CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Waterville

New York · 1,664 residents · 1.42 sq mi

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Waterville is a city of 1,664 people in New York. The typical home is worth $60,100. That trails the New York median by roughly 19%. The poverty rate is 7.0%, under the national 13.2%. Median rent is $319 a month. Median household income is $26,793, under the $30,130 national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.5

US median: 33.0

Average education

18% 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

1,664

−3%vs 2000

vs 1,721 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.5

−9%vs 2000

vs 37.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.42 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.5%(125)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.4%(139)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.1%(134)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196%(100)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.6%(93)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.2%(253)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.5%(225)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.6%(143)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.4%(139)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.6%(127)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848%(133)

US avg: 4%

85 and over3.2%(53)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$26,793

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $37,563 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,972

−30%vs 2000

vs $17,219 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

7.0%

−5.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$60,100

+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $75,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$319

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $470 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

60.7%

+0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 60.2% in 2000

39.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.3%(1,674)

Black0.5%(8)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(14)

Asian0.6%(10)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.5%(1,655)

Black0.3%(5)

Hispanic / Latino0.1%(2)

Asian0.2%(4)

Other0%(0)

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 Rican2.6%(45)

Central American0.9%(15)

Salvadoran0.9%(15)

South American0.3%(6)

Bolivian0.3%(6)

Asian origin

Chinese1%(18)

Ancestry

Irish22.2%(384)

English12%(207)

German10.6%(184)

Polish6.6%(114)

French5.8%(100)

Italian5.4%(93)

American2.9%(50)

Dutch2.5%(43)

Welsh2.1%(36)

Russian1.2%(20)

Subsaharan African1.2%(20)

French Canadian0.9%(15)

+ 8 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish0.9%(15)

Arab0.6%(10)

Lebanese0.6%(10)

Ukrainian0.5%(9)

Hungarian0.4%(7)

British0.3%(6)

Lithuanian0.2%(4)

Danish0.2%(3)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

18.2%

−3.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 21.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

80.5%

−5.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 86.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.7%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.4 min

+29%vs 2000

vs 16.6 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 married33.1%(232)

Married55.1%(386)

Widowed3.9%(27)

Divorced8%(56)

Women 15+

Never married19.5%(147)

Married52.5%(395)

Widowed16.9%(127)

Divorced11%(83)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

1.3%

−13.0 ptssince 2013

from 14.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

56.7%

−2.5 ptssince 2020

from 59.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.8%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 9.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.5%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 19.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

26.8%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 28.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.4%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 2.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

68.3%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 68.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

41.7%

−2.1 ptssince 2020

from 43.8% 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)25.2%(26)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)11.7%(12)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era36.9%(38)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War8.7%(9)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II3.9%(4)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 103 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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