With 18,885 people, Roosevelt is a city in New York. The foreign-born share is 38%. Households here earn about 57% more than in New York as a whole. Few US cities rank higher on income. There are 10,669 people per square mile. Median rent is $2,565 a month.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $135,069, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.7
US median: 38.9
Less educated
29% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 71%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Roosevelt
What changed most since 1990
Black share86.4% → 51.6%(−34.8 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Hispanic share8.2% → 40.2%(+32.0 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Poverty rate11.3% → 3.8%(−7.5 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
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)30%(67)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)9.4%(21)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era43%(96)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.8%(4)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 223 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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Over time
Roosevelt, decade by decade
Roosevelt population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
15,030
$104,641
$324,249
12.9%
30.6
2000
15,854
$103,315
$279,442
14.3%
46.2
2010
16,258
$99,879
$511,700
21.0%
64.3
2020
18,066
$112,249
$396,216
21.8%
70.0
2024
18,885
$135,069
$477,400
28.7%
71.2
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
