CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Pleasantville

New York · 6,592 residents · 1.85 sq mi

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Pleasantville is home to 6,592 people in New York. Median home value sits at $280,400. Households here earn about 87% more than in New York as a whole. 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 20% nationally. The median household earns $61,630, about 105% above the national median. Renters pay $813 a month at the median.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.8

US median: 33.0

More educated

46% 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

6,592

−8%vs 2000

vs 7,172 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.8

−6%vs 2000

vs 37.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.85 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20247K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.6%(434)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.7%(373)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.7%(375)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.4%(420)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.2%(406)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.4%(1,212)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.4%(950)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5413.6%(898)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.7%(703)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747%(459)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.2%(278)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.3%(84)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$61,630

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $86,632 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$26,816

−35%vs 2000

vs $41,397 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

3.3%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$280,400

+18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $313,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$813

+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $997 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

71.5%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.7% in 2000

28.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic86.1%(6,172)

Black2.5%(180)

Hispanic / Latino7.4%(528)

Asian2.9%(207)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic94%(6,196)

Black2%(133)

Hispanic / Latino4.2%(275)

Asian3.4%(223)

Other0.6%(40)

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 American6.5%(482)

Nicaraguan6.2%(457)

South American5%(370)

Ecuadorian2.3%(173)

Colombian1.7%(127)

Dominican1.3%(93)

Puerto Rican0.8%(57)

Spaniard0.6%(45)

Chilean0.5%(35)

Venezuelan0.3%(21)

Peruvian0.2%(14)

Salvadoran0.2%(13)

+ 3 more hispanic origin groups with data

Guatemalan0.2%(12)

Mexican0.1%(7)

Cuban0%(2)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.4%(33)

Korean0.4%(31)

Filipino0.1%(6)

Ancestry

Italian26.2%(1,934)

Irish23.1%(1,706)

German6.4%(475)

English4.9%(359)

Russian4.7%(343)

Polish4.3%(320)

American3.6%(269)

Austrian1.9%(137)

French Canadian1.8%(130)

Scottish1.7%(127)

Slovak1.3%(98)

Hungarian1.1%(80)

+ 23 more ancestry groups with data

Canadian0.7%(51)

French0.5%(38)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(33)

Swedish0.4%(32)

Dutch0.4%(31)

Greek0.4%(27)

British0.3%(25)

Czech0.3%(25)

Finnish0.3%(24)

Lithuanian0.3%(24)

Ukrainian0.3%(23)

Norwegian0.2%(16)

Swiss0.2%(15)

Welsh0.2%(14)

Arab0.1%(10)

Lebanese0.1%(10)

Croatian0.1%(9)

Portuguese0.1%(6)

Romanian0.1%(6)

West Indian0%(3)

Subsaharan African0%(2)

Jamaican0%(2)

Barbadian0%(1)

RANKED:Largest Italian population · Largest Irish population · Largest Central American population · Largest German population · Largest Nicaraguan population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

45.5%

−10.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 56.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

89.4%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 90.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

17.4%

−11.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 28.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

27.6 min

+6%vs 2000

vs 26.2 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 married42.4%(1,252)

Married52.4%(1,549)

Widowed1.8%(53)

Divorced3.5%(102)

Women 15+

Never married36.4%(1,124)

Married45.6%(1,408)

Widowed9.5%(293)

Divorced8.5%(261)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

1.5%

−4.3 ptssince 2013

from 5.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

77.4%

+4.0 ptssince 2020

from 73.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.1%

−2.5 ptssince 2020

from 13.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.5%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 14.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

13.1%

+4.6 ptssince 2020

from 8.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.5%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 0.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

85.3%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 84.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

27.3%

+5.3 ptssince 2020

from 22.0% 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)27.4%(26)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)20%(19)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era49.5%(47)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 95 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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