--Westport town

Geography: Town (MCD), in ESSEX COUNTY; NEW YORK's The Adirondacks Region. Markets: Not part of any Metropolitan Statistical Area; Non Metro Group of Metro Regions; Burlington, VT - Plattsburgh, NY Designated Market Area (TV Media Market). Rank: 3.5% of county pop., ranked 9th of 18 MCDs. Density: Area Size: 67 sq. mi. (%water: 12.6‹-), persons per mile: 23.3«–; 37,398 acres land; acres per person: 27.46–». Urban#: %Urban Pop: 0.0; %Rural Pop: 100.0–»; (3.3% farm, 96.7% non farm).

Population (2000): 1,362 total; 1,061 of voting age (77.9%). Net Change in Population: %1990 to 2000: -5.8 (-84). Sex: %Female: 51.0. Group Quarters: %Pop: 0.0 (0). Age#:BAR CHART %<5: 4.4«– (60); %5-17: 17.7 (241); %18-24: 3.7«– (51); %25-44: 24.5«– (334); %45-64: 29.2–» (398); %>64: 20.4–» (278); Median: 44.8–». Enrollment: %Priv(5-17): 0.8«– (2). %Coll(18-24): 27.9«– (12). Education#:BAR CHART %<9th: 5.7«–; %9-11: 9.7«–; %HS Only: 30.2-›; %Some Coll: 22.5‹-; %Coll Only: 14.5‹-; %Post Grad: 17.3–». (%HS Grad: 84.6-›; %Coll Grad: 31.9-›.) Marital Status#: %Never: 18.6«–; %Now: 62.1-›; %Wid: 9.9–»; %Div: 9.5–». Military: %In Military: 0.2 (2); %Veterans: 15.0–» (156). (%WW2: 18.6«–; %Korea: 19.9–»; %Vietnam: 37.2–».) Birth: %State Native: 74.1-›; %Non Citizen: 0.9«– (12). Language: %English: 94.3–». Ancestry: %English: 17.2 (237); %French: 9.1 (126); %Irish: 8.0 (111); %German: 7.0 (97); %US/American: 5.1 (71). (%Specified: 71.0‹-; 1.38 Average # of responses). Race/Spanish Origin Population:BAR CHART %Minority/Non-Anglo: 2.9«– (40). Race/Spanish Origin Voting Age Pop.: %Minority/Non-Anglo: 2.6«– (28).

Income & Labor Force: 616 in Force, %Women in Force: 53.6; %Force women: 50.3-›. Unemployment: 23, % of 16+yrs: 2.1«–, % of Force: 3.7«–. Workers per HH: 1.0‹-. Work Sector#: %Private Sector: 55.8«– (330); %Government Sector: 32.3–» (191); %Self-Employed: 11.0–» (65); %Unpaid Family Workers: 0.8–» (5). Industry#:BAR CHART %Agriculture: 2.7–»; %Construction: 7.8–»; %Finance: 2.4«–; %Information: 3.0«–; %Manufacturing: 8.5«–; %Professional: 36.2; %Public Service: 11.5–»; %Trade: 10.7«–; %Travel & Leisure: 17.3–». Occupation#:BAR CHART %Management: 13.5; %Prof, Health, Educ: 32.1–»; %Service: 13.4‹-; %Sales, Admin.: 20.5«–; %Farming, Fishing: 1.0–»; %Construction: 7.8; %Production: 11.7. (%White Collar Workers: 66.2; %Blue Collar Workers: 19.5; %Grey (Service, Farm): 14.4‹-.) Workplace#: %in Co. of Res: 86.7–»; (%in Town/City: 39.8); %outside County: 8.4«–; %another State: 4.8–». Transport#: %SOV: 81.6–»; %HOV: 8.6‹-; %Public: 0.0; %Other: 4.1«–; %Home: 5.7–». Commuting Time#: %<30min: 72.5–»; %30-60min: 15.3«–; %>60min: 6.5«–; %Home: 5.7–». Leave for Work#: %<5am: 2.2‹-; %5-6am: 6.2-›; %6-7am: 11.5«–; %7-8am: 37.9–»; %8-9am: 17.2‹-; %>9am: 19.3‹-; %Home: 5.7–». HH Income#:BAR CHART %<15k: 12.7«–; %15-35k: 30.0–»; %35-50k: 19.7–»; %50-100k: 27.4‹-; %100-150k: 6.8«–; %>150k: 3.4«–; Median: $40000‹-. Median Income by Age: %<25yrs: $40000–»; %25to34: $47750-›; %35to44: $36875«–; %45to54: $53750‹-; %55to64: $37143«–; %65to74: $34792-›; %>74yrs: $24250-›. Income Type: %Wages: 68.8‹-; %Self: 16.1–»; %PubA: 2.9«–; %SSI: 3.9«–; %Int: 46.4–»; %Ret: 33.7–»; %Soc: 41.6–». Family Income: Median: $49917; $22063‹- per capita. %In Poverty: 5.2«– (20). Poverty Status: %Tot: 7.7«– (103). (%<18yrs: 2.0«–; %18-64yrs: 4.6«–; %>64yrs: 1.1«–.)

Housing: 887 units, %Vacation: 27.4–» (243). 593 households. %Owned: 75.4–» (447). Units in Structure#: %1 det: 84.3–»; %1 att. to 4: 8.3«–; %>4: 1.2«–; %Mobile: 6.1–» (54). Rooms: Median: 5.9-›. Prop. Tax: Median: $1844«–. Home Value#:BAR CHART %<50k: 11.5–»; %50-100k: 44.8–»; %100-200k: 28.6‹-; %200-300k: 5.8«–; %300-500k: 7.1«–; %>500k: 2.2«–; Median: $90200«–. Monthly Rent#: %None: 13.2–»; %<$250: 8.3‹-; %$250-500: 57.0–»; %$500-1,000: 21.5«–; %$1,000-1,500: 0.0; %>$1,500: 0.0; Median: $374«–. Year Built#:BAR CHART %<'40: 53.0–»; %'40-'60: 17.4«–; %'60-'80: 13.0«–; %'80-'90: 6.0«–; %'90-'00: 10.7–»; Median: 1939. Year Moved in: %All: 1989; %Own: 1985; %Rent: 1997. Residence 1995:BAR CHART %Same: 63.6; %Same County: 20.1‹-; %Same State: 6.5«–. Families: 382, persons per: 2.8‹-. Persons in HH#: %1: 29.3; %2: 39.3–»; %3-4: 24.1«–; %5+: 7.3«–. (persons per HH: 2.3‹-). HH With Children: %All HH: 26.8«– (159). (%Couple: 20.9‹-; %Other: 5.9«–.) Vehicles by HH#: %None: 3.6«–; %1or2: 84.6–»; %3+: 11.8-›. (1,024, per 16+yrs: 0.94–»). Heating Fuel#: %Util: 5.6«–; %Deli: 85.1–»; %Self: 9.3–»; %None: 0.0. (%Oil: 77.3–».)

Income Indexes: HH Inc: 92%; Fam Inc: 97%; RE Tax: 65%; Home Value: 61%; Mon Rent: 62%; Average is: 75% (as % of values for STATE). Home Purchase Index: Median. HH Income: $40,000; Median. Home Value: $90,200; INDEX: 2.3«–. SES Average (State): High Educ: 116%; Prof Spec: 105%; HH Income: 92%; Home Value: 61%; AVERAGE= 94% (as % of 4 values for STATE). SES Average (Nation): High Educ: 131%; Prof Spec: 124%; HH Income: 95%; Home Value: 81%; AVERAGE= 108% (as % of 4 values for NATION).

Universes: A) POP: 1,362; B) STP: 1,346; C) VAP: 1,061; D) JUV: 301; E) SAP: 241; F) CAP: 51; G) 3+yrs: 1,324; H) 16+yrs: 1,101; I) 25+yrs: 1,010; J) 65+yrs: 278; K) Grp Qtr Pop: 0; L) Hsg. Units: 887; M) Occ. Units: 593; N) Households: 593; O) Families: 382; P) Labor Force: 616; Q) Workers 16+: 581; R) Emp. 16+: 591; S) Veterans: 156; T) Pov.Status: 1,335. Sample Size: 640 (47.0%). [pg00343-ps47.0-st36-cy031-cs80775]


RELATIVITY INDICATORS: «– far below and ‹- just below State value; -› just above and –» far above State value.
NOTES: 1) Some data are SF1 counts; other are SF3 sample data. See Data Dictionary. 2) # indicates pct. values add to 100%. 3) MCD-Minor Civil Division; CDP-Census Designated Place; MSA-Metropolitan Statistical Area; GMR-Group of Metro Regions; DMA-Designated Market Area; VAP-Voting Age Pop; SO/Spanish Origin; Med-Median; HH-Household; SOV/HOV-Single/High Occupancy Vehicles. 4) Ancestry: estimated from multiple responses.
Reprinted from the POLIDATA ® DEMOGRAPHIC GUIDE TO NEW YORK, Towns, Cities and Places, 2000 Census Edition.
Online Info: www.polidata.us/books/ny National Profile: www.polidata.us/books/us/pub/pg00001.htm Data Dictionary: www.polidata.us/books/aa/doc/xdddog00.pdf SES Examples: www.polidata.us/books/aa/doc/xsesNY00.pdf
Religious Data from "Religious Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000." © 2002 ASARB. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Political data compiled by POLIDATA from state and local election authorities for use in the POLIDATA ® Election Yearbook series.

--Westport town

AGE GROUPS
Item Area # Area % Area % State % State % Index
under 5 (Preschool) 60 4.4 6.5 -32.3
5-17 (School) 241 17.7 18.2 -2.7
18-24 (College) 51 3.7 9.3 -60.2
25-44 (Young Adult) 334 24.5 30.7 -20.2
45-64 (Middle Age) 398 29.2 22.3 +30.9
over 64 (Seniors) 278 20.4 12.9 +58.1
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EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT (Persons 25+ years)
Item Area # Area % Area % State % State % Index
less than 9th 57 5.7 8.0 -28.8
9-12 no Diploma 97 9.7 12.9 -24.8
H.S. Diploma, no higher 301 30.2 27.8 +8.6
Some College 225 22.5 23.9 -5.9
Coll. Degree, no higher 145 14.5 15.6 -7.1
Graduate Degree 173 17.3 11.8 +46.6
HS Graduates 844 84.6 79.1 +7.0
College Graduates 318 31.9 27.4 +16.4
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ANCESTRY (Number is responses, % is estimate of population)
Item Area # Area % Area % State % State % Index
Italian 39 2.1 11.4 -81.6
Irish 153 8.1 10.2 -20.6
German 134 7.1 8.9 -20.2
English 327 17.4 4.8 +262.5
Polish 49 2.6 4.1 -36.6
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POPULATION by RACE/SPANISH ORIGIN
Item Area # Area % Area % State % State % Index
Hispanic 14 1.0 15.1 -93.4
White 1,322 97.1 62.0 +56.6
Black 2 0.1 14.8 -99.3
Am.Ind. 4 0.3 0.3 0.0
Asian 10 0.7 5.5 -87.3
Pacific 0 0.0 0.0
Other 0 0.0 0.4 -100
Multi 10 0.7 1.9 -63.2
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INDUSTRY OF OCCUPATION (Employed Workers)
Item Area # Area % Area % State % State % Index
Agriculture 16 2.7 0.6 +350.0
Construction 46 7.8 5.2 +50.0
Finance 14 2.4 8.8 -72.7
Information 18 3.0 4.1 -26.8
Manufact./Transport. 50 8.5 15.5 -45.2
Prof., Health, Educ. 214 36.2 34.5 +4.9
Public Admin. 68 11.5 5.2 +121.2
Trade, Whole.& Retail 63 10.7 13.8 -22.5
Travel & Leisure 102 17.3 12.3 +40.7
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OCCUPATION (Employed Workers)
Item Area # Area % Area % State % State % Index
Management 80 13.5 13.5 0.0
Professional 190 32.1 23.2 +38.4
Service 79 13.4 16.6 -19.3
Office/Admin. 121 20.5 27.1 -24.4
Agriculture 6 1.0 0.3 +233.3
Construction 46 7.8 7.6 +2.6
Production 69 11.7 11.7 0.0
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HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Item Area # Area % Area % State % State % Index
under $15,000 74 12.7 17.9 -29.1
$15,001-$35,000 175 30.0 23.1 +29.9
$35,001-$50,000 115 19.7 14.8 +33.1
$50,001-$100,000 160 27.4 29.0 -5.5
$100,001-$150,000 40 6.8 9.1 -25.3
over $150,000 20 3.4 6.2 -45.2
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HOME VALUE (All Owner-Occupied)
Item Area # Area % Area % State % State % Index
under $50,000 52 11.5 9.1 +26.4
$51,001-$100,000 202 44.8 25.3 +77.1
$101,001-$200,000 129 28.6 32.0 -10.6
$200,001-$300,000 26 5.8 18.5 -68.6
$300,001-$500,000 32 7.1 10.0 -29.0
over $500,000 10 2.2 5.1 -56.9
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YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT (Housing Units)
Item Area # Area % Area % State % State % Index
before 1940 470 53.0 31.2 +69.9
1941-1960 154 17.4 28.3 -38.5
1960-1980 115 13.0 25.9 -49.8
1980-1990 53 6.0 7.7 -22.1
after 1990 95 10.7 6.8 +57.4
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RESIDENCE IN 1995 (Persons 5+ years)
Item Area # Area % Area % State % State % Index
Same House 816 63.6 61.8 +2.9
Same County 258 20.1 21.8 -7.8
Same State 84 6.5 8.2 -20.7
In New England 55 4.3 1.6 +168.8
In MidWest 2 0.2 0.5 -60.0
In South 50 3.9 1.3 +200.0
In West 15 1.2 0.7 +71.4
In Puerto Rico 0 0.0 0.2 -100
Elsewhere 4 0.3 3.8 -92.1
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Notes:
1. INDEX compares the percentage value for the area with the comparable value for the State or Nation. The comparison is a division of the area value by the state/national value, then subtracting 100.
2. Small differences may be noted between these numbers and those found at the Bureau FactFinder site. These will be due to the selection of different tables or universes. N.b., Language, Home Value, Rent.
3. POPULATION by RACE/SPANISH ORIGIN: all percentaqes add to 100. E.g., "White" is Non-Hispanic White.
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