CITY · 1990 CENSUS

West Hills

New York · 5,849 residents · 4.91 sq mi

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With 5,849 people, West Hills is a city in New York. Households here earn about 106% more than in New York as a whole. The typical home is worth $272,200. 93% of homes are owner-occupied. The median household earns $67,805, about 125% above the national median. This is an unusually credentialed place: 45% of adults have a four-year degree.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.9

US median: 33.0

More educated

45% 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

5,849

+4%vs 2000

vs 5,607 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

37.9

−7%vs 2000

vs 40.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

4.91 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20245K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.9%(402)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.7%(394)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.4%(318)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.7%(390)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.5%(380)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.8%(808)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4418%(1,050)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5413.6%(797)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.5%(671)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.2%(422)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843%(174)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.7%(43)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$67,805

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $87,295 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$28,439

−34%vs 2000

vs $42,783 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

0.7%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$272,200

+9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $330,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$936

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $1,478 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

92.8%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 94.5% in 2000

7.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic92.5%(5,184)

Black0.9%(48)

Hispanic / Latino2.4%(135)

Asian3.4%(191)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.2%(5,627)

Black0.2%(14)

Hispanic / Latino1.2%(73)

Asian3.5%(203)

Other0.1%(5)

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 Rican3.4%(180)

Central American3.1%(168)

Salvadoran1.9%(103)

Honduran1%(52)

Dominican0.9%(46)

South American0.5%(26)

Ecuadorian0.5%(26)

Guatemalan0.2%(13)

Mexican0%(2)

Asian origin

Asian Indian4.9%(262)

Pakistani3.6%(195)

Korean3.6%(193)

Chinese1.9%(100)

Bangladeshi0.3%(16)

Filipino0%(2)

Ancestry

Italian26.6%(1,428)

Irish13.8%(740)

German10.3%(552)

American7.2%(385)

Polish6.7%(359)

English6.4%(345)

Russian3.4%(184)

Greek3%(163)

Austrian2.2%(120)

Israeli2.1%(112)

Turkish1.9%(102)

Norwegian1.1%(58)

+ 20 more ancestry groups with data

Arab0.8%(44)

French0.8%(42)

Dutch0.7%(38)

Hungarian0.6%(34)

Lebanese0.6%(32)

Czech0.6%(32)

Scottish0.5%(28)

Lithuanian0.5%(25)

Slovak0.4%(24)

Latvian0.4%(21)

Iranian0.3%(18)

Ukrainian0.3%(17)

Finnish0.2%(13)

Swedish0.2%(13)

Egyptian0.2%(12)

Danish0.2%(11)

Scotch-Irish0.2%(10)

Swiss0.2%(10)

Croatian0.1%(8)

Subsaharan African0.1%(4)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

44.6%

−7.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 52.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

94.0%

−2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 96.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

19.2%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

28.7 min

+13%vs 2000

vs 25.3 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 married28.8%(681)

Married63.4%(1,501)

Widowed1%(23)

Divorced6.8%(161)

Women 15+

Never married23.6%(558)

Married62.5%(1,479)

Widowed5.2%(122)

Divorced8.7%(207)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.8%

−1.3 ptssince 2013

from 6.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

70.1%

−3.2 ptssince 2020

from 73.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

18.0%

+2.2 ptssince 2020

from 15.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.7%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 19.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

5.9%

−2.8 ptssince 2020

from 8.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.3%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 0.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

85.6%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 84.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

24.0%

−2.6 ptssince 2020

from 26.6% 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)0%(0)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era42.4%(36)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 85 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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