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119th Congress · NY-20

New York's 20th Congressional District

New York's 20th Congressional District (NY-20) has a population of 780,015. The median household income is $84,757 and the median age is 39.9.

780,015

Population

571

People / sq mi

$84,757

Median Income

39.9

Median Age

NY-20 covers 1,366 sq mi of land at 571.0 people per square mile.

Race & Ethnicity

White76.0%
Black or African American8.9%
Asian0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1.1%

Economy & Income

$84,757

Median Household Income

$47,154

Per Capita Income

7.2%

Poverty Rate

3.1%

Unemployment

Housing

$274,100

Median Home Value

$1,236

Median Rent

61.5%

Homeownership

Education

92.9%

High School+

41.9%

Bachelor's+

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Frequently Asked Questions

New York's 20th Congressional District (NY-20) has a population of 780,015 according to the latest Census ACS 5-Year estimates. Each US Congressional District is drawn to be roughly equal in population (~760K people).

The median household income in New York's 20th Congressional District is $84,757, with a per capita income of $47,154.

New York's 20th Congressional District is 76.0% White, 8.9% Black, 0.0% Asian, and 1.1% Hispanic or Latino, per Census ACS data.

Data for New York's 20th Congressional District (119th Congress) from the American Community Survey 5-Year estimates. Land area from the Census Gazetteer files. Congressional districts are redrawn after each decennial Census; the 119th Congress (current) uses post-2020 boundaries.

The this entity record above pulls directly from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files. What follows is the per-entity context — how this entity sits in the broader U.S. population demographics distribution and which underlying factors drive the headline numbers.

The methodology behind every numeric value on this page is publicly documented on the the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files portal and described in detail on this site’s methodology page. Refresh cadence varies by underlying series; the page surfaces the as-of date for each number so readers can trace any figure back to the source release.

Practical use of this page is in combination with the comparison and ranking pages elsewhere on the site, which surface the same data for this entity’s peers within U.S. states, metros, cities, and ZIPs. A single-entity reading without peer context can be misleading when an entity is an outlier on one axis but typical on another.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS, 2026.