| People QuickFacts | Beacon | New York |
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Population, 2013 estimate | 14,389 | 19,651,127 |
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Population, 2012 estimate | 14,435 | 19,576,125 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 14,598 | 19,378,105 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 | -1.4% | 1.4% |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | -1.1% | 1.0% |
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Population, 2010 | 15,541 | 19,378,102 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 5.2% | 6.0% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 20.0% | 22.3% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 11.7% | 13.5% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 46.8% | 51.6% |
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White alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 63.6% | 65.7% |
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Black or African American alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 23.2% | 15.9% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.3% | 0.6% |
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Asian alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 1.6% | 7.3% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.0% | 0.0% |
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Two or More Races, percent, 2010 | 4.5% | 3.0% |
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Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2010 (b) | 20.7% | 17.6% |
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White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2010 | 53.6% | 58.3% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 | 83.2% | 88.7% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 | 10.9% | 22.0% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 | 20.3% | 29.8% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 | 85.0% | 84.9% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 | 22.1% | 32.8% |
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Veterans, 2008-2012 | 1,210 | 957,004 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 | 32.9 | 31.5 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 5,715 | 8,108,103 |
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Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 | 47.7% | 54.5% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 | 44.2% | 50.5% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 | $261,500 | $295,300 |
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Households, 2008-2012 | 5,661 | 7,230,896 |
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Persons per household, 2008-2012 | 2.47 | 2.60 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 | $26,157 | $32,104 |
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Median household income, 2008-2012 | $57,792 | $57,683 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 | 15.0% | 14.9% |
| Business QuickFacts | Beacon | New York |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 1,394 | 1,956,733 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 10.4% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.7% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 10.1% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 9.9% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 30.4% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 01 | 162,720,173 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | D | 313,461,904 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 128,623 | 230,718,065 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $8,815 | $11,879 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 5,563 | 39,813,499 |