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Washington Heights, NY (New York) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $349,489 (it was $104,700 in 2000)
Washington Heights:

$349,489
New York:

$400,400
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $294,178 - $428,928

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $333,449
Here:

$333,449
State:

$476,719

Townhouses or other attached units: $263,806
Here:

$263,806
State:

$699,270

Total population: 1,689 (Urban population: 1,308, Rural population: 0)

Houses: 661 (610 occupied: 539 owner occupied, 79 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

13%
State:

46%

Housing density: 438 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $2,845,676.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,768 (lower quartile is $1,601, upper quartile is $1,863)


Median gross rent in Washington Heights, NY in 2022: over $2,000

Housing units in Washington Heights with a mortgage: 404 (22 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 23 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $79,344

Median monthly housing costs: $2,157

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Washington Heights, New York Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1994

Median year apartment built: 1954

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,590
  • Male householders: 284 (117 living alone), Female householders: 321 (77 living alone)
  • 210 spouses (210 opposite-sex spouses), 78 unmarried partners, (78 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 636 children (636 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 58 foster children, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 139 2-persons, 170 3-persons, 46 4-persons, 35 5-persons, 24 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 197 1-person, 10 2-persons.

47 married couples with children.
384 single-parent households (192 men, 192 women).

75.4% of residents of Washington Heights speak English at home.
17.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% speak English very well, 41% speak English not well).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
2.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (45% speak English very well, 55% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 173 (10.9%)
(77.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.6
State:

6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

5.0
State:

3.8

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Washington Heights, New York
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Washington Heights, New York
  • 0no bedroom
  • 211 bedroom
  • 802 bedrooms
  • 2873 bedrooms
  • 1244 bedrooms
  • 285+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Washington Heights, New York
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Washington Heights, New York
  • 0no bedroom
  • 01 bedroom
  • 482 bedrooms
  • 323 bedrooms
  • 04 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Washington Heights in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Washington Heights in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 68no vehicle
  • 2071 vehicle
  • 1572 vehicles
  • 1083 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Washington Heights in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Washington Heights in renter-occupied apartments
  • 0no vehicle
  • 431 vehicle
  • 02 vehicles
  • 363 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Washington Heights, New York
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Washington Heights, New York
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 03 rooms
  • 724 rooms
  • 935 rooms
  • 906 rooms
  • 1427 rooms
  • 588 rooms
  • 859+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Washington Heights, New York
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Washington Heights, New York
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 03 rooms
  • 114 rooms
  • 685 rooms
  • 06 rooms
  • 07 rooms
  • 08 rooms
  • 09+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
  • Washington Heights, NY household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Washington Heights, NY in 2022
  • 73Less than $10,000
  • 18$10,000 to $19,999
  • 54$20,000 to $29,999
  • 37$30,000 to $39,999
  • 30$40,000 to $49,999
  • 56$50,000 to $59,999
  • 85$60,000 to $74,999
  • 74$75,000 to $99,999
  • 36$100,000 to $124,999
  • 36$150,000 to $199,999
  • 134$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Washington Heights, NY

  • Distribution of house value in Washington Heights, NY in 2022
  • 11$100,000 to $124,999
  • 16$125,000 to $149,999
  • 19$150,000 to $174,999
  • 9$175,000 to $199,999
  • 26$200,000 to $249,999
  • 84$250,000 to $299,999
  • 209$300,000 to $399,999
  • 90$400,000 to $499,999
  • 14$500,000 to $749,999
  • 18$750,000 to $999,999
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Washington Heights, NY

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Washington Heights, NY in 2022
  • 13$1,250 to $1,499
  • 78$1,500 to $1,999
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 45.5%
Number of people working at home: 27 (3.9% of all workers)

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 0
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 72
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 37
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 22
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 85
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 18
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 75
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 0
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 0
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 72
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 53
  • 90 or more minutes: 205

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 488 (78.0%)
  • Carpooled: 103 (16.5%)
  • Taxi: 9 (1.4%)
  • Walked: 26 (4.2%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 11.9%Males
  • 34.8%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Washington Heights, New York
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Washington Heights, New York
  • 1062010 or later
  • 382000 to 2009
  • 01990 to 1999
  • 151980 to 1989
  • 221970 to 1979
  • 19Before 1970
Ancestries in Washington Heights, NY

First ancestries reported:

  • Italian: 96 (12.2%)
  • American: 44 (5.6%)
  • English: 42 (5.4%)
  • Polish: 20 (2.6%)
  • West Indian: 16 (2.0%)
  • European: 15 (1.9%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico
Washington Heights:

36.9% (58)
New York:

4.8% (214,559)

Vietnam
Washington Heights:

21.0% (33)
New York:

0.6% (25,517)

Costa Rica
Washington Heights:

16.6% (26)
New York:

0.2% (7,345)

Grenada
Washington Heights:

12.1% (19)
New York:

0.5% (22,582)

Philippines
Washington Heights:

8.3% (13)
New York:

2.0% (91,070)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 1,326
  • Other state: 96
  • Northeast: 44
  • Midwest: 0
  • South: 50
  • West: 0

96.7% of Washington Heights residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 51.2% lived in this county.


Washington Heights:

96.7%
State average:

89.6%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 46
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 0
  • 9th grade: 0
  • 10th grade: 0
  • 11th grade: 0
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 31
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 132
  • Less than 1 year of college: 0
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 139
  • Associate degree: 102
  • Bachelor's degree: 48
  • Master's degree: 0
  • Professional school degree: 0
  • Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 21
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 0
  • 9th grade: 0
  • 10th grade: 0
  • 11th grade: 0
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 0
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 207
  • Less than 1 year of college: 49
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 0
  • Associate degree: 69
  • Bachelor's degree: 72
  • Master's degree: 27
  • Professional school degree: 0
  • Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Females
Washington Heights marital status for males
Washington Heights marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 483
  • One, attached: 166
  • 3 or 4: 11
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 6.2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 11.6%

House/condo owner moved in on average 10 years ago

Renter moved in on average 1 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Washington Heights
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Washington Heights, NY
  • 81.2%Utility gas
  • 11.1%Electricity
  • 7.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Washington Heights, NY
  • 59.7%Utility gas
  • 40.3%Electricity

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 20
Here:

10.9%
New York:

15.6%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
Here:

0.0%
New York:

15.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 44
Here:

72.1%
New York:

39.2%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability