Busti town, NY

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 7,504 ( 153 from 2010 )
Land area: 48.2 square miles
Population density: 155.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	6,994	93.20%	1.0%
Black:	5	0.07%	87.5%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	11	0.15%	86.1%
2+ races:	198	2.64%	182.9%
Hispanic:	269	3.58%	278.9%

Total non-White:	510	6.80%	77.7%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-70	-1.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	223	3.7

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
7,351
7,064	96.10%
40	0.54%
22	0.30%
79	1.07%
70	0.95%
71	0.97%
287	3.90%

2000
7,760
7,557	97.38%
27	0.35%
15	0.19%
27	0.35%
62	0.80%
72	0.93%
203	2.62%

1990
8,050
7,776	96.60%
28	0.35%
6	0.07%
163	2.02%
n/a
77	0.96%
274	3.40%

1980
8,728
8,630	98.88%
7	0.08%
27	0.31%
49	0.56%
n/a
15	0.17%
98	1.12%

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

-493	-6.4
84	1.1

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

-219	-2.7
-71	-0.9

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

-854	-9.8
176	2.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Busti 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
46.6
1,450	19.3%
6,054	80.7%
1,772	23.6%

3,242
2.28

2,129	65.7%
1,736	81.5%
161	7.6%
1,113	34.3%

2010
Number	Percent
47.3
1,493	20.3%
5,858	79.7%
1,482	20.2%

3,200
2.29

2,079	65.0%
1,695	81.5%
132	6.3%
1,121	35.0%

2000
Number	Percent
42.0
1,867	24.1%
5,893	75.9%
1,319	17.0%

3,221
2.41

2,298	71.3%
1,879	81.8%
124	5.4%
923	28.7%

1990
Number	Percent
37.4
2,046	25.4%
6,004	74.6%
1,138	14.1%

3,087
2.60

2,288	74.1%
2,037	89.0%
108	4.7%
799	25.9%

1980
Number	Percent
33.7
2,503	28.7%
6,225	71.3%
1,092	12.5%

3,126
2.79

2,430	77.7%
2,193	90.2%
139	5.7%
696	22.3%

2022 Housing Data for Busti town, NY

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	140	4.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	102	3.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	129	4.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	123	3.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	169	5.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	220	6.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	110	3.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	182	5.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	43	1.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	145	4.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	326	10.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	459	14.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	303	9.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	369	11.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	239	7.4%
$200,000 or more	183	5.6%

Median Household Income	70,222
Per Capita Income	41,469

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	117	3.6%
Public Assistance	68	2.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	362	11.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	3,056	71.7%
Unemployed	149	3.5%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	3,205	75.2%
Not in Labor Force	1,056	24.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		28.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,150	1,029	52.8%
Non-Profit	160	261	38.0%
Self-Employed	222	135	62.2%

Local Government	148	269	35.5%
State Government	57	60	48.7%
Federal Government	0	9	0.0%

Total Private + Self	1,372	1,164	54.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	365	599	37.9%
Total	1,737	1,763	49.6%

Pct. Govt.	15.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	589	16.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	756	21.5%
Professional, Technical	858	24.4%
Service Occupations	538	15.3%
All others	778	22.1%

White Collar		62.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	706	20.1%
Health care and social assistance	515	14.6%
Retail trade	415	11.8%
Other services	343	9.7%
Educational services	303	8.6%
Construction	237	6.7%
Public administration	214	6.1%
Wholesale trade	184	5.2%
Accommodation and food services	114	3.2%
Information	97	2.8%
Utilities	70	2.0%
Finance and insurance	64	1.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	62	1.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	53	1.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	48	1.4%
Transportation and warehousing	40	1.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	35	1.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	19	0.5%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	178	2.37%
Puerto Rican	25	0.33%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
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	44	0.59%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	34	0.45%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	10	0.13%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	22	0.29%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	11	0.15%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	7,057	97.5%
Spanish	118	1.6%
German, other Germanic	62	0.9%
Other Indo-European	3	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Swedish	1,316	17.5%
English	1,301	17.3%
German	1,281	17.1%
Irish	999	13.3%
Italian	921	12.3%
Polish	316	4.2%
American	298	4.0%
Scottish	133	1.8%
French	74	1.0%
Dutch	66	0.9%
Scandinavian	65	0.9%
Norwegian	55	0.7%
European	46	0.6%
Scotch-Irish	31	0.4%
Ukrainian	31	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	7,444	99.2%
Not a citizen	60	0.8%

Native	7,390	98.5%
Foreign-born	114	1.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
72	1.3%	58	1.0%	1,707	30.7%	2,100	37.7%	819	14.7%	812	14.6%
Average years of education: 13.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	72	1.3%
9-12 Years	58	1.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,707	30.7%
Some College	2,100	37.7%
Bach. Degree	819	14.7%
Grad Degree	812	14.6%
Average years of education: 13.9

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +216	D +236	D + 11.2%
D +452
2020 vs. 2012	R +353	R +108	D + 1.1%
D +245
2020 vs. 2008	R +420	R +429	R + 8.5%
D -9

2016 vs. 2008	R +204	R +665	R + 19.8%
D -461
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	72%	Donald Trump* (R)	2,647	61.1%	Joe Biden (D)	1,597	36.9%	88	2.0%	4,332	23	14	0.05%
2016	64%	Donald Trump (R)	2,431	63.8%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,145	30.0%	235	6.2%	3,811	27	18	0.05%
2012	63%	Mitt Romney (R)	2,294	61.8%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,352	36.4%	68	1.8%	3,714	27	15	0.05%
2008	66%	John McCain (R)	2,227	57.2%	Barack Obama (D)	1,606	41.2%	62	1.6%	3,895	21	12	0.05%
2004	70%	George W. Bush* (R)	2,565	62.1%	John Kerry (D)	1,490	36.1%	76	1.8%	4,131	22	11	0.06%
2000	67%	George W. Bush (R)	2,269	57.5%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,522	38.6%	152	3.9%	3,943	22	10	0.06%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Busti town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,597

36.9%

Donald Trump* (R)

2,647

61.1%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.2%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

4,332

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 23	Diff (US): 14

2016 President, Busti town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,145

30.0%

Donald Trump (R)

2,431

63.8%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

155

4.1%

Jill Stein (Grn)

1.0%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

3,811

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 27	Diff (US): 18

2012 President, Busti town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

1,352

36.4%

Mitt Romney (R)

2,294

61.8%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

3,714

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 27	Diff (US): 15

2008 President, Busti town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,606

41.2%

John McCain (R)

2,227

57.2%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

3,895

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 12

2004 President, Busti town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

2,565

62.1%

John Kerry (D)

1,490

36.1%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.7%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

4,131

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 22	Diff (US): 11

2000 President, Busti town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

2,269

57.5%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

1,522

38.6%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

119

3.0%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

3,943

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 22	Diff (US): 10

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Busti town, NY

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2018	S1	54%	Chele Farley (R,C+)	1,840	57.2%	Kirsten Gillibrand* (D,In+)	1,374	42.8%	0	0.0%	3,214	24	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	G	54%	Marc Molinaro (R,C+)	2,052	63.6%	Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+)	1,032	32.0%	143 [+]	4.4%	3,227	27	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Larry Sharpe (Libertarian) 90 (2.8%); Other (Write-in) 28 (0.9%); Howie Hawkins (Green) 25 (0.8%);
2016	S3	62%	Charles Schumer* (D,In+)	1,861	50.3%	Wendy Long (R,C+)	1,788	48.4%	48 [+]	1.3%	3,697	21	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Alex Merced (Libertarian) 24 (0.6%); Robin Wilson (Green) 23 (0.6%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2014	G	41%	Rob Astorino (R,C)	1,555	63.7%	Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+)	821	33.6%	65 [+]	2.7%	2,441	23	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Howie Hawkins (Green) 51 (2.1%); Michael McDermott (Libertarian) 11 (0.5%); Steve Cohn (Sapient) 3 (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	4,048
Median Value	$143,200

Occupied	3,242	80.1%
Vacant	806	19.9%

Owned	2,343	72.3%
Rented	899	27.7%
Median Rent	$925

Single-Family Units	2,968	73.3%
Detached	2,935	72.5%
Attached	33	0.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	390	9.6%
Mobile Homes	254	6.3%

Busti town, NY

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Busti town, NY

2022 Housing Data for Busti town, NY

2022 Income & Employment Data for Busti town, NY

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Busti town, NY

Historical Presidential Election Results for Busti town, NY

Historical Statewide Election Results for Busti town, NY