CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Inwood

New York · 7,767 residents · 1.60 sq mi

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Inwood is a city of 7,767 people in New York. Median home value sits at $181,900. 49% of homes are owner-occupied. 8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. There are 1,558 fewer people here than in 2000. That trails the New York median by roughly 16%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 28%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

7,767

−17%vs 2000

vs 9,325 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

34.6

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 34.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.60 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202412K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.7%(521)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.9%(461)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.4%(500)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.2%(485)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.1%(554)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.2%(1,410)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413%(1,010)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.6%(822)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410%(775)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.7%(755)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.4%(421)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.7%(53)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$27,595

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $41,334 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,750

−20%vs 2000

vs $16,009 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.4%

+0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$181,900

+28%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $187,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$551

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $781 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

49.4%

+2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 47.2% in 2000

50.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic43.1%(4,019)

Black25.3%(2,356)

Hispanic / Latino26.3%(2,454)

Asian2%(190)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic70.7%(5,492)

Black26.3%(2,040)

Hispanic / Latino8.2%(637)

Asian1.2%(94)

Other1.8%(141)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Central American38.8%(4,750)

Salvadoran19.4%(2,377)

Guatemalan13.3%(1,629)

Nicaraguan3.3%(409)

Dominican3.1%(384)

Puerto Rican3%(371)

Honduran2.6%(319)

Mexican2.4%(291)

South American0.9%(109)

Cuban0.6%(79)

Spaniard0.3%(36)

Argentine0.2%(30)

+ 4 more hispanic origin groups with data

Ecuadorian0.2%(27)

Colombian0.2%(22)

Peruvian0.1%(17)

Costa Rican0.1%(16)

Asian origin

Pakistani3.9%(475)

Asian Indian2.1%(251)

Chinese1.2%(150)

Filipino0.6%(77)

Korean0.5%(61)

Vietnamese0%(2)

Ancestry

West Indian5.6%(681)

Italian4.6%(567)

Haitian3%(362)

Jamaican2.9%(360)

Polish2.3%(285)

American2.1%(257)

Hungarian0.8%(101)

Guyanese0.8%(97)

Subsaharan African0.8%(94)

Ghanaian0.7%(88)

English0.5%(56)

German0.4%(46)

+ 13 more ancestry groups with data

Irish0.3%(39)

Russian0.3%(39)

Arab0.2%(30)

Dutch0.2%(29)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.2%(25)

Ukrainian0.2%(19)

Egyptian0.1%(15)

British0.1%(12)

Moroccan0.1%(11)

Finnish0.1%(8)

Romanian0.1%(7)

French0%(3)

Czech0%(1)

RANKED:Largest Central American population · Largest Salvadoran population · Largest Guatemalan population · Largest West Indian population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.3%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

59.8%

−8.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.0%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.3 min

−6%vs 2000

vs 21.6 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 married42.2%(1,952)

Married51.1%(2,367)

Widowed0.6%(26)

Divorced6.1%(283)

Women 15+

Never married30.1%(1,363)

Married49%(2,216)

Widowed10.6%(481)

Divorced10.2%(461)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.9%

−14.6 ptssince 2013

from 21.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

47.4%

+3.1 ptssince 2020

from 44.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.5%

+2.8 ptssince 2020

from 13.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

13.3%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 14.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

40.9%

+4.8 ptssince 2020

from 36.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.5%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 0.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

62.2%

+5.1 ptssince 2020

from 57.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

49.1%

+3.4 ptssince 2020

from 45.7% 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)17.6%(18)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)21.6%(22)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era15.7%(16)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 102 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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