2022 population: 8,100
( 
381 from 2010
)
Land area: 9.8 square miles
Population density: 828.2 persons per square mile
| 2022 Census data | |||
| White: | 7,047 | 87.00% | 0.2% |
| Black: | 415 | 5.12% | 176.7% |
| Indian: | 0 | 0.00% |  100.0% |
| Asian: | 74 | 0.91% | 2.8% |
| 2+ races: | 1 | 0.01% | 99.0% |
| Hispanic: | 563 | 6.95% | 61.3% |
| Total non-White: | 1,053 | 13.00% |  53.1% |
| 2010-2022 Components | Number | Rate  |
|---|---|---|
| Change in White population: | 16 | 0.3 |
| Change in Non-White pop.: | 365 | 5.7 |
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| Housing Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Housing Units | 3,591 | |
| Median Value | $467,900 | |
| Occupied | 3,123 | 87.0% |
| Vacant | 468 | 13.0% |
| Owned | 2,960 | 94.8% |
| Rented | 163 | 5.2% |
| Median Rent | $2,896 | |
| Single-Family Units | 3,303 | 92.0% |
| Detached | 3,279 | 91.3% |
| Attached | 24 | 0.7% |
| Buldings with 5+ Units | 25 | 0.7% |
| Mobile Homes | 263 | 7.3% |
| Household Income | ||
|---|---|---|
| Range | Number | % |
| Less than $10,000 | 158 | 5.1% |
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 18 | 0.6% |
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 48 | 1.5% |
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 378 | 12.1% |
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 27 | 0.9% |
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 29 | 0.9% |
| $40,000 to $44,999 | 14 | 0.4% |
| $45,000 to $49,999 | 102 | 3.3% |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 127 | 4.1% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 222 | 7.1% |
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 187 | 6.0% |
| $125,000 to $149,999 | 503 | 16.1% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 409 | 13.1% |
| $200,000 or more | 901 | 28.9% |
| Median Household Income | 128,750 | |
| Per Capita Income | 58,743 | |
| Welfare Households | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| SSI | 96 | 3.1% |
| Public Assistance | 133 | 4.3% |
| Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 183 | 5.9% |
| Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Employed | 3,622 | 75.4% |
| Unemployed | 116 | 2.4% |
| In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
| Total Labor Force | 3,738 | 77.9% |
| Not in Labor Force | 1,063 | 22.1% |
| Real Unemployment Rate | 24.6% | |
| Class of Worker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | % Male | |
| Private Sector | 1,236 | 863 | 58.9% |
| Non-Profit | 215 | 176 | 55.0% |
| Self-Employed | 451 | 231 | 66.1% |
| Local Government | 264 | 526 | 33.4% |
| State Government | 49 | 60 | 45.0% |
| Federal Government | 101 | 53 | 65.6% |
| Total Private + Self | 1,687 | 1,094 | 60.7% |
| Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 629 | 815 | 43.6% |
| Total | 2,316 | 1,909 | 54.8% |
| Pct. Govt. | 24.9% | ||
| Occupation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Management, Business, Science, Arts | 475 | 11.2% |
| Sales and Office Occupations | 941 | 22.3% |
| Professional, Technical | 1,477 | 35.0% |
| Service Occupations | 583 | 13.8% |
| Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 23 | 0.5% |
| All others | 749 | 17.7% |
| White Collar | 68.5% | |
| Industry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Educational services | 713 | 16.9% |
| Retail trade | 547 | 12.9% |
| Health care and social assistance | 516 | 12.2% |
| Construction | 472 | 11.2% |
| Professional, scientific, technical | 378 | 8.9% |
| Public administration | 340 | 8.0% |
| Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 308 | 7.3% |
| Manufacturing | 165 | 3.9% |
| Finance and insurance | 164 | 3.9% |
| Other services | 159 | 3.8% |
| Wholesale trade | 120 | 2.8% |
| Transportation and warehousing | 78 | 1.8% |
| Information | 70 | 1.7% |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 66 | 1.6% |
| Utilities | 65 | 1.5% |
| Accommodation and food services | 36 | 0.9% |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 27 | 0.6% |
| Arts, entertainment, recreation | 1 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Mexican | 11 | 0.14% |
| Puerto Rican | 77 | 0.95% |
| Cuban | 31 | 0.38% |
| Dominican | 119 | 1.47% |
| Total Central American | 117 | 1.44% |
| Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
| Guatemalan | 104 | 1.28% |
| Honduran | 0 | 0.00% |
| Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
| Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
| Salvadoran | 13 | 0.16% |
| Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
| Total South American | 161 | 1.99% |
| Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
| Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
| Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
| Colombian | 60 | 0.74% |
| Ecuadorian | 0 | 0.00% |
| Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
| Peruvian | 101 | 1.25% |
| Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
| Venezuelan | 0 | 0.00% |
| Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
| Other Hispanic | 47 | 0.58% |
| Language Spoken at Home | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Number | % |
| English | 7,255 | 93.6% |
| Other Indo-European | 222 | 2.9% |
| Spanish | 195 | 2.5% |
| Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 82 | 1.1% |
| German, other Germanic | 1 | 0.0% |
| Ancestry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Italian | 2,258 | 27.9% |
| Irish | 1,969 | 24.3% |
| German | 1,467 | 18.1% |
| American | 901 | 11.1% |
| English | 474 | 5.9% |
| Polish | 432 | 5.3% |
| European | 209 | 2.6% |
| Czech | 208 | 2.6% |
| Greek | 168 | 2.1% |
| Norwegian | 150 | 1.9% |
| Swedish | 130 | 1.6% |
| Russian | 116 | 1.4% |
| Scottish | 62 | 0.8% |
| Danish | 51 | 0.6% |
| Dutch | 46 | 0.6% |
| Citizenship & Nativity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| U.S. citizen | 7,793 | 96.2% |
| Not a citizen | 307 | 3.8% |
| Native | 7,527 | 92.9% |
| Foreign-born | 573 | 7.1% |
| Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
| 224 | 3.8% | 227 | 3.9% | 1,075 | 18.3% | 1,708 | 29.1% | 1,128 | 19.2% | 1,501 | 25.6% |
| Average years of education: 14.3 | |||||||||||
| Population 25 Years and Older | ||
|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 224 | 3.8% |
| 9-12 Years | 227 | 3.9% |
| H.S. Grad or GED | 1,075 | 18.3% |
| Some College | 1,708 | 29.1% |
| Bach. Degree | 1,128 | 19.2% |
| Grad Degree | 1,501 | 25.6% |
| Average years of education: 14.3 | ||
| Recent Trends | ||||
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| Votes | Δ Margin | Swing % | ||
| 2020 vs. 2016 | R +298 | D +132 | D + 6.0% | |
| D +430 | ||||
| How to interpret this table | ||||
| Year | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) | Diff (US) | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 74% | Donald Trump* (R) | 2,658 | 56.5% | Joe Biden (D) | 1,992 | 42.3% | 58 | 1.2% | 4,708 | 19 | 10 | 0.05% |
| 2016 | 66% | Donald Trump (R) | 2,360 | 58.1% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 1,562 | 38.5% | 138 | 3.4% | 4,060 | 22 | 12 | 0.05% |
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| Year | Type | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | S1 | 52% | Chele Farley (R,C+) | 1,686 | 51.7% | Kirsten Gillibrand* (D,In+) | 1,569 | 48.2% | 3 [+] | 0.1% | 3,258 | 19 | 0.05% |
| 2018 | G | 53% | Marc Molinaro (R,C+) | 1,759 | 53.3% | Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+) | 1,460 | 44.3% | 80 [+] | 2.4% | 3,299 | 17 | 0.05% |
| 2016 | S3 | 64% | Charles Schumer* (D,In+) | 2,116 | 54.5% | Wendy Long (R,C+) | 1,713 | 44.1% | 51 [+] | 1.3% | 3,880 | 17 | 0.05% |
| 2014 | G | 39% | Rob Astorino (R,C) | 1,210 | 52.1% | Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+) | 1,010 | 43.5% | 101 [+] | 4.4% | 2,321 | 12 | 0.06% |