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Columbia County

Population in 2010: 823. Population change since 2000: +8.0%
Males: 422  (51.3%)
Females: 401  (48.7%)

Median resident age:  46.9 years
New York median age:  42.4 years

Zip codes: 12529.

Estimated median household income in 2009: $79,334 (it was $42,946 in 2000)
Copake Lake:

$79,334
New York:

$54,659
Estimated per capita income in 2009: $39,902

Copake Lake CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $257,443 (it was $128,200 in 2000)
Copake Lake:

$257,443
New York:

$306,000
Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $327,273; Detached houses: $335,544; Mobile homes: $179,146

Median gross rent in 2009: $1,281.

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  • White alone - 786 (95.5%)
  • Hispanic - 23 (2.8%)
  • Black alone - 4 (0.5%)
  • Two or more races - 4 (0.5%)
  • American Indian alone - 3 (0.4%)
  • Asian alone - 3 (0.4%)

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Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Copake Lake: 99.5 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Irish (24.7%), Italian (22.6%), German (15.1%), Dutch (11.5%), United States (11.3%), Polish (5.0%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 9.59 square miles.

Population density: 86 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Copake Lake:

  • High school or higher: 81.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 8.2%
  • Unemployed: 7.2%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 25.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Copake Lake CDP:

  • Never married: 23.2%
  • Now married: 56.9%
  • Separated: 3.0%
  • Widowed: 6.7%
  • Divorced: 10.2%

57 residents are foreign born (4.3% North America, 3.1% Europe).

This place:  7.5%
New York:  20.4%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $3,289 (1.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $3,487 (1.0%)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Albany, NY (36.7 miles , pop. 95,658).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Bronx, NY (91.1 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Copake, NY (1.3 miles ), Taghkanic, NY (2.0 miles ), Hillsdale, NY (2.5 miles ), Philmont, NY (2.7 miles ), Claverack, NY (2.8 miles ), Ancram, NY (2.8 miles ), Mount Washington, MA (2.8 miles) , Gallatin, NY (2.9 miles ).

Latitude: 42.15 N, Longitude: 73.60 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 518

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Unemployment in August 2012:
Here:

7.8%
New York:

8.8%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries in 2005-2009 (%)
Males Females
  • Manufacturing (26%)
  • Educational services (19%)
  • Construction (18%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Transportation and warehousing (5%)
  • Information (5%)
  • Educational services (50%)
  • Health care and social assistance (11%)
  • Retail trade (9%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (8%)
  • Transportation and warehousing (6%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Manufacturing (5%)
Most common occupations (%)
Males Females
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (15%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
  • Construction laborers (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (5%)
  • Art and design workers (4%)
  • Fire fighting and prevention workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (13%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (11%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Customer service representatives (4%)

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Average climate in Copake Lake, New York

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Tornado activity:

Copake Lake-area historical tornado activity is significantly above New York state average. It is 13% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/29/1995, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 9.3 miles away from the Copake Lake place center killed 3 people and injured 24 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 8/28/1973, a category F4 tornado 14.0 miles away from the place center killed 4 people and injured 36 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Copake Lake-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below New York state average. It is 91% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/17/1991 at 08:53:16, a magnitude 4.1 (4.0 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 64.5 miles away from the city center
On 10/2/1994 at 11:27:22, a magnitude 3.7 (3.5 LG, 3.7 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 69.0 miles away from Copake Lake center
On 6/16/2000 at 04:02:53, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 6.1 mi) earthquake occurred 40.0 miles away from the city center
On 10/2/1994 at 14:36:36, a magnitude 3.3 (3.1 LG, 3.3 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 72.1 miles away from the city center
On 7/24/2007 at 01:56:48, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 MD, 2.7 LG, Depth: 9.3 mi) earthquake occurred 41.3 miles away from Copake Lake center
On 10/28/1991 at 20:58:26, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 74.5 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Columbia County (17) is greater than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 10
Emergencies Declared: 7

Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 7, Floods: 6, Winter Storms: 3, Blizzards: 2, Snowstorms: 2, Tornado: 1, Hurricane: 1, Power Outage: 1, Other: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
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Hospitals/medical centers near Copake Lake:

  • COLUMBIA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 8 miles away; HUDSON, NY)
  • NORTHERN DUTCHESS HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 21 miles away; RHINEBECK, NY)
  • BENEDICTINE HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Church, provides emergency services, about 27 miles away; KINGSTON, NY)

Amtrak station near Copake Lake:

  • 13 miles: HUDSON (69 S. FRONT ST.) . Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Copake Lake:

  • Bard College (about 19 miles; Annandale-On-Hudson, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,162)
  • Culinary Institute of America (about 33 miles; Hyde Park, NY; FT enrollment: 2,914)
  • Dutchess Community College (about 34 miles; Poughkeepsie, NY; FT enrollment: 5,274)
  • Marist College (about 35 miles; Poughkeepsie, NY; FT enrollment: 4,738)
  • Vassar College (about 36 miles; Poughkeepsie, NY; FT enrollment: 2,394)
  • The College of Saint Rose (about 38 miles; Albany, NY; FT enrollment: 3,697)
  • SUNY College at New Paltz (about 38 miles; New Paltz, NY; FT enrollment: 6,407)

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Columbia County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 2.8%
(2.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents)

Average household size:
This place:  2.5 people
New York:  2.4 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  68.2%
Whole state:  64.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  8.9%
Whole state:  5.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 1.0% of all households

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Copake Lake, NY


Copake Lake compared to New York state average:

  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.


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Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Copake Lake travel time to work - commute
Copake Lake mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (86%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%)
  • Electricity (4%)
  • Wood (3%)


2004 Presidential Election results in Columbia County New York:


2008 Presidential Election results in Columbia County New York:
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Religion statistics for Copake Lake (based on Columbia County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 45.77%
Here45.8%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

NameCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchReformed Church in AmericaEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaEpiscopal Church
Adherents59.8%9.7%8.9%8.5%4.3%
Congregations13.6%18.5%16.0%13.6%8.6%
NamePresbyterian Church (USA)JewishLutheran ChurchSeventh-Day Adventist ChurchOther
Adherents2.1%1.7%1.2%0.8%3.0%
Congregations6.2%1.2%3.7%1.2%17.3%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 22
Columbia County:

3.54 / 10,000 pop.
New York:

4.13 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 5
Columbia County:

0.80 / 10,000 pop.
New York:

0.92 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 31
Columbia County:

4.98 / 10,000 pop.
State:

1.68 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 69
Here:

11.09 / 10,000 pop.
State:

8.82 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:

8.6%
New York:

8.2%
Adult obesity rate:
Columbia County:

27.0%
New York:

23.8%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:

17.1%
State:

15.6%

5.09% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($77,098 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

5.09%
New York average:

5.41%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($401 average AGI)
Columbia County:

0.05%
New York average:

0.24%


Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Dutchess County, NY  0.82% ($50,832 average AGI)
from Rensselaer County, NY  0.42% ($37,540)
from Albany County, NY  0.33% ($35,291)


5.74% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($59,341 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

5.74%
New York average:

6.26%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($152 average AGI)
Columbia County:

0.05%
New York average:

0.10%


Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Rensselaer County, NY  0.56% ($37,522 average AGI)
to Albany County, NY  0.54% ($37,443)
to Dutchess County, NY  0.54% ($35,331)

Strongest AM radio stations in Copake Lake:

  • WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WGY (810 AM; 50 kW; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WTIC (1080 AM; 50 kW; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WPTR (1540 AM; 50 kW; ALBANY, NY; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WSBS (860 AM; 3 kW; GREAT BARRINGTON, MA; Owner: BERKSHIRE BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WKZE (1020 AM; daytime; 3 kW; SHARON, CT; Owner: JOHNSON DEVELOPMENT, INC.)
  • WFAN (660 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WROW (590 AM; 5 kW; ALBANY, NY; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
  • WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
  • WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WGHQ (920 AM; 5 kW; KINGSTON, NY; Owner: CLEVELAND RADIO LICENSES, 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)

Strongest FM radio stations in Copake Lake:

  • WAMQ (105.1 FM; GREAT BARRINGTON, MA; Owner: WAMC)
  • WHVP (91.1 FM; HUDSON, NY; Owner: SOUND OF LIFE, INC.)
  • WAMK (90.9 FM; KINGSTON, NY; Owner: W A M C)
  • WFGB (89.7 FM; KINGSTON, NY; Owner: SOUND OF LIFE, INC.)
  • WKZE-FM (98.1 FM; SALISBURY, CT; Owner: JOHNSON DEVELOPMENT, INC.)
  • WAMC-FM (90.3 FM; ALBANY, NY; Owner: WAMC)
  • WCTW (98.5 FM; CATSKILL, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WPDH (101.5 FM; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WFNP (88.7 FM; ROSENDALE, NY; Owner: STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK)
  • WRHV (88.7 FM; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Owner: WMHT EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS)
  • WQQQ (103.3 FM; SHARON, CT; Owner: THE RIDGEFIELD BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WRNQ (92.1 FM; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WRIP (97.9 FM; WINDHAM, NY; Owner: RIP RADIO, LLC)
  • WFKP (99.3 FM; ELLENVILLE, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WCZX (97.7 FM; HYDE PARK, NY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WRRB (96.9 FM; ARLINGTON, NY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WAJZ (96.3 FM; VOORHEESVILLE, NY; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
  • WBEC-FM (105.5 FM; PITTSFIELD, MA; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, LLC)
  • WZMR (104.9 FM; ALTAMONT, NY; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
  • WUPE (95.9 FM; PITTSFIELD, MA; Owner: WEINER BROADCASTING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Copake Lake:

  • WTIC-TV (Channel 61; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
  • W11BJ (Channel 11; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: COMMUNICATIONS SITE MANAGEMENT LLC)
  • WTXX (Channel 20; WATERBURY, CT; Owner: WTXX INC.)

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