwood PUMA, NY has health coverage, with 37.5% on employee plans, 35% on Medicaid, 6.86% on Medicare, 12.6% on non-group plans, and 0.191% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New Jersey see 1,279 patients per year on average, which represents a 8.3% increase from the previous year (1,181 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1157 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 343 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.9% were men and 52.1% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,279 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in New Jersey

Primary care physicians in New Jersey see an average of 1,279 patients per year. This represents a 8.3% increase from the previous year (1,181 patients).

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Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 17.7% under 18 years, 26.1% between 18 and 34 years, 40.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 16% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.9% were men and 52.1% were women.

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Uninsured People

7.75%
Uninsured
37.5%
Employer Coverage
35%
Medicaid
6.86%
Medicare
12.6%
Non-Group
0.191%
Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in NYC-Manhattan Community District 12--Washington Heights & Inwood PUMA, NY declined by 3.5% from 8.03% to 7.75%.

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