Jefferson town, NY

Schoharie County, NY

2022 population: 1,253 ( 157 from 2010 )
Land area: 43.3 square miles
Population density: 29.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,137	90.74%	15.0%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	23	1.84%	2200.0%
2+ races:	68	5.43%	277.8%
Hispanic:	25	2.00%	37.5%

Total non-White:	116	9.26%	61.1%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-201	-17.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	44	3.8

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
1,410
1,338	94.89%
10	0.71%
3	0.21%
1	0.07%
18	1.28%
40	2.84%
72	5.11%

2000
1,285
1,248	97.12%
21	1.63%
6	0.47%
0	0.00%
2	0.16%
8	0.62%
37	2.88%

1990
1,190
1,168	98.15%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
7	0.59%
n/a
2	0.17%
22	1.85%

1980
1,108
1,092	98.56%
12	1.08%
0	0.00%
2	0.18%
n/a
2	0.18%
16	1.44%

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

90	7.0
35	2.7

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

80	6.7
15	1.3

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

76	6.9
6	0.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Jefferson 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
53.5
148	11.8%
1,105	88.2%
346	27.6%

576
2.18

338	58.7%
272	80.5%
4	1.2%
238	41.3%

2010
Number	Percent
46.4
316	22.4%
1,094	77.6%
254	18.0%

584
2.41

388	66.4%
317	81.7%
22	5.7%
196	33.6%

2000
Number	Percent
43.0
299	23.3%
986	76.7%
206	16.0%

526
2.44

372	70.7%
306	82.3%
22	5.9%
154	29.3%

1990
Number	Percent
39.0
282	23.7%
908	76.3%
209	17.6%

458
2.60

354	77.3%
309	87.3%
29	8.2%
104	22.7%

1980
Number	Percent
33.3
329	29.7%
779	70.3%
153	13.8%

392
2.83

308	78.6%
271	88.0%
15	4.9%
84	21.4%

2022 Housing Data for Jefferson town, NY

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	29	5.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	12	2.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	26	4.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	28	4.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	3	0.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	45	7.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	26	4.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	13	2.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	10	1.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	49	8.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	71	12.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	70	12.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	39	6.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	44	7.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	42	7.3%
$200,000 or more	69	12.0%

Median Household Income	67,500
Per Capita Income	44,672

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	48	8.3%
Public Assistance	36	6.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	86	14.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	508	65.9%
Unemployed	58	7.5%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	566	73.4%
Not in Labor Force	205	26.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		34.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	173	123	58.4%
Non-Profit	8	12	40.0%
Self-Employed	32	29	52.5%

Local Government	19	60	24.1%
State Government	25	82	23.4%
Federal Government	0	2	0.0%

Total Private + Self	205	152	57.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	52	156	25.0%
Total	257	308	45.5%

Pct. Govt.	33.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	87	15.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	86	15.1%
Professional, Technical	141	24.8%
Service Occupations	95	16.7%
All others	159	28.0%

White Collar		55.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	117	20.6%
Manufacturing	82	14.4%
Health care and social assistance	51	9.0%
Finance and insurance	47	8.3%
Public administration	36	6.3%
Retail trade	36	6.3%
Transportation and warehousing	34	6.0%
Other services	31	5.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	29	5.1%
Construction	27	4.8%
Accommodation and food services	24	4.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	15	2.6%
Utilities	11	1.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	11	1.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	9	1.6%
Wholesale trade	8	1.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	14	1.12%
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	11	0.88%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	11	0.88%
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	%
Chinese	13	1.04%
Indian	10	0.80%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,089	89.8%
Other Indo-European	38	3.1%
Spanish	37	3.1%
Other Asian	34	2.8%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	8	0.7%
German, other Germanic	7	0.6%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	316	25.2%
Irish	190	15.2%
Italian	107	8.5%
English	96	7.7%
Polish	95	7.6%
Dutch	47	3.8%
Welsh	40	3.2%
Scottish	37	3.0%
American	28	2.2%
Russian	28	2.2%
Hungarian	23	1.8%
French	19	1.5%
Norwegian	18	1.4%
European	17	1.4%
British	13	1.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,253	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	1,201	95.8%
Foreign-born	52	4.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
37	3.5%	34	3.2%	363	34.6%	305	29.1%	151	14.4%	159	15.2%
Average years of education: 13.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	37	3.5%
9-12 Years	34	3.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	363	34.6%
Some College	305	29.1%
Bach. Degree	151	14.4%
Grad Degree	159	15.2%
Average years of education: 13.6

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +40	D +23	D + 9.5%
D +63
2020 vs. 2012	R +134	R +111	R + 8.3%
D +23
2020 vs. 2008	R +118	R +127	R + 13.0%
D -9

2016 vs. 2008	R +78	R +150	R + 22.4%
D -72
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	76%	Donald Trump* (R)	530	67.9%	Joe Biden (D)	235	30.1%	15	1.9%	780	30	21	0.01%
2016	66%	Donald Trump (R)	490	70.7%	Hillary Clinton (D)	172	24.8%	31	4.5%	693	34	25	0.01%
2012	58%	Mitt Romney (R)	396	63.6%	Barack Obama* (D)	212	34.0%	15	2.4%	623	28	16	0.01%
2008	62%	John McCain (R)	412	61.8%	Barack Obama (D)	244	36.6%	11	1.6%	667	26	16	0.01%
2004	65%	George W. Bush* (R)	443	66.4%	John Kerry (D)	217	32.5%	7	1.0%	667	26	16	0.01%
2000	65%	George W. Bush (R)	388	60.6%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	215	33.6%	37	5.8%	640	25	13	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Jefferson town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

235

30.1%

Donald Trump* (R)

530

67.9%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.2%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

780

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): 30	Diff (US): 21

2016 President, Jefferson town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

172

24.8%

Donald Trump (R)

490

70.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.6%

Jill Stein (Grn)

1.3%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

693

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 34	Diff (US): 25

2012 President, Jefferson town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

212

34.0%

Mitt Romney (R)

396

63.6%

Other

2.4%

TOTAL

623

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): 28	Diff (US): 16

2008 President, Jefferson town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

244

36.6%

John McCain (R)

412

61.8%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

667

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 26	Diff (US): 16

2004 President, Jefferson town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

443

66.4%

John Kerry (D)

217

32.5%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.7%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

667

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 26	Diff (US): 16

2000 President, Jefferson town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

388

60.6%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

215

33.6%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

4.2%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

640

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 25	Diff (US): 13

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Jefferson town, NY

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2018	S1	57%	Chele Farley (R,C+)	386	64.9%	Kirsten Gillibrand* (D,In+)	209	35.1%	0	0.0%	595	32	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	G	58%	Marc Molinaro (R,C+)	413	69.2%	Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+)	131	21.9%	53 [+]	8.9%	597	33	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Larry Sharpe (Libertarian) 39 (6.5%); Other (Write-in) 8 (1.3%); Howie Hawkins (Green) 6 (1.0%);
2016	S3	63%	Wendy Long (R,C+)	357	53.7%	Charles Schumer* (D,In+)	300	45.1%	8 [+]	1.2%	665	27	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Robin Wilson (Green) 7 (1.1%); Alex Merced (Libertarian) 1 (0.2%);
2014	G	46%	Rob Astorino (R,C)	331	67.7%	Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+)	128	26.2%	30 [+]	6.1%	489	27	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Howie Hawkins (Green) 26 (5.3%); Michael McDermott (Libertarian) 3 (0.6%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.2%);

*: 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	1,009
Median Value	$172,400

Occupied	576	57.1%
Vacant	433	42.9%

Owned	529	91.8%
Rented	47	8.2%
Median Rent	$936

Single-Family Units	805	79.8%
Detached	795	78.8%
Attached	10	1.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	184	18.2%

Jefferson town, NY

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Jefferson town, NY

2022 Housing Data for Jefferson town, NY

2022 Income & Employment Data for Jefferson town, NY

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Jefferson town, NY

Historical Presidential Election Results for Jefferson town, NY

Historical Statewide Election Results for Jefferson town, NY