Wheatfield town, NY

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 18,555 ( 438 from 2010 )
Land area: 27.9 square miles
Population density: 664.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	17,697	95.38%	4.3%
Black:	257	1.39%	32.4%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	89	0.48%	66.3%
2+ races:	351	1.89%	158.1%
Hispanic:	161	0.87%	35.3%

Total non-White:	858	4.62%	24.9%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	722	4.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	-284	-1.9

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
18,117
16,975	93.70%
380	2.10%
96	0.53%
264	1.46%
136	0.75%
249	1.37%
1,142	6.30%

2000
14,086
13,565	96.30%
111	0.79%
46	0.33%
66	0.47%
108	0.77%
190	1.35%
521	3.70%

1990
11,125
10,899	97.97%
55	0.49%
31	0.28%
37	0.33%
n/a
103	0.93%
226	2.03%

1980
9,609
9,486	98.72%
24	0.25%
56	0.58%
10	0.10%
n/a
33	0.34%
123	1.28%

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

3,410	24.2
621	4.4

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

2,666	24.0
295	2.7

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

1,413	14.7
103	1.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Wheatfield 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
46.8
4,046	21.8%
14,509	78.2%
4,189	22.6%

7,258
2.49

5,223	72.0%
4,192	80.3%
331	6.3%
2,035	28.0%

2010
Number	Percent
44.2
3,948	21.8%
14,169	78.2%
3,410	18.8%

7,180
2.47

4,902	68.3%
4,182	85.3%
255	5.2%
2,278	31.7%

2000
Number	Percent
39.9
3,301	23.4%
10,785	76.6%
2,231	15.8%

5,303
2.58

3,895	73.4%
3,439	88.3%
127	3.3%
1,408	26.6%

1990
Number	Percent
36.2
2,593	23.3%
8,532	76.7%
1,620	14.6%

4,022
2.72

3,118	77.5%
2,804	89.9%
99	3.2%
904	22.5%

1980
Number	Percent
31.5
2,790	29.0%
6,819	71.0%
841	8.8%

3,158
3.04

2,610	82.6%
2,366	90.7%
99	3.8%
548	17.4%

2022 Housing Data for Wheatfield town, NY

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	180	2.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	169	2.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	235	3.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	230	3.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	180	2.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	195	2.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	289	4.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	290	4.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	164	2.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	270	3.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	564	7.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,024	14.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	940	13.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	684	9.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	980	13.5%
$200,000 or more	864	11.9%

Median Household Income	94,290
Per Capita Income	44,843

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	485	6.7%
Public Assistance	193	2.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	721	9.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	8,537	79.1%
Unemployed	345	3.2%
In Armed Forces	77	0.7%

Total Labor Force	8,959	83.1%
Not in Labor Force	1,828	16.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		20.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	3,090	2,310	57.2%
Non-Profit	306	806	27.5%
Self-Employed	445	141	75.9%

Local Government	320	790	28.8%
State Government	231	169	57.8%
Federal Government	263	43	85.9%

Total Private + Self	3,535	2,451	59.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	1,120	1,808	38.3%
Total	4,655	4,259	52.2%

Pct. Govt.	20.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	1,622	18.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	2,151	24.1%
Professional, Technical	2,401	26.9%
Service Occupations	1,067	12.0%
All others	1,673	18.8%

White Collar		69.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	1,328	14.9%
Educational services	1,269	14.2%
Health care and social assistance	1,200	13.5%
Manufacturing	1,082	12.1%
Finance and insurance	575	6.5%
Other services	554	6.2%
Construction	540	6.1%
Public administration	508	5.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	390	4.4%
Accommodation and food services	384	4.3%
Wholesale trade	203	2.3%
Transportation and warehousing	197	2.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	163	1.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	158	1.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	106	1.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	103	1.2%
Utilities	78	0.9%
Information	76	0.9%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	22	0.12%
Puerto Rican	122	0.66%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	13	0.07%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	13	0.07%
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	4	0.02%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	4	0.02%
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	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	42	0.23%
Korean	29	0.16%
Filipino	15	0.08%
Japanese	4	0.02%
Chinese	3	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	16,446	93.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	521	3.0%
Spanish	313	1.8%
Other Indo-European	141	0.8%
Arabic	102	0.6%
French, Haitian, Cajun	52	0.3%
German, other Germanic	29	0.2%
Tagalog	13	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Italian	4,553	24.5%
German	4,132	22.3%
Polish	2,830	15.3%
Irish	2,650	14.3%
English	2,210	11.9%
French	675	3.6%
American	453	2.4%
French Canadian	330	1.8%
Ukrainian	293	1.6%
Scottish	266	1.4%
Swedish	219	1.2%
Hungarian	169	0.9%
Dutch	167	0.9%
Palestinian	138	0.7%
Danish	101	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	18,480	99.6%
Not a citizen	75	0.4%

Native	17,815	96.0%
Foreign-born	740	4.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
251	1.9%	692	5.3%	3,531	27.0%	3,774	28.9%	2,676	20.5%	2,153	16.5%
Average years of education: 14.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	251	1.9%
9-12 Years	692	5.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	3,531	27.0%
Some College	3,774	28.9%
Bach. Degree	2,676	20.5%
Grad Degree	2,153	16.5%
Average years of education: 14.0

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +423	D +746	D + 11.7%
D +1,169
2020 vs. 2012	R +1,378	R +859	R + 6.1%
D +519
2020 vs. 2008	R +1,600	R +1,228	R + 10.4%
D +372

2016 vs. 2008	R +1,177	R +1,974	R + 22.1%
D -797
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	71%	Donald Trump* (R)	6,124	57.9%	Joe Biden (D)	4,267	40.4%	178	1.7%	10,569	20	11	0.12%
2016	63%	Donald Trump (R)	5,701	61.8%	Hillary Clinton (D)	3,098	33.6%	425	4.6%	9,224	25	16	0.12%
2012	60%	Mitt Romney (R)	4,746	55.0%	Barack Obama* (D)	3,748	43.4%	135	1.6%	8,629	20	8	0.12%
2008	63%	John McCain (R)	4,524	53.0%	Barack Obama (D)	3,895	45.6%	115	1.3%	8,534	17	7	0.11%
2004	64%	George W. Bush* (R)	4,002	51.6%	John Kerry (D)	3,645	47.0%	110	1.4%	7,757	12	1	0.10%
2000	61%	George W. Bush (R)	3,171	48.1%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	3,122	47.3%	306	4.6%	6,599	13	0	0.10%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Wheatfield town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

4,267

40.4%

Donald Trump* (R)

6,124

57.9%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

105

1.0%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

10,569

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 11

2016 President, Wheatfield town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

3,098

33.6%

Donald Trump (R)

5,701

61.8%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

260

2.8%

Jill Stein (Grn)

111

1.2%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

9,224

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 25	Diff (US): 16

2012 President, Wheatfield town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

3,748

43.4%

Mitt Romney (R)

4,746

55.0%

Other

135

1.6%

TOTAL

8,629

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 8

2008 President, Wheatfield town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

3,895

45.6%

John McCain (R)

4,524

53.0%

Other

115

1.3%

TOTAL

8,534

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 7

2004 President, Wheatfield town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

4,002

51.6%

John Kerry (D)

3,645

47.0%

Ralph Nader (I)

100

1.3%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

7,757

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 1

2000 President, Wheatfield town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

3,171

48.1%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

3,122

47.3%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

234

3.5%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

6,599

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 0

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Wheatfield town, NY

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2018	S1	49%	Chele Farley (R,C+)	3,983	54.9%	Kirsten Gillibrand* (D,In+)	3,271	45.1%	2 [+]	0.0%	7,256	22	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 2 (0.0%);
2018	G	50%	Marc Molinaro (R,C+)	4,479	61.2%	Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+)	2,605	35.6%	232 [+]	3.2%	7,316	25	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Larry Sharpe (Libertarian) 89 (1.2%); Howie Hawkins (Green) 88 (1.2%); Other (Write-in) 55 (0.8%);
2016	S3	60%	Charles Schumer* (D,In+)	5,070	57.8%	Wendy Long (R,C+)	3,582	40.9%	115 [+]	1.3%	8,767	14	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Alex Merced (Libertarian) 64 (0.7%); Robin Wilson (Green) 51 (0.6%);
2014	G	36%	Rob Astorino (R,C)	3,031	57.8%	Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+)	2,031	38.7%	182 [+]	3.5%	5,244	18	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Howie Hawkins (Green) 142 (2.7%); Michael McDermott (Libertarian) 31 (0.6%); Steve Cohn (Sapient) 9 (0.2%);

*: 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	7,716
Median Value	$271,700

Occupied	7,258	94.1%
Vacant	458	5.9%

Owned	5,636	77.7%
Rented	1,622	22.3%
Median Rent	$846

Single-Family Units	5,734	74.3%
Detached	5,592	72.5%
Attached	142	1.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	1,010	13.1%
Mobile Homes	73	0.9%

Wheatfield town, NY

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Wheatfield town, NY

2022 Housing Data for Wheatfield town, NY

2022 Income & Employment Data for Wheatfield town, NY

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Wheatfield town, NY

Historical Presidential Election Results for Wheatfield town, NY

Historical Statewide Election Results for Wheatfield town, NY