Mechanicstown, New York

Back to Mechanicstown, NY housing info, Orange County, New York, NY smaller cities, NY small cities, All Cities. We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Mechanicstown, NY Orange County Population in July 2007: 6,664. Males: 3,092   (46.4%) Females: 3,572   (53.6%) Median resident age:   36.7 years New York median age:   35.9 years Estimated median household income in 2007: $57,890 (it was $45,817 in 2000) Mechanicstown:   $57,890 New York:   $53,514 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $27,324 Mechanicstown:   $27,324 New York:   $29,885 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $222,895 (it was $98,500 in 2000) Mechanicstown:   $222,895 New York:   $311,000 Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $217,611; Detached houses: $235,749; Townhouses or other attached units: $183,059; In 2-unit structures: $153,402; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $398,019; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $212,570 Mechanicstown, NY residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Races in Mechanicstown: White Non-Hispanic (61.7%) Hispanic (19.9%) Black (13.9%) Other race (6.9%) Two or more races (3.4%) American Indian (1.4%) Asian Indian (1.3%) Other Asian (0.6%) Chinese (0.6%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races) 2008 cost of living index in Mechanicstown: 132.6 (high, U.S. average is 100) Discuss Mechanicstown, New York on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users Ancestries: Italian (20.1%), Irish (13.5%), German (12.3%), Polish (5.3%), West Indian (5.1%), United States (3.2%). Current Local Time: EST time zone Land area: 3.33 square miles. Population density: 2003 people per square mile   (low).

Average climate in Mechanicstown, New York

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Mechanicstown-area historical tornado activity is significantly above New York state average. It is 10% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/14/1988, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 9.2 miles away from the Mechanicstown place center injured one person and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/31/1998, a category 3 tornado 29.0 miles away from the place center injured 2 people and caused $1 million in damages.

Mechanicstown-area historical earthquake activity is above New York state average. It is 84% 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 82.9 miles away from Mechanicstown center
On 8/26/2003 at 18:24:18, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, 3.5 ML, Depth: 1.9 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 69.2 miles away from the city center
On 6/16/2000 at 04:02:53, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 6.1 mi) earthquake occurred 92.8 miles away from the city center
On 10/28/1991 at 20:58:26, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 49.9 miles away from Mechanicstown center
On 1/9/1992 at 08:50:45, a magnitude 3.1 (3.0 LG, 3.1 MD, Depth: 4.9 mi) earthquake occurred 75.2 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 81.1 miles away from Mechanicstown center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML)

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Average household size:

This place:	2.6 people
New York:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	66.0%
Whole state:	65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	7.2%
Whole state:	5.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
• Gay men: 0.4% of all households

This place:	14.8%
Whole state:	14.6%

This place:	5.3%
Whole state:	7.4%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Mechanicstown, NY

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6.26% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($53,765 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.26%
New York average:	5.41%

0.08% of residents moved from foreign countries ($512 average AGI)

Orange County:	0.08%
New York average:	0.24%

from Rockland County, NY	0.70% ($62,316 average AGI)
from Bronx County, NY	0.63% ($54,713)
from Westchester County, NY	0.37% ($65,628)

6.74% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($53,278 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.74%
New York average:	6.26%

0.12% of residents moved to foreign countries ($692 average AGI)

Orange County:	0.12%
New York average:	0.10%

to Ulster County, NY	0.48% ($41,194 average AGI)
to Sullivan County, NY	0.38% ($42,238)
to Rockland County, NY	0.28% ($56,350)