Southport town, NY

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 9,584 ( 1,356 from 2010 )
Land area: 46.4 square miles
Population density: 206.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	8,682	90.59%	9.5%
Black:	501	5.23%	35.4%
Indian:	29	0.30%	31.8%
Asian:	3	0.03%	94.8%
2+ races:	117	1.22%	27.8%
Hispanic:	244	2.55%	20.5%

Total non-White:	902	9.41%	32.9%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-914	-10.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	-442	-4.9

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
10,940
9,596	87.71%
776	7.09%
22	0.20%
58	0.53%
162	1.48%
307	2.81%
1,344	12.29%

2000
11,185
9,991	89.32%
705	6.30%
14	0.13%
60	0.54%
77	0.69%
338	3.02%
1,194	10.68%

1990
11,571
10,763	93.02%
551	4.76%
16	0.14%
17	0.15%
n/a
224	1.94%
808	6.98%

1980
11,586
11,276	97.32%
120	1.04%
22	0.19%
73	0.63%
n/a
103	0.89%
310	2.68%

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

-395	-3.5
150	1.3

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

-772	-6.7
386	3.3

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

-513	-4.4
498	4.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Southport 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
44.8
1,673	17.5%
7,911	82.5%
2,279	23.8%

4,301
2.17

2,461	57.2%
1,683	68.4%
149	6.1%
1,840	42.8%

2010
Number	Percent
42.8
2,140	19.6%
8,800	80.4%
1,837	16.8%

4,282
2.34

2,820	65.9%
2,089	74.1%
278	9.9%
1,462	34.1%

2000
Number	Percent
39.6
2,377	21.3%
8,808	78.7%
1,863	16.7%

4,179
2.43

2,932	70.2%
2,230	76.1%
254	8.7%
1,247	29.8%

1990
Number	Percent
36.1
2,586	22.3%
8,985	77.7%
1,791	15.5%

4,225
2.53

3,088	73.1%
2,585	83.7%
248	8.0%
1,137	26.9%

1980
Number	Percent
33.3
3,270	28.2%
8,316	71.8%
1,472	12.7%

4,145
2.79

3,278	79.1%
2,873	87.6%
169	5.2%
867	20.9%

2022 Housing Data for Southport town, NY

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	518	12.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	92	2.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	131	3.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	109	2.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	136	3.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	492	11.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	45	1.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	139	3.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	156	3.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	427	9.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	414	9.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	525	12.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	512	11.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	198	4.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	302	7.0%
$200,000 or more	105	2.4%

Median Household Income	58,263
Per Capita Income	32,017

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	104	2.4%
Public Assistance	48	1.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	668	15.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	4,097	73.2%
Unemployed	221	3.9%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	4,318	77.1%
Not in Labor Force	1,280	22.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		26.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,690	1,093	60.7%
Non-Profit	164	321	33.8%
Self-Employed	338	75	81.8%

Local Government	225	259	46.5%
State Government	175	81	68.4%
Federal Government	8	135	5.6%

Total Private + Self	2,028	1,168	63.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	572	796	41.8%
Total	2,600	1,964	57.0%

Pct. Govt.	19.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	480	10.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	838	18.4%
Professional, Technical	905	19.8%
Service Occupations	924	20.2%
All others	1,417	31.0%

White Collar		48.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	982	21.5%
Manufacturing	778	17.0%
Educational services	512	11.2%
Transportation and warehousing	463	10.1%
Retail trade	420	9.2%
Public administration	291	6.4%
Construction	239	5.2%
Accommodation and food services	183	4.0%
Finance and insurance	151	3.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	134	2.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	115	2.5%
Wholesale trade	94	2.1%
Other services	93	2.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	41	0.9%
Utilities	23	0.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	23	0.5%
Information	22	0.5%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	46	0.48%
Puerto Rican	24	0.25%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	2	0.02%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	2	0.02%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	137	1.43%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	137	1.43%
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	35	0.37%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	8,945	97.9%
Spanish	143	1.6%
Other Indo-European	23	0.3%
Other	22	0.2%
German, other Germanic	4	0.0%
French, Haitian, Cajun	2	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	1,646	17.2%
German	1,313	13.7%
English	1,269	13.2%
Italian	912	9.5%
American	879	9.2%
Polish	793	8.3%
Lithuanian	347	3.6%
French	337	3.5%
Ukrainian	161	1.7%
European	152	1.6%
Dutch	130	1.4%
Russian	108	1.1%
Czech	99	1.0%
Pennsylvania German	95	1.0%
Swedish	91	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	9,562	99.8%
Not a citizen	22	0.2%

Native	9,355	97.6%
Foreign-born	229	2.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
185	2.5%	499	6.8%	3,100	42.1%	2,402	32.6%	434	5.9%	739	10.0%
Average years of education: 13.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	185	2.5%
9-12 Years	499	6.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	3,100	42.1%
Some College	2,402	32.6%
Bach. Degree	434	5.9%
Grad Degree	739	10.0%
Average years of education: 13.1

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +208	D +66	D + 4.1%
D +274
2020 vs. 2012	R +815	R +859	R + 15.3%
D -44
2020 vs. 2008	R +568	R +984	R + 19.1%
D -416

2016 vs. 2008	R +360	R +1,050	R + 23.3%
D -690
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	68%	Donald Trump* (R)	3,202	61.9%	Joe Biden (D)	1,885	36.4%	90	1.7%	5,177	24	15	0.06%
2016	61%	Donald Trump (R)	2,994	61.1%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,611	32.9%	296	6.0%	4,901	25	15	0.06%
2012	51%	Mitt Romney (R)	2,387	54.2%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,929	43.8%	84	1.9%	4,400	19	7	0.06%
2008	57%	John McCain (R)	2,634	52.9%	Barack Obama (D)	2,301	46.2%	45	0.9%	4,980	17	7	0.07%
2004	59%	George W. Bush* (R)	2,947	57.2%	John Kerry (D)	2,124	41.2%	85	1.6%	5,156	17	6	0.07%
2000	56%	George W. Bush (R)	2,486	50.6%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	2,253	45.8%	176	3.6%	4,915	15	3	0.07%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Southport town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,885

36.4%

Donald Trump* (R)

3,202

61.9%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.1%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

5,177

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 24	Diff (US): 15

2016 President, Southport town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,611

32.9%

Donald Trump (R)

2,994

61.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

211

4.3%

Jill Stein (Grn)

0.9%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

4,901

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 25	Diff (US): 15

2012 President, Southport town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

1,929

43.8%

Mitt Romney (R)

2,387

54.2%

Other

1.9%

TOTAL

4,400

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 7

2008 President, Southport town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

2,301

46.2%

John McCain (R)

2,634

52.9%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

4,980

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 7

2004 President, Southport town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

2,947

57.2%

John Kerry (D)

2,124

41.2%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.5%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

5,156

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 6

2000 President, Southport town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

2,486

50.6%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

2,253

45.8%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

143

2.9%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

4,915

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 3

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Southport town, NY

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2018	S1	50%	Chele Farley (R,C+)	2,159	55.6%	Kirsten Gillibrand* (D,In+)	1,724	44.4%	0	0.0%	3,883	23	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	G	50%	Marc Molinaro (R,C+)	2,559	64.7%	Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+)	1,122	28.4%	275 [+]	7.0%	3,956	29	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Larry Sharpe (Libertarian) 200 (5.1%); Other (Write-in) 38 (1.0%); Howie Hawkins (Green) 37 (0.9%);
2016	S3	58%	Charles Schumer* (D,In+)	2,444	52.3%	Wendy Long (R,C+)	2,145	45.9%	85 [+]	1.8%	4,674	19	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Robin Wilson (Green) 48 (1.0%); Alex Merced (Libertarian) 37 (0.8%);
2014	G	36%	Rob Astorino (R,C)	1,915	64.2%	Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+)	1,003	33.6%	66 [+]	2.2%	2,984	24	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Howie Hawkins (Green) 58 (1.9%); Michael McDermott (Libertarian) 8 (0.3%);

*: 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	4,908
Median Value	$108,200

Occupied	4,301	87.6%
Vacant	607	12.4%

Owned	3,125	72.7%
Rented	1,176	27.3%
Median Rent	$1,087

Single-Family Units	3,861	78.7%
Detached	3,822	77.9%
Attached	39	0.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	225	4.6%
Mobile Homes	51	1.0%

Southport town, NY

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Southport town, NY

2022 Housing Data for Southport town, NY

2022 Income & Employment Data for Southport town, NY

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Southport town, NY

Historical Presidential Election Results for Southport town, NY

Historical Statewide Election Results for Southport town, NY