Cato town, NY

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 2,615 ( 78 from 2010 )
Land area: 33.6 square miles
Population density: 77.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,376	90.86%	3.2%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	18	0.69%	80.0%
Asian:	9	0.34%	35.7%
2+ races:	155	5.93%	573.9%
Hispanic:	57	2.18%	171.4%

Total non-White:	239	9.14%	188.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-78	-3.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	156	7.5

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
2,537
2,454	96.73%
15	0.59%
10	0.39%
14	0.55%
23	0.91%
21	0.83%
83	3.27%

2000
2,744
2,657	96.83%
3	0.11%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
43	1.57%
39	1.42%
87	3.17%

1990
2,684
2,662	99.18%
0	0.00%
6	0.22%
0	0.00%
n/a
16	0.60%
22	0.82%

1980
2,147
2,102	97.90%
3	0.14%
17	0.79%
4	0.19%
n/a
21	0.98%
45	2.10%

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

-203	-7.4
-4	-0.1

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

-5	-0.2
65	2.4

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

560	26.1
-23	-1.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Cato 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
46.0
414	15.8%
2,201	84.2%
492	18.8%

1,066
2.45

684	64.2%
465	68.0%
51	7.5%
382	35.8%

2010
Number	Percent
42.4
584	23.0%
1,953	77.0%
352	13.9%

968
2.62

716	74.0%
578	80.7%
43	6.0%
252	26.0%

2000
Number	Percent
37.0
792	28.9%
1,952	71.1%
290	10.6%

996
2.76

756	75.9%
637	84.3%
40	5.3%
240	24.1%

1990
Number	Percent
28.6
825	30.7%
1,859	69.3%
225	8.4%

812
3.31

641	78.9%
562	87.7%
28	4.4%
171	21.1%

1980
Number	Percent
28.3
761	35.4%
1,386	64.6%
194	9.0%

667
3.22

559	83.8%
495	88.6%
13	2.3%
108	16.2%

2022 Housing Data for Cato town, NY

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	50	4.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	16	1.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	76	7.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	42	3.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	22	2.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	61	5.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	39	3.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	31	2.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	30	2.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	54	5.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	163	15.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	129	12.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	115	10.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	125	11.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	33	3.1%
$200,000 or more	80	7.5%

Median Household Income	71,591
Per Capita Income	39,045

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	70	6.6%
Public Assistance	11	1.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	61	5.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,288	75.9%
Unemployed	70	4.1%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,358	80.0%
Not in Labor Force	339	20.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		24.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	525	425	55.3%
Non-Profit	23	65	26.1%
Self-Employed	85	26	76.6%

Local Government	34	47	42.0%
State Government	70	72	49.3%
Federal Government	22	6	78.6%

Total Private + Self	610	451	57.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	149	190	44.0%
Total	759	641	54.2%

Pct. Govt.	17.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	116	8.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	319	22.8%
Professional, Technical	297	21.2%
Service Occupations	258	18.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	48	3.4%
All others	410	29.3%

White Collar		52.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	283	20.2%
Construction	216	15.4%
Retail trade	153	10.9%
Manufacturing	139	9.9%
Educational services	100	7.1%
Public administration	86	6.1%
Other services	76	5.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	76	5.4%
Accommodation and food services	60	4.3%
Transportation and warehousing	52	3.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	37	2.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	32	2.3%
Wholesale trade	27	1.9%
Finance and insurance	21	1.5%
Information	19	1.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	14	1.0%
Management	5	0.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	4	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	8	0.31%
Puerto Rican	15	0.57%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	1	0.04%

Total Central American	33	1.26%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	33	1.26%
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	%
Chinese	9	0.34%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,430	97.0%
Spanish	40	1.6%
German, other Germanic	25	1.0%
Arabic	6	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	2	0.1%
Other Indo-European	2	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	551	21.1%
Irish	371	14.2%
English	304	11.6%
Italian	233	8.9%
Polish	170	6.5%
French	168	6.4%
American	118	4.5%
Dutch	109	4.2%
Swiss	81	3.1%
Ukrainian	65	2.5%
French Canadian	63	2.4%
Finnish	57	2.2%
Scottish	37	1.4%
Scandinavian	31	1.2%
Welsh	28	1.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,574	98.4%
Not a citizen	41	1.6%

Native	2,559	97.9%
Foreign-born	56	2.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
11	0.5%	105	5.2%	823	41.1%	653	32.6%	253	12.6%	158	7.9%
Average years of education: 13.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	11	0.5%
9-12 Years	105	5.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	823	41.1%
Some College	653	32.6%
Bach. Degree	253	12.6%
Grad Degree	158	7.9%
Average years of education: 13.4

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +148	R +49	D + 3.1%
D +99
2020 vs. 2012	R +381	R +426	R + 33.0%
D -45
2020 vs. 2008	R +281	R +380	R + 28.8%
D -99

2016 vs. 2008	R +133	R +331	R + 31.9%
D -198
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	63%	Donald Trump* (R)	859	64.9%	Joe Biden (D)	434	32.8%	31	2.3%	1,324	27	18	0.02%
2016	55%	Donald Trump (R)	711	63.1%	Hillary Clinton (D)	335	29.8%	80	7.1%	1,126	27	17	0.01%
2012	49%	Barack Obama* (D)	479	48.8%	Mitt Romney (R)	478	48.7%	24	2.4%	981	14	2	0.01%
2008	59%	John McCain (R)	578	50.4%	Barack Obama (D)	533	46.5%	36	3.1%	1,147	14	5	0.02%
2004	60%	George W. Bush* (R)	655	55.7%	John Kerry (D)	490	41.7%	30	2.6%	1,175	16	5	0.02%
2000	51%	George W. Bush (R)	516	51.3%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	434	43.2%	55	5.5%	1,005	16	3	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Cato town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

434

32.8%

Donald Trump* (R)

859

64.9%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.8%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

1,324

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 27	Diff (US): 18

2016 President, Cato town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

335

29.8%

Donald Trump (R)

711

63.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

5.0%

Jill Stein (Grn)

0.9%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

1,126

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): 27	Diff (US): 17

2012 President, Cato town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

479

48.8%

Mitt Romney (R)

478

48.7%

Other

2.4%

TOTAL

981

Turnout: 49%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 2

2008 President, Cato town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

533

46.5%

John McCain (R)

578

50.4%

Other

3.1%

TOTAL

1,147

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 5

2004 President, Cato town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

655

55.7%

John Kerry (D)

490

41.7%

Ralph Nader (I)

2.0%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

1,175

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 5

2000 President, Cato town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

516

51.3%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

434

43.2%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

4.4%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

1,005

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 3

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Cato town, NY

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2018	S1	44%	Chele Farley (R,C+)	575	63.1%	Kirsten Gillibrand* (D,In+)	336	36.9%	0	0.0%	911	30	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	G	43%	Marc Molinaro (R,C+)	598	67.1%	Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+)	209	23.5%	84 [+]	9.4%	891	31	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Larry Sharpe (Libertarian) 39 (4.4%); Other (Write-in) 26 (2.9%); Howie Hawkins (Green) 19 (2.1%);
2016	S3	53%	Charles Schumer* (D,In+)	577	52.8%	Wendy Long (R,C+)	495	45.3%	21 [+]	1.9%	1,093	18	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Alex Merced (Libertarian) 11 (1.0%); Robin Wilson (Green) 10 (0.9%);
2014	G	33%	Rob Astorino (R,C)	403	60.1%	Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+)	225	33.6%	42 [+]	6.3%	670	20	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Howie Hawkins (Green) 37 (5.5%); Michael McDermott (Libertarian) 4 (0.6%); Other (Write-in) 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	1,293
Median Value	$157,600

Occupied	1,066	82.4%
Vacant	227	17.6%

Owned	920	86.3%
Rented	146	13.7%
Median Rent	$692

Single-Family Units	1,005	77.7%
Detached	1,004	77.6%
Attached	1	0.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	18	1.4%
Mobile Homes	221	17.1%

Cato town, NY

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Cato town, NY

2022 Housing Data for Cato town, NY

2022 Income & Employment Data for Cato town, NY

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Cato town, NY

Historical Presidential Election Results for Cato town, NY

Historical Statewide Election Results for Cato town, NY