Port Jervis, New York demographics

Port Jervis, NY demographics: median age 40.2; 15.8% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Port Jervis city, New York · Incorporated city · GEOID 3659388. The survey estimates a population of 8,652 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Port Jervis is 40.2 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.7 years. There are 3,586 households (±339). 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	40.2 ±1.7	39.8 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 8,652
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Under 18	1,640 ±340	19.0% ±3.9 pp	20.5%	22.0%
18–34	2,014 ±456	23.3% ±5.3 pp	23.1%	22.8%
35–64	3,301 ±423	38.2% ±4.9 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	1,697 ±388	19.6% ±4.5 pp	17.9%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 8,652
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Male	4,544 ±365	52.5% ±4.2 pp	48.8%	49.5%
Female	4,108 ±372	47.5% ±4.3 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: 8,652
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
White alone	5,179 ±662	59.9% ±7.6 pp	55.2%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	1,100 ±432	12.7% ±5.0 pp	14.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	190 ±206 · low precision	2.2% ±2.4 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.9%
Asian alone	370 ±165	4.3% ±1.9 pp	9.1%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	647 ±492 · low precision	7.5% ±5.7 pp · low precision	10.4%	7.1%
Two or more races	1,166 ±364	13.5% ±4.2 pp	10.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 8,652
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	6,725 ±640	77.7% ±7.4 pp	80.2%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1,927 ±634	22.3% ±7.3 pp	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: 3,586
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Married-couple family	1,319 ±198	36.8% ±4.3 pp	42.5%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	206 ±114 · low precision	5.7% ±3.1 pp · low precision	5.2%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	349 ±108	9.7% ±2.9 pp	13.7%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,454 ±333	40.5% ±8.5 pp	31.1%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	258 ±134 · low precision	7.2% ±3.7 pp · low precision	7.6%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,586
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Households with people under 18	876 ±141	24.4% ±3.2 pp	27.3%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	2,710 ±394	75.6% ±8.3 pp	72.7%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,586
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,454 ±333	40.5% ±8.5 pp	31.1%	28.7%
Two-person households	977 ±263	27.2% ±6.9 pp	31.5%	33.8%
Three-person households	426 ±148	11.9% ±4.0 pp	15.5%	15.3%
Four-person households	317 ±115	8.8% ±3.1 pp	12.4%	12.6%
Five-person households	204 ±104 · low precision	5.7% ±2.8 pp	5.6%	5.9%
Six-person households	174 ±91 · low precision	4.9% ±2.5 pp · low precision	2.2%	2.2%
Seven or more people	34 ±52 · low precision	0.9% ±1.4 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: 8,652
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Native	7,564 ±341	87.4% ±3.9 pp	77.2%	85.9%
Foreign born	1,088 ±334	12.6% ±3.9 pp	22.8%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 8,277
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
English only	6,446 ±568	77.9% ±6.6 pp	69.1%	77.7%
Spanish	1,011 ±488	12.2% ±5.9 pp	14.8%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	122 ±92 · low precision	1.5% ±1.1 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	6 ±11 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	2 ±4 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	2.0%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	279 ±244 · low precision	3.4% ±2.9 pp · low precision	4.0%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	319 ±164 · low precision	3.9% ±2.0 pp · low precision	3.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	26 ±37 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.1%
Arabic	66 ±99 · low precision	0.8% ±1.2 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 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: 5,840
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	736 ±197	12.6% ±3.3 pp	12.0%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	2,567 ±436	44.0% ±6.8 pp	24.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,054 ±243	18.0% ±4.0 pp	14.6%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	561 ±177	9.6% ±3.0 pp	8.8%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	601 ±167	10.3% ±2.8 pp	22.4%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	321 ±110	5.5% ±1.9 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: 8,592
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Same house	7,750 ±326	90.2% ±3.7 pp	90.1%	87.7%
Moved within same county	428 ±177	5.0% ±2.1 pp	5.1%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	246 ±161 · low precision	2.9% ±1.9 pp · low precision	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	122 ±141 · low precision	1.4% ±1.6 pp · low precision	1.5%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	46 ±71 · low precision	0.5% ±0.8 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

4.2% of Port Jervis residents (±1.8 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 5.1% in New York and 8.4% nationally. 82.7% 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	Port Jervis	New York	U.S.	Compared with New York
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	4.2% ±1.8 pp	5.1%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	82.7% ±3.8 pp	90.8%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	6.1% ±2.2 pp	3.7%	6.2%	Higher

Reading and reusing the estimates

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