Hillcrest vs New Square

A side-by-side comparison of Hillcrest and New Square: population, income, housing, and more.

Hillcrest and New Square are places in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

New Square has the higher population (9,712 vs 8,989 in Hillcrest). Hillcrest has the higher median household income ($142,260 vs $28,880 in New Square). New Square has the higher median home value ($618,800 vs $551,200 in Hillcrest).

Population, income & housing

	Hillcrest	New Square
Population	8,989	9,712
Median age	35.3 yrs	15.8 yrs
Median household income	$142,260	$28,880
Median home value	$551,200	$618,800
Median gross rent	$2,488	$1,575
Housing units	2,123	1,828
Homeownership rate	74.1%	11.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.6%	3.1%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	7.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hillcrest	New Square
Population	7,441 → 8,989 (+20.8%)	8,373 → 9,712 (+16.0%)
Median household income	$94,464 → $142,260 (+50.6%)	$23,730 → $28,880 (+21.7%)
Median home value	$376,200 → $551,200 (+46.5%)	$493,300 → $618,800 (+25.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,573 → $2,488 (+58.2%)	$1,350 → $1,575 (+16.7%)

Hillcrest

Population

7,4418,989

Median household income

$94,464$142,260

Median home value

$376,200$551,200

Median gross rent

$1,573$2,488

New Square

Population

8,3739,712

Median household income

$23,730$28,880

Median home value

$493,300$618,800

Median gross rent

$1,350$1,575

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hillcrest	New Square
Under 5	6.9%	17.6%
5 to 17	15.9%	39.3%
18 to 24	8.5%	12.5%
25 to 34	17.7%	12.8%
35 to 44	11.5%	7.5%
45 to 54	14.0%	5.6%
55 to 64	12.7%	2.6%
65 to 74	7.8%	2.2%
75 and over	4.9%	0.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hillcrest	New Square
White (non-Hispanic)	12.7%	97.1%
Black or African American	34.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	5.2%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.5%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	44.1%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hillcrest	New Square
No high school diploma	23.1%	29.2%
High school graduate	21.2%	38.7%
Some college or associate's	25.0%	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	18.9%	0.9%
Graduate or professional degree	11.7%	2.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hillcrest	New Square
Drove alone	69.5%	20.0%
Carpooled	5.2%	5.8%
Public transit	9.7%	2.2%
Walked	2.3%	57.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.4%	7.0%
Other means	5.9%	8.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hillcrest	New Square
1-unit, detached	83.7%	6.7%
1-unit, attached	10.8%	10.4%
2 to 4 units	2.1%	42.7%
5 to 19 units	3.3%	34.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.7%

Poverty & households

	Hillcrest	New Square
Poverty rate	15.7%	60.8%
Average household size	4.28	5.38
Mean commute (minutes)	31	14
Median year structure built	1968	2000