CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Sylvan Beach

New York · 1,119 residents · 0.69 sq mi

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Sylvan Beach is a city of 1,119 people in New York. 7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Households here earn about 33% less than in New York as a whole. Median home value sits at $52,600. Owners hold 72% of the housing stock. The poverty rate is 20.1%, above the 13.2% national rate.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% 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

1,119

+4%vs 2000

vs 1,071 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.1

−22%vs 2000

vs 41.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.69 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024881

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.7%(75)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.7%(86)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.1%(102)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197%(78)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.6%(85)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.8%(177)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.3%(127)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.7%(142)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.8%(110)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.1%(91)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843%(34)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.1%(12)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,031

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,978 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,205

−36%vs 2000

vs $15,876 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

20.1%

+3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$52,600

+18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $58,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$431

+12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $509 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

72.2%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.6% in 2000

27.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.7%(1,046)

Black0.7%(8)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(7)

Asian0.3%(3)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.7%(1,093)

Black0.4%(4)

Hispanic / Latino2%(22)

Asian0.5%(6)

Other1.4%(16)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Asian origin

Filipino1.6%(14)

Chinese0.9%(8)

Ancestry

Irish22.5%(198)

German16.6%(146)

English12.8%(113)

French12.4%(109)

American10%(88)

Polish7.8%(69)

Italian6.1%(54)

Dutch3.3%(29)

Hungarian2.6%(23)

Swiss2.4%(21)

Ukrainian2%(18)

Scottish1%(9)

+ 6 more ancestry groups with data

Arab0.6%(5)

Lebanese0.6%(5)

Czech0.6%(5)

Austrian0.5%(4)

French Canadian0.5%(4)

Welsh0.5%(4)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest French population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.1%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

66.7%

−9.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.7%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

26.8 min

+57%vs 2000

vs 17.1 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 married24.8%(111)

Married53.7%(240)

Widowed9.4%(42)

Divorced12.1%(54)

Women 15+

Never married10.5%(40)

Married59.6%(227)

Widowed13.6%(52)

Divorced16.3%(62)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

0.8%

−2.7 ptssince 2013

from 3.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

54.7%

+15.4 ptssince 2020

from 39.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.6%

−6.8 ptssince 2020

from 19.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

29.3%

−9.9 ptssince 2020

from 39.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

20.7%

−12.4 ptssince 2020

from 33.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

8.4%

+5.2 ptssince 2020

from 3.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

68.9%

+11.4 ptssince 2020

from 57.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

47.3%

−15.1 ptssince 2020

from 62.4% 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)0%(0)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)39%(39)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era19%(19)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War7%(7)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 100 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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