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Gordon Heights, NY

Population, income, housing, safety, climate and schools for Gordon Heights - drawn straight from Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA, NCES, HUD and FEMA, refreshed on the 2024–2025 release cycle.

4,095
Residents
$107,317
Median income
$363,700
Median home
$2,747
Median rent (state)

Gordon Heights - the verdict

Nationally, Gordon Heights sits in the 82nd percentile for household income among US cities with a population of 1,000 or more. Source: Census ACS.

82nd
percentile, household income
74th
percentile, home value
94th
percentile, median rent
📝 How we sourced this

Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.

Data Snapshot: Gordon Heights, NY

Census ACS 2023 estimates count 4,095 residents in Gordon Heights, a small town within New York. The typical household in Gordon Heights brings in $107,317 a year, placing it in the top quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 3.5%. Gordon Heights's housing stock carries a median value of $363,700, and the median resident age is 33.9 years. About 18.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, while 58.6% of working-age residents are in the labor force.

New York carries a cost-of-living premium: the state registers 107.9 on a 100-equals-national-average index (Above Average) per BEA Regional Price Parities 2024. Statewide, HUD pegs Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom unit at $2,747 monthly. EIA 2023 residential energy data puts New York's average monthly utility costs around $285 (state average). FEMA's National Risk Index rates natural-hazard exposure at 97.3 out of 100 (Very High).

Population

4,095 residents

Census ACS 2023 - New York

Median Household Income

$107,317 /yr

Poverty 3.5%

Cost of Living Index (state)

107.9 (US=100)

Above Average - BEA RPP 2024, New York average

How does Gordon Heights compare to other US cities?

Gordon Heights measured against every US city with 1,000+ residents, computed live from the same Census and FBI data shown throughout this page.

Household income 82% higher than other cities
Home value 74% pricier than other cities
Median rent 94% pricier than other cities

"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.

How we calculate these percentiles & ranks

Each percentile compares Gordon Heights against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to New York only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.

New York-relative analysis

Bachelor's Degree or Higher places Gordon Heights toward the bottom of New York's cities

Among the 1,254 New York cities PlainCities tracks with reported bachelor's degree or higher data, Gordon Heights ranks #1,040 - the 17th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Gordon Heights only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.

Median Household Income
#381 of 1,205
68th percentile in New York
Median Gross Rent
#142 of 1,256
68th percentile in New York
Median Home Value
#420 of 1,202
65th percentile in New York
Poverty Rate
#715 of 1,246
41st percentile in New York
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#1,040 of 1,254
17th percentile in New York

Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within New York only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.

82ndIncome percentile

82nd percentile nationally for median household income. Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.

How Gordon Heights's home value compares nationally

Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)

$363,700 26th percentile more affordable than 26% of 15,600 US cities

$0–$25,000: 5 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $25,000–$50,000: 54 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $50,000–$75,000: 352 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $75,000–$100,000: 1,086 US cities (7%). Below this entry. $100,000–$125,000: 1,516 US cities (10%). Below this entry. $125,000–$150,000: 1,170 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $150,000–$175,000: 1,278 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $175,000–$200,000: 1,229 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $200,000–$225,000: 1,035 US cities (7%). Below this entry. $225,000–$250,000: 976 US cities (6%). Below this entry. $250,000–$275,000: 754 US cities (5%). Below this entry. $275,000–$300,000: 712 US cities (5%). Below this entry. $300,000–$325,000: 521 US cities (3%). Below this entry. $325,000–$350,000: 526 US cities (3%). Below this entry. $350,000–$375,000: 465 US cities (3%). This entry sits in this band. $375,000–$400,000: 393 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $400,000–$425,000: 317 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $425,000–$450,000: 300 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $450,000–$475,000: 307 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $475,000–$500,000: 250 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $500,000–$525,000: 160 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $525,000–$550,000: 156 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $550,000–$575,000: 172 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $575,000–$600,000: 172 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $600,000–$625,000: 163 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $625,000–$650,000: 167 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $650,000–$675,000: 135 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $675,000–$700,000: 101 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $700,000–$725,000: 95 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $725,000–$750,000: 71 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $750,000–$775,000: 65 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $775,000–$800,000: 70 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $800,000–$825,000: 57 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $825,000–$850,000: 67 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $850,000–$875,000: 60 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $875,000–$900,000: 58 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $900,000–$925,000: 47 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $925,000–$950,000: 37 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $950,000–$975,000: 31 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $975,000–$1,000,000: 470 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $1,000,000–$1,025,000: 0 US cities (0%). Above this entry. Gordon Heights $0 $1,025,000 every US city, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023

Income distribution context

Household income distribution - Gordon Heights, NY Gordon Heights, NY's reported median household income shown against the U.S. national quintile-share pattern (not Gordon Heights, NY-specific quintile data). The Lorenz curve traces the national cumulative income share against cumulative population share, perfect equality is the diagonal; observed inequality bows below. $ Household Income Distribution Gordon Heights, NY median $107,317/yr, vs. U.S. national quintile pattern QUINTILE SHARE OF AGGREGATE INCOME Lowest 20% 3.4% Second 20% 9.2% Middle 20% 15.1% Fourth 20% 23.2% Top 20% 49.1% LORENZ CURVE cumulative income vs. population 100% 0% 100% pop. 0%
Gordon Heights, NY's median household income (Census ACS 5-year estimate) plotted against the U.S. national income-quintile distribution pattern for context; the quintile shares and Lorenz curve are national figures, not computed specifically for Gordon Heights, NY. Diagonal = perfect equality.

Key socioeconomic indicators

Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+) 18.6%

Census ACS S1501, educational attainment

Poverty rate (households below FPL) 3.5%

Census ACS S1701, poverty status

Labor force participation (adults 16+) 58.6%

Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force

Population
4,095
Median Income
$107,317
Median Home Value
$363,700
Median Age
33.9
Poverty Rate
3.5%
Labor force participation
58.6%
Bachelor's Degree+
18.6%

Commute Patterns

How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023

Drive Alone
75.9%
Carpool
3.9%
Public Transit
15.0%
Walk
2.3%
Work from Home
1.8%
Other
1.1%

Based on 1,803 workers 16 and over.

Monthly Utility Costs

State-average estimates for New York - EIA 2023 residential energy data

Electricity
$130
avg/month
Natural Gas
$90
avg/month
Water & Sewer
$65
avg/month
Total Utilities
$285
estimated/month

Estimates reflect New York state averages. Actual costs vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.

Living Costs & Risk

Cost of living is a New York state average from BEA; rent and hazard risk are county-level figures from HUD and FEMA for the county Gordon Heights sits in

Cost of Living Index
107.9
Above Average
US average = 100 · BEA RPP 2024
Typical 2-BR Rent
$2,747/mo
HUD Fair Market Rent
County-level FMR estimate
Natural Hazard Risk
97.3 / 100
Very High
FEMA NRI composite score (county)

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4,077 people
Herricks
4,077 people
Montauk
4,073 people
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Cities of a Similar Size Nationwide

Population-matched peers from other states, closest to Gordon Heights's 4,095 residents (Census ACS 5-Year 2023).

North East, MD
4,095 people
Forest Oaks, NC
4,095 people
Metamora, IL
4,094 people
Fruit Hill, OH
4,094 people
Jonesboro, LA
4,092 people
Taylor, AZ
4,091 people

Cities with a Similar Household Income Nationwide

Median-household-income-matched peers from other states, closest to Gordon Heights's $107,317 (Census ACS 5-Year 2023, table B19013).

Bloomingdale, FL
$107,313 median income
Bogota, NJ
$107,321 median income
Island Heights, NJ
$107,308 median income
Fairview, TX
$107,308 median income
McMillin, WA
$107,305 median income
Katy, TX
$107,332 median income

Race & Ethnicity Composition

Race and ethnicity - Gordon Heights, NY Race categories sum to one hundred percent per Census methodology. Hispanic or Latino is shown separately as an ethnicity overlay; it cuts across all race categories per OMB Directive 15. Race & Ethnicity Composition Gordon Heights, NY - Census ACS, OMB race + ethnicity categories RACE, sums to 100% 12.4% 48.0% 21.0% 18.1% ETHNICITY, Hispanic or Latino (any race) 29.2% White 12.4% Black or African American 48.0% Asian 0.5% American Indian 0.0% Native Hawaiian 0.0% Some other race 21.0% Two or more races 18.1% Per OMB Directive 15: Hispanic/Latino ethnicity is reported separately from the race categories.
Race categories sum to 100%. Hispanic or Latino ethnicity is reported separately and cuts across race per Census/OMB methodology.

City-level race and ethnicity, Census ACS 5-year 2023 (tables B02001, B03001), OMB Directive 15 categories.

How Gordon Heights compares to nearby New York cities

Population + median household income, sourced from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 (population) and B19013 (median household income).

City Population Median Household Income
Gordon Heights (this city) 4,095 $107,317
Garden City South 4,077 $150,688
Herricks 4,077 $145,000
Montauk 4,073 $129,375
Census ACS 5-year FIPS NY OMB Bulletin 23-01

What do people ask about Gordon Heights, NY?

What is the population of Gordon Heights, NY? +

The population of Gordon Heights, NY stands at 4,095 according to U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates.

What is the median household income in Gordon Heights, NY? +

The median household income in Gordon Heights is $107,317 per year, based on Census ACS 2023 data.

What is the cost of living in Gordon Heights? +

BEA does not publish a city-level cost-of-living figure for Gordon Heights; the closest available measure is the New York state average, a cost of living index of 107.9 (U.S. average = 100), rated "Above Average" based on BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 data. Costs within New York vary by metro area.

What is the median home value in Gordon Heights, NY? +

A typical home in Gordon Heights is worth $363,700, according to Census ACS 2023 estimates.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Primary sources: Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES.

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