Bushwick PUMA, NY

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2020 Population

128,411

0.605% 1-year decline

US Senator

Chuck Schumer

Democratic Party

US Senator

Kirsten Gillibrand

Democratic Party

2020 Median Age

30.9

0% 1-year change

2020 Poverty Rate

26.2%

2.29% 1-year decrease

2020 Median Household Income

$58,007

11.5% 1-year growth

2020 Median Property Value

$745,000

2.17% 1-year growth

About

In 2020, Bushwick PUMA, NY had a population of 128k people with a median age of 30.9 and a median household income of $58,007. Between 2019 and 2020 the population of Bushwick PUMA, NY declined from 129,193 to 128,411, a −0.605% decrease and its median household income grew from $52,009 to $58,007, a 11.5% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Bushwick PUMA, NY are Other (Hispanic) (30.9%), White (Non-Hispanic) (20.9%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (16.7%), White (Hispanic) (12.8%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (5.15%).

53.7% of the households in Bushwick 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.

84.4% of the residents in Bushwick PUMA, NY are U.S. citizens.

In 2020, the median property value in Bushwick PUMA, NY was $745,000, and the homeownership rate was 13.7%.

Most people in Bushwick PUMA, NY used public transit to get to work, and the average commute time was 41.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Bushwick PUMA, NY was 0 cars per household.

Bushwick PUMA, NY borders Greenpoint & Williamsburg PUMA, NY, Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY, Brownsville & Ocean Hill PUMA, NY, East New York & Starrett City PUMA, NY, and Ridgewood, Glendale & Middle Village PUMA, NY.

Population & Diversity

Bushwick PUMA, NY is home to a population of 128k people, from which 84.4% are citizens. As of 2020, 29.7% of Bushwick PUMA, NY residents were born outside of the country (38.1k people).

In 2020, there were 1.48 times more Other (Hispanic) residents (39.7k people) in Bushwick PUMA, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 26.8k White (Non-Hispanic) and 21.5k 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 Bushwick PUMA, NY are Spanish (55,146 households), Chinese (Incl. Mandarin, Cantonese) (2,077 households), and Haitian (788 households).

Citizenship

84.4%

2020 Citizenship

83%

2019 Citizenship

As of 2020, 84.4% of Bushwick PUMA, NY residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2019, the percentage of US citizens in Bushwick PUMA, NY was 83%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Bushwick PUMA, NY

Other (Hispanic)
39.7k ± 2.74k
White (Non-Hispanic)
26.8k ± 1.57k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
21.5k ± 1.59k

54.5%

Hispanic Population

70k people

54.5% of the people in Bushwick PUMA, NY are hispanic (70k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Bushwick PUMA, NY as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

29.7%

2020 Foreign-Born Population

38.1k people

30.8%

2019 Foreign-Born Population

39.7k people

As of 2020, 29.7% of Bushwick PUMA, NY residents (38.1k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.5%. In 2019, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Bushwick PUMA, NY was 30.8%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages

Spanish
55,146 households (45.3%)
Chinese (Incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)
2,077 households (1.71%)
Haitian
788 households (0.647%)

53.7% of the households in Bushwick PUMA, NY reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is higher than the national average of 21.5%. 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 2020, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Bushwick PUMA, NY was Spanish. 45.3% of the households in Bushwick PUMA, NY reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
447 ± 152
Vietnam
253 ± 105
Gulf War (1990s)
160 ± 95

Bushwick PUMA, NY has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.77 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Bushwick PUMA, NY employs 63.2k people. The largest industries in Bushwick PUMA, NY are Restaurants & Food Services (6,145 people), Construction (3,260 people), and Elementary & secondary schools (2,877 people), and the highest paying industries are Hardware, & plumbing & heating equipment, & supplies merchant wholesalers ($278,727), Electric power generation, transmission & distribution ($140,817), and Nondepository credit & related activities ($118,985).

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure

RACE/ETHNICITY

29,948

Women

47.4%

33,288

Men

52.6%

The workforce of Bushwick PUMA, NY in 2020 was 63,236 people, with 47.4% woman, and 52.6% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Bushwick PUMA, NY.

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Occupations

63.2k

2020 Value

−0.55%

1 Year decline

± −0.55%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in Bushwick PUMA, NY declined at a rate of −0.55%, from 63.6k employees to 63.2k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Bushwick PUMA, NY, are Waiters & waitresses (1,749 people), Other managers (1,560 people), and Cashiers (1,507 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Bushwick PUMA, NY.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New York.

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

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

63.2k

2020 Value

−0.55%

1 Year decline

± −0.55%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in Bushwick PUMA, NY declined at a rate of −0.55%, from 63.6k employees to 63.2k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Bushwick PUMA, NY, are Restaurants & Food Services (6,145 people), Construction (3,260 people), and Elementary & secondary schools (2,877 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Bushwick PUMA, NY, though some of these residents may live in Bushwick PUMA, NY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$40,083

Median earning men ± $1,832

$34,930

Median earning women ± $1,908

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2020 are Information ($60,131), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($60,035), and Public Administration ($58,993).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2020 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($68,077), Public Administration ($55,708), and Wholesale Trade ($55,433).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New York.

Y-Axis

8.45%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between May 2020 and May 2021

As of May 2021, there are 145M people employed in New York. This represents a 8.45% increase in employment when compared to May 2020.

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

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Domestic Trade

Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from New York to other states, or from other states to New York.

Top Domestic Production in Dollars

In 2020, the top outbound New York product (by dollars) was Misc. mfg. prods. with $140B, followed by Electronics ($74.5B) and Mixed freight ($67.4B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound New York products.

Domestic Trade Growth

Showing data for New York.

$818B

2020 Value in New York

$1.62T

Projected 2050 Value in New York

98% growth

In 2020, total outbound New York trade was $818B. This is expected to increase 98% to $1.62T by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound New York trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from New York to other states, or from other states to New York.

Most Common Trade Partners

New Jersey
$67.2B
Pennsylvania
$49.9B
California
$31.3B

In 2020, the top outbound New York domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was New Jersey with $67.2B, followed by Pennsylvania with $49.9B and California and $31.3B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that New York shares with each state (excluding itself).

Civics

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.

New York is currently represented by 27 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senators Elections

US Senators from New York

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for New York.

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 Representatives Elections

US Representatives from New York

New York is currently represented by 27 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for New York have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2020, 2.55% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 2.64% of women were in the same situation.

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

Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Bushwick PUMA, NY in 2020 were Bachelors Degree (26.3k), High School or Equivalent (24k), and Secondary Education (18.8k).

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 Bushwick PUMA, NY was $745,000 in 2020, which is 3.24 times larger than the national average of $229,800. Between 2019 and 2020 the median property value increased from $729,200 to $745,000, a 2.17% increase. The homeownership rate in Bushwick PUMA, NY is 13.7%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.4%.

People in Bushwick PUMA, NY have an average commute time of 41.8 minutes, and they used public transit to get to work. Car ownership in Bushwick PUMA, NY is lower than the national average, with an average of 0 cars per household.

Median household income in Bushwick PUMA, NY is $58,007. In 2020, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income in Bushwick PUMA, NY was Battery Park City, Greenwich Village & Soho PUMA, NY with a value of $153,924, followed by Hempstead Town (East Central) PUMA, NY and North Hempstead Town (North) PUMA, NY, with respective values of $146,985 and $144,352.

Property

$745,000

Median Property Value 2020

±$63,723

$6,645

Median Property Taxes

±$609

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

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

Rent vs Own

13.7%

Homeownership

2020

70.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2020

In 2020, 13.7% of the housing units in Bushwick PUMA, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 13.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Bushwick PUMA, NY compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

In 2020, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Bushwick PUMA, NY was Battery Park City, Greenwich Village & Soho PUMA, NY with a value of $153,924, followed by Hempstead Town (East Central) PUMA, NY and North Hempstead Town (North) PUMA, NY, with respective values of $146,985 and $144,352.

The following map shows all of the PUMAs in Bushwick PUMA, NY colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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

$58,007

Median Household Income

± $2,398

48.5k

Number of Households

± 1,805

In 2020, the median household income of the 48.5k households in Bushwick PUMA, NY grew to $58,007 from the previous year's value of $52,009.

The following chart displays the households in Bushwick PUMA, 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 < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

0.405

2020 Wage GINI in Bushwick PUMA, NY

0.404

2019 Wage GINI in Bushwick PUMA, NY

In 2020, the income inequality in Bushwick PUMA, NY was 0.405 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.198% growth from 2019 to 2020, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Bushwick PUMA, NY was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Bushwick PUMA, NY in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Bushwick PUMA, NY across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2020

Public Transit (67.2%)
Drove Alone (12.1%)
Worked At Home (7.55%)

In 2020, 67.2% of workers in Bushwick PUMA, NY used public transit to get to work, followed by those who drove alone to work (12.1%) and those who worked at home (7.55%).

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

41.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Bushwick PUMA, NY have a longer commute time (41.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.9 minutes). Additionally, 4.09% of the workforce in Bushwick PUMA, NY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

0 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Bushwick PUMA, NY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Bushwick PUMA, NY have 0 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

26.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Bushwick PUMA, NY (33.4k out of 128k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.8%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Bushwick PUMA, NY is Hispanic, followed by Other and Black.

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

89.2% of the population of Bushwick PUMA, NY has health coverage, with 37.7% on employee plans, 32.9% on Medicaid, 4.77% on Medicare, 13.5% on non-group plans, and 0.333% on military or VA plans.

Per capita personal health care spending in New York was $9,778 in 2014. This is a 4.57% increase from the previous year ($9,351).

Primary care physicians in New York see 1194 patients per year on average, which represents a 2.05% decrease from the previous year (1219 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1174 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 329 patients per year.

COVID-19

Daily New Cases by Date

Showing data at the state level for New York. Hospitalization data for some states may be delayed or not reported.

Y-Axis

This chart shows the number of COVID-19 daily new cases by date in New York, as a 7-day rolling average, compared with the four states with the most similar number of confirmed cases.

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Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New York.

1,194 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in New York

Primary care physicians in New York see an average of 1,194 patients per year. This represents a 2.05% decrease from the previous year (1,219 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in New York in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Community Mobility

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New York.

This chart presents movement trends over time in the state of New York across different categories of places such as retail and recreation, groceries and pharmacies, parks, transit stations, workplaces, and residential.

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Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2020, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 20.2% under 18 years, 38.3% between 18 and 34 years, 31.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 9.57% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.1% were men and 52.9% were women.

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

Uninsured People

10.8%

Uninsured

37.7%

Employer Coverage

32.9%

Medicaid

4.77%

Medicare

13.5%

Non-Group

0.333%

Military or VA

Between 2019 and 2020, the percent of uninsured citizens in Bushwick PUMA, NY declined by 13% from 12.4% to 10.8%.

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