Alfred town, NY

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 5,986 ( 749 from 2010 )
Land area: 31.5 square miles
Population density: 190.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	4,652	77.71%	4.4%
Black:	481	8.04%	75.5%
Indian:	14	0.23%	75.0%
Asian:	246	4.11%	18.8%
2+ races:	58	0.97%	40.2%
Hispanic:	530	8.85%	176.0%

Total non-White:	1,334	22.29%	70.6%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	197	4.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	552	12.8

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
5,237
4,455	85.07%
274	5.23%
8	0.15%
207	3.95%
97	1.85%
192	3.67%
782	14.93%

2000
5,108
4,632	90.68%
154	3.01%
2	0.04%
160	3.13%
52	1.02%
108	2.11%
476	9.32%

1990
5,791
5,351	92.40%
140	2.42%
14	0.24%
151	2.61%
n/a
135	2.33%
440	7.60%

1980
6,151
5,936	96.50%
46	0.75%
27	0.44%
74	1.20%
n/a
35	0.57%
215	3.50%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-177	-3.5
306	6.0

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-719	-12.4
36	0.6

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-585	-9.5
225	3.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Alfred town, NY

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
20.8
503	8.4%
5,483	91.6%
536	9.0%

1,069
2.45

529	49.5%
467	88.3%
4	0.8%
540	50.5%

2010
Number	Percent
20.8
333	6.4%
4,904	93.6%
294	5.6%

968
2.19

458	47.3%
382	83.4%
26	5.7%
510	52.7%

2000
Number	Percent
22.3
428	8.4%
4,680	91.6%
262	5.1%

985
2.28

455	46.2%
411	90.3%
14	3.1%
530	53.8%

1990
Number	Percent
22.3
523	9.0%
5,268	91.0%
226	3.9%

930
2.43

544	58.5%
461	84.7%
43	7.9%
386	41.5%

1980
Number	Percent
22.1
507	8.2%
5,644	91.8%
140	2.3%

879
2.58

496	56.4%
439	88.5%
31	6.2%
383	43.6%

2022 Housing Data for Alfred town, NY

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	155	14.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	89	8.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	71	6.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	25	2.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	15	1.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	22	2.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	50	4.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	57	5.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	42	3.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	77	7.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	76	7.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	134	12.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	88	8.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	55	5.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	67	6.3%
$200,000 or more	46	4.3%

Median Household Income	51,932
Per Capita Income	15,762

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	30	2.8%
Public Assistance	14	1.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	57	5.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,783	39.5%
Unemployed	372	8.3%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	2,155	47.8%
Not in Labor Force	2,354	52.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		60.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	418	584	41.7%
Non-Profit	240	358	40.1%
Self-Employed	53	66	44.5%

Local Government	48	42	53.3%
State Government	149	151	49.7%
Federal Government	10	7	58.8%

Total Private + Self	471	650	42.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	447	558	44.5%
Total	918	1,208	43.2%

Pct. Govt.	19.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	294	13.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	453	21.2%
Professional, Technical	756	35.3%
Service Occupations	419	19.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	13	0.6%
All others	218	10.2%

White Collar		70.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	929	43.4%
Accommodation and food services	283	13.2%
Retail trade	281	13.1%
Health care and social assistance	145	6.8%
Construction	95	4.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	59	2.8%
Manufacturing	58	2.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	52	2.4%
Other services	48	2.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	47	2.2%
Information	41	1.9%
Public administration	36	1.7%
Finance and insurance	33	1.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	13	0.6%
Transportation and warehousing	7	0.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	7	0.3%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	6	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	26	0.43%
Puerto Rican	11	0.18%
Cuban	31	0.52%
Dominican	45	0.75%

Total Central American	26	0.43%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	6	0.10%
Honduran	20	0.33%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	77	1.29%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	1	0.02%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	41	0.68%
Ecuadorian	35	0.58%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	314	5.25%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	132	2.21%
Indian	67	1.12%
Filipino	24	0.40%
Korean	5	0.08%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	5,039	85.8%
Spanish	321	5.5%
Chinese	132	2.2%
Other	98	1.7%
Arabic	74	1.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	70	1.2%
Other Asian	46	0.8%
Other Indo-European	39	0.7%
German, other Germanic	34	0.6%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	870	14.5%
Irish	614	10.3%
English	385	6.4%
American	289	4.8%
Italian	190	3.2%
Polish	155	2.6%
African	102	1.7%
French	82	1.4%
Scottish	73	1.2%
European	64	1.1%
Welsh	63	1.1%
Arab	54	0.9%
Swedish	53	0.9%
Dutch	43	0.7%
British	36	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	5,761	96.2%
Not a citizen	225	3.8%

Native	5,632	94.1%
Foreign-born	354	5.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
16	1.0%	51	3.1%	302	18.1%	374	22.4%	290	17.4%	638	38.2%
Average years of education: 15.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	16	1.0%
9-12 Years	51	3.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	302	18.1%
Some College	374	22.4%
Bach. Degree	290	17.4%
Grad Degree	638	38.2%
Average years of education: 15.3

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R -22	D +147	D + 11.0%
D +125
2020 vs. 2012	R +57	D +141	D + 6.5%
D +198
2020 vs. 2008	R +17	D +53	D + 2.3%
D +70

2016 vs. 2008	R +39	R +94	R + 8.7%
D -55
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	25%	Joe Biden (D)	752	63.3%	Donald Trump* (R)	378	31.8%	58	4.9%	1,188	-6	-15	0.01%
2016	24%	Hillary Clinton (D)	627	54.3%	Donald Trump (R)	400	34.6%	128	11.1%	1,155	-2	-11	0.01%
2012	19%	Barack Obama* (D)	554	61.0%	Mitt Romney (R)	321	35.4%	33	3.6%	908	0	-12	0.01%
2008	22%	Barack Obama (D)	682	63.8%	John McCain (R)	361	33.8%	26	2.4%	1,069	-2	-12	0.01%
2004	24%	John Kerry (D)	696	59.6%	George W. Bush* (R)	434	37.2%	38	3.3%	1,168	-3	-14	0.02%
2000	21%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	443	46.0%	George W. Bush (R)	413	42.9%	107	11.1%	963	8	-5	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Alfred village

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

752

63.3%

Donald Trump* (R)

378

31.8%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

2.6%

Other

2.3%

TOTAL

1,188

Turnout: 25%	Diff (St): -6	Diff (US): -15

2016 President, Alfred village

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

627

54.3%

Donald Trump (R)

400

34.6%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

5.5%

Jill Stein (Grn)

3.6%

Other

1.9%

TOTAL

1,155

Turnout: 24%	Diff (St): -2	Diff (US): -11

2012 President, Alfred town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

554

61.0%

Mitt Romney (R)

321

35.4%

Other

3.6%

TOTAL

908

Turnout: 19%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): -12

2008 President, Alfred town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

682

63.8%

John McCain (R)

361

33.8%

Other

2.4%

TOTAL

1,069

Turnout: 22%	Diff (St): -2	Diff (US): -12

2004 President, Alfred town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

434

37.2%

John Kerry (D)

696

59.6%

Ralph Nader (I)

2.1%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

1,168

Turnout: 24%	Diff (St): -3	Diff (US): -14

2000 President, Alfred town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

413

42.9%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

443

46.0%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

10.0%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

963

Turnout: 21%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): -5

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Alfred town, NY

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2018	S1	19%	Kirsten Gillibrand* (D,In+)	585	65.1%	Chele Farley (R,C+)	314	34.9%	0	0.0%	899	2	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	G	19%	Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+)	444	49.7%	Marc Molinaro (R,C+)	310	34.7%	140 [+]	15.7%	894	-1	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Larry Sharpe (Libertarian) 80 (8.9%); Howie Hawkins (Green) 47 (5.3%); Other (Write-in) 13 (1.5%);
2016	S3	24%	Charles Schumer* (D,In+)	731	64.5%	Wendy Long (R,C+)	344	30.4%	58 [+]	5.1%	1,133	3	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Robin Wilson (Green) 36 (3.2%); Alex Merced (Libertarian) 21 (1.9%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2014	G	14%	Rob Astorino (R,C)	321	46.7%	Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+)	271	39.4%	96 [+]	14.0%	688	6	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Howie Hawkins (Green) 84 (12.2%); Michael McDermott (Libertarian) 11 (1.6%); Steve Cohn (Sapient) 1 (0.1%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	1,304
Median Value	$132,500

Occupied	1,069	82.0%
Vacant	235	18.0%

Owned	762	71.3%
Rented	307	28.7%
Median Rent	$810

Single-Family Units	832	63.8%
Detached	828	63.5%
Attached	4	0.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	154	11.8%
Mobile Homes	110	8.4%

Alfred town, NY

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Alfred town, NY

2022 Housing Data for Alfred town, NY

2022 Income & Employment Data for Alfred town, NY

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Alfred town, NY

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Alfred town, NY

Historical Presidential Election Results for Alfred town, NY

Historical Statewide Election Results for Alfred town, NY