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Scotchtown, NY

Demographic and economic profile of Scotchtown, NY, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

Population

10,544

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$96,689

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

36.2 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+14.9% since 2018

Scotchtown added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone3,862 (37.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone2,825 (27.6%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,136 (11.1%)
  • Some Other Race Alone962 (9.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races813 (7.9%)
  • Asian Alone558 (5.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,524
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)490
  3. 3.Other Indo-European448
  4. 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic227
  5. 5.Arabic177

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

17.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

69.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

13.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

18.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

524

Census ACS · as of 2023

Economy

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Per Capita Income

$42,480

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

7.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

10.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services & Health Care2,012
  2. 2.Retail Trade756
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation742
  4. 4.Manufacturing395
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management351

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,855
  2. 2.Service Occupations1,623
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,449
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations798
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations161

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.92×)263
  2. 2.Information (LQ 1.56×)174
  3. 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.45×)2,012
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.42×)742
  5. 5.Public Administration (LQ 1.19×)336

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$317,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,655/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

48.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,999728 (37.0%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999312 (15.9%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999308 (15.7%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999176 (9.0%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999176 (9.0%)
  • $125,000 to $149,99982 (4.2%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

32.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

92.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

71.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$44,655

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

27.6 min

Census ACS · as of 2023

Households Without a Vehicle

5.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone4,340 (74.7%)
  • Carpooled798 (13.7%)
  • Worked at Home432 (7.4%)
  • Public Transit135 (2.3%)
  • Taxi, Motorcycle, or Other60 (1.0%)
  • Walked44 (0.8%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.