Porter town, NY

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 6,510 ( 261 from 2010 )
Land area: 33.1 square miles
Population density: 196.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	6,143	94.36%	5.3%
Black:	12	0.18%	58.6%
Indian:	45	0.69%	36.4%
Asian:	80	1.23%	142.4%
2+ races:	135	2.07%	92.9%
Hispanic:	95	1.46%	15.9%

Total non-White:	367	5.64%	30.6%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-347	-6.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	86	1.5

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
6,771
6,490	95.85%
29	0.43%
33	0.49%
33	0.49%
70	1.03%
113	1.67%
281	4.15%

2000
6,920
6,678	96.50%
0	0.00%
75	1.08%
14	0.20%
124	1.79%
29	0.42%
242	3.50%

1990
7,110
6,956	97.83%
11	0.15%
69	0.97%
24	0.34%
n/a
38	0.53%
154	2.17%

1980
7,233
7,102	98.19%
30	0.41%
49	0.68%
6	0.08%
n/a
34	0.47%
131	1.81%

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

-188	-2.7
39	0.6

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

-278	-3.9
88	1.2

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

-146	-2.0
23	0.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Porter 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
48.1
1,304	20.0%
5,206	80.0%
1,624	24.9%

2,756
2.34

2,010	72.9%
1,615	80.3%
190	9.5%
746	27.1%

2010
Number	Percent
45.9
1,433	21.2%
5,338	78.8%
1,164	17.2%

2,782
2.43

1,925	69.2%
1,545	80.3%
128	6.6%
857	30.8%

2000
Number	Percent
40.2
1,715	24.8%
5,205	75.2%
1,010	14.6%

2,629
2.59

1,939	73.8%
1,601	82.6%
133	6.9%
690	26.2%

1990
Number	Percent
35.4
1,917	27.0%
5,193	73.0%
963	13.5%

2,505
2.79

2,006	80.1%
1,763	87.9%
107	5.3%
499	19.9%

1980
Number	Percent
30.8
2,240	31.0%
4,993	69.0%
691	9.6%

2,297
3.06

1,931	84.1%
1,780	92.2%
84	4.4%
366	15.9%

2022 Housing Data for Porter town, NY

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	92	3.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	17	0.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	110	4.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	129	4.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	111	4.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	118	4.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	44	1.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	124	4.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	148	5.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	172	6.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	356	12.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	253	9.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	190	6.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	350	12.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	304	11.0%
$200,000 or more	238	8.6%

Median Household Income	74,243
Per Capita Income	41,273

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	91	3.3%
Public Assistance	71	2.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	243	8.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,604	70.5%
Unemployed	117	3.2%
In Armed Forces	19	0.5%

Total Labor Force	2,740	74.2%
Not in Labor Force	953	25.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		29.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,235	714	63.4%
Non-Profit	79	190	29.4%
Self-Employed	217	124	63.6%

Local Government	51	103	33.1%
State Government	75	147	33.8%
Federal Government	49	19	72.1%

Total Private + Self	1,452	838	63.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	254	459	35.6%
Total	1,706	1,297	56.8%

Pct. Govt.	14.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	368	12.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	649	21.5%
Professional, Technical	752	25.0%
Service Occupations	419	13.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	12	0.4%
All others	826	27.4%

White Collar		58.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	612	20.3%
Health care and social assistance	356	11.8%
Educational services	293	9.7%
Retail trade	286	9.5%
Accommodation and food services	230	7.6%
Construction	223	7.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	193	6.4%
Public administration	179	5.9%
Finance and insurance	144	4.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	131	4.3%
Transportation and warehousing	85	2.8%
Other services	72	2.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	65	2.2%
Information	52	1.7%
Utilities	51	1.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	17	0.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	16	0.5%
Wholesale trade	9	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	36	0.55%
Puerto Rican	43	0.66%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	1	0.02%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	1	0.02%
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	0.23%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	55	0.84%
Indian	25	0.38%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	6,018	96.9%
Spanish	63	1.0%
Chinese	55	0.9%
German, other Germanic	37	0.6%
Other Indo-European	37	0.6%
French, Haitian, Cajun	3	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,556	23.9%
Italian	1,184	18.2%
Irish	1,001	15.4%
English	833	12.8%
Polish	686	10.5%
American	241	3.7%
French	224	3.4%
Scottish	178	2.7%
French Canadian	85	1.3%
Canadian	73	1.1%
Swedish	65	1.0%
Lithuanian	59	0.9%
British	55	0.8%
Austrian	50	0.8%
Eastern European	42	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	6,423	98.7%
Not a citizen	87	1.3%

Native	6,206	95.3%
Foreign-born	304	4.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
16	0.3%	191	4.0%	1,204	25.0%	1,818	37.8%	939	19.5%	640	13.3%
Average years of education: 14.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	16	0.3%
9-12 Years	191	4.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,204	25.0%
Some College	1,818	37.8%
Bach. Degree	939	19.5%
Grad Degree	640	13.3%
Average years of education: 14.0

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +117	D +317	D + 12.8%
D +434
2020 vs. 2012	R +295	R +196	R + 3.8%
D +99
2020 vs. 2008	R +311	R +344	R + 8.5%
D -33

2016 vs. 2008	R +194	R +661	R + 21.3%
D -467
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	74%	Donald Trump* (R)	2,207	57.4%	Joe Biden (D)	1,562	40.6%	76	2.0%	3,845	20	11	0.04%
2016	65%	Donald Trump (R)	2,090	60.8%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,128	32.8%	218	6.3%	3,436	24	15	0.04%
2012	65%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,912	55.4%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,463	42.4%	74	2.1%	3,449	20	8	0.05%
2008	67%	John McCain (R)	1,896	53.3%	Barack Obama (D)	1,595	44.9%	65	1.8%	3,556	17	8	0.05%
2004	68%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,937	54.3%	John Kerry (D)	1,549	43.4%	81	2.3%	3,567	14	4	0.05%
2000	65%	George W. Bush (R)	1,720	50.5%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,512	44.4%	177	5.2%	3,409	15	3	0.05%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Porter town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,562

40.6%

Donald Trump* (R)

2,207

57.4%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.1%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

3,845

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 11

2016 President, Porter town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,128

32.8%

Donald Trump (R)

2,090

60.8%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

145

4.2%

Jill Stein (Grn)

1.2%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

3,436

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 24	Diff (US): 15

2012 President, Porter town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

1,463

42.4%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,912

55.4%

Other

2.1%

TOTAL

3,449

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 8

2008 President, Porter town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,595

44.9%

John McCain (R)

1,896

53.3%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

3,556

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 8

2004 President, Porter town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,937

54.3%

John Kerry (D)

1,549

43.4%

Ralph Nader (I)

2.0%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

3,567

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 4

2000 President, Porter town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,720

50.5%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

1,512

44.4%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

126

3.7%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

3,409

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 3

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Porter town, NY

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2018	S1	53%	Chele Farley (R,C+)	1,552	55.9%	Kirsten Gillibrand* (D,In+)	1,225	44.1%	1 [+]	0.0%	2,778	23	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2018	G	53%	Marc Molinaro (R,C+)	1,742	62.3%	Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+)	953	34.1%	102 [+]	3.6%	2,797	26	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Larry Sharpe (Libertarian) 42 (1.5%); Other (Write-in) 31 (1.1%); Howie Hawkins (Green) 29 (1.0%);
2016	S3	63%	Charles Schumer* (D,In+)	1,740	52.8%	Wendy Long (R,C+)	1,497	45.4%	61 [+]	1.8%	3,298	18	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Robin Wilson (Green) 30 (0.9%); Alex Merced (Libertarian) 30 (0.9%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2014	G	39%	Rob Astorino (R,C)	1,260	60.6%	Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+)	755	36.3%	65 [+]	3.1%	2,080	20	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Howie Hawkins (Green) 52 (2.5%); Michael McDermott (Libertarian) 10 (0.5%); Steve Cohn (Sapient) 3 (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	3,059
Median Value	$214,600

Occupied	2,756	90.1%
Vacant	303	9.9%

Owned	2,188	79.4%
Rented	568	20.6%
Median Rent	$1,033

Single-Family Units	2,644	86.4%
Detached	2,587	84.6%
Attached	57	1.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	110	3.6%
Mobile Homes	68	2.2%

Porter town, NY

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Porter town, NY

2022 Housing Data for Porter town, NY

2022 Income & Employment Data for Porter town, NY

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Porter town, NY

Historical Presidential Election Results for Porter town, NY

Historical Statewide Election Results for Porter town, NY