Lee town, NY

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 6,157 ( 329 from 2010 )
Land area: 45.1 square miles
Population density: 136.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	5,622	91.31%	10.0%
Black:	57	0.93%	5.6%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	18	0.29%	53.8%
2+ races:	97	1.58%	59.0%
Hispanic:	363	5.90%	377.6%

Total non-White:	535	8.69%	121.1%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-622	-11.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	293	5.5

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
6,486
6,244	96.27%
54	0.83%
10	0.15%
39	0.60%
61	0.94%
76	1.17%
242	3.73%

2000
6,875
6,556	95.36%
66	0.96%
13	0.19%
53	0.77%
107	1.56%
80	1.16%
319	4.64%

1990
7,115
6,843	96.18%
37	0.52%
13	0.18%
175	2.46%
n/a
47	0.66%
272	3.82%

1980
6,892
6,804	98.72%
18	0.26%
6	0.09%
13	0.19%
n/a
32	0.46%
88	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

-312	-4.5
-77	-1.1

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

-287	-4.0
47	0.7

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

39	0.6
184	2.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Lee 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
48.7
1,236	20.1%
4,921	79.9%
1,328	21.6%

2,590
2.37

1,861	71.9%
1,455	78.2%
113	6.1%
729	28.1%

2010
Number	Percent
44.4
1,442	22.2%
5,044	77.8%
1,090	16.8%

2,574
2.52

1,867	72.5%
1,497	80.2%
121	6.5%
707	27.5%

2000
Number	Percent
38.3
1,845	26.8%
5,030	73.2%
907	13.2%

2,559
2.68

1,982	77.5%
1,661	83.8%
143	7.2%
577	22.5%

1990
Number	Percent
32.7
2,036	28.6%
5,079	71.4%
673	9.5%

2,462
2.88

2,052	83.3%
1,788	87.1%
106	5.2%
410	16.7%

1980
Number	Percent
28.1
2,334	33.9%
4,558	66.1%
409	5.9%

2,169
3.18

1,844	85.0%
1,705	92.5%
84	4.6%
325	15.0%

2022 Housing Data for Lee town, NY

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	67	2.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	80	3.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	45	1.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	54	2.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	80	3.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	121	4.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	66	2.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	151	5.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	171	6.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	190	7.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	563	21.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	387	14.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	164	6.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	196	7.6%
$200,000 or more	255	9.8%

Median Household Income	87,685
Per Capita Income	44,355

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	105	4.1%
Public Assistance	86	3.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	229	8.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,441	69.6%
Unemployed	142	4.1%
In Armed Forces	23	0.7%

Total Labor Force	2,606	74.4%
Not in Labor Force	899	25.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		29.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	663	708	48.4%
Non-Profit	147	258	36.3%
Self-Employed	187	54	77.6%

Local Government	312	186	62.7%
State Government	87	162	34.9%
Federal Government	67	40	62.6%

Total Private + Self	850	762	52.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	613	646	48.7%
Total	1,463	1,408	51.0%

Pct. Govt.	29.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	422	14.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	644	22.4%
Professional, Technical	703	24.5%
Service Occupations	570	19.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	8	0.3%
All others	532	18.5%

White Collar		61.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	468	16.3%
Public administration	405	14.1%
Retail trade	256	8.9%
Manufacturing	237	8.3%
Educational services	236	8.2%
Other services	212	7.4%
Transportation and warehousing	196	6.8%
Accommodation and food services	167	5.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	163	5.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	120	4.2%
Construction	109	3.8%
Finance and insurance	100	3.5%
Utilities	39	1.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	37	1.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	35	1.2%
Wholesale trade	31	1.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	23	0.8%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	20	0.7%
Information	17	0.6%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	9	0.15%
Puerto Rican	296	4.81%
Cuban	19	0.31%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	6	0.10%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	6	0.10%
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	23	0.37%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	23	0.37%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	10	0.16%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Korean	10	0.16%
Okinawan	8	0.13%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	5,719	98.1%
Spanish	44	0.8%
French, Haitian, Cajun	18	0.3%
German, other Germanic	16	0.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	13	0.2%
Korean	10	0.2%
Other Indo-European	8	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Italian	1,396	22.7%
German	1,056	17.2%
Irish	833	13.5%
English	735	11.9%
Polish	712	11.6%
American	259	4.2%
French	215	3.5%
French Canadian	172	2.8%
European	169	2.7%
Scottish	150	2.4%
Welsh	148	2.4%
Dutch	115	1.9%
Ukrainian	69	1.1%
Swiss	62	1.0%
Scotch-Irish	42	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	6,126	99.5%
Not a citizen	31	0.5%

Native	6,091	98.9%
Foreign-born	66	1.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
73	1.6%	265	5.9%	1,391	30.8%	1,664	36.8%	586	13.0%	538	11.9%
Average years of education: 13.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	73	1.6%
9-12 Years	265	5.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,391	30.8%
Some College	1,664	36.8%
Bach. Degree	586	13.0%
Grad Degree	538	11.9%
Average years of education: 13.5

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +193	D +40	D + 6.5%
D +233
2020 vs. 2012	R +518	R +539	R + 13.8%
D -21
2020 vs. 2008	R +378	R +530	R + 15.3%
D -152

2016 vs. 2008	R +185	R +570	R + 21.7%
D -385
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	67%	Donald Trump* (R)	2,136	65.4%	Joe Biden (D)	1,075	32.9%	55	1.7%	3,266	28	19	0.04%
2016	60%	Donald Trump (R)	1,943	66.0%	Hillary Clinton (D)	842	28.6%	160	5.4%	2,945	29	20	0.04%
2012	55%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,618	58.6%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,096	39.7%	49	1.8%	2,763	23	11	0.04%
2008	60%	John McCain (R)	1,758	58.0%	Barack Obama (D)	1,227	40.5%	47	1.6%	3,032	22	12	0.04%
2004	60%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,792	59.4%	John Kerry (D)	1,172	38.8%	55	1.8%	3,019	19	9	0.04%
2000	61%	George W. Bush (R)	1,658	53.8%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,300	42.2%	123	4.0%	3,081	19	6	0.05%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Lee town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,075

32.9%

Donald Trump* (R)

2,136

65.4%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.0%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

3,266

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 28	Diff (US): 19

2016 President, Lee town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

842

28.6%

Donald Trump (R)

1,943

66.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

102

3.5%

Jill Stein (Grn)

1.2%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

2,945

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 29	Diff (US): 20

2012 President, Lee town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

1,096

39.7%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,618

58.6%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

2,763

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): 23	Diff (US): 11

2008 President, Lee town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,227

40.5%

John McCain (R)

1,758

58.0%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

3,032

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 22	Diff (US): 12

2004 President, Lee town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,792

59.4%

John Kerry (D)

1,172

38.8%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.6%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

3,019

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 9

2000 President, Lee town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,658

53.8%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

1,300

42.2%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.4%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

3,081

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 6

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Lee town, NY

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2018	S1	50%	Chele Farley (R,C+)	1,442	58.6%	Kirsten Gillibrand* (D,In+)	1,018	41.3%	2 [+]	0.1%	2,462	26	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 2 (0.1%);
2018	G	52%	Marc Molinaro (R,C+)	1,694	66.3%	Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+)	710	27.8%	150 [+]	5.9%	2,554	30	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Larry Sharpe (Libertarian) 93 (3.6%); Other (Write-in) 31 (1.2%); Howie Hawkins (Green) 26 (1.0%);
2016	S3	57%	Charles Schumer* (D,In+)	1,492	53.3%	Wendy Long (R,C+)	1,262	45.1%	46 [+]	1.6%	2,800	18	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Robin Wilson (Green) 24 (0.9%); Alex Merced (Libertarian) 20 (0.7%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.1%);
2014	G	34%	Rob Astorino (R,C)	936	56.0%	Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+)	648	38.8%	87 [+]	5.2%	1,671	16	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Howie Hawkins (Green) 71 (4.2%); Michael McDermott (Libertarian) 14 (0.8%); Steve Cohn (Sapient) 1 (0.1%); Other (Write-in) 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	2,726
Median Value	$180,700

Occupied	2,590	95.0%
Vacant	136	5.0%

Owned	2,385	92.1%
Rented	205	7.9%
Median Rent	$881

Single-Family Units	2,316	85.0%
Detached	2,258	82.8%
Attached	58	2.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	17	0.6%
Mobile Homes	333	12.2%

Lee town, NY

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Lee town, NY

2022 Housing Data for Lee town, NY

2022 Income & Employment Data for Lee town, NY

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Lee town, NY

Historical Presidential Election Results for Lee town, NY

Historical Statewide Election Results for Lee town, NY