Lyme town, NY

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 2,015 ( 170 from 2010 )
Land area: 55.9 square miles
Population density: 36.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,767	87.69%	15.8%
Black:	116	5.76%	1188.9%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	15	0.74%	150.0%
2+ races:	45	2.23%	36.4%
Hispanic:	72	3.57%	125.0%

Total non-White:	248	12.31%	185.1%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-331	-18.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	161	8.9

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
2,185
2,098	96.02%
9	0.41%
2	0.09%
6	0.27%
33	1.51%
32	1.46%
87	3.98%

2000
2,020
1,971	97.57%
7	0.35%
8	0.40%
5	0.25%
26	1.29%
3	0.15%
49	2.43%

1990
1,701
1,693	99.53%
0	0.00%
3	0.18%
0	0.00%
n/a
5	0.29%
8	0.47%

1980
1,732
1,713	98.90%
0	0.00%
6	0.35%
2	0.12%
n/a
11	0.64%
19	1.10%

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

127	6.3
38	1.9

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

278	16.3
41	2.4

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

-20	-1.2
-11	-0.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Lyme 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
48.6
485	24.1%
1,530	75.9%
592	29.4%

789
2.53

540	68.4%
411	76.1%
55	10.2%
249	31.6%

2010
Number	Percent
46.9
435	19.9%
1,750	80.1%
391	17.9%

897
2.42

632	70.5%
519	82.1%
51	8.1%
265	29.5%

2000
Number	Percent
42.9
451	22.3%
1,569	77.7%
381	18.9%

841
2.39

596	70.9%
510	85.6%
31	5.2%
245	29.1%

1990
Number	Percent
36.4
427	25.1%
1,274	74.9%
259	15.2%

628
2.69

463	73.7%
406	87.7%
12	2.6%
165	26.3%

1980
Number	Percent
28.5
545	31.5%
1,187	68.5%
198	11.4%

548
3.14

430	78.5%
363	84.4%
19	4.4%
118	21.5%

2022 Housing Data for Lyme town, NY

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	29	3.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	11	1.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	23	2.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	17	2.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	27	3.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	43	5.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	44	5.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	42	5.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	26	3.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	55	7.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	100	12.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	146	18.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	73	9.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	84	10.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	37	4.7%
$200,000 or more	32	4.1%

Median Household Income	70,598
Per Capita Income	33,911

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	16	2.0%
Public Assistance	5	0.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	58	7.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	582	61.4%
Unemployed	52	5.5%
In Armed Forces	20	2.1%

Total Labor Force	654	69.0%
Not in Labor Force	294	31.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		36.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	170	200	45.9%
Non-Profit	20	33	37.7%
Self-Employed	44	37	54.3%

Local Government	20	41	32.8%
State Government	38	19	66.7%
Federal Government	53	4	93.0%

Total Private + Self	214	237	47.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	131	97	57.5%
Total	345	334	50.8%

Pct. Govt.	25.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	113	16.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	103	15.1%
Professional, Technical	156	22.8%
Service Occupations	158	23.1%
All others	153	22.4%

White Collar		54.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	120	17.6%
Public administration	90	13.2%
Retail trade	83	12.2%
Educational services	63	9.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	45	6.6%
Manufacturing	42	6.1%
Construction	39	5.7%
Accommodation and food services	37	5.4%
Finance and insurance	32	4.7%
Other services	30	4.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	30	4.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	25	3.7%
Wholesale trade	15	2.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	11	1.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	8	1.2%
Transportation and warehousing	6	0.9%
Utilities	4	0.6%
Information	3	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	36	1.79%
Puerto Rican	4	0.20%
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	31	1.54%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	31	1.54%
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	1	0.05%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Cambodian	8	0.40%
Thai	6	0.30%
Japanese	1	0.05%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,850	96.6%
Spanish	23	1.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	14	0.7%
Other Asian	14	0.7%
Arabic	11	0.6%
French, Haitian, Cajun	4	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	446	22.1%
Irish	357	17.7%
English	322	16.0%
French	272	13.5%
Italian	198	9.8%
American	84	4.2%
French Canadian	81	4.0%
Dutch	55	2.7%
Swedish	39	1.9%
Welsh	39	1.9%
European	36	1.8%
Polish	34	1.7%
Scottish	25	1.2%
Syrian	18	0.9%
Slavic	18	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,015	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	1,929	95.7%
Foreign-born	86	4.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
23	1.6%	28	1.9%	364	25.2%	524	36.3%	313	21.7%	192	13.3%
Average years of education: 14.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	23	1.6%
9-12 Years	28	1.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	364	25.2%
Some College	524	36.3%
Bach. Degree	313	21.7%
Grad Degree	192	13.3%
Average years of education: 14.0

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +181	R +83	R + 1.4%
D +98
2020 vs. 2012	R +286	R +301	R + 20.5%
D -15
2020 vs. 2008	R +198	R +226	R + 14.8%
D -28

2016 vs. 2008	R +17	R +143	R + 13.4%
D -126
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	95%	Donald Trump* (R)	883	61.1%	Joe Biden (D)	540	37.4%	21	1.5%	1,444	23	14	0.02%
2016	77%	Donald Trump (R)	702	56.2%	Hillary Clinton (D)	442	35.4%	104	8.3%	1,248	20	10	0.02%
2012	69%	Mitt Romney (R)	597	51.1%	Barack Obama* (D)	555	47.5%	17	1.5%	1,169	16	4	0.02%
2008	74%	John McCain (R)	685	53.7%	Barack Obama (D)	568	44.5%	22	1.7%	1,275	18	8	0.02%
2004	72%	George W. Bush* (R)	647	55.0%	John Kerry (D)	510	43.3%	20	1.7%	1,177	15	4	0.02%
2000	66%	George W. Bush (R)	518	49.8%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	479	46.0%	44	4.2%	1,041	15	2	0.02%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Chaumont village

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

540

37.4%

Donald Trump* (R)

883

61.1%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.9%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

1,444

Turnout: 95%	Diff (St): 23	Diff (US): 14

2016 President, Chaumont village

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

442

35.4%

Donald Trump (R)

702

56.2%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

5.2%

Jill Stein (Grn)

1.8%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

1,248

Turnout: 77%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 10

2012 President, Lyme town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

555

47.5%

Mitt Romney (R)

597

51.1%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

1,169

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 4

2008 President, Lyme town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

568

44.5%

John McCain (R)

685

53.7%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

1,275

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 8

2004 President, Lyme town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

647

55.0%

John Kerry (D)

510

43.3%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.4%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

1,177

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 4

2000 President, Lyme town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

518

49.8%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

479

46.0%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

3.5%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

1,041

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 2

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Lyme town, NY

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2018	S1	68%	Kirsten Gillibrand* (D,In+)	530	50.1%	Chele Farley (R,C+)	528	49.9%	0	0.0%	1,058	17	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	G	68%	Marc Molinaro (R,C+)	704	65.9%	Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+)	303	28.4%	61 [+]	5.7%	1,068	30	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 29 (2.7%); Larry Sharpe (Libertarian) 20 (1.9%); Howie Hawkins (Green) 12 (1.1%);
2016	S3	75%	Charles Schumer* (D,In+)	679	56.3%	Wendy Long (R,C+)	494	41.0%	32 [+]	2.7%	1,205	14	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Robin Wilson (Green) 21 (1.7%); Alex Merced (Libertarian) 11 (0.9%);
2014	G	52%	Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+)	400	46.8%	Rob Astorino (R,C)	398	46.6%	56 [+]	6.6%	854	6	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Howie Hawkins (Green) 45 (5.3%); Other (Write-in) 8 (0.9%); Steve Cohn (Sapient) 3 (0.4%);

*: 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	2,234
Median Value	$232,200

Occupied	789	35.3%
Vacant	1,445	64.7%

Owned	722	91.5%
Rented	67	8.5%
Median Rent	$786

Single-Family Units	1,865	83.5%
Detached	1,845	82.6%
Attached	20	0.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	27	1.2%
Mobile Homes	320	14.3%

Lyme town, NY

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Lyme town, NY

2022 Housing Data for Lyme town, NY

2022 Income & Employment Data for Lyme town, NY

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Lyme town, NY

Historical Presidential Election Results for Lyme town, NY

Historical Statewide Election Results for Lyme town, NY