Nelson town, NY

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 1,812 ( 168 from 2010 )
Land area: 43.1 square miles
Population density: 42.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,726	95.25%	9.9%
Black:	42	2.32%	740.0%
Indian:	5	0.28%	66.7%
Asian:	3	0.17%	57.1%
2+ races:	18	0.99%	21.7%
Hispanic:	18	0.99%	30.8%

Total non-White:	86	4.75%	34.4%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-190	-11.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	22	1.3

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
1,980
1,916	96.77%
5	0.25%
3	0.15%
7	0.35%
23	1.16%
26	1.31%
64	3.23%

2000
1,971
1,951	98.99%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
11	0.56%
9	0.46%
20	1.01%

1990
1,893
1,834	96.88%
15	0.79%
13	0.69%
2	0.11%
n/a
29	1.53%
59	3.12%

1980
1,550
1,505	97.10%
21	1.35%
16	1.03%
0	0.00%
n/a
8	0.52%
45	2.90%

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

-35	-1.8
44	2.2

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

117	6.2
-39	-2.1

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

329	21.2
14	0.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Nelson 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
47.3
340	18.8%
1,472	81.2%
403	22.2%

804
2.24

509	63.3%
450	88.4%
11	2.2%
295	36.7%

2010
Number	Percent
44.5
427	21.6%
1,553	78.4%
233	11.8%

805
2.45

558	69.3%
464	83.2%
30	5.4%
247	30.7%

2000
Number	Percent
38.2
579	29.4%
1,392	70.6%
184	9.3%

732
2.69

545	74.5%
494	90.6%
10	1.8%
187	25.5%

1990
Number	Percent
31.2
592	31.3%
1,301	68.7%
152	8.0%

619
3.06

497	80.3%
420	84.5%
17	3.4%
122	19.7%

1980
Number	Percent
28.0
541	34.9%
1,009	65.1%
115	7.4%

514
3.02

402	78.2%
361	89.8%
27	6.7%
112	21.8%

2022 Housing Data for Nelson town, NY

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	14	1.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	9	1.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	66	8.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	31	3.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	31	3.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	36	4.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	6	0.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	42	5.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	30	3.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	59	7.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	87	10.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	80	10.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	76	9.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	45	5.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	38	4.7%
$200,000 or more	154	19.2%

Median Household Income	72,000
Per Capita Income	47,714

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	7	0.9%
Public Assistance	23	2.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	59	7.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	794	75.3%
Unemployed	27	2.6%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	821	77.8%
Not in Labor Force	234	22.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		24.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	312	186	62.7%
Non-Profit	51	83	38.1%
Self-Employed	89	19	82.4%

Local Government	45	55	45.0%
State Government	12	14	46.2%
Federal Government	0	17	0.0%

Total Private + Self	401	205	66.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	108	169	39.0%
Total	509	374	57.6%

Pct. Govt.	16.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	214	23.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	130	14.3%
Professional, Technical	229	25.2%
Service Occupations	130	14.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	18	2.0%
All others	204	22.5%

White Collar		63.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	139	15.3%
Educational services	111	12.2%
Manufacturing	104	11.5%
Retail trade	103	11.4%
Construction	99	10.9%
Accommodation and food services	64	7.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	46	5.1%
Transportation and warehousing	44	4.9%
Public administration	36	4.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	34	3.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	32	3.5%
Finance and insurance	27	3.0%
Other services	27	3.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	19	2.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	12	1.3%
Information	6	0.7%
Wholesale trade	4	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	3	0.17%
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	15	0.83%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	3	0.17%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,695	97.1%
Spanish	41	2.3%
German, other Germanic	6	0.3%
Chinese	3	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	453	25.0%
Irish	356	19.6%
American	260	14.3%
English	258	14.2%
Dutch	179	9.9%
Polish	97	5.4%
Italian	94	5.2%
Welsh	81	4.5%
European	54	3.0%
French	42	2.3%
Scottish	27	1.5%
Norwegian	20	1.1%
African	18	1.0%
French Canadian	14	0.8%
Scotch-Irish	14	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,783	98.4%
Not a citizen	29	1.6%

Native	1,765	97.4%
Foreign-born	47	2.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
6	0.4%	79	5.7%	344	24.9%	420	30.5%	289	21.0%	241	17.5%
Average years of education: 14.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	6	0.4%
9-12 Years	79	5.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	344	24.9%
Some College	420	30.5%
Bach. Degree	289	21.0%
Grad Degree	241	17.5%
Average years of education: 14.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +76	D +47	D + 6.7%
D +123
2020 vs. 2012	R +103	R +76	R + 6.6%
D +27
2020 vs. 2008	R +103	R +88	R + 7.8%
D +15

2016 vs. 2008	R +27	R +135	R + 14.4%
D -108
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)	611	52.5%	Joe Biden (D)	524	45.0%	29	2.5%	1,164	15	6	0.01%
2016	68%	Donald Trump (R)	535	52.1%	Hillary Clinton (D)	401	39.1%	90	8.8%	1,026	16	6	0.01%
2012	67%	Mitt Romney (R)	508	49.6%	Barack Obama* (D)	497	48.5%	20	2.0%	1,025	14	2	0.01%
2008	69%	Barack Obama (D)	509	48.5%	John McCain (R)	508	48.4%	32	3.1%	1,049	12	3	0.01%
2004	75%	George W. Bush* (R)	596	54.6%	John Kerry (D)	472	43.2%	24	2.2%	1,092	15	4	0.01%
2000	72%	George W. Bush (R)	540	54.2%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	402	40.3%	55	5.5%	997	19	6	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Nelson town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

524

45.0%

Donald Trump* (R)

611

52.5%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.7%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

1,164

Turnout: 79%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 6

2016 President, Nelson town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

401

39.1%

Donald Trump (R)

535

52.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4.1%

Jill Stein (Grn)

3.5%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

1,026

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 6

2012 President, Nelson town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

497

48.5%

Mitt Romney (R)

508

49.6%

Other

2.0%

TOTAL

1,025

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 2

2008 President, Nelson town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

509

48.5%

John McCain (R)

508

48.4%

Other

3.1%

TOTAL

1,049

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 3

2004 President, Nelson town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

596

54.6%

John Kerry (D)

472

43.2%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.8%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

1,092

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 4

2000 President, Nelson town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

540

54.2%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

402

40.3%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

4.3%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

997

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 6

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Nelson town, NY

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2018	S1	62%	Kirsten Gillibrand* (D,In+)	473	50.9%	Chele Farley (R,C+)	455	49.0%	1 [+]	0.1%	929	16	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2018	G	62%	Marc Molinaro (R,C+)	525	56.9%	Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+)	325	35.2%	73 [+]	7.9%	923	21	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 42 (4.6%); Howie Hawkins (Green) 23 (2.5%); Larry Sharpe (Libertarian) 8 (0.9%);
2016	S3	66%	Charles Schumer* (D,In+)	558	56.4%	Wendy Long (R,C+)	397	40.1%	34 [+]	3.4%	989	13	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Robin Wilson (Green) 20 (2.0%); Alex Merced (Libertarian) 13 (1.3%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2014	G	46%	Rob Astorino (R,C)	345	49.3%	Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+)	272	38.9%	83 [+]	11.9%	700	9	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Howie Hawkins (Green) 78 (11.1%); Michael McDermott (Libertarian) 5 (0.7%);

*: 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	1,087
Median Value	$196,200

Occupied	804	74.0%
Vacant	283	26.0%

Owned	640	79.6%
Rented	164	20.4%
Median Rent	$969

Single-Family Units	950	87.4%
Detached	950	87.4%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	47	4.3%
Mobile Homes	50	4.6%

Nelson town, NY

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Nelson town, NY

2022 Housing Data for Nelson town, NY

2022 Income & Employment Data for Nelson town, NY

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Nelson town, NY

Historical Presidential Election Results for Nelson town, NY

Historical Statewide Election Results for Nelson town, NY