Western town, NY

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 1,953 ( 2 from 2010 )
Land area: 51.2 square miles
Population density: 38.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,836	94.01%	2.6%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	59	3.02%	742.9%
Hispanic:	58	2.97%	75.8%

Total non-White:	117	5.99%	77.3%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-49	-3.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	51	3.2

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
1,951
1,885	96.62%
12	0.62%
0	0.00%
13	0.67%
7	0.36%
33	1.69%
66	3.38%

2000
2,040
1,960	96.08%
12	0.59%
0	0.00%
43	2.11%
9	0.44%
16	0.78%
80	3.92%

1990
2,072
2,042	98.55%
0	0.00%
10	0.48%
4	0.19%
n/a
16	0.77%
30	1.45%

1980
1,946
1,923	98.82%
3	0.15%
2	0.10%
9	0.46%
n/a
9	0.46%
23	1.18%

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

-75	-3.7
-14	-0.7

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

-82	-4.0
50	2.4

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

119	6.1
7	0.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Western 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
47.5
464	23.8%
1,489	76.2%
450	23.0%

757
2.58

503	66.4%
426	84.7%
27	5.4%
254	33.6%

2010
Number	Percent
43.9
414	21.2%
1,537	78.8%
313	16.0%

796
2.45

553	69.5%
460	83.2%
24	4.3%
243	30.5%

2000
Number	Percent
38.4
539	26.4%
1,501	73.6%
279	13.7%

758
2.69

583	76.9%
485	83.2%
22	3.8%
175	23.1%

1990
Number	Percent
32.4
541	26.1%
1,531	73.9%
233	11.2%

724
2.86

560	77.3%
491	87.7%
18	3.2%
164	22.7%

1980
Number	Percent
29.2
618	31.8%
1,328	68.2%
160	8.2%

628
3.10

499	79.5%
435	87.2%
16	3.2%
129	20.5%

2022 Housing Data for Western town, NY

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	21	2.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	15	2.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	40	5.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	48	6.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	22	2.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	7	0.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	20	2.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	18	2.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	30	4.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	82	10.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	27	3.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	180	23.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	50	6.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	66	8.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	57	7.5%
$200,000 or more	74	9.8%

Median Household Income	85,208
Per Capita Income	56,887

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	41	5.4%
Public Assistance	15	2.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	52	6.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	733	66.9%
Unemployed	26	2.4%
In Armed Forces	9	0.8%

Total Labor Force	768	70.1%
Not in Labor Force	327	29.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		32.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	264	219	54.7%
Non-Profit	4	27	12.9%
Self-Employed	51	36	58.6%

Local Government	30	30	50.0%
State Government	24	35	40.7%
Federal Government	14	26	35.0%

Total Private + Self	315	255	55.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	72	118	37.9%
Total	387	373	50.9%

Pct. Govt.	20.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	179	23.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	170	22.4%
Professional, Technical	142	18.7%
Service Occupations	136	17.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	21	2.8%
All others	133	17.5%

White Collar		64.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	125	16.4%
Retail trade	119	15.7%
Health care and social assistance	95	12.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	53	7.0%
Public administration	49	6.4%
Finance and insurance	49	6.4%
Educational services	45	5.9%
Other services	40	5.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	39	5.1%
Transportation and warehousing	39	5.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	28	3.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	27	3.6%
Construction	20	2.6%
Information	9	1.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	9	1.2%
Accommodation and food services	6	0.8%
Utilities	4	0.5%
Wholesale trade	4	0.5%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	7	0.36%
Puerto Rican	13	0.67%
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	38	1.95%
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	38	1.95%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,714	94.5%
German, other Germanic	64	3.5%
Other Indo-European	19	1.0%
Other Asian	10	0.6%
Spanish	7	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	540	27.6%
Italian	395	20.2%
German	355	18.2%
English	205	10.5%
Polish	170	8.7%
American	149	7.6%
Welsh	94	4.8%
French	82	4.2%
Swiss	70	3.6%
Scottish	43	2.2%
European	32	1.6%
Ukrainian	29	1.5%
Scotch-Irish	24	1.2%
French Canadian	19	1.0%
Dutch	18	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,926	98.6%
Not a citizen	27	1.4%

Native	1,907	97.6%
Foreign-born	46	2.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
47	3.5%	67	4.9%	370	27.3%	432	31.9%	241	17.8%	198	14.6%
Average years of education: 13.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	47	3.5%
9-12 Years	67	4.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	370	27.3%
Some College	432	31.9%
Bach. Degree	241	17.8%
Grad Degree	198	14.6%
Average years of education: 13.7

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +114	R +78	D + 0.2%
D +36
2020 vs. 2012	R +148	R +168	R + 11.4%
D -20
2020 vs. 2008	R +141	R +203	R + 17.4%
D -62

2016 vs. 2008	R +27	R +125	R + 17.5%
D -98
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)	771	74.6%	Joe Biden (D)	236	22.8%	27	2.6%	1,034	37	28	0.01%
2016	59%	Donald Trump (R)	657	72.0%	Hillary Clinton (D)	200	21.9%	55	6.0%	912	36	26	0.01%
2012	58%	Mitt Romney (R)	623	69.3%	Barack Obama* (D)	256	28.5%	20	2.2%	899	34	22	0.01%
2008	63%	John McCain (R)	630	64.9%	Barack Obama (D)	298	30.7%	43	4.4%	971	29	19	0.01%
2004	55%	George W. Bush* (R)	532	63.4%	John Kerry (D)	288	34.3%	19	2.3%	839	23	13	0.01%
2000	61%	George W. Bush (R)	593	64.7%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	281	30.7%	42	4.6%	916	30	17	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Western town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

236

22.8%

Donald Trump* (R)

771

74.6%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.7%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

1,034

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 37	Diff (US): 28

2016 President, Western town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

200

21.9%

Donald Trump (R)

657

72.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4.2%

Jill Stein (Grn)

1.2%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

912

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 36	Diff (US): 26

2012 President, Western town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

256

28.5%

Mitt Romney (R)

623

69.3%

Other

2.2%

TOTAL

899

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): 34	Diff (US): 22

2008 President, Western town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

298

30.7%

John McCain (R)

630

64.9%

Other

4.4%

TOTAL

971

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 29	Diff (US): 19

2004 President, Western town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

532

63.4%

John Kerry (D)

288

34.3%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.7%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

839

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): 23	Diff (US): 13

2000 President, Western town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

593

64.7%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

281

30.7%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

3.2%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

916

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 30	Diff (US): 17

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Western town, NY

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2018	S1	51%	Chele Farley (R,C+)	528	68.0%	Kirsten Gillibrand* (D,In+)	249	32.0%	0	0.0%	777	35	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	G	52%	Marc Molinaro (R,C+)	607	75.2%	Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+)	152	18.8%	48 [+]	5.9%	807	39	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Larry Sharpe (Libertarian) 34 (4.2%); Howie Hawkins (Green) 7 (0.9%); Other (Write-in) 7 (0.9%);
2016	S3	56%	Wendy Long (R,C+)	498	57.6%	Charles Schumer* (D,In+)	353	40.8%	14 [+]	1.6%	865	30	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Robin Wilson (Green) 8 (0.9%); Alex Merced (Libertarian) 6 (0.7%);
2014	G	38%	Rob Astorino (R,C)	409	70.9%	Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+)	142	24.6%	26 [+]	4.5%	577	31	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Howie Hawkins (Green) 23 (4.0%); Steve Cohn (Sapient) 3 (0.5%); Michael McDermott (Libertarian) 0 (0.0%);

*: 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	863
Median Value	$184,000

Occupied	757	87.7%
Vacant	106	12.3%

Owned	646	85.3%
Rented	111	14.7%
Median Rent	$894

Single-Family Units	733	84.9%
Detached	733	84.9%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	56	6.5%

Western town, NY

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Western town, NY

2022 Housing Data for Western town, NY

2022 Income & Employment Data for Western town, NY

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Western town, NY

Historical Presidential Election Results for Western town, NY

Historical Statewide Election Results for Western town, NY