CITY · 1990 CENSUS

New Square

New York · 2,792 residents · 0.37 sq mi

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New Square is home to 2,792 people in New York. This skews young, with a median age of 14.5. The poverty rate is 56.4%, above the 13.2% national rate. Owners hold 25% of the housing stock. Households here earn about 59% less than in New York as a whole. The typical home is worth $172,300.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 14.5

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

2,792

−40%vs 2000

vs 4,624 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

14.5

+3%vs 2000

vs 14.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.37 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202410K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 516.9%(473)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 919.7%(551)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1414.9%(415)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.6%(239)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.3%(177)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413%(362)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 449.4%(262)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 543.3%(91)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 643.3%(92)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 743.6%(100)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 840.5%(15)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.5%(15)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$13,488

+46%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $12,162 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$4,464

−15%vs 2000

vs $5,237 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

56.4%

−16.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$172,300

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $232,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$463

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $734 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

24.8%

+7.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.1% in 2000

75.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.6%(4,465)

Black1.6%(75)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(19)

Asian0.9%(41)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.2%(2,741)

Black1.8%(51)

Hispanic / Latino0.1%(4)

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

Spaniard2.9%(289)

Central American0.8%(75)

Guatemalan0.8%(75)

Puerto Rican0.1%(10)

Asian origin

Thai0.5%(46)

Ancestry

Hungarian51.4%(5,035)

American13.3%(1,307)

Polish7.1%(692)

West Indian2.6%(254)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian2.5%(245)

German2.4%(239)

Austrian1.9%(186)

Romanian1.2%(117)

Arab1%(95)

Russian0.5%(47)

Ukrainian0.5%(47)

Czech0.3%(32)

+ 10 more ancestry groups with data

Israeli0.3%(30)

Italian0.3%(29)

Swiss0.2%(20)

Slovak0.1%(10)

British0.1%(9)

Danish0.1%(9)

Norwegian0.1%(9)

Swedish0.1%(9)

Haitian0.1%(9)

English0.1%(8)

RANKED:Largest Hungarian population · Largest American population · Largest Polish population · Largest Spaniard population · Largest West Indian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.8%

+0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

59.0%

+33.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 25.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.3%

+4.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.3 min

+42%vs 2000

vs 15.0 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 married33.1%(898)

Married65.4%(1,774)

Widowed0.4%(12)

Divorced1.1%(30)

Women 15+

Never married26.5%(642)

Married70%(1,695)

Widowed2%(48)

Divorced1.6%(38)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.7%

+0.5 ptssince 2013

from 3.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

4.6%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 5.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

6.9%

+4.6 ptssince 2020

from 2.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

3.8%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 3.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

88.3%

−2.8 ptssince 2020

from 91.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.0%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 0.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

11.1%

+3.8 ptssince 2020

from 7.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

89.7%

−2.5 ptssince 2020

from 92.2% 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%(45)

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 45 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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