Forestport town, NY

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 1,513 ( 22 from 2010 )
Land area: 76.9 square miles
Population density: 19.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,488	98.35%	0.5%
Black:	6	0.40%	100.0%
Indian:	6	0.40%	50.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	13	0.86%	31.6%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	100.0%

Total non-White:	25	1.65%	37.5%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-7	-0.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	-15	-1.2

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
1,535
1,495	97.39%
3	0.20%
4	0.26%
2	0.13%
19	1.24%
9	0.59%
40	2.61%

2000
1,692
1,660	98.11%
17	1.00%
8	0.47%
0	0.00%
7	0.41%
0	0.00%
32	1.89%

1990
1,556
1,552	99.74%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
4	0.26%
4	0.26%

1980
1,380
1,369	99.20%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
5	0.36%
n/a
0	0.00%
11	0.80%

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

-165	-9.8
8	0.5

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

108	6.9
28	1.8

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

183	13.3
-7	-0.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Forestport 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
50.1
310	20.5%
1,203	79.5%
442	29.2%

672
2.25

387	57.6%
325	84.0%
2	0.5%
285	42.4%

2010
Number	Percent
48.5
288	18.8%
1,247	81.2%
275	17.9%

687
2.23

441	64.2%
332	75.3%
34	7.7%
246	35.8%

2000
Number	Percent
43.4
376	22.2%
1,316	77.8%
297	17.6%

729
2.32

480	65.8%
422	87.9%
13	2.7%
249	34.2%

1990
Number	Percent
37.5
389	25.0%
1,167	75.0%
233	15.0%

616
2.53

434	70.5%
384	88.5%
16	3.7%
182	29.5%

1980
Number	Percent
34.5
384	27.8%
996	72.2%
186	13.5%

518
2.66

372	71.8%
332	89.2%
17	4.6%
146	28.2%

2022 Housing Data for Forestport town, NY

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	40	6.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	5	0.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	70	10.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	17	2.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	45	6.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	32	4.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	14	2.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	57	8.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	23	3.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	39	5.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	51	7.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	79	11.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	55	8.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	48	7.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	68	10.1%
$200,000 or more	29	4.3%

Median Household Income	58,846
Per Capita Income	35,126

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	27	4.0%
Public Assistance	8	1.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	48	7.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	556	69.6%
Unemployed	4	0.5%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	560	70.1%
Not in Labor Force	239	29.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		30.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	209	143	59.4%
Non-Profit	11	93	10.6%
Self-Employed	32	51	38.6%

Local Government	60	28	68.2%
State Government	26	11	70.3%
Federal Government	9	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	241	194	55.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	106	132	44.5%
Total	347	326	51.6%

Pct. Govt.	19.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	86	12.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	141	21.0%
Professional, Technical	164	24.4%
Service Occupations	101	15.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	8	1.2%
All others	181	26.9%

White Collar		58.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	91	13.5%
Health care and social assistance	73	10.8%
Public administration	72	10.7%
Educational services	70	10.4%
Accommodation and food services	53	7.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	48	7.1%
Finance and insurance	39	5.8%
Other services	35	5.2%
Retail trade	35	5.2%
Construction	32	4.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	31	4.6%
Transportation and warehousing	23	3.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	22	3.3%
Wholesale trade	14	2.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	10	1.5%
Utilities	9	1.3%
Information	8	1.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	8	1.2%

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	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,364	93.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	70	4.8%
Chinese	10	0.7%
Spanish	9	0.6%
French, Haitian, Cajun	7	0.5%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	303	20.0%
German	219	14.5%
Italian	123	8.1%
Polish	116	7.7%
American	115	7.6%
English	90	5.9%
Ukrainian	64	4.2%
French	55	3.6%
British	39	2.6%
Welsh	38	2.5%
European	29	1.9%
French Canadian	28	1.9%
Swiss	19	1.3%
Scottish	11	0.7%
Danish	9	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,506	99.5%
Not a citizen	7	0.5%

Native	1,462	96.6%
Foreign-born	51	3.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
13	1.2%	68	6.1%	311	27.9%	413	37.0%	205	18.4%	105	9.4%
Average years of education: 13.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	13	1.2%
9-12 Years	68	6.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	311	27.9%
Some College	413	37.0%
Bach. Degree	205	18.4%
Grad Degree	105	9.4%
Average years of education: 13.6

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +60	R +7	D + 4.9%
D +53
2020 vs. 2012	R +157	R +232	R + 23.8%
D -75
2020 vs. 2008	R +114	R +211	R + 22.7%
D -97

2016 vs. 2008	R +54	R +204	R + 27.6%
D -150
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	78%	Donald Trump* (R)	646	69.2%	Joe Biden (D)	270	28.9%	17	1.8%	933	32	22	0.01%
2016	70%	Donald Trump (R)	586	69.0%	Hillary Clinton (D)	217	25.6%	46	5.4%	849	33	23	0.01%
2012	69%	Mitt Romney (R)	489	57.5%	Barack Obama* (D)	345	40.6%	16	1.9%	850	22	10	0.01%
2008	73%	John McCain (R)	532	58.1%	Barack Obama (D)	367	40.1%	17	1.9%	916	22	12	0.01%
2004	72%	George W. Bush* (R)	538	58.0%	John Kerry (D)	359	38.7%	31	3.3%	928	18	7	0.01%
2000	69%	George W. Bush (R)	491	53.7%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	368	40.3%	55	6.0%	914	19	6	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Forestport town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

270

28.9%

Donald Trump* (R)

646

69.2%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.0%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

933

Turnout: 78%	Diff (St): 32	Diff (US): 22

2016 President, Forestport town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

217

25.6%

Donald Trump (R)

586

69.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4.1%

Jill Stein (Grn)

0.6%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

849

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 33	Diff (US): 23

2012 President, Forestport town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

345

40.6%

Mitt Romney (R)

489

57.5%

Other

1.9%

TOTAL

850

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 22	Diff (US): 10

2008 President, Forestport town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

367

40.1%

John McCain (R)

532

58.1%

Other

1.9%

TOTAL

916

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 22	Diff (US): 12

2004 President, Forestport town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

538

58.0%

John Kerry (D)

359

38.7%

Ralph Nader (I)

3.1%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

928

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 7

2000 President, Forestport town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

491

53.7%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

368

40.3%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

4.3%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

914

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 6

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Forestport town, NY

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2018	S1	57%	Chele Farley (R,C+)	427	61.9%	Kirsten Gillibrand* (D,In+)	263	38.1%	0	0.0%	690	29	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	G	59%	Marc Molinaro (R,C+)	502	70.6%	Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+)	156	21.9%	53 [+]	7.5%	711	34	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Larry Sharpe (Libertarian) 36 (5.1%); Other (Write-in) 12 (1.7%); Howie Hawkins (Green) 5 (0.7%);
2016	S3	66%	Wendy Long (R,C+)	403	50.6%	Charles Schumer* (D,In+)	381	47.9%	12 [+]	1.5%	796	23	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Alex Merced (Libertarian) 7 (0.9%); Robin Wilson (Green) 4 (0.5%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2014	G	44%	Rob Astorino (R,C)	315	58.7%	Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+)	201	37.4%	21 [+]	3.9%	537	18	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Howie Hawkins (Green) 19 (3.5%); Michael McDermott (Libertarian) 2 (0.4%);

*: 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	1,987
Median Value	$166,600

Occupied	672	33.8%
Vacant	1,315	66.2%

Owned	629	93.6%
Rented	43	6.4%
Median Rent	$638

Single-Family Units	1,781	89.6%
Detached	1,781	89.6%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	7	0.4%
Mobile Homes	199	10.0%

Forestport town, NY

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Forestport town, NY

2022 Housing Data for Forestport town, NY

2022 Income & Employment Data for Forestport town, NY

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Forestport town, NY

Historical Presidential Election Results for Forestport town, NY

Historical Statewide Election Results for Forestport town, NY