CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Limestone

New York · 468 residents · 1.69 sq mi

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Limestone is home to 468 people in New York. Owners hold 86% of the housing stock. 3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. At a median age of 38.4, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Median home value sits at $31,400. Households here earn about 29% less than in New York as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 38.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

3% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

468

+14%vs 2000

vs 411 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

38.4

−1%vs 2000

vs 38.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.69 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024480

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.3%(34)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.6%(45)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 143.6%(17)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 194.1%(19)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.1%(19)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.6%(73)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.7%(69)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549%(42)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6417.7%(83)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.7%(36)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.5%(21)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.1%(10)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,542

+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $28,594 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,975

−30%vs 2000

vs $14,152 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

7.9%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$31,400

+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $39,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$340

+19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $378 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

85.6%

+12.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.5% in 2000

14.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.6%(397)

Black0.2%(1)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(3)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic100%(468)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Ancestry

Irish35.6%(171)

German27.1%(130)

Italian13.1%(63)

American11.5%(55)

English11%(53)

Hungarian2.3%(11)

Scottish2.3%(11)

Canadian2.1%(10)

Belgian1.9%(9)

French1.3%(6)

Polish1.3%(6)

Swedish0.8%(4)

+ 2 more ancestry groups with data

Russian0.6%(3)

Serbian0.6%(3)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Italian population · Largest American population · Largest English population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

3.3%

−2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

70.7%

−2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

0.0%

−2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.9 min

+35%vs 2000

vs 11.8 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married32.7%(53)

Married50%(81)

Widowed3.7%(6)

Divorced13.6%(22)

Women 15+

Never married17.9%(40)

Married43.8%(98)

Widowed11.2%(25)

Divorced27.2%(61)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.3%

−3.0 ptssince 2013

from 5.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

45.0%

−15.0 ptssince 2020

from 60.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.3%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 11.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

17.6%

−2.9 ptssince 2020

from 20.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

46.6%

+25.6 ptssince 2020

from 21.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.2%

−4.4 ptssince 2020

from 7.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

57.4%

−13.4 ptssince 2020

from 70.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

56.3%

+14.1 ptssince 2020

from 42.2% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)44.8%(13)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)6.9%(2)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era0%(0)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War20.7%(6)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 29 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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