Sand Lake town, NY

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 8,360 ( 170 from 2010 )
Land area: 35.0 square miles
Population density: 238.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	7,970	95.33%	3.1%
Black:	6	0.07%	78.6%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	40	0.48%	9.1%
2+ races:	84	1.00%	8.7%
Hispanic:	260	3.11%	101.6%

Total non-White:	390	4.67%	26.6%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-252	-3.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	82	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
8,530
8,222	96.39%
28	0.33%
11	0.13%
44	0.52%
92	1.08%
129	1.51%
308	3.61%

2000
7,987
7,809	97.77%
9	0.11%
0	0.00%
80	1.00%
64	0.80%
25	0.31%
178	2.23%

1990
7,642
7,565	98.99%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
10	0.13%
n/a
67	0.88%
77	1.01%

1980
7,022
6,894	98.18%
42	0.60%
0	0.00%
7	0.10%
n/a
79	1.13%
128	1.82%

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

413	5.2
130	1.6

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

244	3.2
101	1.3

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

671	9.6
-51	-0.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Sand Lake 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
49.0
1,864	22.3%
6,496	77.7%
1,931	23.1%

3,278
2.54

2,526	77.1%
2,076	82.2%
139	5.5%
752	22.9%

2010
Number	Percent
43.4
1,969	23.1%
6,561	76.9%
1,040	12.2%

3,353
2.54

2,505	74.7%
2,006	80.1%
180	7.2%
848	25.3%

2000
Number	Percent
38.4
2,165	27.1%
5,822	72.9%
839	10.5%

3,009
2.65

2,219	73.7%
1,876	84.5%
197	8.9%
790	26.3%

1990
Number	Percent
34.2
2,108	27.6%
5,534	72.4%
719	9.4%

2,666
2.86

2,089	78.4%
1,858	88.9%
63	3.0%
577	21.6%

1980
Number	Percent
29.4
2,254	32.1%
4,768	67.9%
611	8.7%

2,263
3.10

1,877	82.9%
1,651	88.0%
110	5.9%
386	17.1%

2022 Housing Data for Sand Lake town, NY

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	132	4.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	23	0.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	56	1.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	37	1.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	66	2.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	47	1.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	73	2.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	105	3.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	170	5.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	241	7.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	397	12.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	571	17.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	380	11.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	392	12.0%
$200,000 or more	588	17.9%

Median Household Income	109,874
Per Capita Income	52,358

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	41	1.3%
Public Assistance	80	2.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	192	5.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	3,564	75.6%
Unemployed	129	2.7%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	3,693	78.3%
Not in Labor Force	1,022	21.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		24.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,169	1,008	53.7%
Non-Profit	174	403	30.2%
Self-Employed	312	251	55.4%

Local Government	245	136	64.3%
State Government	295	304	49.2%
Federal Government	13	54	19.4%

Total Private + Self	1,481	1,259	54.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	727	897	44.8%
Total	2,208	2,156	50.6%

Pct. Govt.	24.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	1,006	23.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	912	20.9%
Professional, Technical	1,263	28.9%
Service Occupations	460	10.5%
All others	723	16.6%

White Collar		72.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	662	15.2%
Retail trade	451	10.3%
Public administration	411	9.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	364	8.3%
Manufacturing	357	8.2%
Construction	345	7.9%
Educational services	303	6.9%
Transportation and warehousing	296	6.8%
Finance and insurance	279	6.4%
Other services	165	3.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	155	3.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	154	3.5%
Accommodation and food services	143	3.3%
Wholesale trade	102	2.3%
Utilities	90	2.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	64	1.5%
Information	16	0.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	7	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	7	0.08%
Puerto Rican	197	2.36%
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	14	0.17%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	14	0.17%
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	0.50%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Japanese	40	0.48%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	7,621	94.4%
Other Indo-European	270	3.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	71	0.9%
Other Asian	42	0.5%
Spanish	37	0.5%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	31	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,951	23.3%
Irish	1,724	20.6%
Italian	1,703	20.4%
English	662	7.9%
French	509	6.1%
Polish	415	5.0%
Swedish	287	3.4%
European	225	2.7%
French Canadian	194	2.3%
American	182	2.2%
Dutch	149	1.8%
Russian	132	1.6%
Scottish	127	1.5%
Lithuanian	76	0.9%
Scotch-Irish	73	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	8,264	98.9%
Not a citizen	96	1.1%

Native	7,941	95.0%
Foreign-born	419	5.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
65	1.1%	215	3.6%	1,541	25.6%	1,842	30.6%	1,300	21.6%	1,054	17.5%
Average years of education: 14.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	65	1.1%
9-12 Years	215	3.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,541	25.6%
Some College	1,842	30.6%
Bach. Degree	1,300	21.6%
Grad Degree	1,054	17.5%
Average years of education: 14.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +185	D +399	D + 8.7%
D +584
2020 vs. 2012	R +542	R +184	R + 4.6%
D +358
2020 vs. 2008	R +401	R +194	R + 4.4%
D +207

2016 vs. 2008	R +216	R +593	R + 13.1%
D -377
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	80%	Joe Biden (D)	2,653	49.5%	Donald Trump* (R)	2,562	47.8%	141	2.6%	5,356	10	1	0.06%
2016	72%	Donald Trump (R)	2,377	49.6%	Hillary Clinton (D)	2,069	43.2%	348	7.3%	4,794	13	4	0.06%
2012	67%	Barack Obama* (D)	2,295	52.0%	Mitt Romney (R)	2,020	45.8%	96	2.2%	4,411	11	-1	0.06%
2008	73%	Barack Obama (D)	2,446	52.0%	John McCain (R)	2,161	45.9%	96	2.0%	4,703	10	0	0.06%
2004	76%	George W. Bush* (R)	2,316	49.7%	John Kerry (D)	2,235	48.0%	106	2.3%	4,657	10	-1	0.06%
2000	74%	George W. Bush (R)	2,059	47.5%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,991	45.9%	283	6.5%	4,333	12	0	0.06%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Sand Lake town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

2,653

49.5%

Donald Trump* (R)

2,562

47.8%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.2%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

5,356

Turnout: 80%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 1

2016 President, Sand Lake town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

2,069

43.2%

Donald Trump (R)

2,377

49.6%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

207

4.3%

Jill Stein (Grn)

1.8%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

4,794

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 4

2012 President, Sand Lake town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

2,295

52.0%

Mitt Romney (R)

2,020

45.8%

Other

2.2%

TOTAL

4,411

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): -1

2008 President, Sand Lake town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

2,446

52.0%

John McCain (R)

2,161

45.9%

Other

2.0%

TOTAL

4,703

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 0

2004 President, Sand Lake town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

2,316

49.7%

John Kerry (D)

2,235

48.0%

Ralph Nader (I)

2.0%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

4,657

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): -1

2000 President, Sand Lake town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

2,059

47.5%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

1,991

45.9%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

240

5.5%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

4,333

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 0

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Sand Lake town, NY

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2018	S1	64%	Kirsten Gillibrand* (D,In+)	2,386	55.9%	Chele Farley (R,C+)	1,881	44.1%	0	0.0%	4,267	11	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	G	63%	Marc Molinaro (R,C+)	2,366	55.9%	Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+)	1,525	36.0%	341 [+]	8.1%	4,232	20	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Howie Hawkins (Green) 158 (3.7%); Other (Write-in) 105 (2.5%); Larry Sharpe (Libertarian) 78 (1.8%);
2016	S3	71%	Charles Schumer* (D,In+)	2,885	61.4%	Wendy Long (R,C+)	1,693	36.0%	122 [+]	2.6%	4,700	9	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Robin Wilson (Green) 78 (1.7%); Alex Merced (Libertarian) 44 (0.9%);
2014	G	49%	Rob Astorino (R,C)	1,835	57.0%	Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+)	945	29.4%	439 [+]	13.6%	3,219	17	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Howie Hawkins (Green) 418 (13.0%); Michael McDermott (Libertarian) 17 (0.5%); Steve Cohn (Sapient) 4 (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	3,700
Median Value	$286,700

Occupied	3,278	88.6%
Vacant	422	11.4%

Owned	2,737	83.5%
Rented	541	16.5%
Median Rent	$1,119

Single-Family Units	3,186	86.1%
Detached	3,174	85.8%
Attached	12	0.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	109	2.9%
Mobile Homes	127	3.4%

Sand Lake town, NY

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Sand Lake town, NY

2022 Housing Data for Sand Lake town, NY

2022 Income & Employment Data for Sand Lake town, NY

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Sand Lake town, NY

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Sand Lake town, NY

Historical Presidential Election Results for Sand Lake town, NY

Historical Statewide Election Results for Sand Lake town, NY