Ward town, NY

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 361 ( 7 from 2010 )
Land area: 29.2 square miles
Population density: 12.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	347	96.12%	2.8%
Black:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Asian:	2	0.55%	0.0%
2+ races:	9	2.49%	0.0%
Hispanic:	3	0.83%	62.5%

Total non-White:	14	3.88%	27.3%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-10	-3.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	3	1.0

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
368
357	97.01%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
2	0.54%
0	0.00%
8	2.17%
11	2.99%

2000
415
406	97.83%
7	1.69%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
2	0.48%
0	0.00%
9	2.17%

1990
345
338	97.97%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
7	2.03%
7	2.03%

1980
378
378	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

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

-49	-11.8
2	0.5

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

68	19.7
2	0.6

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

-40	-10.6
7	1.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Ward 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
53.6
48	13.3%
313	86.7%
99	27.4%

141
2.56

87	61.7%
74	85.1%
5	5.7%
54	38.3%

2010
Number	Percent
43.3
85	23.1%
283	76.9%
58	15.8%

140
2.63

98	70.0%
80	81.6%
1	1.0%
42	30.0%

2000
Number	Percent
37.4
116	28.0%
299	72.0%
38	9.2%

147
2.78

124	84.4%
101	81.5%
7	5.6%
23	15.6%

1990
Number	Percent
37.8
83	24.1%
262	75.9%
29	8.4%

118
2.92

110	93.2%
105	95.5%
2	1.8%
8	6.8%

1980
Number	Percent
28.0
162	42.9%
216	57.1%
46	12.2%

107
3.53

99	92.5%
93	93.9%
1	1.0%
8	7.5%

2022 Housing Data for Ward town, NY

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	6	4.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	5	3.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	4	2.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	3	2.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	7	5.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	4	2.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	2	1.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	14	9.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	11	7.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	16	11.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	17	12.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	31	22.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	3	2.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	14	9.9%
$200,000 or more	4	2.8%

Median Household Income	71,964
Per Capita Income	34,996

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	2	1.4%
Public Assistance	1	0.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	11	7.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	129	60.6%
Unemployed	4	1.9%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	133	62.4%
Not in Labor Force	80	37.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		39.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	51	19	72.9%
Non-Profit	5	8	38.5%
Self-Employed	25	11	69.4%

Local Government	9	7	56.2%
State Government	5	3	62.5%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	76	30	71.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	19	18	51.4%
Total	95	48	66.4%

Pct. Govt.	16.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	11	7.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	13	9.1%
Professional, Technical	45	31.5%
Service Occupations	20	14.0%
All others	54	37.8%

White Collar		48.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	31	21.7%
Manufacturing	30	21.0%
Construction	21	14.7%
Health care and social assistance	10	7.0%
Retail trade	8	5.6%
Other services	8	5.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	7	4.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	7	4.9%
Public administration	6	4.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	4	2.8%
Accommodation and food services	4	2.8%
Finance and insurance	2	1.4%
Utilities	2	1.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	2	1.4%
Transportation and warehousing	1	0.7%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	3	0.83%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	3	0.83%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	344	99.4%
Spanish	2	0.6%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	82	22.7%
German	64	17.7%
Italian	52	14.4%
American	46	12.7%
English	46	12.7%
French	20	5.5%
Scottish	15	4.2%
Polish	8	2.2%
Welsh	7	1.9%
Czech	6	1.7%
Portuguese	6	1.7%
Belgian	5	1.4%
Dutch	3	0.8%
Icelander	2	0.6%
Norwegian	2	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	359	99.4%
Not a citizen	2	0.6%

Native	356	98.6%
Foreign-born	5	1.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
3	1.1%	15	5.4%	101	36.1%	86	30.7%	28	10.0%	47	16.8%
Average years of education: 13.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	3	1.1%
9-12 Years	15	5.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	101	36.1%
Some College	86	30.7%
Bach. Degree	28	10.0%
Grad Degree	47	16.8%
Average years of education: 13.8

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +18	R +16	R + 4.6%
D +2
2020 vs. 2012	R +47	R +57	R + 25.9%
D -10
2020 vs. 2008	R +64	R +71	R + 33.8%
D -7

2016 vs. 2008	R +46	R +55	R + 29.2%
D -9
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	75%	Donald Trump* (R)	140	65.4%	Joe Biden (D)	63	29.4%	11	5.1%	214	28	19	0.00%
2016	68%	Donald Trump (R)	122	63.2%	Hillary Clinton (D)	61	31.6%	10	5.2%	193	27	17	0.00%
2012	60%	Mitt Romney (R)	93	54.4%	Barack Obama* (D)	73	42.7%	5	2.9%	171	19	7	0.00%
2008	53%	John McCain (R)	76	50.3%	Barack Obama (D)	70	46.4%	5	3.3%	151	14	5	0.00%
2004	57%	George W. Bush* (R)	88	53.0%	John Kerry (D)	75	45.2%	3	1.8%	166	13	2	0.00%
2000	57%	George W. Bush (R)	91	53.8%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	66	39.1%	12	7.1%	169	19	6	0.00%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Ward town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

29.4%

Donald Trump* (R)

140

65.4%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.9%

Other

3.3%

TOTAL

214

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): 28	Diff (US): 19

2016 President, Ward town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

31.6%

Donald Trump (R)

122

63.2%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

5.2%

TOTAL

193

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 27	Diff (US): 17

2012 President, Ward town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

42.7%

Mitt Romney (R)

54.4%

Other

2.9%

TOTAL

171

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 7

2008 President, Ward town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

46.4%

John McCain (R)

50.3%

Other

3.3%

TOTAL

151

Turnout: 53%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 5

2004 President, Ward town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

53.0%

John Kerry (D)

45.2%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.8%

TOTAL

166

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 2

2000 President, Ward town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

53.8%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

39.1%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

5.9%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

169

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 6

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Ward town, NY

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2018	S1	58%	Chele Farley (R,C+)	88	53.3%	Kirsten Gillibrand* (D,In+)	77	46.7%	0	0.0%	165	20	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	G	58%	Marc Molinaro (R,C+)	106	64.2%	Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+)	39	23.6%	20 [+]	12.1%	165	28	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Larry Sharpe (Libertarian) 12 (7.3%); Howie Hawkins (Green) 7 (4.2%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.6%);
2016	S3	63%	Wendy Long (R,C+)	90	50.6%	Charles Schumer* (D,In+)	79	44.4%	9 [+]	5.1%	178	23	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Robin Wilson (Green) 6 (3.4%); Alex Merced (Libertarian) 3 (1.7%);
2014	G	46%	Rob Astorino (R,C)	91	69.5%	Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+)	30	22.9%	10 [+]	7.6%	131	29	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Howie Hawkins (Green) 10 (7.6%); Michael McDermott (Libertarian) 0 (0.0%);

*: 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	317
Median Value	$127,600

Occupied	141	44.5%
Vacant	176	55.5%

Owned	131	92.9%
Rented	10	7.1%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	225	71.0%
Detached	225	71.0%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	91	28.7%

Ward town, NY

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Ward town, NY

2022 Housing Data for Ward town, NY

2022 Income & Employment Data for Ward town, NY

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Ward town, NY

Historical Presidential Election Results for Ward town, NY

Historical Statewide Election Results for Ward town, NY