Black River, New York demographics

Black River, NY demographics: median age 38.3; 32.4% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Black River village, New York · Incorporated village · GEOID 3606794. The survey estimates a population of 1,651 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Black River is 38.3 years, with a 90% margin of error of 5.0 years. There are 698 households (±172). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	38.3 ±5.0	39.8 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 1,651
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Under 18	383 ±109	23.2% ±2.8 pp	20.5%	22.0%
18–34	324 ±102	19.6% ±3.5 pp	23.1%	22.8%
35–64	722 ±190	43.7% ±2.6 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	222 ±58	13.4% ±0.6 pp	17.9%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 1,651
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Male	796 ±221	48.2% ±5.1 pp	48.8%	49.5%
Female	855 ±226	51.8% ±3.2 pp	51.2%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 1,651
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
White alone	1,403 ±410	85.0% ±11.9 pp	55.2%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.8 pp · low precision	14.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.8 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.9%
Asian alone	108 ±76 · low precision	6.5% ±4.3 pp · low precision	9.1%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.8 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	7 ±11 · low precision	0.4% ±0.7 pp · low precision	10.4%	7.1%
Two or more races	133 ±88 · low precision	8.1% ±4.9 pp · low precision	10.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 1,651
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	1,626 ±421	98.5% ±3.2 pp	80.2%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	25 ±20 · low precision	1.5% ±1.1 pp · low precision	19.8%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 698
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Married-couple family	367 ±124	52.6% ±12.2 pp	42.5%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	15 ±17 · low precision	2.1% ±2.4 pp · low precision	5.2%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	22 ±15 · low precision	3.2% ±2.0 pp · low precision	13.7%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	168 ±59	24.1% ±6.0 pp	31.1%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	126 ±103 · low precision	18.1% ±14.1 pp · low precision	7.6%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 698
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Households with people under 18	161 ±71	23.1% ±8.4 pp	27.3%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	537 ±154	76.9% ±11.3 pp	72.7%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 698
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	168 ±59	24.1% ±6.0 pp	31.1%	28.7%
Two-person households	328 ±142	47.0% ±16.8 pp	31.5%	33.8%
Three-person households	61 ±26	8.7% ±3.0 pp	15.5%	15.3%
Four-person households	76 ±48 · low precision	10.9% ±6.3 pp · low precision	12.4%	12.6%
Five-person households	43 ±35 · low precision	6.2% ±4.8 pp · low precision	5.6%	5.9%
Six-person households	22 ±28 · low precision	3.2% ±3.9 pp · low precision	2.2%	2.2%
Seven or more people	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±2.8 pp · low precision	1.7%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 1,651
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Native	1,580 ±427	95.7% ±8.1 pp	77.2%	85.9%
Foreign born	71 ±40 · low precision	4.3% ±2.2 pp · low precision	22.8%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 1,564
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
English only	1,454 ±416	93.0% ±9.6 pp	69.1%	77.7%
Spanish	20 ±18 · low precision	1.3% ±1.1 pp · low precision	14.8%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	2 ±5 · low precision	0.1% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	2 ±4 · low precision	0.1% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.9 pp · low precision	2.0%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.9 pp · low precision	4.0%	2.0%
Korean	48 ±60 · low precision	3.1% ±3.7 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.9 pp · low precision	3.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.9 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	24 ±28 · low precision	1.5% ±1.7 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.9 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.1%
Arabic	14 ±23 · low precision	0.9% ±1.5 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.9 pp · low precision	1.3%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 1,193
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	30 ±49 · low precision	2.5% ±4.0 pp · low precision	12.0%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	406 ±221 · low precision	34.0% ±16.3 pp	24.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	228 ±92	19.1% ±5.9 pp	14.6%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	142 ±64	11.9% ±4.4 pp	8.8%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	220 ±90	18.4% ±5.8 pp	22.4%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	167 ±86 · low precision	14.0% ±6.3 pp	17.9%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 1,639
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Same house	1,390 ±380	84.8% ±7.9 pp	90.1%	87.7%
Moved within same county	173 ±107 · low precision	10.6% ±5.9 pp · low precision	5.1%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	10 ±12 · low precision	0.6% ±0.7 pp · low precision	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	52 ±41 · low precision	3.2% ±2.4 pp · low precision	1.5%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	14 ±23 · low precision	0.9% ±1.4 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

6.9% of Black River residents (±7.4 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 5.1% in New York and 8.4% nationally. 89.4% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Black River	New York	U.S.	Compared with New York
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	6.9% ±7.4 pp · low precision	5.1%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	89.4% ±8.6 pp	90.8%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	18.4% ±3.3 pp	3.7%	6.2%	Higher

Reading and reusing the estimates

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