CITY · 1990 CENSUS

St. James

New York · 12,703 residents · 4.56 sq mi

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With 12,703 people, St. James is a city in New York. 87% of homes are owner-occupied. Households here earn about 56% more than in New York as a whole. The typical home is worth $178,900. Renters pay $844 a month at the median. Households take in $51,571 a year at the median, 71% more than the country as a whole.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.0

US median: 33.0

More educated

27% 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

12,703

−4%vs 2000

vs 13,268 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

37.0

−5%vs 2000

vs 39.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

4.56 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202413K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.4%(814)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.3%(804)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.9%(745)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.2%(792)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.5%(827)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.6%(1,986)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.4%(1,835)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.4%(1,451)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.7%(1,227)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.7%(1,105)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.5%(832)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.2%(285)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$51,571

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $71,144 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$19,333

−35%vs 2000

vs $29,643 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

2.0%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$178,900

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $225,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$844

+27%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $877 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

86.7%

−2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 89.2% in 2000

13.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic94.5%(12,543)

Black0.3%(34)

Hispanic / Latino3.5%(458)

Asian1.2%(163)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.2%(12,604)

Black0.1%(11)

Hispanic / Latino2.4%(307)

Asian0.4%(50)

Other0.3%(38)

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 American4%(524)

South American3.4%(450)

Salvadoran1.7%(230)

Ecuadorian1.4%(192)

Puerto Rican1.4%(185)

Honduran1.3%(172)

Mexican1.1%(144)

Colombian0.8%(108)

Panamanian0.7%(99)

Peruvian0.7%(98)

Cuban0.5%(64)

Paraguayan0.2%(26)

+ 5 more hispanic origin groups with data

Guatemalan0.2%(23)

Dominican0.1%(17)

Venezuelan0.1%(14)

Uruguayan0.1%(12)

Spaniard0.1%(10)

Asian origin

Asian Indian2.6%(338)

Chinese2.2%(290)

Korean0.3%(39)

Filipino0.2%(32)

Sri Lankan0.2%(32)

Japanese0.1%(7)

Ancestry

Italian26.8%(3,549)

Irish19.7%(2,612)

German12.4%(1,644)

Polish5.5%(729)

English4.7%(619)

American3.1%(412)

Russian2.3%(306)

Greek1.6%(212)

French1.2%(159)

Czech0.9%(122)

Hungarian0.7%(93)

Scottish0.6%(82)

+ 27 more ancestry groups with data

Portuguese0.6%(75)

Guyanese0.5%(70)

Norwegian0.5%(64)

Austrian0.4%(50)

Croatian0.4%(49)

Swedish0.4%(47)

Turkish0.3%(43)

Scotch-Irish0.2%(31)

Ukrainian0.2%(30)

Welsh0.2%(29)

Dutch0.2%(28)

Belgian0.2%(20)

Danish0.1%(18)

West Indian0.1%(17)

Canadian0.1%(13)

Arab0.1%(10)

Egyptian0.1%(10)

French Canadian0.1%(10)

Swiss0.1%(10)

Jamaican0.1%(10)

Iranian0.1%(9)

Serbian0.1%(9)

Brazilian0.1%(8)

Israeli0.1%(8)

Haitian0%(6)

Subsaharan African0%(1)

Nigerian0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

26.7%

−4.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 31.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

84.7%

−5.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 90.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

12.0%

−2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

27.1 min

+14%vs 2000

vs 23.7 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 married31.1%(1,609)

Married61%(3,156)

Widowed2.3%(119)

Divorced5.7%(293)

Women 15+

Never married23.8%(1,428)

Married53.9%(3,237)

Widowed14.6%(877)

Divorced7.8%(468)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.5%

−2.5 ptssince 2013

from 5.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

75.4%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 76.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.9%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 13.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.7%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 20.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

7.4%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 9.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.5%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 1.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

86.4%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 87.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

27.1%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 26.4% 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)22.5%(119)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)9.6%(51)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era39.7%(210)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.6%(14)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II11.7%(62)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 529 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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