Scotchtown, NY

Census Place

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2024 Population
10,252
US Senator
Chuck Schumer
Democratic Party
US Senator
Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
36.2
0.822% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
8.32%
21.7% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$96,689
4.09% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$344,300
8.48% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
5,886
1.16% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Scotchtown, NY reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

91.9% of the residents in Scotchtown, NY are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Scotchtown, NY was $344,300, and the homeownership rate was 47.1%.

Most people in Scotchtown, NY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 28.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Scotchtown, NY was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Scotchtown, NY is home to a population of 10.3k people, from which 91.9% are citizens. As of 2024, 19.8% of Scotchtown, NY residents were born outside of the country (2.03k people).

In 2024, there were 1.17 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.22k people) in Scotchtown, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.76k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 842 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

91.9%
2024 Citizenship
93.6%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 91.9% of Scotchtown, NY residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Scotchtown, NY was 93.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Scotchtown, NY
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    3.22k ± 432
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    2.76k ± 475
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    842 ± 348
24.5%
Hispanic Population
2.51k people

In 2024, there were 1.17 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.22k people) in Scotchtown, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.76k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 842 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

24.5% of the people in Scotchtown, NY are hispanic (2.51k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Scotchtown, NY as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Dominican Republic
    493,200 ± 17,027 people
  2. China
    410,969 ± 15,575 people
  3. Jamaica
    234,174 ± 11,811 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New York was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 493,200 New York residents, followed by China with 410,969 and Jamaica with 234,174.

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Foreign-Born Population

19.8%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
2.03k people
18.9%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
2k people

As of 2024, 19.8% of Scotchtown, NY residents (2.03k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Scotchtown, NY was 18.9%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    186 ± 95
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    110 ± 63
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    44 ± 50

Scotchtown, NY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.69 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Scotchtown, NY employs 5.89k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Scotchtown, NY were Health Care & Social Assistance (1,383 people), Retail Trade (941 people), and Educational Services (503 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($88,333), Public Administration ($86,389), and Educational Services ($74,179).

Employment

Occupations

5.89k
2024 Value
± 613
−1.16%
1 Year decline
± 15.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Scotchtown, NY declined at a rate of −1.16%, from 5.96k employees to 5.89k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Scotchtown, NY, are Sales & Related Occupations (729 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (720 people), and Healthcare Support Occupations (423 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Scotchtown, NY.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New York.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

5.89k
2024 Value
± 613
−1.16%
1 Year decline
± 15.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Scotchtown, NY declined at a rate of −1.16%, from 5.96k employees to 5.89k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Scotchtown, NY, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,383 people), Retail Trade (941 people), and Educational Services (503 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Scotchtown, NY, though some of these residents may live in Scotchtown, NY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$52,602
Median earning men ± $8,175
$43,317
Median earning women ± $9,349

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($118,226), Manufacturing ($90,848), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($74,926).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($74,737), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($63,438), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($63,300).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New York.
Y-Axis
2.74%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 9.56M people employed in New York. This represents a 2.74% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 19.7%.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Scotchtown, NY was $344,300 in 2024, which is 1.03 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $317,400 to $344,300, a 8.48% increase. The homeownership rate in Scotchtown, NY is 47.1%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Scotchtown, NY have an average commute time of 28.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Scotchtown, NY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$344,300
Median Property Value 2024
±$14,450
$1,809
Median Property Taxes
±$231

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Scotchtown, NY the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Scotchtown, NY compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

47.1%
Homeownership
2024
64.8%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 47.1% of the housing units in Scotchtown, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 48.1%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$96,689
Median Household Income
± $4,782
3.84k
Number of Households
± 482

In 2024, the median household income of the 3.84k households in Scotchtown, NY grew to $96,689 from the previous year's value of $92,889.

The following chart displays the households in Scotchtown, NY distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Scotchtown, NY is from New York.
0.493
2023 Wage GINI in New York
0.494
2022 Wage GINI in New York

In 2023, the income inequality in New York was 0.493 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0797% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for New York was higher than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in New York in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (71.8%)
  2. Carpooled (13.5%)
  3. Worked At Home (8.37%)

In 2024, 71.8% of workers in Scotchtown, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (13.5%) and those who worked at home (8.37%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

28.7 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Scotchtown, NY have a longer commute time (28.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 5.22% of the workforce in Scotchtown, NY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Scotchtown, NY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Scotchtown, NY have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.32% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Scotchtown, NY (853 out of 10.2k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Scotchtown, NY is White, followed by Two Or More and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

94.6% of the population of Scotchtown, NY has health coverage, with 54.8% on employee plans, 20.2% on Medicaid, 8.63% on Medicare, 10.3% on non-group plans, and 0.712% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New York see 1,245 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,245 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1205 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 265 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.1% were men and 48.9% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 18.3% under 18 years, 30.7% between 18 and 34 years, 39.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 11.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.1% were men and 48.9% were women.

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Uninsured People

5.39%
Uninsured
54.8%
Employer Coverage
20.2%
Medicaid
8.63%
Medicare
10.3%
Non-Group
0.712%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Scotchtown, NY declined by 11.3% from 6.08% to 5.39%.

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