COMPARING TWO PLACES
Watchtower vs Mechanicstown
PLACE A
Watchtower, New York
VS
PLACE B
Mechanicstown, New York
Watchtower is 55% smaller than Mechanicstown. Mechanicstown has grown faster since 2000 (18% vs -28%).
WATCHTOWERMECHANICSTOWNDIFFERENCE
Total population3,9748,808−55% vs Mechanicstown
Population density5,5892,630+2,959
Population growth-28.2%17.6%−45.8 pts
Median age37.440.4−3.0
Male64.3%45.9%+18.4 pts
Female35.7%54.1%−18.4 pts
Foreign-born12.9%16.8%−3.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic54.2%32.4%+21.8 pts
Black20.2%24.0%−3.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino22.5%35.4%−12.9 pts
Asian2.1%3.0%−0.9 pts
Other1.0%5.2%−4.2 pts
Median household income–$81,250–
Per capita income$36$37,167−$37,131
Poverty rate100.0%18.1%+81.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)–0.417–
Bachelor's degree or higher1.7%23.3%−21.6 pts
Graduate degree0.0%6.2%−6.2 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%9.1%−9.1 pts
Labor force participation0.0%65.8%−65.8 pts
Median home value–$344,200–
Median gross rent–$1,687–
Owner-occupied0.0%51.7%−51.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%58.9%−58.9 pts
Average commute24.834.3−9.5
Worked from home20.7%9.0%+11.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%3.6%−3.6 pts
Uninsured88.7%3.4%+85.3 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024