Forestburgh town, NY

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 884 ( 65 from 2010 )
Land area: 54.8 square miles
Population density: 16.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	752	85.07%	4.6%
Black:	20	2.26%	42.9%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	26	2.94%	188.9%
2+ races:	40	4.52%	300.0%
Hispanic:	45	5.09%	25.0%

Total non-White:	132	14.93%	32.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	33	4.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	32	4.7

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
819
719	87.79%
35	4.27%
3	0.37%
9	1.10%
10	1.22%
36	4.40%
100	12.21%

2000
831
766	92.18%
4	0.48%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
61	7.34%
65	7.82%

1990
619
609	98.38%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
10	1.62%
10	1.62%

1980
867
840	96.89%
21	2.42%
0	0.00%
3	0.35%
n/a
3	0.35%
27	3.11%

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

-47	-5.7
35	4.2

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

157	25.4
55	8.9

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

-231	-26.6
-17	-2.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Forestburgh 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
52.0
90	10.2%
794	89.8%
282	31.9%

377
2.31

288	76.4%
219	76.0%
2	0.7%
89	23.6%

2010
Number	Percent
49.4
139	17.0%
680	83.0%
169	20.6%

355
2.27

240	67.6%
204	85.0%
16	6.7%
115	32.4%

2000
Number	Percent
41.9
201	24.2%
630	75.8%
97	11.7%

311
2.65

242	77.8%
219	90.5%
7	2.9%
69	22.2%

1990
Number	Percent
37.3
182	29.4%
437	70.6%
63	10.2%

218
2.84

156	71.6%
140	89.7%
3	1.9%
62	28.4%

1980
Number	Percent
32.2
260	30.0%
607	70.0%
118	13.6%

259
3.19

224	86.5%
195	87.1%
9	4.0%
35	13.5%

2022 Housing Data for Forestburgh town, NY

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	3	0.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	12	3.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	22	5.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	3	0.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	5	1.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	7	1.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	6	1.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	8	2.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	8	2.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	6	1.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	46	12.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	30	8.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	34	9.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	65	17.2%
$200,000 or more	122	32.4%

Median Household Income	148,125
Per Capita Income	86,166

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3	0.8%
Public Assistance	3	0.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	3	0.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	388	77.6%
Unemployed	42	8.4%
In Armed Forces	9	1.8%

Total Labor Force	439	87.8%
Not in Labor Force	61	12.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		20.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	194	124	61.0%
Non-Profit	9	29	23.7%
Self-Employed	42	26	61.8%

Local Government	26	47	35.6%
State Government	21	4	84.0%
Federal Government	0	7	0.0%

Total Private + Self	236	150	61.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	56	87	39.2%
Total	292	237	55.2%

Pct. Govt.	19.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	107	20.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	137	25.9%
Professional, Technical	161	30.4%
Service Occupations	61	11.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	4	0.8%
All others	63	11.9%

White Collar		76.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	106	20.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	73	13.8%
Educational services	43	8.1%
Public administration	41	7.8%
Construction	40	7.6%
Accommodation and food services	35	6.6%
Retail trade	34	6.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	30	5.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	25	4.7%
Finance and insurance	24	4.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	18	3.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	17	3.2%
Transportation and warehousing	9	1.7%
Manufacturing	7	1.3%
Utilities	6	1.1%
Wholesale trade	6	1.1%
Other services	6	1.1%
Information	5	0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	4	0.8%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	3	0.34%
Puerto Rican	36	4.07%
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	6	0.68%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	6	0.68%
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	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	23	2.60%
Filipino	2	0.23%
Chinese	1	0.11%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	749	87.1%
Spanish	46	5.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	35	4.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	26	3.0%
German, other Germanic	3	0.3%
Tagalog	1	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	212	24.0%
Irish	138	15.6%
Italian	105	11.9%
English	71	8.0%
Polish	49	5.5%
French	45	5.1%
American	38	4.3%
Russian	38	4.3%
Scottish	28	3.2%
Jamaican	18	2.0%
Ukrainian	16	1.8%
Romanian	13	1.5%
British	12	1.4%
Lithuanian	9	1.0%
Norwegian	8	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	867	98.1%
Not a citizen	17	1.9%

Native	785	88.8%
Foreign-born	99	11.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
23	3.1%	49	6.6%	198	26.5%	132	17.6%	129	17.2%	217	29.0%
Average years of education: 14.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	23	3.1%
9-12 Years	49	6.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	198	26.5%
Some College	132	17.6%
Bach. Degree	129	17.2%
Grad Degree	217	29.0%
Average years of education: 14.6

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R -31	D +103	D + 22.1%
D +72
2020 vs. 2012	R +14	D +40	D + 9.1%
D +54
2020 vs. 2008	R -14	D +32	D + 6.4%
D +18

2016 vs. 2008	R +17	R +71	R + 15.8%
D -54
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	72%	Joe Biden (D)	254	50.2%	Donald Trump* (R)	251	49.6%	1	0.2%	506	12	3	0.01%
2016	69%	Donald Trump (R)	282	59.1%	Hillary Clinton (D)	182	38.2%	13	2.7%	477	23	13	0.01%
2012	65%	Mitt Romney (R)	237	53.6%	Barack Obama* (D)	200	45.2%	5	1.1%	442	18	6	0.01%
2008	75%	John McCain (R)	265	52.6%	Barack Obama (D)	236	46.8%	3	0.6%	504	17	7	0.01%
2004	82%	George W. Bush* (R)	279	52.6%	John Kerry (D)	244	46.0%	7	1.3%	530	13	2	0.01%
2000	77%	George W. Bush (R)	234	48.2%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	225	46.4%	26	5.4%	485	13	0	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Forestburgh town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

254

50.2%

Donald Trump* (R)

251

49.6%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

506

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 3

2016 President, Forestburgh town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

182

38.2%

Donald Trump (R)

282

59.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1.0%

Jill Stein (Grn)

0.8%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

477

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 23	Diff (US): 13

2012 President, Forestburgh town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

200

45.2%

Mitt Romney (R)

237

53.6%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

442

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 6

2008 President, Forestburgh town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

236

46.8%

John McCain (R)

265

52.6%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

504

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 7

2004 President, Forestburgh town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

279

52.6%

John Kerry (D)

244

46.0%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.3%

TOTAL

530

Turnout: 82%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 2

2000 President, Forestburgh town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

234

48.2%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

225

46.4%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

4.9%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

485

Turnout: 77%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 0

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Forestburgh town, NY

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2018	S1	55%	Kirsten Gillibrand* (D,In+)	208	53.9%	Chele Farley (R,C+)	178	46.1%	0	0.0%	386	13	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	G	56%	Marc Molinaro (R,C+)	219	55.7%	Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+)	158	40.2%	16 [+]	4.1%	393	20	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Howie Hawkins (Green) 6 (1.5%); Larry Sharpe (Libertarian) 5 (1.3%); Other (Write-in) 5 (1.3%);
2016	S3	65%	Charles Schumer* (D,In+)	258	57.3%	Wendy Long (R,C+)	186	41.3%	6 [+]	1.3%	450	14	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Robin Wilson (Green) 4 (0.9%); Alex Merced (Libertarian) 1 (0.2%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.2%);
2014	G	40%	Rob Astorino (R,C)	171	62.0%	Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+)	91	33.0%	14 [+]	5.1%	276	22	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Howie Hawkins (Green) 12 (4.3%); Michael McDermott (Libertarian) 2 (0.7%);

*: 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	554
Median Value	$302,100

Occupied	377	68.1%
Vacant	177	31.9%

Owned	363	96.3%
Rented	14	3.7%
Median Rent	$1,196

Single-Family Units	521	94.0%
Detached	518	93.5%
Attached	3	0.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	8	1.4%
Mobile Homes	13	2.3%

Forestburgh town, NY

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Forestburgh town, NY

2022 Housing Data for Forestburgh town, NY

2022 Income & Employment Data for Forestburgh town, NY

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Forestburgh town, NY

Historical Presidential Election Results for Forestburgh town, NY

Historical Statewide Election Results for Forestburgh town, NY