Moriah town, NY

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 4,629 ( 169 from 2010 )
Land area: 64.5 square miles
Population density: 71.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	4,262	92.07%	6.5%
Black:	65	1.40%	15.6%
Indian:	42	0.91%	500.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	48	1.04%	20.0%
Hispanic:	136	2.94%	40.2%

Total non-White:	367	7.93%	52.9%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-296	-7.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	127	3.2

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
4,798
4,558	95.00%
77	1.60%
7	0.15%
15	0.31%
40	0.83%
97	2.02%
240	5.00%

2000
4,879
4,579	93.85%
116	2.38%
11	0.23%
0	0.00%
8	0.16%
165	3.38%
300	6.15%

1990
4,884
4,633	94.86%
83	1.70%
25	0.51%
34	0.70%
n/a
109	2.23%
251	5.14%

1980
5,128
5,019	97.87%
5	0.10%
27	0.53%
0	0.00%
n/a
77	1.50%
109	2.13%

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

-21	-0.4
-60	-1.2

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

-54	-1.1
49	1.0

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

-386	-7.5
142	2.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Moriah 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
55.3
643	13.9%
3,986	86.1%
1,385	29.9%

2,057
2.17

1,266	61.5%
865	68.3%
108	8.5%
791	38.5%

2010
Number	Percent
41.7
1,061	22.1%
3,737	77.9%
746	15.5%

1,975
2.35

1,253	63.4%
907	72.4%
133	10.6%
722	36.6%

2000
Number	Percent
37.6
1,081	22.2%
3,798	77.8%
838	17.2%

1,909
2.38

1,275	66.8%
959	75.2%
97	7.6%
634	33.2%

1990
Number	Percent
34.5
1,199	24.5%
3,685	75.5%
780	16.0%

1,820
2.58

1,332	73.2%
1,067	80.1%
91	6.8%
488	26.8%

1980
Number	Percent
31.2
1,599	31.2%
3,529	68.8%
667	13.0%

1,741
2.93

1,357	77.9%
1,091	80.4%
124	9.1%
384	22.1%

2022 Housing Data for Moriah town, NY

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	101	4.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	86	4.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	194	9.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	131	6.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	73	3.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	5	0.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	223	10.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	123	6.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	21	1.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	316	15.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	183	8.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	151	7.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	285	13.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	15	0.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	108	5.3%
$200,000 or more	42	2.0%

Median Household Income	54,241
Per Capita Income	29,046

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	161	7.8%
Public Assistance	28	1.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	328	15.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,690	65.9%
Unemployed	10	0.4%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,700	66.3%
Not in Labor Force	864	33.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		34.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	615	539	53.3%
Non-Profit	111	426	20.7%
Self-Employed	130	14	90.3%

Local Government	0	9	0.0%
State Government	63	39	61.8%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	745	553	57.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	174	474	26.9%
Total	919	1,027	47.2%

Pct. Govt.	5.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	239	12.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	340	17.5%
Professional, Technical	503	25.8%
Service Occupations	513	26.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	7	0.4%
All others	351	18.0%

White Collar		55.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	409	21.0%
Manufacturing	347	17.8%
Other services	237	12.2%
Retail trade	221	11.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	142	7.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	110	5.7%
Construction	92	4.7%
Educational services	85	4.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	73	3.8%
Finance and insurance	60	3.1%
Accommodation and food services	49	2.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	44	2.3%
Public administration	34	1.7%
Transportation and warehousing	30	1.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	13	0.7%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	14	0.30%
Puerto Rican	41	0.89%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	5	0.11%

Total Central American	9	0.19%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	9	0.19%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	45	0.97%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	34	0.73%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	11	0.24%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	22	0.48%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	3,873	89.2%
Other Indo-European	222	5.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	99	2.3%
Spanish	83	1.9%
German, other Germanic	36	0.8%
Other Asian	29	0.7%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	873	18.9%
Italian	677	14.6%
Irish	673	14.5%
French	558	12.1%
German	492	10.6%
Polish	478	10.3%
British	268	5.8%
Scottish	199	4.3%
European	129	2.8%
American	121	2.6%
French Canadian	72	1.6%
Scotch-Irish	58	1.3%
Dutch	42	0.9%
Hungarian	26	0.6%
Norwegian	13	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	4,610	99.6%
Not a citizen	19	0.4%

Native	4,501	97.2%
Foreign-born	128	2.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
51	1.4%	386	10.4%	1,311	35.2%	935	25.1%	753	20.2%	287	7.7%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	51	1.4%
9-12 Years	386	10.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,311	35.2%
Some College	935	25.1%
Bach. Degree	753	20.2%
Grad Degree	287	7.7%
Average years of education: 13.3

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +204	R +133	R + 4.8%
D +71
2020 vs. 2012	R +474	R +835	R + 45.5%
D -361
2020 vs. 2008	R +269	R +726	R + 36.6%
D -457

2016 vs. 2008	R +65	R +593	R + 31.9%
D -528
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	49%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,141	59.2%	Joe Biden (D)	757	39.3%	30	1.6%	1,928	22	12	0.02%
2016	45%	Donald Trump (R)	937	54.5%	Hillary Clinton (D)	686	39.9%	97	5.6%	1,720	18	9	0.02%
2012	48%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,118	61.8%	Mitt Romney (R)	667	36.9%	23	1.3%	1,808	2	-10	0.03%
2008	57%	Barack Obama (D)	1,214	57.0%	John McCain (R)	872	40.9%	44	2.1%	2,130	5	-5	0.03%
2004	55%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,050	50.1%	John Kerry (D)	985	47.0%	59	2.8%	2,094	10	-1	0.03%
2000	53%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,022	50.5%	George W. Bush (R)	895	44.2%	106	5.2%	2,023	9	-4	0.03%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Moriah town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

757

39.3%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,141

59.2%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.9%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

1,928

Turnout: 49%	Diff (St): 22	Diff (US): 12

2016 President, Moriah town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

686

39.9%

Donald Trump (R)

937

54.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.3%

Jill Stein (Grn)

2.0%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

1,720

Turnout: 45%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 9

2012 President, Moriah town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

1,118

61.8%

Mitt Romney (R)

667

36.9%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

1,808

Turnout: 48%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): -10

2008 President, Moriah town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,214

57.0%

John McCain (R)

872

40.9%

Other

2.1%

TOTAL

2,130

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): -5

2004 President, Moriah town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,050

50.1%

John Kerry (D)

985

47.0%

Ralph Nader (I)

2.7%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

2,094

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): -1

2000 President, Moriah town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

895

44.2%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

1,022

50.5%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.9%

Other

2.4%

TOTAL

2,023

Turnout: 53%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): -4

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Moriah town, NY

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2018	S1	32%	Kirsten Gillibrand* (D,In+)	642	51.6%	Chele Farley (R,C+)	603	48.4%	0	0.0%	1,245	15	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	G	32%	Marc Molinaro (R,C+)	727	57.9%	Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+)	476	37.9%	53 [+]	4.2%	1,256	22	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Larry Sharpe (Libertarian) 23 (1.8%); Other (Write-in) 16 (1.3%); Howie Hawkins (Green) 14 (1.1%);
2016	S3	41%	Charles Schumer* (D,In+)	797	51.0%	Wendy Long (R,C+)	730	46.7%	37 [+]	2.4%	1,564	20	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Robin Wilson (Green) 28 (1.8%); Alex Merced (Libertarian) 9 (0.6%);
2014	G	24%	Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+)	476	52.4%	Rob Astorino (R,C)	394	43.4%	38 [+]	4.2%	908	3	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Howie Hawkins (Green) 30 (3.3%); Michael McDermott (Libertarian) 7 (0.8%); 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	2,533
Median Value	$137,500

Occupied	2,057	81.2%
Vacant	476	18.8%

Owned	1,652	80.3%
Rented	405	19.7%
Median Rent	$779

Single-Family Units	1,860	73.4%
Detached	1,739	68.7%
Attached	121	4.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	107	4.2%
Mobile Homes	222	8.8%

Moriah town, NY

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Moriah town, NY

2022 Housing Data for Moriah town, NY

2022 Income & Employment Data for Moriah town, NY

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Moriah town, NY

Historical Presidential Election Results for Moriah town, NY

Historical Statewide Election Results for Moriah town, NY