Ossian town, NY

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 643 ( 146 from 2010 )
Land area: 39.6 square miles
Population density: 16.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	626	97.36%	16.4%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	1	0.16%	75.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
2+ races:	14	2.18%	7.7%
Hispanic:	2	0.31%	88.2%

Total non-White:	17	2.64%	57.5%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-123	-18.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	-23	-3.5

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
789
749	94.93%
5	0.63%
4	0.51%
0	0.00%
13	1.65%
17	2.15%
40	5.07%

2000
776
774	99.74%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
2	0.26%
2	0.26%

1990
800
790	98.75%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
10	1.25%
10	1.25%

1980
699
692	99.00%
5	0.72%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
2	0.29%
7	1.00%

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

-25	-3.2
38	4.9

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

-16	-2.0
-8	-1.0

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

98	14.0
3	0.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Ossian 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
55.6
109	17.0%
534	83.0%
211	32.8%

275
2.34

195	70.9%
169	86.7%
2	1.0%
80	29.1%

2010
Number	Percent
41.0
198	25.1%
591	74.9%
91	11.5%

299
2.64

220	73.6%
178	80.9%
17	7.7%
79	26.4%

2000
Number	Percent
38.1
203	26.2%
573	73.8%
85	11.0%

275
2.77

218	79.3%
198	90.8%
10	4.6%
57	20.7%

1990
Number	Percent
32.1
256	32.0%
544	68.0%
78	9.8%

245
3.27

215	87.8%
198	92.1%
4	1.9%
30	12.2%

1980
Number	Percent
28.2
258	36.9%
441	63.1%
70	10.0%

219
3.19

182	83.1%
168	92.3%
6	3.3%
37	16.9%

2022 Housing Data for Ossian town, NY

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	23	8.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	2	0.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	2	0.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	2	0.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	8	2.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	34	12.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	16	5.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	7	2.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	4	1.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	13	4.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	58	21.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	43	15.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	13	4.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	21	7.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	17	6.2%
$200,000 or more	12	4.4%

Median Household Income	66,156
Per Capita Income	33,483

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	8	2.9%
Public Assistance	0	0.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	20	7.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	213	65.1%
Unemployed	5	1.5%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	218	66.7%
Not in Labor Force	109	33.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		34.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	86	64	57.3%
Non-Profit	14	19	42.4%
Self-Employed	21	7	75.0%

Local Government	10	8	55.6%
State Government	2	10	16.7%
Federal Government	0	2	0.0%

Total Private + Self	107	71	60.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	26	39	40.0%
Total	133	110	54.7%

Pct. Govt.	13.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	42	17.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	51	21.0%
Professional, Technical	52	21.4%
Service Occupations	16	6.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	10	4.1%
All others	82	33.7%

White Collar		59.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	44	18.1%
Health care and social assistance	38	15.6%
Retail trade	35	14.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	21	8.6%
Public administration	16	6.6%
Transportation and warehousing	14	5.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	13	5.3%
Construction	10	4.1%
Accommodation and food services	9	3.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	9	3.7%
Wholesale trade	9	3.7%
Other services	7	2.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	5	2.1%
Educational services	5	2.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	4	1.6%
Information	4	1.6%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
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	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	2	0.31%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	611	98.5%
Spanish	6	1.0%
Korean	3	0.5%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	230	35.8%
English	102	15.9%
American	97	15.1%
Irish	66	10.3%
Italian	43	6.7%
Polish	35	5.4%
Dutch	20	3.1%
Scottish	8	1.2%
Greek	6	0.9%
Scotch-Irish	5	0.8%
Norwegian	4	0.6%
European	3	0.5%
French	3	0.5%
French Canadian	3	0.5%
Nigerian	3	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	640	99.5%
Not a citizen	3	0.5%

Native	640	99.5%
Foreign-born	3	0.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
18	3.7%	12	2.4%	190	38.7%	143	29.1%	115	23.4%	13	2.6%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	18	3.7%
9-12 Years	12	2.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	190	38.7%
Some College	143	29.1%
Bach. Degree	115	23.4%
Grad Degree	13	2.6%
Average years of education: 13.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R -1	D +34	D + 13.3%
D +33
2020 vs. 2012	R +82	R +108	R + 21.9%
D -26
2020 vs. 2008	R +46	R +85	R + 20.0%
D -39

2016 vs. 2008	R +47	R +119	R + 33.3%
D -72
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	79%	Donald Trump* (R)	316	75.6%	Joe Biden (D)	98	23.4%	4	1.0%	418	38	29	0.00%
2016	72%	Donald Trump (R)	317	79.6%	Hillary Clinton (D)	65	16.3%	16	4.0%	398	43	34	0.01%
2012	63%	Mitt Romney (R)	234	64.1%	Barack Obama* (D)	124	34.0%	7	1.9%	365	29	17	0.01%
2008	70%	John McCain (R)	270	65.5%	Barack Obama (D)	137	33.3%	5	1.2%	412	30	20	0.01%
2004	73%	George W. Bush* (R)	310	73.5%	John Kerry (D)	104	24.6%	8	1.9%	422	33	23	0.01%
2000	70%	George W. Bush (R)	288	72.0%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	99	24.8%	13	3.2%	400	37	24	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Ossian town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

23.4%

Donald Trump* (R)

316

75.6%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.7%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

418

Turnout: 79%	Diff (St): 38	Diff (US): 29

2016 President, Ossian town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

16.3%

Donald Trump (R)

317

79.6%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.0%

Jill Stein (Grn)

1.0%

TOTAL

398

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 43	Diff (US): 34

2012 President, Ossian town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

124

34.0%

Mitt Romney (R)

234

64.1%

Other

1.9%

TOTAL

365

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 29	Diff (US): 17

2008 President, Ossian town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

137

33.3%

John McCain (R)

270

65.5%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

412

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 30	Diff (US): 20

2004 President, Ossian town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

310

73.5%

John Kerry (D)

104

24.6%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.4%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

422

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 33	Diff (US): 23

2000 President, Ossian town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

288

72.0%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

24.8%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.5%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

400

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 37	Diff (US): 24

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Ossian town, NY

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2018	S1	60%	Chele Farley (R,C+)	238	73.2%	Kirsten Gillibrand* (D,In+)	87	26.8%	0	0.0%	325	40	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	G	62%	Marc Molinaro (R,C+)	257	76.7%	Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+)	50	14.9%	28 [+]	8.4%	335	41	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Larry Sharpe (Libertarian) 25 (7.5%); Howie Hawkins (Green) 2 (0.6%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.3%);
2016	S3	69%	Wendy Long (R,C+)	230	60.5%	Charles Schumer* (D,In+)	146	38.4%	4 [+]	1.1%	380	33	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Robin Wilson (Green) 4 (1.1%);
2014	G	47%	Rob Astorino (R,C)	222	82.8%	Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+)	36	13.4%	10 [+]	3.7%	268	43	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Howie Hawkins (Green) 9 (3.4%); Steve Cohn (Sapient) 1 (0.4%); Michael McDermott (Libertarian) 0 (0.0%);

*: 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	348
Median Value	$140,200

Occupied	275	79.0%
Vacant	73	21.0%

Owned	240	87.3%
Rented	35	12.7%
Median Rent	$1,036

Single-Family Units	272	78.2%
Detached	272	78.2%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	70	20.1%

Ossian town, NY

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Ossian town, NY

2022 Housing Data for Ossian town, NY

2022 Income & Employment Data for Ossian town, NY

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Ossian town, NY

Historical Presidential Election Results for Ossian town, NY

Historical Statewide Election Results for Ossian town, NY