CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Scotia

New York · 7,359 residents · 1.69 sq mi

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Scotia is home to 7,359 people in New York. The poverty rate is 6.0%, under the national 13.2%. About 23% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The population has held roughly steady since 2000. The typical home is worth $83,300. Households earn $32,135 at the median, near the US median.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.7

US median: 33.0

More educated

23% 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

7,359

−8%vs 2000

vs 7,957 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.7

−9%vs 2000

vs 37.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.69 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20247K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.7%(564)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.5%(554)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.2%(457)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.1%(449)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.4%(401)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.7%(1,302)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.2%(1,115)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.9%(728)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.3%(610)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.3%(608)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.9%(437)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.8%(134)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$32,135

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $42,028 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$14,701

−28%vs 2000

vs $20,386 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

6.0%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$83,300

+34%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $81,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$460

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $591 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

67.6%

+0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.1% in 2000

32.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.6%(7,608)

Black0.8%(60)

Hispanic / Latino1.8%(142)

Asian1.1%(87)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.7%(7,188)

Black0.8%(59)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(57)

Asian1.2%(90)

Other0.3%(22)

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 Rican1.6%(114)

Mexican1%(75)

Spaniard0.5%(35)

Central American0.2%(12)

Guatemalan0.2%(12)

Asian origin

Filipino0.3%(24)

Korean0.2%(14)

Thai0.2%(11)

Ancestry

Irish24.5%(1,782)

Italian20.2%(1,466)

German15.1%(1,096)

English9.2%(668)

Polish8.2%(596)

American4.8%(349)

Dutch4.8%(348)

French4%(293)

Scottish2.8%(200)

French Canadian1.5%(109)

Welsh0.8%(56)

Finnish0.7%(49)

+ 20 more ancestry groups with data

British0.6%(41)

Guyanese0.5%(38)

Lithuanian0.5%(38)

Czech0.5%(35)

Austrian0.5%(34)

Hungarian0.4%(28)

Ukrainian0.4%(26)

West Indian0.3%(22)

Jamaican0.3%(21)

Arab0.2%(18)

Iraqi0.2%(18)

Swedish0.2%(18)

Canadian0.2%(17)

Greek0.2%(17)

Romanian0.2%(17)

Russian0.2%(16)

Scotch-Irish0.2%(16)

Norwegian0.2%(15)

Swiss0.1%(8)

Haitian0%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

22.9%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 24.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

87.9%

+0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 87.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

10.0%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.1 min

+24%vs 2000

vs 14.6 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 married36.4%(985)

Married51.7%(1,399)

Widowed3.4%(92)

Divorced8.5%(229)

Women 15+

Never married34.2%(1,171)

Married37.3%(1,278)

Widowed12.5%(427)

Divorced16.1%(550)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

1.5%

−4.8 ptssince 2013

from 6.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

67.9%

+8.5 ptssince 2020

from 59.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

18.1%

+4.2 ptssince 2020

from 13.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.2%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 19.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

22.8%

−3.5 ptssince 2020

from 26.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.7%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 1.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

81.0%

+10.3 ptssince 2020

from 70.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

36.6%

−5.3 ptssince 2020

from 41.9% 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)7.6%(13)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)33.5%(57)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era39.4%(67)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War8.8%(15)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 170 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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