CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Tappan

New York · 6,867 residents · 2.76 sq mi

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Tappan is a city of 6,867 people in New York. Median home value sits at $241,000. That is roughly 90% ahead of the New York median. Owners hold 91% of the housing stock. The median household earns $62,502, about 107% above the national median. 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 20% nationally.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 38.8

US median: 33.0

More educated

40% 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

6,867

+2%vs 2000

vs 6,757 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

38.8

−4%vs 2000

vs 40.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.76 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20247K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.1%(352)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96%(411)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.8%(470)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.3%(500)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.2%(497)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.4%(853)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.4%(987)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5416.5%(1,136)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6414.4%(990)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.4%(437)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.4%(168)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1%(66)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$62,502

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $86,435 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$24,025

−27%vs 2000

vs $32,811 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

0.9%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$241,000

+16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $273,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$905

+39%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $857 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

90.7%

−2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 93.3% in 2000

9.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic77.2%(5,218)

Black1.1%(76)

Hispanic / Latino6.4%(430)

Asian13.5%(912)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic85.2%(5,852)

Black1.8%(126)

Hispanic / Latino4.8%(329)

Asian12.5%(856)

Other0.5%(33)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican4.7%(311)

Central American4%(267)

Salvadoran4%(267)

South American3.6%(242)

Spaniard3.1%(208)

Ecuadorian1.9%(124)

Dominican1.2%(82)

Colombian1%(70)

Mexican1%(67)

Bolivian0.5%(36)

Venezuelan0.2%(12)

Asian origin

Asian Indian5.8%(386)

Chinese3.4%(226)

Korean2.3%(152)

Pakistani1.7%(111)

Filipino0.7%(44)

Ancestry

Italian18%(1,205)

Irish17.3%(1,156)

English6.1%(408)

German4.8%(321)

American4.4%(297)

Polish4.4%(294)

Russian3.6%(241)

Subsaharan African2.4%(161)

Armenian1.6%(104)

Ghanaian1.5%(98)

Scottish1.4%(94)

Croatian1.4%(93)

+ 22 more ancestry groups with data

Greek0.8%(54)

Portuguese0.6%(43)

Ukrainian0.6%(41)

Arab0.5%(33)

Turkish0.4%(30)

Austrian0.4%(26)

Dutch0.4%(26)

Lebanese0.4%(25)

Czech0.4%(25)

French0.3%(22)

British0.3%(21)

Australian0.3%(20)

Hungarian0.3%(20)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(19)

Swiss0.2%(15)

Lithuanian0.2%(13)

Brazilian0.2%(12)

Romanian0.2%(11)

West Indian0.1%(10)

Slovak0.1%(9)

Syrian0.1%(8)

Swedish0.1%(7)

RANKED:Largest Italian population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Asian Indian population · Largest German population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

39.6%

−7.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 46.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

91.5%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 92.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

19.3%

+0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

32.3 min

+19%vs 2000

vs 27.2 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 married29.8%(775)

Married61.9%(1,611)

Widowed1.6%(41)

Divorced6.8%(176)

Women 15+

Never married25.8%(786)

Married56%(1,706)

Widowed11.3%(343)

Divorced6.9%(210)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

1.6%

−3.3 ptssince 2013

from 4.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

76.8%

−3.7 ptssince 2020

from 80.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.3%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 11.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.5%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 19.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

10.3%

+5.0 ptssince 2020

from 5.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.7%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 1.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

83.8%

−6.4 ptssince 2020

from 90.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

30.0%

+6.9 ptssince 2020

from 23.1% 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)12.8%(21)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era25%(41)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War25.6%(42)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 164 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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