CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Kiryas Joel

New York · 7,437 residents · 1.46 sq mi

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Kiryas Joel is a city of 7,437 people in New York. This skews young, with a median age of 14.0. The poverty rate is 63.2%, above the 13.2% national rate. Owners hold 31% of the housing stock. That trails the New York median by roughly 55%. The typical home is worth $165,400.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 14.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

6% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 37%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

7,437

−43%vs 2000

vs 13,138 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

14.0

−7%vs 2000

vs 15.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.46 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202439K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 517.7%(1,315)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 918%(1,338)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1418.2%(1,350)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1916.4%(1,217)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.7%(500)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 347.1%(531)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4410.7%(793)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 541.5%(113)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 641.1%(80)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 742.4%(177)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 840.3%(23)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0%(0)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$14,702

+28%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $15,138 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$2,912

−33%vs 2000

vs $4,355 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

63.2%

+1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 62.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$165,400

+37%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $159,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$594

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $781 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

30.7%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 31.3% in 2000

69.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.3%(12,921)

Black0.2%(26)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(122)

Asian0%(3)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.6%(7,404)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino3.5%(259)

Asian0.4%(33)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.4%(164)

Dominican0.4%(148)

Central American0.3%(115)

Honduran0.3%(115)

South American0.2%(83)

Argentine0.2%(83)

Puerto Rican0.2%(66)

Spaniard0.1%(53)

Cuban0%(9)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.1%(22)

Ancestry

Hungarian54.4%(21,157)

American5.5%(2,156)

Romanian4.1%(1,603)

Israeli1.9%(732)

Polish1.8%(692)

Arab1.2%(475)

Czech0.9%(354)

German0.8%(303)

Russian0.7%(275)

Syrian0.6%(236)

Irish0.4%(143)

Italian0.3%(129)

+ 13 more ancestry groups with data

Egyptian0.2%(71)

Austrian0.1%(58)

English0.1%(47)

Canadian0.1%(38)

West Indian0.1%(27)

Haitian0.1%(27)

Greek0.1%(23)

Moroccan0%(8)

Slovak0%(7)

Subsaharan African0%(7)

Nigerian0%(7)

Ukrainian0%(5)

Serbian0%(4)

RANKED:Largest Hungarian population · Largest American population · Largest Romanian population · Largest Israeli population · Largest Polish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

5.7%

+2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

47.8%

+3.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 44.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.0%

+2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 0.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

26.0 min

+16%vs 2000

vs 22.4 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 married28.2%(2,806)

Married70.5%(7,026)

Widowed0.2%(23)

Divorced1%(104)

Women 15+

Never married24.6%(2,542)

Married72.3%(7,455)

Widowed1.5%(158)

Divorced1.6%(162)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

1.3%

−1.9 ptssince 2013

from 3.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

11.5%

−3.7 ptssince 2020

from 15.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

6.9%

+2.9 ptssince 2020

from 4.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

3.0%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 2.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

83.9%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 84.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.0%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 0.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

18.2%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 19.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

84.9%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 85.4% 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)100%(39)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era0%(0)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 39 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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