Covert town, NY

Seneca County, NY

2022 population: 1,980 ( 174 from 2010 )
Land area: 31.4 square miles
Population density: 63.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,769	89.34%	14.4%
Black:	15	0.76%	11.8%
Indian:	5	0.25%	28.6%
Asian:	31	1.57%	121.4%
2+ races:	59	2.98%	118.5%
Hispanic:	93	4.70%	342.9%

Total non-White:	211	10.66%	139.8%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-297	-16.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	123	6.9

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
2,154
2,066	95.91%
17	0.79%
7	0.32%
14	0.65%
27	1.25%
21	0.97%
88	4.09%

2000
2,227
2,159	96.95%
28	1.26%
2	0.09%
13	0.58%
8	0.36%
17	0.76%
68	3.05%

1990
2,246
2,212	98.49%
24	1.07%
7	0.31%
3	0.13%
n/a
0	0.00%
34	1.51%

1980
2,222
2,201	99.05%
7	0.32%
11	0.50%
0	0.00%
n/a
3	0.14%
21	0.95%

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

-93	-4.2
20	0.9

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

-53	-2.4
34	1.5

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

11	0.5
13	0.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Covert 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
445	22.5%
1,535	77.5%
526	26.6%

849
2.30

578	68.1%
509	88.1%
15	2.6%
271	31.9%

2010
Number	Percent
45.4
461	21.4%
1,693	78.6%
389	18.1%

879
2.41

596	67.8%
485	81.4%
42	7.0%
283	32.2%

2000
Number	Percent
41.3
566	25.4%
1,661	74.6%
367	16.5%

884
2.47

613	69.3%
494	80.6%
50	8.2%
271	30.7%

1990
Number	Percent
37.0
601	26.8%
1,645	73.2%
343	15.3%

836
2.66

621	74.3%
535	86.2%
43	6.9%
215	25.7%

1980
Number	Percent
33.6
636	28.6%
1,586	71.4%
262	11.8%

804
2.74

620	77.1%
512	82.6%
42	6.8%
184	22.9%

2022 Housing Data for Covert town, NY

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	9	1.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	40	4.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	35	4.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	9	1.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	23	2.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	78	9.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	54	6.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	45	5.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	38	4.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	45	5.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	63	7.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	172	20.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	95	11.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	61	7.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	34	4.0%
$200,000 or more	48	5.7%

Median Household Income	72,986
Per Capita Income	38,975

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3	0.4%
Public Assistance	10	1.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	47	5.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	822	81.1%
Unemployed	12	1.2%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	834	82.3%
Not in Labor Force	179	17.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		18.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	245	168	59.3%
Non-Profit	30	86	25.9%
Self-Employed	105	71	59.7%

Local Government	70	130	35.0%
State Government	14	29	32.6%
Federal Government	3	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	350	239	59.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	117	245	32.3%
Total	467	484	49.1%

Pct. Govt.	25.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	206	21.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	193	20.3%
Professional, Technical	246	25.9%
Service Occupations	133	14.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	5	0.5%
All others	173	18.2%

White Collar		67.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	189	19.9%
Manufacturing	103	10.8%
Health care and social assistance	102	10.7%
Public administration	87	9.1%
Construction	86	9.0%
Retail trade	67	7.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	53	5.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	47	4.9%
Accommodation and food services	36	3.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	33	3.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	32	3.4%
Other services	31	3.3%
Finance and insurance	27	2.8%
Transportation and warehousing	18	1.9%
Information	17	1.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	13	1.4%
Wholesale trade	8	0.8%
Utilities	2	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	14	0.71%
Puerto Rican	30	1.52%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	38	1.92%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	38	1.92%
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	11	0.56%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	10	0.51%
Filipino	10	0.51%
Korean	5	0.25%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,792	97.6%
German, other Germanic	16	0.9%
Other	9	0.5%
Chinese	8	0.4%
Tagalog	8	0.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	2	0.1%
Spanish	2	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	474	23.9%
German	366	18.5%
Irish	260	13.1%
Italian	104	5.3%
Dutch	98	4.9%
Scottish	85	4.3%
American	84	4.2%
Finnish	53	2.7%
Hungarian	52	2.6%
Polish	48	2.4%
French	39	2.0%
Scotch-Irish	33	1.7%
Swedish	30	1.5%
Norwegian	29	1.5%
Guyanese	28	1.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,971	99.5%
Not a citizen	9	0.5%

Native	1,947	98.3%
Foreign-born	33	1.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
39	2.6%	24	1.6%	386	26.0%	417	28.1%	329	22.2%	287	19.4%
Average years of education: 14.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	39	2.6%
9-12 Years	24	1.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	386	26.0%
Some College	417	28.1%
Bach. Degree	329	22.2%
Grad Degree	287	19.4%
Average years of education: 14.1

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +44	D +98	D + 6.8%
D +142
2020 vs. 2012	R +46	D +94	D + 6.5%
D +140
2020 vs. 2008	R +7	D +121	D + 9.2%
D +128

2016 vs. 2008	R -37	D +23	D + 2.4%
D -14
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)	712	55.2%	Donald Trump* (R)	543	42.1%	35	2.7%	1,290	4	-5	0.01%
2016	73%	Hillary Clinton (D)	570	47.6%	Donald Trump (R)	499	41.7%	129	10.8%	1,198	5	-4	0.02%
2012	66%	Barack Obama* (D)	572	51.6%	Mitt Romney (R)	497	44.9%	39	3.5%	1,108	10	-2	0.02%
2008	68%	Barack Obama (D)	584	51.0%	John McCain (R)	536	46.9%	24	2.1%	1,144	11	1	0.01%
2004	68%	George W. Bush* (R)	605	53.5%	John Kerry (D)	502	44.4%	23	2.0%	1,130	13	3	0.02%
2000	65%	George W. Bush (R)	563	51.8%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	441	40.6%	83	7.6%	1,087	17	4	0.02%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Covert town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

712

55.2%

Donald Trump* (R)

543

42.1%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.0%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

1,290

Turnout: 80%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): -5

2016 President, Covert town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

570

47.6%

Donald Trump (R)

499

41.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4.9%

Jill Stein (Grn)

4.3%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

1,198

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): -4

2012 President, Covert town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

572

51.6%

Mitt Romney (R)

497

44.9%

Other

3.5%

TOTAL

1,108

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): -2

2008 President, Covert town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

584

51.0%

John McCain (R)

536

46.9%

Other

2.1%

TOTAL

1,144

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 1

2004 President, Covert town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

605

53.5%

John Kerry (D)

502

44.4%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.4%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

1,130

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 3

2000 President, Covert town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

563

51.8%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

441

40.6%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

6.5%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

1,087

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 4

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Covert town, NY

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2018	S1	64%	Kirsten Gillibrand* (D,In+)	626	60.3%	Chele Farley (R,C+)	407	39.2%	5 [+]	0.5%	1,038	7	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 5 (0.5%);
2018	G	64%	Marc Molinaro (R,C+)	450	43.2%	Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+)	447	42.9%	144 [+]	13.8%	1,041	7	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Larry Sharpe (Libertarian) 66 (6.3%); Howie Hawkins (Green) 43 (4.1%); Other (Write-in) 35 (3.4%);
2016	S3	70%	Charles Schumer* (D,In+)	692	59.8%	Wendy Long (R,C+)	410	35.4%	55 [+]	4.8%	1,157	8	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Robin Wilson (Green) 40 (3.5%); Alex Merced (Libertarian) 15 (1.3%);
2014	G	52%	Rob Astorino (R,C)	425	49.1%	Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+)	305	35.2%	136 [+]	15.7%	866	9	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Howie Hawkins (Green) 123 (14.2%); Michael McDermott (Libertarian) 8 (0.9%); Steve Cohn (Sapient) 5 (0.6%);

*: 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	1,185
Median Value	$208,300

Occupied	849	71.6%
Vacant	336	28.4%

Owned	725	85.4%
Rented	124	14.6%
Median Rent	$988

Single-Family Units	1,019	86.0%
Detached	1,005	84.8%
Attached	14	1.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	26	2.2%
Mobile Homes	55	4.6%

Covert town, NY

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Covert town, NY

2022 Housing Data for Covert town, NY

2022 Income & Employment Data for Covert town, NY

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Covert town, NY

Historical Presidential Election Results for Covert town, NY

Historical Statewide Election Results for Covert town, NY