CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Mohawk

New York · 2,986 residents · 0.88 sq mi

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Mohawk is home to 2,986 people in New York. That trails the New York median by roughly 41%. About 8% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $53,700. Getting to work takes 13 minutes on average. Households take in $19,466 at the median, 35% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

2,986

+12%vs 2000

vs 2,660 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.2

−12%vs 2000

vs 40.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.88 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20243K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56%(179)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.5%(195)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.8%(173)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1911.6%(346)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.4%(191)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.4%(400)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.5%(434)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549%(269)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.6%(258)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.5%(314)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846%(179)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.6%(48)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,466

−21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,439 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,306

−43%vs 2000

vs $16,469 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

12.0%

+3.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$53,700

+14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $62,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$326

+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $398 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

63.6%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 64.0% in 2000

36.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97%(2,579)

Black0.3%(9)

Hispanic / Latino1.9%(50)

Asian0.1%(3)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic100%(2,986)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(28)

Asian0%(0)

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

Central American0.6%(16)

Salvadoran0.6%(16)

Puerto Rican0.1%(3)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.7%(18)

Ancestry

German30.7%(774)

Irish24%(604)

Italian14.4%(363)

English13.5%(341)

Polish7.7%(194)

American3.4%(85)

Dutch2.9%(73)

French2.8%(71)

Russian2.2%(55)

Welsh2.1%(53)

French Canadian1.5%(37)

Ukrainian1.4%(35)

+ 9 more ancestry groups with data

Scottish1.1%(27)

Austrian1%(26)

Greek1%(24)

Slovak0.6%(14)

British0.3%(7)

Croatian0.3%(7)

Swedish0.3%(7)

Danish0.2%(6)

Czech0.2%(5)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.4%

−7.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

75.3%

−6.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.1%

−3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

12.8 min

+4%vs 2000

vs 12.3 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 married37.8%(418)

Married46.1%(509)

Widowed2.9%(32)

Divorced13.2%(146)

Women 15+

Never married28.7%(296)

Married43.3%(447)

Widowed9.3%(96)

Divorced18.8%(194)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.2%

−4.3 ptssince 2013

from 8.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

50.2%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 50.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.1%

−6.4 ptssince 2020

from 21.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

25.4%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 26.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

36.8%

+11.0 ptssince 2020

from 25.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.8%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 3.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

58.7%

−8.6 ptssince 2020

from 67.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

56.2%

+10.3 ptssince 2020

from 45.9% 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)3.4%(4)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)18.8%(22)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era23.9%(28)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.3%(5)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 117 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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