Ridgewood, Glendale & Middle Village PUMA, NY

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2021 Population

190,915

3.82% 1-year growth

US Senator

Chuck Schumer

Democratic Party

US Senator

Kirsten Gillibrand

Democratic Party

2021 Median Age

38.1

0.794% 1-year increase

2021 Poverty Rate

9.95%

7.46% 1-year increase

2021 Median Household Income

$80,097

0.849% 1-year growth

2021 Median Property Value

$734,500

7.05% 1-year growth

About

In 2021, Ridgewood, Glendale & Middle Village PUMA, NY had a population of 191k people with a median age of 38.1 and a median household income of $80,097. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Ridgewood, Glendale & Middle Village PUMA, NY grew from 183,885 to 190,915, a 3.82% increase and its median household income grew from $79,423 to $80,097, a 0.849% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Ridgewood, Glendale & Middle Village PUMA, NY are White (Non-Hispanic) (48.6%), White (Hispanic) (18.7%), Other (Hispanic) (11.5%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (9.09%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (6.86%).

57.8% of the households in Ridgewood, Glendale & Middle Village 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.

83.1% of the residents in Ridgewood, Glendale & Middle Village PUMA, NY are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in NYC-Queens Community District 5--Ridgewood, Glendale & Middle Village PUMA, NY are Midway Paris Beauty School (20 degrees awarded in 2021).

In 2021, the median property value in Ridgewood, Glendale & Middle Village PUMA, NY was $734,500, and the homeownership rate was 41.3%.

Most people in Ridgewood, Glendale & Middle Village PUMA, NY used public transit to get to work, and the average commute time was 43.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Ridgewood, Glendale & Middle Village PUMA, NY was 1 car per household.

Ridgewood, Glendale & Middle Village PUMA, NY borders Greenpoint & Williamsburg PUMA, NY, Bushwick PUMA, NY, East New York & Starrett City PUMA, NY, Elmhurst & South Corona PUMA, NY, Forest Hills & Rego Park PUMA, NY, Sunnyside & Woodside PUMA, NY, and Richmond Hill & Woodhaven PUMA, NY.

United States New York

Population & Diversity

Ridgewood, Glendale & Middle Village PUMA, NY is home to a population of 191k people, from which 83.1% are citizens. As of 2021, 39.4% of Ridgewood, Glendale & Middle Village PUMA, NY residents were born outside of the country (75.1k people).

In 2021, there were 2.59 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (92.8k people) in Ridgewood, Glendale & Middle Village PUMA, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 35.8k White (Hispanic) and 22k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary langauge in households in Ridgewood, Glendale & Middle Village PUMA, NY are Spanish (53,244 households), Polish (16,398 households), and Chinese (Incl. Mandarin, Cantonese) (7,666 households).

Citizenship

83.1%

2021 Citizenship

83.3%

2020 Citizenship

As of 2021, 83.1% of Ridgewood, Glendale & Middle Village PUMA, NY residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2020, the percentage of US citizens in Ridgewood, Glendale & Middle Village PUMA, NY was 83.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Ridgewood, Glendale & Middle Village PUMA, NY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Ridgewood, Glendale & Middle Village PUMA, NY

White (Non-Hispanic)
92.8k ± 3.1k
White (Hispanic)
35.8k ± 2.69k
Other (Hispanic)
22k ± 2.4k

38.6%

Hispanic Population

73.6k people

38.6% of the people in Ridgewood, Glendale & Middle Village PUMA, NY are hispanic (73.6k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Ridgewood, Glendale & Middle Village PUMA, NY as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

39.4%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

75.1k people

39.1%

2020 Foreign-Born Population

71.8k people

As of 2021, 39.4% of Ridgewood, Glendale & Middle Village PUMA, NY residents (75.1k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.6%. In 2020, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Ridgewood, Glendale & Middle Village PUMA, NY was 39.1%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages

Spanish
53,244 households (29.5%)
Polish
16,398 households (9.08%)
Chinese (Incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)
7,666 households (4.25%)

57.8% of the households in Ridgewood, Glendale & Middle Village PUMA, 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 2021, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Ridgewood, Glendale & Middle Village PUMA, NY was Spanish. 29.5% of the households in Ridgewood, Glendale & Middle Village 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

Vietnam
1,125 ± 196
Gulf War (2001-)
664 ± 200
Korea
230 ± 85

Ridgewood, Glendale & Middle Village PUMA, NY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.69 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Ridgewood, Glendale & Middle Village PUMA, NY employs 89.7k people. The largest industries in Ridgewood, Glendale & Middle Village PUMA, NY are Construction (9,670 people), Elementary & secondary schools (6,663 people), and Restaurants & Food Services (6,434 people), and the highest paying industries are Employment services ($168,686), Internet publishing, broadcasting & web search portals ($157,993), and Medical equipment & supplies manufacturing ($115,720).

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure

RACE/ETHNICITY

42,324

Women

47.5%

46,849

Men

52.5%

The workforce of Ridgewood, Glendale & Middle Village PUMA, NY in 2020 was 89,173 people, with 47.5% woman, and 52.5% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Ridgewood, Glendale & Middle Village PUMA, NY.

With the upper buttons you can see the distribution of the average salary and add a filter by race.

Occupations

89.7k

2021 Value

0.553%

1 Year growth

± 0.553%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Ridgewood, Glendale & Middle Village PUMA, NY grew at a rate of 0.553%, from 89.2k employees to 89.7k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Ridgewood, Glendale & Middle Village PUMA, NY, are Janitors & building cleaners (2,708 people), Driver/sales workers & truck drivers (2,275 people), and Construction laborers (2,227 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Ridgewood, Glendale & Middle Village PUMA, 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.

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

89.7k

2021 Value

0.553%

1 Year growth

± 0.553%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Ridgewood, Glendale & Middle Village PUMA, NY grew at a rate of 0.553%, from 89.2k employees to 89.7k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Ridgewood, Glendale & Middle Village PUMA, NY, are Construction (9,670 people), Elementary & secondary schools (6,663 people), and Restaurants & Food Services (6,434 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Ridgewood, Glendale & Middle Village PUMA, NY, though some of these residents may live in Ridgewood, Glendale & Middle Village PUMA, NY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$52,008

Median earning men ± $1,267

$42,086

Median earning women ± $1,501

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2021 are Public Administration ($85,234), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($67,661), and Information ($64,968).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2021 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($66,110), Public Administration ($58,708), and Construction ($56,716).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.75%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 155M people employed in New York. This represents a 2.75% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

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

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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.

New York is currently represented by 26 members 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

Voting results are not available for Ridgewood, Glendale & Middle Village PUMA, NY. Showing the available data for New York.

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 New York

New York is currently represented by 26 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

In 2021, universities in Ridgewood, Glendale & Middle Village PUMA, NY awarded 20 degrees. The student population of Ridgewood, Glendale & Middle Village PUMA, NY in 2021 is skewed towards women, with 2 male students and 90 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Ridgewood, Glendale & Middle Village PUMA, NY are Hispanic or Latino (14 and 70%), followed by Black or African American (5 and 25%), White (1 and 5%), and Asian (0 and 0%).

The largest universities in Ridgewood, Glendale & Middle Village PUMA, NY by number of degrees awarded are Midway Paris Beauty School (20 and 100%).

The most popular majors in NYC-Queens Community District 5--Ridgewood, Glendale & Middle Village PUMA, NY are General Cosmetology (20 and 100%).

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 2021, 2.29% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 2.4% 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 Ridgewood, Glendale & Middle Village PUMA, NY in 2021 were High School or Equivalent (45.2k), Bachelors Degree (30.3k), and Some college (26.8k).

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 Ridgewood, Glendale & Middle Village PUMA, NY was $734,500 in 2021, which is 3 times larger than the national average of $244,900. Between 2020 and 2021 the median property value increased from $686,100 to $734,500, a 7.05% increase. The homeownership rate in Ridgewood, Glendale & Middle Village PUMA, NY is 41.3%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.6%.

People in Ridgewood, Glendale & Middle Village PUMA, NY have an average commute time of 43.2 minutes, and they used public transit to get to work. Car ownership in Ridgewood, Glendale & Middle Village PUMA, NY is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Median household income in Ridgewood, Glendale & Middle Village PUMA, NY is $80,097. In 2021, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income in Ridgewood, Glendale & Middle Village PUMA, NY was Battery Park City, Greenwich Village & Soho PUMA, NY with a value of $160,523, followed by Hempstead Town (East Central) PUMA, NY and Westchester County (Northeast) PUMA, NY, with respective values of $154,796 and $153,800.

Property

$734,500

Median Property Value 2021

±$16,221

$26,665

Median Property Taxes

±$1,092

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 Ridgewood, Glendale & Middle Village PUMA, NY the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Ridgewood, Glendale & Middle Village PUMA, NY compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

41.3%

Homeownership

2021

65.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2021

In 2021, 41.3% of the housing units in Ridgewood, Glendale & Middle Village PUMA, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 42.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Ridgewood, Glendale & Middle Village 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 2021, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Ridgewood, Glendale & Middle Village PUMA, NY was Battery Park City, Greenwich Village & Soho PUMA, NY with a value of $160,523, followed by Hempstead Town (East Central) PUMA, NY and Westchester County (Northeast) PUMA, NY, with respective values of $154,796 and $153,800.

The following map shows all of the PUMAs in Ridgewood, Glendale & Middle Village 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.

$80,097

Median Household Income

± $2,495

64.6k

Number of Households

± 1,880

In 2021, the median household income of the 64.6k households in Ridgewood, Glendale & Middle Village PUMA, NY grew to $80,097 from the previous year's value of $79,423.

The following chart displays the households in Ridgewood, Glendale & Middle Village 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

0.402

2021 Wage GINI in Ridgewood, Glendale & Middle Village PUMA, NY

0.394

2020 Wage GINI in Ridgewood, Glendale & Middle Village PUMA, NY

In 2021, the income inequality in Ridgewood, Glendale & Middle Village PUMA, NY was 0.402 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 2.01% growth from 2020 to 2021, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Ridgewood, Glendale & Middle Village PUMA, NY was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Ridgewood, Glendale & Middle Village PUMA, NY in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Ridgewood, Glendale & Middle Village PUMA, NY across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2021

Public Transit (47.3%)
Drove Alone (32.5%)
Worked At Home (7.07%)

In 2021, 47.3% of workers in Ridgewood, Glendale & Middle Village PUMA, NY used public transit to get to work, followed by those who drove alone to work (32.5%) and those who worked at home (7.07%).

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

43.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Ridgewood, Glendale & Middle Village PUMA, NY have a longer commute time (43.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.8 minutes). Additionally, 6.12% of the workforce in Ridgewood, Glendale & Middle Village PUMA, NY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Ridgewood, Glendale & Middle Village PUMA, NY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Ridgewood, Glendale & Middle Village PUMA, NY have 1 car.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

9.95% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Ridgewood, Glendale & Middle Village PUMA, NY (18.9k out of 190k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.6%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Ridgewood, Glendale & Middle Village PUMA, 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.

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

90.6% of the population of Ridgewood, Glendale & Middle Village PUMA, NY has health coverage, with 47.7% on employee plans, 21.9% on Medicaid, 9.82% on Medicare, 10.9% on non-group plans, and 0.332% on military or VA plans.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2021, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21.7% under 18 years, 23.2% between 18 and 34 years, 41.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 13.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.5% were men and 51.5% were women.

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

Uninsured People

9.4%

Uninsured

47.7%

Employer Coverage

21.9%

Medicaid

9.82%

Medicare

10.9%

Non-Group

0.332%

Military or VA

Between 2020 and 2021, the percent of uninsured citizens in Ridgewood, Glendale & Middle Village PUMA, NY declined by 0.986% from 9.49% to 9.4%.

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