CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Scotchtown

New York · 8,765 residents · 4.84 sq mi

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Scotchtown is a city of 8,765 people in New York. The poverty rate is 2.8%, under the national 13.2%. Median home value sits at $141,100. That is roughly 29% ahead of the New York median. Median rent is $659 a month. The median household earns $42,500, about 41% above the national median.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 29.9

US median: 33.0

Average education

18% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 34%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

8,765

−2%vs 2000

vs 8,954 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

29.9

−14%vs 2000

vs 34.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

4.84 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202410K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.8%(771)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.8%(775)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.2%(715)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.1%(712)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.6%(751)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.1%(1,503)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4417.8%(1,557)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.1%(888)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 645.9%(519)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 743.9%(345)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.4%(207)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.3%(22)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$42,500

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $53,460 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$14,736

−34%vs 2000

vs $22,282 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

2.8%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$141,100

+34%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $138,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$659

+15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $758 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

60.1%

+6.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 53.6% in 2000

39.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic68.1%(6,099)

Black10.8%(971)

Hispanic / Latino14.7%(1,317)

Asian3.5%(312)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic87.4%(7,660)

Black7.3%(636)

Hispanic / Latino8.9%(782)

Asian2.6%(227)

Other2.8%(242)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican12.1%(1,241)

Dominican3.7%(380)

South American3.3%(335)

Colombian2.3%(240)

Central American1.9%(195)

Mexican1.7%(178)

Honduran0.6%(65)

Guatemalan0.6%(62)

Ecuadorian0.5%(50)

Salvadoran0.4%(39)

Chilean0.3%(31)

Panamanian0.2%(20)

+ 6 more hispanic origin groups with data

Cuban0.2%(19)

Spaniard0.1%(14)

Costa Rican0.1%(9)

Argentine0.1%(8)

Peruvian0%(4)

Venezuelan0%(2)

Asian origin

Asian Indian2.1%(217)

Filipino1.1%(114)

Chinese1%(98)

Sri Lankan0.4%(39)

Vietnamese0.3%(33)

Bangladeshi0.2%(20)

Burmese0.1%(14)

Indonesian0.1%(13)

Korean0.1%(10)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.1%(13)

Ancestry

Irish11.9%(1,217)

West Indian9.8%(1,007)

Italian9.5%(971)

German6.3%(648)

Haitian5.1%(520)

English3.4%(347)

Polish3.1%(322)

American2.8%(289)

Jamaican2.8%(284)

Arab2.6%(265)

Egyptian1.8%(189)

French1.4%(141)

+ 21 more ancestry groups with data

Subsaharan African1%(107)

Welsh1%(103)

Bulgarian0.8%(84)

Greek0.8%(84)

Guyanese0.7%(75)

Russian0.5%(52)

Scottish0.5%(49)

Nigerian0.4%(44)

Jordanian0.4%(40)

Brazilian0.3%(34)

Austrian0.3%(29)

Hungarian0.3%(26)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.2%(19)

Portuguese0.2%(18)

Norwegian0.1%(14)

Romanian0.1%(14)

French Canadian0.1%(12)

Swedish0.1%(12)

Dutch0.1%(10)

Slovene0%(4)

Latvian0%(2)

RANKED:Largest Puerto Rican population · Largest Irish population · Largest West Indian population · Largest Italian population · Largest German population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

17.7%

−2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

79.0%

−10.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 89.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.7%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.0 min

−12%vs 2000

vs 26.0 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 married48.4%(2,154)

Married44.1%(1,962)

Widowed3%(135)

Divorced4.4%(195)

Women 15+

Never married43.3%(1,901)

Married41.9%(1,842)

Widowed5.2%(229)

Divorced9.6%(422)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.4%

−4.1 ptssince 2013

from 9.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

64.6%

−4.9 ptssince 2020

from 69.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.3%

+2.2 ptssince 2020

from 8.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

13.5%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 14.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

26.2%

+6.0 ptssince 2020

from 20.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.5%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 1.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

71.5%

−3.4 ptssince 2020

from 74.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

36.6%

+6.4 ptssince 2020

from 30.2% 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)19.9%(110)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)12.3%(68)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era35.6%(197)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.2%(12)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 553 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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