CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Rouses Point

New York · 2,377 residents · 1.75 sq mi

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Rouses Point is home to 2,377 people in New York. 56% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $61,800. That trails the New York median by roughly 18%. Getting to work takes 16 minutes on average. About 17% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

17% 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

2,377

+4%vs 2000

vs 2,277 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.9

−11%vs 2000

vs 39.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.75 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.5%(155)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.2%(148)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148%(189)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.2%(171)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246%(142)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.3%(387)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.1%(360)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.8%(256)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.8%(210)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.3%(197)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.8%(91)

US avg: 4%

85 and over3%(71)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$27,157

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $39,167 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,018

−37%vs 2000

vs $20,539 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

10.8%

+1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$61,800

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $81,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$340

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $461 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

56.3%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 57.6% in 2000

43.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.6%(2,199)

Black0.7%(16)

Hispanic / Latino1.4%(31)

Asian0.2%(5)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.7%(2,346)

Black0.6%(14)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(17)

Asian0.5%(11)

Other0.3%(6)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.4%(58)

Puerto Rican0.1%(3)

Dominican0.1%(3)

Central American0%(1)

Honduran0%(1)

Asian origin

Filipino0.7%(17)

Thai0.5%(11)

Japanese0.3%(7)

Ancestry

French19.6%(473)

Irish16.9%(409)

English16.7%(404)

French Canadian12.9%(312)

Italian6.9%(166)

American5.6%(134)

Scottish5.1%(123)

German3.4%(82)

Welsh1.4%(35)

Polish0.8%(20)

Canadian0.7%(16)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(15)

+ 8 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch0.4%(10)

Russian0.4%(10)

Finnish0.4%(9)

Lithuanian0.3%(8)

Ukrainian0.3%(7)

Brazilian0.2%(6)

British0.2%(6)

Swedish0.2%(6)

RANKED:Largest French population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest French Canadian population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

16.9%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

75.0%

−9.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.8%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.3 min

+21%vs 2000

vs 13.5 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 married37.1%(365)

Married54.3%(534)

Widowed3.2%(31)

Divorced5.4%(53)

Women 15+

Never married26.7%(265)

Married51.4%(510)

Widowed10.1%(100)

Divorced11.9%(118)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.5%

−1.4 ptssince 2013

from 4.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

59.0%

+7.6 ptssince 2020

from 51.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.9%

−1.9 ptssince 2020

from 14.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.4%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 22.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

27.9%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 27.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

6.2%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 5.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

66.8%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 64.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

49.6%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 50.9% 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)26.2%(44)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)41.1%(69)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era43.5%(73)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 168 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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