Wheatley Heights, NY (New York) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 5,034, Rural population: 0)

Wheatley Heights, New York Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 1,490 (1,458 occupied: 1,233 owner occupied, 225 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	15%
State:	47%

Housing density: 1101 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $386,378.

Median contract rent in 2007: $1,119 (lower quartile is $980, upper quartile is $1,830)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,373

Median gross rent in Wheatley Heights, NY in 2007: $1,372

Housing units in Wheatley Heights with a mortgage: 883 (124 second mortgage, 114 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 244

Wheatley Heights,NY index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $463,906 (it was $190,100 in 2000)

Wheatley Heights:	$463,906
New York:	$311,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $386,257 - $570,471

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $472,444
Here: $472,444
State: $352,556

Townhouses or other attached units: $386,734
Here: $386,734
State: $476,263

In 2-unit structures: $300,266
Here: $300,266
State: $482,362

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $111,351
Here: $111,351
State: $503,284

Household type by relationship

Households: 4,998

In family households: 4,733 (936 male householders, 297 female householders)
946 spouses, 1,919 children (1,837 natural, 41 adopted, 41 stepchildren), 81 grandchildren, 58 brothers or sisters, 51 parents, 320 other relatives, 125 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 265 (85 male householders (70 living alone)), 127 female householders (98 living alone)), 53 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 36 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 336 2-persons, 244 3-persons, 280 4-persons, 206 5-persons, 79 6-persons, 88 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 168 1-person, 29 2-persons, 15 3-persons.

965 married couples with children.
280 single-parent households (36 men, 244 women).

78.8% of residents of Wheatley Heights speak English at home.
6.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
12.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (73% speak English very well, 27% speak English not well).
1.9% of residents speak other language at home (38% speak English very well, 57% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 901 (17.9%)
(65.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	7.8
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.8
State:	3.6

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Wheatley Heights, New York:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 12 4 rooms: 47 5 rooms: 51 6 rooms: 144 7 rooms: 259 8 rooms: 391 9 or more rooms: 329

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wheatley Heights, New York:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 37 3 rooms: 38 4 rooms: 27 5 rooms: 35 6 rooms: 29 7 rooms: 14 8 rooms: 24 9 or more rooms: 21

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 8
1995 to 1998: 10
1990 to 1994: 44
1980 to 1989: 93
1970 to 1979: 429
1960 to 1969: 612
1950 to 1959: 167
1940 to 1949: 85
1939 or earlier: 42

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Wheatley Heights:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 19 2 bedrooms: 26 3 bedrooms: 374 4 bedrooms: 610 5 or more bedrooms: 204

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wheatley Heights:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 75 2 bedrooms: 49 3 bedrooms: 49 4 bedrooms: 40 5 or more bedrooms: 12

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Wheatley Heights in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 31 1 vehicle: 238 2 vehicles: 543 3 vehicles: 258 4 vehicles: 128 5 or more vehicles: 35

Cars and other vehicles available in Wheatley Heights in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 50 1 vehicle: 103 2 vehicles: 47 3 vehicles: 25 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Wheatley Heights, NY:

Less than $10,000: 3
$10,000 to $14,999: 1
$15,000 to $19,999: 1
$20,000 to $24,999: 1
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 0
$50,000 to $59,999: 0
$60,000 to $69,999: 4
$70,000 to $79,999: 2
$80,000 to $89,999: 3
$90,000 to $99,999: 6
$100,000 to $124,999: 14
$125,000 to $149,999: 25
$150,000 to $174,999: 1
$175,000 to $199,999: 8
$200,000 to $249,999: 25
$250,000 to $299,999: 38
$300,000 to $399,999: 242
$400,000 to $499,999: 362
$500,000 to $749,999: 369
$750,000 to $999,999: 95
$1,000,000 or more: 34

Wheatley Heights rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Wheatley Heights:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 0
$300 to $349: 0
$350 to $399: 0
$400 to $449: 2
$450 to $499: 5
$500 to $549: 0
$550 to $599: 0
$600 to $649: 0
$650 to $699: 0
$700 to $749: 0
$750 to $799: 2
$800 to $899: 13
$900 to $999: 29
$1,000 to $1,249: 77
$1,250 to $1,499: 17
$1,500 to $1,999: 38
$2,000 or more: 35
No cash rent: 7

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 69 1990 to 1994: 85 1985 to 1989: 94 1980 to 1984: 217 1975 to 1979: 66 1970 to 1974: 145 1970 to 1974: 101 1965 to 1969: 124

Wheatley Heights, NY Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 48.8%
Number of people working at home: 43 (1.8% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 18
5 to 9 minutes: 114
10 to 14 minutes: 231
15 to 19 minutes: 384
20 to 24 minutes: 343
25 to 29 minutes: 71
30 to 34 minutes: 287
35 to 39 minutes: 57
40 to 44 minutes: 77
45 to 59 minutes: 201
60 to 89 minutes: 333
90 or more minutes: 204

Wheatley Heights mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,723 (73%)
Carpooled: 216 (9%)
Bus or trolley bus: 20 (1%)
Subway or elevated: 15 (1%)
Railroad: 314 (13%)
Taxi: 12 (1%)
Bicycle: 13 (1%)
Walked: 7 (0%)
Worked at home: 43 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 55
$10,000 to $14,999: 35
$15,000 to $19,999: 36
$20,000 to $24,999: 31
$25,000 to $29,999: 69
$30,000 to $34,999: 71
$35,000 to $39,999: 56
$40,000 to $44,999: 52
$45,000 to $49,999: 21
$50,000 to $59,999: 143
$60,000 to $74,999: 153
$75,000 to $99,999: 229
$100,000 to $124,999: 145
$125,000 to $149,999: 136
$150,000 to $199,999: 108
$200,000 or more: 105

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 2223

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 723

Italian: 474

Haitian: 266

Jamaican: 248

Irish: 218

United States or American: 176

German: 163

West Indian: 104

Russian: 92

English: 78

Subsaharan African:: 70

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 65

Eastern European: 55

African: 48

Hungarian: 42

Ukrainian: 40

Polish: 32

Arab:: 29

Egyptian: 29

Dutch West Indian: 24

Greek: 16

Ghanian: 15

Guyanese: 15

Belgian: 13

Scottish: 13

Czechoslovakian: 12

Austrian: 10

Belizean: 9

Israeli: 8

Ethiopian: 7

Barbadian: 7

Canadian: 6

Romanian: 6

Lithuanian: 6

European: 5

Armenian: 5

Scotch-Irish: 4

Dutch: 4

Yugoslavian: 4

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

Haiti (22%)
Jamaica (21%)
Pakistan (7%)
Trinidad and Tobago (7%)
Ghana (4%)
Guatemala (4%)
Other Caribbean (4%)

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

This state: 3485
Northeast: 159
Midwest: 36
South: 322
West: 54

70% of Wheatley Heights residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 82% lived in New York.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 10
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 14
7th and 8th grade: 6
9th grade: 36
10th grade: 5
11th grade: 27
12th grade, no diploma: 46
High school graduate (or equivalency): 353
Less than 1 year of college: 138
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 136
Associate degree: 166
Bachelor's degree: 334
Master's degree: 132
Professional school degree: 78
Doctorate degree: 24

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 36
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 41
7th and 8th grade: 10
9th grade: 29
10th grade: 19
11th grade: 38
12th grade, no diploma: 86
High school graduate (or equivalency): 514
Less than 1 year of college: 93
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 214
Associate degree: 132
Bachelor's degree: 197
Master's degree: 130
Professional school degree: 68
Doctorate degree: 6

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.8%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 7.8%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.7%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 10.8%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $95,183
Black householders: $98,107
Asian householders: $165,278
Some other race householders: $214,508
Two or more races householders: $102,292
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $113,776

Wheatley Heights household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Wheatley Heights household income for Black householders

Wheatley Heights household income for Asian householders

Wheatley Heights household income for Some other race householders

Wheatley Heights household income for Two or more races householders

Wheatley Heights household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Wheatley Heights marital status for males

Wheatley Heights marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $511,004
Black or African American householders: $427,057
Asian householders: $427,057
Some other race householders: $559,322
Two or more races householders: $518,569
Hispanic or Latino householders: $557,126

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,285
One, attached: 5
Two: 63
3 or 4: 17
5 to 9: 33
10 to 19: 23
20 to 49: 23
50 or more: 41

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Wheatley Heights:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (50%) Utility gas (43%) Electricity (5%) Coal or coke (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (54%) Electricity (29%) Utility gas (11%) Other fuel (6%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 13

Here:	1.7%
New York:	14.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 18

Here:	4.6%
New York:	13.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 31

Here:	14.4%
New York:	38.2%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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