Staten Island: the community shrank 22%, our set is almost all home equity

Staten Island has about 7,200 residents of Asian Indian descent, down about 22% from about 9,200 in the 2015–2019 survey [1][2]. They are 1.5% of the borough [1][3].

Our data there has one shape. Our database places 129 people on Staten Island at an estimated $1M+, 127 of them in the $1M–5M band, and home values support 126 of the estimates [8].

• 7,179 residents of Asian Indian descent (alone or in combination) in Richmond County, New York, 2020–2024 average [1], or 1.5% of the population [3].
• -22.2% versus the 2015–2019 estimate of 9,227 [1][2] (our calculation).
• 129 people in the HeyAlbert database placed in Richmond County, New York at an estimated $1M+, of whom <25 are in our $5M+ bands [8].

Where Richmond County, New York's Indian-American residents live, by place

The Census Bureau's American Community Survey counts 7,179 people who report Asian Indian ancestry, alone or with another group, in Richmond County, New York [1]. Staten Island is the largest community, with 100% of the county total [4]–[7] (our calculation).

Place	Asian Indian residents	Share of place
Staten Island	7,179	1.5%

Asian Indian alone or in any combination. Sources: ACS 5-year estimates [4]–[7]; totals from Table B01003. Change and share are our calculations. Estimates carry margins of error.

The Census treats Staten Island as a single county and place, so these tables have no neighborhood breakdown [4]–[7]. The decline of about 22% between the two survey periods is our calculation [1][2]. Part of any change between the two periods may reflect the Census Bureau's 2020 change in how detailed race responses are coded, and both estimates carry margins of error.

What the HeyAlbert database shows in Richmond County, New York

HeyAlbert builds profiles of Indian-American individuals with an estimated net worth of $1M or more from public records, and every estimate is tied to a cited source. Our database currently places 129 such people in Richmond County, New York [8]. That is a count of people we have found and estimated, not a census of wealthy households: our coverage is partial and uneven.

Estimated net-worth band	People in our database
$5M+	<25
$1M–5M	127
Total, $1M+	129

Source: HeyAlbert database [8]. Bands are estimates from public evidence; $5M+ combines our $5–15M and $25M+ tiers. Cells under 25 are suppressed.

City	$1M+	of which $5M+
Staten Island	129	<25

Source: HeyAlbert database [8]. Cities with 25+ people at $1M+; cells under 25 shown as <25. The city is where our sources place the person; for some records it is a workplace rather than a home. Cities in our database are matched by name to the Census places and townships in the county; a few that straddle a county line are counted whole, and large cities that extend well beyond the county are left out.

All 129 people in our set have Staten Island recorded as their city [8]. Fewer than 25 are in our $5M+ bands [8]. One person in the set has a public giving signal [8]. Our Brooklyn, Queens and Manhattan posts show very different mixes, with far more people at $5M+ in Manhattan.

Why our Richmond County, New York count looks the way it does

Each estimate in our database rests on a primary piece of public evidence. The mix differs from place to place, depending on which records we have been able to process, and it shapes the counts above more than any real difference in wealth does [8].

Primary evidence for the estimate	People	Share
Home value (public assessor or listing records)	126	98%

Source: HeyAlbert database [8], people at $1M+. Categories under 25 not shown.

Home values support 126 of our 129 estimates, and other public signals fewer than 25 [8]. In practice our Staten Island count is a count of homes valued high enough to put a family over $1M in net worth [8].

What it means if you work with these families

For advisors and nonprofits, Staten Island's Indian-American community is getting smaller in the Census [1][2], and the families in our set there are home-owning households in the $1M–5M band [8].

Methodology

Census figures are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024 and 2015–2019, Table B02018, using “Asian Indian, alone or in any combination” [1][2]. Total population comes from Table B01003 [3]. The Census Bureau changed how it codes detailed race responses in 2020, so part of the change between the two periods may reflect coding rather than migration. All estimates carry margins of error. Shares and growth rates are our calculations.

HeyAlbert counts are aggregates from our database as of October 31, 2026 [8]. They include people we identified as likely of Indian origin with an estimated net worth of $1M or more, based on public records such as property assessments, professional licenses, patents, SEC filings and donor rolls. Coverage is partial and depends on which public records exist and which we have processed. These counts are not population totals. Any cell under 25 is suppressed, and we publish aggregates only, never individual records.

Related

• Brooklyn: a shrinking community, a third of our set at $5M+
• Queens: 133,000 Asian Indian residents, down 11%, and a home-equity story
• Manhattan: more than half of our $1M+ set is at $5M+
• Indian-American wealth in the New York metro: the center has moved to New Jersey

HeyAlbert finds Indian-American families worth $1M+ and tells you who to call, with every fact cited. See who is in Richmond County, New York at heyalbert.site.

Sources

1. ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates, Table B02018, all counties. US Census Bureau. https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B02018?g=010XX00US$0500000 (data: machine-readable)
2. ACS 2015–2019 5-year estimates, Table B02018, all counties. US Census Bureau. https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2019.B02018?g=010XX00US$0500000 (data: machine-readable)
3. ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates, Table B01003, all counties. US Census Bureau. https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B01003?g=010XX00US$0500000 (data: machine-readable)
4. ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates, Table B02018, places in Richmond County, New York. US Census Bureau. https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B02018?g=050XX00US36085$1600000 (data: machine-readable)
5. ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates, Table B01003, places in Richmond County, New York. US Census Bureau. https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B01003?g=050XX00US36085$1600000 (data: machine-readable)
6. ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates, Table B02018, county subdivisions in Richmond County, New York. US Census Bureau. https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B02018?g=050XX00US36085$0600000 (data: machine-readable)
7. ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates, Table B01003, county subdivisions in Richmond County, New York. US Census Bureau. https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B01003?g=050XX00US36085$0600000 (data: machine-readable)
8. HeyAlbert database, aggregate counts (snapshot as of October 31, 2026); how we build it is described on our methodology page. HeyAlbert. https://heyalbert.site/research/methodology/