CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Beacon

New York · 13,243 residents · 4.74 sq mi

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Beacon is a city of 13,243 people in New York. Median home value sits at $117,500. 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median household income is $32,633, close to the national figure. Headcount has barely moved since 2000.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

16% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 29%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

13,243

−4%vs 2000

vs 13,808 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.8

−10%vs 2000

vs 36.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

4.74 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202415K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.8%(1,303)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.7%(890)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.1%(805)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.8%(905)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.2%(819)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.7%(2,478)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414%(1,854)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.6%(1,272)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.9%(1,184)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.1%(1,076)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.3%(568)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.7%(89)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$32,633

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $45,236 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,541

−34%vs 2000

vs $20,654 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

11.5%

+0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$117,500

+29%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $120,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$501

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $658 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

59.5%

+2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 56.9% in 2000

40.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic60.7%(8,377)

Black18.5%(2,556)

Hispanic / Latino16.9%(2,334)

Asian1.3%(175)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic78.7%(10,423)

Black14.9%(1,977)

Hispanic / Latino13.3%(1,758)

Asian0.6%(77)

Other5.8%(766)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican8.4%(1,249)

South American5.5%(812)

Mexican2.2%(329)

Colombian1.9%(281)

Peruvian1.6%(234)

Ecuadorian1.5%(219)

Dominican1.2%(172)

Central American0.7%(106)

Argentine0.5%(78)

Nicaraguan0.3%(42)

Panamanian0.2%(29)

Spaniard0.1%(19)

+ 3 more hispanic origin groups with data

Salvadoran0.1%(17)

Guatemalan0.1%(9)

Honduran0.1%(9)

Asian origin

Asian Indian2%(294)

Korean0.4%(59)

Chinese0.4%(52)

Japanese0.1%(15)

Pakistani0.1%(8)

Sri Lankan0%(4)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0.1%(8)

Ancestry

Irish18%(2,664)

Italian14.2%(2,101)

German13.3%(1,968)

English10.2%(1,519)

American8.6%(1,283)

Polish3.3%(489)

Portuguese2.2%(320)

French1.9%(286)

West Indian1.4%(213)

British1.3%(192)

Swedish1.1%(169)

Norwegian1%(151)

+ 33 more ancestry groups with data

Scottish1%(146)

Russian1%(145)

Jamaican0.9%(134)

Dutch0.7%(111)

Canadian0.7%(106)

Subsaharan African0.7%(104)

Arab0.6%(96)

Hungarian0.6%(85)

Greek0.5%(77)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(59)

Ukrainian0.4%(58)

Australian0.4%(56)

Danish0.4%(56)

Lebanese0.3%(49)

Austrian0.3%(44)

Czech0.3%(41)

French Canadian0.3%(38)

Croatian0.2%(37)

Bulgarian0.2%(31)

Welsh0.2%(28)

Belgian0.2%(25)

Armenian0.2%(24)

Egyptian0.1%(19)

Nigerian0.1%(19)

Lithuanian0.1%(18)

Romanian0.1%(17)

Slovak0.1%(12)

Syrian0.1%(11)

Finnish0.1%(11)

Israeli0.1%(10)

Swiss0.1%(8)

Haitian0.1%(8)

Latvian0%(6)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

15.9%

−3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

70.3%

−7.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.2%

−3.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.7 min

−4%vs 2000

vs 24.8 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married36.5%(2,232)

Married52.6%(3,219)

Widowed1.9%(117)

Divorced9%(548)

Women 15+

Never married31.5%(1,982)

Married48.2%(3,029)

Widowed7.8%(488)

Divorced12.6%(791)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.9%

−6.8 ptssince 2013

from 10.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

66.9%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 65.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.9%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 10.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

15.9%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 16.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

20.6%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 19.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.2%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 2.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

75.5%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 73.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

33.3%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 33.4% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)11.8%(71)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)35.5%(214)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era36.4%(219)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 602 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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