Demographics of Beacon city, New York

Beacon city, New York had 14,931 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +602 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Beacon city, in four figures

14,931
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 14,834 ±29.; +4.2%
Change since July 2020: +602 people.; 42.0 ±2.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $107,859 ±$21,401
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Beacon city, New York's population grew 4.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Beacon city, New York's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Beacon city, New York's population grew 4.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Beacon city, New York's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	14,329	100.0	100.0
2021	14,371	100.3	100.2
2022	14,509	101.3	100.7
2023	14,655	102.3	101.6
2024	14,864	103.7	102.5
2025	14,931	104.2	103.1

Population of Beacon city, New York on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	14,329	—
2021	14,371	+42
2022	14,509	+138
2023	14,655	+146
2024	14,864	+209
2025	14,931	+67

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.0 ±2.2: for men 41.0 ±2.7 and for women 42.8 ±2.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Beacon city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	New York	United States
Under 5	820 ±211	5.5% ±1.4	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,143 ±414	14.4% ±2.8	15.0% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	549 ±169	3.7% ±1.1	8.9% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,475 ±477	30.2% ±3.2	27.1% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,713 ±571	31.8% ±3.8	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,134 ±324	14.4% ±2.2	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $107,859 ±$21,401, and income per person $58,996 ±$5,295, in 2024 dollars. The median is $85,974 ±$402 in New York and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Beacon city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	New York	United States
Under $25,000	836 ±257	12.8% ±3.9	16.0% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	775 ±221	11.9% ±3.3	15.1% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	829 ±218	12.7% ±3.3	13.6% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	743 ±218	11.4% ±3.3	11.4% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,262 ±386	19.4% ±5.9	16.7% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	806 ±225	12.4% ±3.4	10.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,256 ±250	19.3% ±3.7	17.1% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Beacon city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	New York	United States
All ages	1,287 ±383	9.0% ±2.7	14.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	42 to 276	1.6% to 9.2%	18.3% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	704 ±229	8.4% ±2.7	12.8% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	424 ±190	14.6% ±6.2	13.1% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Beacon city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Beacon city	New York	United States
Housing units	6,753 ±376	8,585,241 ±652	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	96.4% ±7.3	90.0% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	3.6% ±1.7	10.0% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	61.1% ±4.4	54.3% ±0.2	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	38.9% ±4.2	45.7% ±0.1	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$471,600 ±$27,415	$423,800 ±$1,627	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,658 ±$145	$1,621 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1957 ±3	1959 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Beacon city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	New York	United States
Hispanic or Latino	3,003 ±609	20.2% ±4.1	19.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	9,194 ±761	62.0% ±5.1	52.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,312 ±347	8.8% ±2.3	13.4% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	110 to 754	0.7% to 5.1%	9.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 28	0% to 0.2%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 180	0% to 1.2%	1.0% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	794 ±318	5.4% ±2.1	3.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Beacon city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	New York	United States
Born in the state	9,320 ±577	62.8% ±3.9	62.4% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,236 ±440	21.8% ±3.0	12.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	542 ±239	3.7% ±1.6	2.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,736 ±448	11.7% ±3.0	22.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,096 ±287	7.4% ±1.9	13.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	640 ±313	4.3% ±2.1	9.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Beacon city among the places of New York

137th of 354 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the New York page.

Places of New York near Beacon city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Depew village	15,000 ±40
Gloversville city	14,962 ±23
Johnson City village	14,940 ±74
Riverhead CDP	14,936 ±1,082
Eggertsville CDP	14,894 ±1,177
Beacon city	14,834 ±29
South Farmingdale CDP	14,676 ±1,184
Glens Falls city	14,609 ±46
New Cassel CDP	14,551 ±2,003
Manorville CDP	14,233 ±1,244
North New Hyde Park CDP	14,159 ±1,069

Rankings this appears in

No. 24 Places in New York by median age
No. 42 Places in New York by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 54 Places in New York by per capita income
No. 64 Places in New York by poverty rate
No. 86 Places in New York by median household income
No. 94 Places in New York by foreign-born share

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026