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11414

Howard Beach, NY · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
31,308
Median household income
$95,051
People below poverty
6.9%
Median home value
$660,500

Income

The median income of households in 11414 was $95,051. An estimated 3.9% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 19% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 11414 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 3.9
$10,000 to $14,999 3.3
$15,000 to $24,999 5.5
$25,000 to $34,999 4.5
$35,000 to $49,999 11.3
$50,000 to $74,999 12.6
$75,000 to $99,999 10.8
$100,000 to $149,999 17.3
$150,000 to $199,999 11.7
$200,000 or more 19

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 11414 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 89836
Female 82766

An estimated 72.6% of households received earnings. An estimated 48.9% of households received Social Security and an estimated 35 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $23,179. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 11414 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 72.6
Social Security 48.9
Retirement income 35
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 8.1
Cash public assistance income 2.4

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 6.9 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 4.4% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 11.9% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 5.8% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 11414 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 6.9
Children under 18 years below poverty 4.4
People 65 years old and over below poverty 11.9
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 5.8

In 2020-2024, 14 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 52.4% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 77.6% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 30.9% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 11414 in 2020-2024, 96% had health insurance coverage and 4% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 72.6% and public coverage was 39.8%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 4.4%.


In 2020-2024, 11414 had a total population of 31,308 - 15,913 (50.8%) females and 15,395 (49.2%) males. The median age was 44.7 years. An estimated 24.2% of the population was under 18 years, 24.1% was 19 to 44 years, 25.8% was 45 to 64 years, and 24.1 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 11414 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 831 1364
5 to 9 1307 1066
10 to 14 1202 660
15 to 19 930 835
20 to 24 442 209
25 to 29 721 448
30 to 34 868 736
35 to 39 962 1184
40 to 44 1023 927
45 to 49 1167 905
50 to 54 1086 838
55 to 59 589 1039
60 to 64 1212 1227
65 to 69 975 1179
70 to 74 818 1020
75 to 79 571 763
80 to 84 206 467
85 and over 485 1046

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 64% were White; 5.2% were Black or African American; 1.1% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 4.5% were Asian; 2% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 15.5% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 25.4% of the people in 11414 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 60.5% of the people in 11414 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 11,346 households in 11414. The average household size was 2.76 people.

Married-couple households made up 49.8% of the households in 11414 while cohabiting couple households made up 5.2% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 29.7% of all households, while 15.2% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 10.3% of households were male householders living alone, and 15.8% were female householders living alone, for a total of 26.1% of all households.

In 11414, 32.8% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 51.8% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 11414 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 49.8
Cohabiting Couples 5.2
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
15.2
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
29.7

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 58.7% of males and 50.2% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 31 22
Now married, except separated 58.7 50.2
Separated 2 1
Widowed 3.1 16.8
Divorced 5.2 10.1

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 11414, 1,088 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 29% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 80.1% of the people living in 11414 were U.S. natives. 71.4% of the 11414 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 19.9% of 11414 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 83.2% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 82.4 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 11414 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 11414.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 11414 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 39.8
Asia 13.8
Europe 39.3
Africa 7.1
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 11414 in 2020-2024, 36 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 16.1% of people at least five years old; 11.4% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 11414 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 16.1
Other Indo-European languages 15.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 3.2
Other languages 1.5

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 94.1 % of the people at least one year old living in 11414 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 11414 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 94.1
Different house, same county 3.8
Different county, same state 1.1
Different state 0.5
Abroad 0.4

Education

In 2020-2024, 86.1 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 31.4% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 13.9% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 11414 was 7,600 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 911 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 5,563. College or graduate school enrollment was 1,126.

Educational Attainment of People in 11414 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 13.9
High school diploma or equivalency 27.9
Some college, no degree 17.5
Associate's degree 9.4
Bachelor's degree 19.2
Graduate or professional degree 12.3

Disability

In 11414, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 19.4 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 12.5% of people under 18 years old, to 10.8% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 44.9% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 11414, 48.7 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 46.1% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 75.5% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 20.4% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 4 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 9,039 75.5
Federal, state, or local government workers 2,447 20.4
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 484 4

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 11414 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 11414 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.2
Construction 7.9
Manufacturing 1
Wholesale trade 1.8
Retail trade 7.9
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 11
Information 2.2
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 7.6
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 12.1
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 29.7
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 7.4
Other Services, except public administration 4.2
Public administration 7.1

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 11414 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 5,748 48
Service occupations 1,442 12
Sales and office occupations 2,410 20.1
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 1,087 9.1
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,283 10.7

Commuting to Work

An estimated 58.4% of 11414 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 5.1% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 42.2 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 11414 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 58.4
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 5.1
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 18.7
Walked 4.3
Other means 2.6
Worked from home 10.9

In 2020-2024, 11414 had a total of 12,154 housing units. Of these housing units, 40.4% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 59.4% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.1% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 11414 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 40.4
Apartments in multi-unit structures 59.4
Mobile homes 0.1
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

2.2% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 13% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 11414 was 5.3 rooms, and of these housing units 57.9% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 11414 had 11,346 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 808 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 73.1% while renters occupied 26.9%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.79 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.67.

3.2% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 19.7% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 11.8% and another 8.6% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 11414:

House Heating Fuel Used in 11414 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 85
Electricity 10.6
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 3.8
All other fuels 0.4
No fuel used 0.4

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 11414 was $660,500.

Of the owner-occupied households, 52.1 % had a mortgage. 47.9% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $3,192 and for owners without a mortgage it was $1,238.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 11414 was $2,113. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.