New Square

Population: 9,712
Median household income: $28,880
Median home value: $618,800

New Square is a community in Rockland County, New York, home to 9,712 residents. Its median household income of $28,880 runs below the Rockland County figure of $110,631.

Between 2019 and 2023, New Square's population grew 16.0% from 8,373 to 9,712, while its median home value rose 25.4% from $493,300 to $618,800.

The median gross rent is $1,575. 3.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 9,712
Median age: 15.8 yrs
Median household income: $28,880
Median home value: $618,800
Median gross rent: $1,575
Housing units: 1,828
Homeownership rate: 11.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.1%
Unemployment rate: 7.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,373	$23,730	$493,300	$1,350
2020	8,589	$24,164	$561,700	$1,460
2021	9,433	$24,881	$552,200	$1,467
2022	9,578	$27,488	$562,500	$1,531
2023	9,712	$28,880	$618,800	$1,575

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 517.6%

5 to 1739.3%

18 to 2412.5%

25 to 3412.8%

35 to 447.5%

45 to 545.6%

55 to 642.6%

65 to 742.2%

75 and over0.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,705	17.6%
5 to 17	3,816	39.3%
18 to 24	1,210	12.5%
25 to 34	1,241	12.8%
35 to 44	730	7.5%
45 to 54	541	5.6%
55 to 64	251	2.6%
65 to 74	211	2.2%
75 and over	7	0.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,428	97.1%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	26	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	20	0.2%
Two or more races	88	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	150	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma29.2%

High school graduate38.7%

Some college or associate's29.0%

Bachelor's degree0.9%

Graduate or professional degree2.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	870	29.2%
High school graduate	1,154	38.7%
Some college or associate's	864	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	28	0.9%
Graduate or professional degree	65	2.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 14 min

Drove alone20.0%

Carpooled5.8%

Public transit2.2%

Walked57.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.0%

Other means8.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	493	20.0%
Carpooled	143	5.8%
Public transit	54	2.2%
Walked	1,402	57.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	171	7.0%
Other means	197	8.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,545	67.5%
15 to 29 min	535	23.4%
30 to 44 min	75	3.3%
45 to 59 min	21	0.9%
60+ min	113	4.9%

Households

Average household size: 5.38
Poverty rate: 60.8% (5,853 of 9,629)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,775	98.5%
Nonfamily households	27	1.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2000

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,802	98.6%
Vacant	26	1.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	207	11.5%
Renter-occupied	1,595	88.5%

1-unit, detached6.7%

1-unit, attached10.4%

2 to 4 units42.7%

5 to 19 units34.2%

20 or more units5.3%

Mobile home & other0.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	122	6.7%
1-unit, attached	190	10.4%
2 to 4 units	781	42.7%
5 to 19 units	626	34.2%
20 or more units	96	5.3%
Mobile home & other	13	0.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3650705
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.37 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.1410, -74.0294