place

Northwest Harbor, NY

Demographic and economic profile of Northwest Harbor, NY, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

Population

4,966

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$160,375

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

47.9 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+41.8% since 2018

Northwest Harbor added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone3,523 (67.7%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race874 (16.8%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races270 (5.2%)
  • Some Other Race Alone215 (4.1%)
  • Black or African American Alone184 (3.5%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone74 (1.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,085
  2. 2.Other Indo-European29
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic24
  4. 4.Arabic23
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)21

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

16.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

25.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

26.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

161

Census ACS · as of 2023

Economy

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Per Capita Income

$103,518

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

7.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

22.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services & Health Care453
  2. 2.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate426
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management400
  4. 4.Retail Trade381
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation175

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,273
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations686
  3. 3.Service Occupations221
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations125
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations111

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 2.66×)426
  2. 2.Retail Trade (LQ 1.46×)381
  3. 3.Other Services (LQ 1.41×)159
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management (LQ 1.35×)400
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 1.01×)168

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$1,328,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,818/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

82.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Home Value Distribution

  • $2,000,000 or more501 (27.8%)
  • $1,000,000 to $1,499,999434 (24.1%)
  • $1,500,000 to $1,999,999300 (16.6%)
  • $750,000 to $999,999255 (14.1%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999136 (7.5%)
  • $100,000 to $124,99981 (4.5%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

60.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

96.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

62.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$59,786

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

26.4 min

Census ACS · as of 2023

Households Without a Vehicle

2.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone1,191 (55.2%)
  • Worked at Home728 (33.7%)
  • Public Transit106 (4.9%)
  • Walked81 (3.8%)
  • Taxi, Motorcycle, or Other49 (2.3%)
  • Carpooled4 (0.2%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.