Dobbs Ferry, NY

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2021 Population
11,511
5.04% 1-year growth
US Senator
Chuck Schumer
Democratic Party
US Senator
Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic Party
2021 Median Age
39.1
0.773% 1-year increase
2021 Poverty Rate
3.68%
33.4% 1-year increase
2021 Median Household Income
$136,204
6.13% 1-year decline
2021 Median Property Value
$646,300
1.33% 1-year decline
2021 Employed Population
5,666
4.73% 1-year growth

About

In 2021, Dobbs Ferry, NY had a population of 11.5k people with a median age of 39.1 and a median household income of $136,204. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Dobbs Ferry, NY grew from 10,959 to 11,511, a 5.04% increase and its median household income declined from $145,104 to $136,204, a −6.13% decrease.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Dobbs Ferry, NY are White (Non-Hispanic) (69.5%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (9.6%), White (Hispanic) (6.27%), Other (Hispanic) (5.01%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (4.51%).

None of the households in Dobbs Ferry, 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.

92.6% of the residents in Dobbs Ferry, NY are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Dobbs Ferry, NY are Mercy College (2,701 degrees awarded in 2021).

In 2021, the median property value in Dobbs Ferry, NY was $646,300, and the homeownership rate was 59.8%.

Most people in Dobbs Ferry, NY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 33.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Dobbs Ferry, NY was 2 cars per household.

geosearchPopulation & Diversity

Dobbs Ferry, NY is home to a population of 11.5k people, from which 92.6% are citizens. As of 2021, 21.1% of Dobbs Ferry, NY residents were born outside of the country (2.43k people).

In 2021, there were 7.24 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (8k people) in Dobbs Ferry, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.11k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 722 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

92.6%
2021 Citizenship
91.8%
2020 Citizenship

As of 2021, 92.6% of Dobbs Ferry, NY residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2020, the percentage of US citizens in Dobbs Ferry, NY was 91.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Dobbs Ferry, NY
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    8k ± 589
  2. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    1.11k ± 488
  3. White (Hispanic)
    722 ± 315
12.7%
Hispanic Population
1.46k people

In 2021, there were 7.24 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (8k people) in Dobbs Ferry, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.11k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 722 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

12.7% of the people in Dobbs Ferry, NY are hispanic (1.46k people).

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Dominican Republic
    512,419 ± 17,349 people
  2. China
    414,157 ± 15,637 people
  3. Jamaica
    233,946 ± 11,806 people

In 2021, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New York was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 512,419 New York residents, followed by China with 414,157 and Jamaica with 233,946.

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Foreign-Born Population

21.1%
2021 Foreign-Born Population
2.43k people
19.5%
2020 Foreign-Born Population
2.14k people

As of 2021, 21.1% of Dobbs Ferry, NY residents (2.43k 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 Dobbs Ferry, NY was 19.5%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    56 ± 76
  2. Korea
    38 ± 43
  3. World War II
    32 ± 33

Dobbs Ferry, NY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.47 times greater than any other conflict.

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briefcaseEconomy

The economy of Dobbs Ferry, NY employs 5.67k people. The largest industries in Dobbs Ferry, NY are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,018 people), Educational Services (814 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (781 people), and the highest paying industries are Finance & Insurance ($207,583), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($163,821), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($110,156).

Males in New York have an average income that is 1.28 times higher than the average income of females, which is $70,847. The income inequality in New York (measured using the Gini index) is 0.493, which is higher than than the national average.

Occupations

5.67k
2021 Value
± 599
4.73%
1 Year growth
± 14.2%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Dobbs Ferry, NY grew at a rate of 4.73%, from 5.41k employees to 5.67k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Dobbs Ferry, NY, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (606 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (575 people), and Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (566 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Dobbs Ferry, NY.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

5.67k
2021 Value
± 599
4.73%
1 Year growth
± 14.2%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Dobbs Ferry, NY grew at a rate of 4.73%, from 5.41k employees to 5.67k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Dobbs Ferry, NY, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,018 people), Educational Services (814 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (781 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Dobbs Ferry, NY, though some of these residents may live in Dobbs Ferry, 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

$88,171
Median earning men ± $19,286
$58,246
Median earning women ± $23,647

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2021 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($233,359), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($134,063), and Information ($125,028).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2021 are Public Administration ($101,063), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($96,250), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($83,382).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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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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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
  1. $158B
  2. $72.3B
  3. $71.2B

In 2020, the top outbound New York product (by dollars) was Misc. mfg. prods. with $158B, followed by Mixed freight ($72.3B) and Electronics ($71.2B).

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Domestic Trade Growth

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$810B
2020 Value in New York
$1.62T
Projected 2050 Value in New York
100% growth

In 2020, total outbound New York trade was $810B. This is expected to increase 100% to $1.62T by 2050.

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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
  1. $65.9B
  2. $49.6B
  3. $30.8B

In 2020, the top outbound New York domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was New Jersey with $65.9B, followed by Pennsylvania with $49.6B and California and $30.8B.

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

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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.

US Senators from New York

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Chuck Schumer
Senator from New York3
Assumed office on January 3, 1999
Kirsten Gillibrand
Senator from New York1
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.

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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.

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In 2021, universities in Dobbs Ferry, NY awarded 2,701 degrees. The student population of Dobbs Ferry, NY in 2021 is skewed towards women, with 2,444 male students and 6,328 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Dobbs Ferry, NY are Hispanic or Latino (850 and 31.9%), followed by Black or African American (717 and 26.9%), White (683 and 25.7%), and Unknown (201 and 7.55%).

The largest universities in Dobbs Ferry, NY by number of degrees awarded are Mercy College (2,701 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Dobbs Ferry, NY are Registered Nursing (471 and 17.4%), General Business Administration & Management (397 and 14.7%), and General Psychology (176 and 6.52%).

The median tuition cost in Dobbs Ferry, NY for private four year colleges is $19,920.

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

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Measure

In 2021 in Dobbs Ferry, NY, the percentage of applicants admitted was 85.8%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 15.3%. The number of students enrolled in 2021 was 8,772 (27.9% men and 72.1% women).

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Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2021 there were 8,772 students enrolled in Dobbs Ferry, NY, 27.9% men and 72.1% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 3,460 records, of which 74.2% were women and 25.8% men.

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Concentrations

Most Common
  1. 188 degrees awarded
  2. 155 degrees awarded
  3. 471 degrees awarded

In 2021, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Dobbs Ferry, NY was General Business Administration & Management with 188 degrees awarded.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
2,701 degrees awarded

In 2021, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Mercy College with 2,701 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

University

In 2021, 682 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Dobbs Ferry, NY, which is 0.338 times less than the 2,019 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2021 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 850 degrees mean that there were 1.19 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 717 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($19,920) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2021.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($814) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2021.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,652) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Educational Pyramid

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In 2021, 1.52% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.63% of women were in the same situation.

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Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2021 were High School or Equivalent (4.08M), Bachelors Degree (3.3M), and Some college (2.84M).

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homeHousing & Living

The median property value in Dobbs Ferry, NY was $646,300 in 2021, which is 2.64 times larger than the national average of $244,900. Between 2020 and 2021 the median property value increased from $655,000 to $646,300, a 1.33% decrease. The homeownership rate in Dobbs Ferry, NY is 59.8%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.6%.

People in Dobbs Ferry, NY have an average commute time of 33.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Dobbs Ferry, NY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$646,300
Median Property Value 2021
±$55,803
$2,281
Median Property Taxes
±$314

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

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

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Rent vs Own

59.8%
Homeownership
2021
58.3%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2021

In 2021, 59.8% of the housing units in Dobbs Ferry, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 57.8%.

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Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity
Highest Median Household Income (Total)
  1. Census Tract 105
  2. Census Tract 104

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Household Income

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$136,204
Median Household Income
± $24,684
3.81k
Number of Households
± 465

In 2021, the median household income of the 3.81k households in Dobbs Ferry, NY declined from $136,204 from the previous year's value of $145,104.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Dobbs Ferry, NY is from New York.
0.493
2021 Wage GINI in New York
0.494
2020 Wage GINI in New York

In 2021, the income inequality in New York was 0.493 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.136% decline from 2020 to 2021, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for New York was higher than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in New York in comparison to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2021
  1. Drove Alone (52.8%)
  2. Worked At Home (18.1%)
  3. Public Transit (17.9%)

In 2021, 52.8% of workers in Dobbs Ferry, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (18.1%) and those who used public transit to get to work (17.9%).

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Commute Time

33.9 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Dobbs Ferry, NY have a longer commute time (33.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.8 minutes). Additionally, 5.6% of the workforce in Dobbs Ferry, NY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Dobbs Ferry, NY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Dobbs Ferry, NY have 2 cars.

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Poverty & Diversity

3.68% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Dobbs Ferry, NY (389 out of 10.6k 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 Males 18 - 24, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Dobbs Ferry, NY is White, followed by Two Or More 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.

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96.6% of the population of Dobbs Ferry, NY has health coverage, with 60% on employee plans, 10.5% on Medicaid, 12.2% on Medicare, 13.9% on non-group plans, and 0% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Westchester County, NY see 724 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.695% increase from the previous year (719 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 898 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 234 patients per year.

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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724 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Westchester County, NY

Primary care physicians in Westchester County, NY see an average of 724 patients per year. This represents a 0.695% increase from the previous year (719 patients).

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

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Health Care Diversity

In 2021, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26.8% under 18 years, 17.9% between 18 and 34 years, 39.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 15.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.6% were men and 50.4% were women.

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Uninsured People

3.4%
Uninsured
60%
Employer Coverage
10.5%
Medicaid
12.2%
Medicare
13.9%
Non-Group
0%
Military or VA

Between 2020 and 2021, the percent of uninsured citizens in Dobbs Ferry, NY grew by 15% from 2.96% to 3.4%.

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