Wilson town, NY

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 5,839 ( 154 from 2010 )
Land area: 49.4 square miles
Population density: 118.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	5,402	92.52%	5.9%
Black:	84	1.44%	162.5%
Indian:	1	0.02%	97.7%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	263	4.50%	260.3%
Hispanic:	82	1.40%	3.5%

Total non-White:	437	7.48%	71.4%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-336	-6.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	182	3.7

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
5,993
5,738	95.75%
32	0.53%
44	0.73%
18	0.30%
73	1.22%
85	1.42%
255	4.25%

2000
5,950
5,815	97.73%
29	0.49%
5	0.08%
17	0.29%
48	0.81%
36	0.61%
135	2.27%

1990
5,773
5,645	97.78%
38	0.66%
15	0.26%
24	0.42%
n/a
51	0.88%
128	2.22%

1980
5,810
5,709	98.26%
23	0.40%
19	0.33%
51	0.88%
n/a
8	0.14%
101	1.74%

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

-77	-1.3
120	2.0

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

170	2.9
7	0.1

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

-64	-1.1
27	0.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Wilson 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
46.9
1,125	19.3%
4,714	80.7%
1,131	19.4%

2,385
2.44

1,699	71.2%
1,413	83.2%
126	7.4%
686	28.8%

2010
Number	Percent
44.3
1,336	22.3%
4,657	77.7%
900	15.0%

2,401
2.49

1,689	70.3%
1,361	80.6%
132	7.8%
712	29.7%

2000
Number	Percent
39.1
1,542	25.9%
4,408	74.1%
789	13.3%

2,253
2.64

1,698	75.4%
1,369	80.6%
119	7.0%
555	24.6%

1990
Number	Percent
35.1
1,491	25.8%
4,282	74.2%
715	12.4%

2,120
2.72

1,686	79.5%
1,465	86.9%
107	6.3%
434	20.5%

1980
Number	Percent
29.9
1,853	31.9%
3,957	68.1%
602	10.4%

1,895
3.07

1,562	82.4%
1,344	86.0%
96	6.1%
333	17.6%

2022 Housing Data for Wilson town, NY

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	149	6.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	105	4.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	21	0.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	21	0.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	51	2.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	73	3.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	84	3.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	83	3.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	78	3.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	230	9.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	147	6.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	296	12.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	410	17.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	201	8.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	245	10.3%
$200,000 or more	191	8.0%

Median Household Income	87,102
Per Capita Income	39,941

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	140	5.9%
Public Assistance	23	1.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	109	4.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,676	72.1%
Unemployed	107	2.9%
In Armed Forces	7	0.2%

Total Labor Force	2,790	75.2%
Not in Labor Force	920	24.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		27.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,024	798	56.2%
Non-Profit	78	180	30.2%
Self-Employed	202	109	65.0%

Local Government	97	188	34.0%
State Government	23	68	25.3%
Federal Government	19	17	52.8%

Total Private + Self	1,226	907	57.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	217	453	32.4%
Total	1,443	1,360	51.5%

Pct. Govt.	14.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	370	13.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	496	17.7%
Professional, Technical	647	23.0%
Service Occupations	531	18.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	4	0.1%
All others	763	27.2%

White Collar		53.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	438	15.6%
Manufacturing	425	15.1%
Retail trade	309	11.0%
Educational services	286	10.2%
Construction	271	9.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	229	8.2%
Accommodation and food services	200	7.1%
Public administration	102	3.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	99	3.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	96	3.4%
Other services	81	2.9%
Finance and insurance	76	2.7%
Transportation and warehousing	69	2.5%
Utilities	63	2.2%
Wholesale trade	33	1.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	16	0.6%
Information	7	0.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	7	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	22	0.38%
Puerto Rican	15	0.26%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	3	0.05%

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	42	0.72%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	5,439	97.3%
Other Indo-European	43	0.8%
Spanish	40	0.7%
Arabic	29	0.5%
French, Haitian, Cajun	20	0.4%
Other Asian	10	0.2%
German, other Germanic	6	0.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	3	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,479	25.3%
English	934	16.0%
Irish	845	14.5%
Polish	842	14.4%
Italian	702	12.0%
American	271	4.6%
French	207	3.5%
Scottish	170	2.9%
Hungarian	99	1.7%
Dutch	90	1.5%
Scotch-Irish	78	1.3%
European	60	1.0%
French Canadian	45	0.8%
Swedish	45	0.8%
Canadian	44	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	5,781	99.0%
Not a citizen	58	1.0%

Native	5,729	98.1%
Foreign-born	110	1.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
55	1.3%	136	3.2%	1,625	38.1%	1,318	30.9%	615	14.4%	516	12.1%
Average years of education: 13.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	55	1.3%
9-12 Years	136	3.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,625	38.1%
Some College	1,318	30.9%
Bach. Degree	615	14.4%
Grad Degree	516	12.1%
Average years of education: 13.6

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +176	D +52	D + 7.6%
D +228
2020 vs. 2012	R +641	R +730	R + 18.5%
D -89
2020 vs. 2008	R +550	R +726	R + 19.8%
D -176

2016 vs. 2008	R +374	R +778	R + 27.4%
D -404
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)	2,307	69.3%	Joe Biden (D)	964	29.0%	57	1.7%	3,328	32	23	0.04%
2016	65%	Donald Trump (R)	2,131	70.7%	Hillary Clinton (D)	736	24.4%	146	4.8%	3,013	34	25	0.04%
2012	60%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,666	60.0%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,053	37.9%	59	2.1%	2,778	25	13	0.04%
2008	64%	John McCain (R)	1,757	59.6%	Barack Obama (D)	1,140	38.6%	53	1.8%	2,950	24	14	0.04%
2004	66%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,807	61.0%	John Kerry (D)	1,103	37.2%	54	1.8%	2,964	21	10	0.04%
2000	64%	George W. Bush (R)	1,636	58.0%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,050	37.2%	136	4.8%	2,822	23	10	0.04%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Wilson town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

964

29.0%

Donald Trump* (R)

2,307

69.3%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.8%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

3,328

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 32	Diff (US): 23

2016 President, Wilson town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

736

24.4%

Donald Trump (R)

2,131

70.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.1%

Jill Stein (Grn)

0.9%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

3,013

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 34	Diff (US): 25

2012 President, Wilson town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

1,053

37.9%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,666

60.0%

Other

2.1%

TOTAL

2,778

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 25	Diff (US): 13

2008 President, Wilson town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,140

38.6%

John McCain (R)

1,757

59.6%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

2,950

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 24	Diff (US): 14

2004 President, Wilson town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,807

61.0%

John Kerry (D)

1,103

37.2%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.7%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

2,964

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 10

2000 President, Wilson town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,636

58.0%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

1,050

37.2%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

105

3.7%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

2,822

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 23	Diff (US): 10

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Wilson town, NY

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2018	S1	53%	Chele Farley (R,C+)	1,602	65.2%	Kirsten Gillibrand* (D,In+)	856	34.8%	0	0.0%	2,458	32	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	G	53%	Marc Molinaro (R,C+)	1,772	71.3%	Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+)	629	25.3%	85 [+]	3.4%	2,486	35	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Larry Sharpe (Libertarian) 42 (1.7%); Howie Hawkins (Green) 27 (1.1%); Other (Write-in) 16 (0.6%);
2016	S3	62%	Wendy Long (R,C+)	1,524	52.7%	Charles Schumer* (D,In+)	1,317	45.6%	50 [+]	1.7%	2,891	26	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Robin Wilson (Green) 35 (1.2%); Alex Merced (Libertarian) 15 (0.5%);
2014	G	41%	Rob Astorino (R,C)	1,285	67.4%	Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+)	542	28.4%	79 [+]	4.1%	1,906	27	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Howie Hawkins (Green) 60 (3.1%); Michael McDermott (Libertarian) 18 (0.9%); Steve Cohn (Sapient) 1 (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	2,911
Median Value	$172,000

Occupied	2,385	81.9%
Vacant	526	18.1%

Owned	2,163	90.7%
Rented	222	9.3%
Median Rent	$728

Single-Family Units	2,339	80.4%
Detached	2,329	80.0%
Attached	10	0.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	69	2.4%
Mobile Homes	383	13.2%

Wilson town, NY

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Wilson town, NY

2022 Housing Data for Wilson town, NY

2022 Income & Employment Data for Wilson town, NY

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Wilson town, NY

Historical Presidential Election Results for Wilson town, NY

Historical Statewide Election Results for Wilson town, NY