COMPARING TWO PLACES
Callicoon vs Mechanicstown
PLACE A
Callicoon, New York
VS
PLACE B
Mechanicstown, New York
Callicoon is 96% smaller than Mechanicstown. Mechanicstown earns more, with a median household income $17,216 higher. Callicoon has grown faster since 2000 (23% vs 18%).
CALLICOONMECHANICSTOWNDIFFERENCE
Total population3508,808−96% vs Mechanicstown
Population density5632,630−2,067
Population growth23.4%17.6%+5.8 pts
Median age42.640.4+2.2
Male52.3%45.9%+6.4 pts
Female47.7%54.1%−6.4 pts
Foreign-born22.3%16.8%+5.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic49.4%32.4%+17.0 pts
Black21.4%24.0%−2.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino17.4%35.4%−18.0 pts
Asian2.0%3.0%−1.0 pts
Other9.7%5.2%+4.5 pts
Median household income$64,034$81,250−$17,216
Per capita income$29,346$37,167−$7,821
Poverty rate36.9%18.1%+18.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2780.417−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher55.3%23.3%+31.9 pts
Graduate degree21.6%6.2%+15.3 pts
Unemployment rate15.7%9.1%+6.5 pts
Labor force participation42.5%65.8%−23.3 pts
Median home value$198,800$344,200−$145,400
Median gross rent$910$1,687−$777
Owner-occupied78.4%51.7%+26.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate47.6%1.3%+46.2 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%58.9%−58.9 pts
Average commute15.234.3−19.1
Worked from home25.5%9.0%+16.4 pts
Public transit to work3.8%3.6%+0.2 pts
Uninsured4.0%3.4%+0.6 pts
Population, 2000 – 2024