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Colchester, NY map Population (year 2000): 2,042. Estimated population in July 2006: 2,052 (+0.5% change)
 

Males: 987  (48.3%)
Females: 1,055  (51.7%)

Delaware County

Median resident age:  44.6 years
New York median age:  35.9 years

Estimated median household income in 2005: $37,000 (it was $32,147 in 2000)
Colchester  $37,000
New York:  $49,480

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $92,900 (it was $73,500 in 2000)
Colchester  $92,900
New York:  $258,900

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Races in Colchester:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.7%)
  • Hispanic (0.8%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)

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Ancestries: German (21.0%), Irish (17.2%), Italian (13.6%), English (12.2%), United States (6.1%), Dutch (6.0%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 137.4 square miles.

Population density: 15 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Colchester

  • High school or higher: 77.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.2%
  • Unemployed: 7.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 32.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Colchester town

  • Never married: 19.0%
  • Now married: 59.3%
  • Separated: 2.0%
  • Widowed: 11.1%
  • Divorced: 8.6%

43 residents are foreign born (1.9% Europe).

This town:  2.1%
New York:  20.4%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Colchester:  1.1% ($796)
New York:  1.9% ($2,847)
Colchester satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Scranton, PA (64.5 miles , pop. 76,415).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Newark, NJ (104.3 miles , pop. 273,546).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Manhattan, NY (110.6 miles , pop. 1,537,195).

Nearest cities: Roscoe, NY (7.3 miles ), Rockland, NY (12.0 miles ), Fremont, NY (12.7 miles ), Livingston Manor, NY (13.2 miles ), Hamden, NY (13.3 miles ), Callicoon, NY (13.7 miles ), Andes, NY (13.8 miles ), Walton, NY (14.9 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 2 buildings, average cost: $87,400
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 8 buildings, average cost: $101,700
  • 1999: 5 buildings, average cost: $109,200
  • 2000: 10 buildings, average cost: $118,000
  • 2001: 10 buildings, average cost: $121,400
  • 2002: 14 buildings, average cost: $130,700
  • 2003: 24 buildings, average cost: $132,800
  • 2004: 21 buildings, average cost: $138,800
  • 2005: 19 buildings, average cost: $138,800
  • 2006: 20 buildings, average cost: $20,200
  • 2007: 12 buildings, average cost: $168,800

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Latitude: 42.03 N, Longitude: 74.97 W


93 people in nursing homes
3 people in homes for the mentally retarded

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Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (22%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Mining (8%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
  • Utilities (3%)
  • Truck transportation (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (33%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Social assistance (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Carpenters (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (10%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)



 

Crime in Colchester by Year

Type 2001 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 00000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 00000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0
Robberies 00000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0
Assaults 31111
    per 100,000 146.649.449.248.848.5
Burglaries 82153
    per 100,000 391.098.749.2243.8145.6
Thefts 67620
    per 100,000 293.3345.5295.497.50.0
Auto thefts 01000
    per 100,000 0.049.40.00.00.0
Arson 0N/AN/AN/A0
    per 100,000 0.0N/AN/AN/A0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 198.7) 68.434.625.130.719.9

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Colchester-area historical tornado activity is near New York state average. It is 56% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/31/1998, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 4.2 miles away from the Colchester town center injured 12 people and caused $3 million in damages.

On 5/31/1998, a category 3 tornado 35.9 miles away from the town center injured 3 people and caused $800,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Colchester:
  • CATSKILL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 18 miles; CALLICOON, NY)
  • DELAWARE VALLEY HOSPITAL INC (about 19 miles; WALTON, NY)
  • O'CONNOR HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; DELHI, NY)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Colchester:
  • SULLIVAN COUNTY INTL (about 26 miles; MONTICELLO, NY; ID: MSV)
  • STEWART INT'L (about 71 miles; NEWBURGH, NY; ID: SWF)
  • GREATER BINGHAMTON/EDWIN A LINK FIELD (about 71 miles; BINGHAMTON, NY; ID: BGM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Colchester:
  • WHITE BIRCH FIELD (about 24 miles; HANCOCK, NY; ID: 4N8)
  • MONTICELLO (about 34 miles; MONTICELLO, NY; ID: N37)
  • ONEONTA MUNI (about 35 miles; ONEONTA, NY; ID: N66)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Colchester:
  • SUNY COLLEGE AT ONEONTA (about 31 miles; ONEONTA, NY; Full-time enrollment: 5,333)
  • ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 54 miles; MIDDLETOWN, NY; FT enrollment: 3,486)
  • SUNY COLLEGE OF AGRIC AND TECHN AT COBLESKILL (about 56 miles; COBLESKILL, NY; FT enrollment: 2,208)
  • SUNY COLLEGE AT NEW PALTZ (about 63 miles; NEW PALTZ, NY; FT enrollment: 6,334)
  • MARYWOOD UNIVERSITY (about 63 miles; SCRANTON, PA; FT enrollment: 2,203)
  • SUNY AT BINGHAMTON (about 64 miles; BINGHAMTON, NY; FT enrollment: 11,498)
  • BROOME COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 64 miles; BINGHAMTON, NY; FT enrollment: 4,081)

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Notable locations in Colchester: Camp Highmount (A), Air Shaft Number 3 (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Church in Colchester: Horton Brook Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Paige Cemetery (1), Gregorytown Cemetery (2), Wilson Hollow Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Stuart Lake (A), Edwards Pond (B), Cables Lake (C), Mimi, Lake (D), Mountain Lake (E), Mud Pond (F), Quinn Lake (G), Huggins Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Ash Run (A), Bryden Hill Brook (B), Campbell Brook (C), Mellis Brook (D), Little Fuller Brook (E), Murphy Hill Brook (F), Flynn Brook (G), Cook Brook (H), Roaring Brook (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Colchester: Bear Spring Mountain Game Management Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Average household size:
This town:  2.3 people
New York:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  65.4%
Whole state:  65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  5.5%
Whole state:  5.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  12.7%
Whole state:  14.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  4.8%
Whole state:  7.4%

Colchester compared to New York state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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5.72% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($39,123 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.72%
New York average:  5.41%

0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($397 average AGI)
Delaware County:  0.07%
New York average:  0.24%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Otsego County, NY  1.00% ($28,455 average AGI)
from Chenango County, NY  0.42% ($24,942)
from Broome County, NY  0.30% ($29,000)


6.38% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,161 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.38%
New York average:  6.26%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Otsego County, NY  1.27% ($29,338 average AGI)
to Chenango County, NY  0.65% ($31,093)
to Broome County, NY  0.47% ($30,091)


Strongest AM radio stations in Colchester:
  • WDLA (1270 AM; 5 kW; WALTON, NY; Owner: BANJO COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC.)
  • WGY (810 AM; 50 kW; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
  • WABC (770 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WABC-AM RADIO, INC.)
  • WOR (710 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WFAN (660 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WINS (1010 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WEPN (1050 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: NEW YORK AM RADIO, LLC)
  • WCBS (880 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WPTR (1540 AM; 50 kW; ALBANY, NY; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WSNR (620 AM; 20 kW; JERSEY CITY, NJ)
  • WBBR (1130 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BLOOMBERG COMMUNICATIONS INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Colchester:
  • WDLA-FM (92.1 FM; WALTON, NY; Owner: BANJO COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC.)
  • WJFF (90.5 FM; JEFFERSONVILLE, NY; Owner: RADIO CATSKILL)
  • WPDA (106.1 FM; JEFFERSONVILLE, NY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WGKR (105.3 FM; GRAND GORGE, NY; Owner: SOUND OF LIFE, INC.)
  • WGWR (88.1 FM; LIBERTY, NY; Owner: SOUND OF LIFE, INC.)
  • WFKP (99.3 FM; ELLENVILLE, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WDHI (100.3 FM; DELHI, NY; Owner: BANJO COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC.)
  • WSQC-FM (91.7 FM; ONEONTA, NY; Owner: WSKG PUBLIC TELECOMM. COUNCIL)
  • WSRK (103.9 FM; ONEONTA, NY; Owner: ULTIMATE B/CASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WDNB (102.1 FM; JEFFERSONVILLE, NY; Owner: DE WIT BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WIYN (94.7 FM; DEPOSIT, NY; Owner: BANJO COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC.)
  • WCDO-FM (100.9 FM; SIDNEY, NY; Owner: CDO BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WSUL (98.3 FM; MONTICELLO, NY; Owner: REYNOLDS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WVOS-FM (95.9 FM; LIBERTY, NY; Owner: MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)


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