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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: $57,900 (it was $45,817 in 2000)
Mechanicstown  $57,900
New York:  $53,514

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $217,800 (it was $98,300 in 2000)
Mechanicstown  $217,800
New York:  $311,000

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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: 133.2 (high, U.S. average is 100)

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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 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Mechanicstown

  • High school or higher: 75.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.6%
  • Unemployed: 3.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 28.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Mechanicstown CDP

  • Never married: 25.7%
  • Now married: 50.8%
  • Separated: 4.4%
  • Widowed: 10.0%
  • Divorced: 9.2%

854 residents are foreign born (6.9% Latin America, 3.9% Europe, 2.4% Asia).

This place:  14.1%
New York:  20.4%

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

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

Mechanicstown:  2.7% ($2,639)
New York:  1.9% ($2,847)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Ramapo, NY (31.1 miles , pop. 108,905).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Newark, NJ (51.5 miles , pop. 273,546).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (54.9 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Wallkill, NY (1.7 miles ), Washington Heights, NY (1.7 miles ), Middletown, NY (1.9 miles ), Scotchtown, NY (2.5 miles ), Goshen, NY (5.8 miles ), Wawayanda, NY (5.8 miles ), Goshen, NY (5.9 miles ), Bloomingburg, NY (8.0 miles ).

Latitude: 41.45 N, Longitude: 74.39 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +564 (+9.3%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 293 (10.8%)


279 people in nursing homes

Area code commonly used in this area: 845

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Most common industries for males:



  • Educational services (8%)
  • Construction (8%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Broadcasting and telecommunications (5%)
  • Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (4%)
  • Health care (4%)
  • Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (22%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
  • Social assistance (4%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)


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Mechanicstown-area historical tornado activity is above New York state average. It is 35% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/14/1988, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 9.8 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 36.1 miles away from the place center injured 2 people and caused $1 million in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Mechanicstown:
  • HORTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; MIDDLETOWN, NY)
  • MIDDLETOWN PSYCH CENTER (about 4 miles; MIDDLETOWN, NY)
  • MID HUDSON FORENSIC PSYCHIATRIC CTR (about 5 miles; NEW HAMPTON, NY)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Mechanicstown:
  • STEWART INT'L (about 21 miles; NEWBURGH, NY; ID: SWF)
  • SULLIVAN COUNTY INTL (about 32 miles; MONTICELLO, NY; ID: MSV)
  • DUTCHESS COUNTY (about 38 miles; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; ID: POU)
Other public-use airports nearest to Mechanicstown:
  • RANDALL (about 3 miles; MIDDLETOWN, NY; ID: 06N)
  • WURTSBORO-SULLIVAN COUNTY (about 10 miles; WURTSBORO, NY; ID: N82)
  • ORANGE COUNTY (about 11 miles; MONTGOMERY, NY; ID: MGJ)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mechanicstown:
  • ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 4 miles; MIDDLETOWN, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,486)
  • SUNY COLLEGE AT NEW PALTZ (about 29 miles; NEW PALTZ, NY; FT enrollment: 6,334)
  • UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY (about 30 miles; WEST POINT, NY; FT enrollment: 4,088)
  • ROCKLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 30 miles; SUFFERN, NY; FT enrollment: 4,409)
  • RAMAPO COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY (about 32 miles; MAHWAH, NJ; FT enrollment: 4,076)
  • WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY (about 37 miles; WAYNE, NJ; FT enrollment: 8,017)
  • MARIST COLLEGE (about 39 miles; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; FT enrollment: 4,646)

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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

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  14.8%
Whole state:  14.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  5.3%
Whole state:  7.4%

Mechanicstown compared to New York state average:
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Orange County New York:




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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%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
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%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
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)


Strongest AM radio stations in Mechanicstown:
  • WALL (1340 AM; 1 kW; MIDDLETOWN, NY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WABC (770 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WABC-AM RADIO, INC.)
  • WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
  • WOR (710 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WSNR (620 AM; 20 kW; JERSEY CITY, NJ)
  • WFAN (660 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WVNJ (1160 AM; 20 kW; OAKLAND, NJ; Owner: UNIVERSAL B/CASTING OF NEW YORK,INC.)
  • WINS (1010 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WGNY (1220 AM; 10 kW; NEWBURGH, NY; Owner: SUNRISE BROADCASTING LLC)
  • WEPN (1050 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: NEW YORK AM RADIO, LLC)
  • WBBR (1130 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BLOOMBERG COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
  • WADO (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WADO-AM LICENSE CORP.)
  • WCBS (880 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Mechanicstown:
  • WRRV (92.7 FM; MIDDLETOWN, NY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WFKP (99.3 FM; ELLENVILLE, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • W229AA (93.7 FM; MIDDLETOWN, NY; Owner: SUSAN CLINTON)
  • W295AA (106.9 FM; MIDDLETOWN, NY; Owner: SUSAN CLINTON)
  • WZAD (97.3 FM; WURTSBORO, NY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WLJP (89.3 FM; MONROE, NY; Owner: SOUND OF LIFE, INC.)
  • WXHD (90.1 FM; MOUNT HOPE, NY; Owner: AURICLE COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WRPJ (88.9 FM; PORT JERVIS, NY; Owner: SOUND OF LIFE, INC.)
  • WOSR (91.7 FM; MIDDLETOWN, NY; Owner: WAMC)
  • W239AC (95.7 FM; MIDDLETOWN, NY; Owner: JOHN KATONAH)
  • WPDH (101.5 FM; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WSPK (104.7 FM; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
  • WFNP (88.7 FM; ROSENDALE, NY; Owner: STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK)
  • WRHV (88.7 FM; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Owner: WMHT EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS)
  • WSUS (102.3 FM; FRANKLIN, NJ; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WCZX (97.7 FM; HYDE PARK, NY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WNJP (88.5 FM; SUSSEX, NJ; Owner: NEW JERSEY PUBLIC BROADCASTING AUTH.)
  • WBWZ (93.3 FM; NEW PALTZ, NY; Owner: CLEVELAND RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
  • WRWD-FM (107.3 FM; HIGHLAND, NY; Owner: CLEVELAND RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
  • WRRB (96.9 FM; ARLINGTON, NY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)

TV broadcast stations around Mechanicstown:
  • WFME-TV (Channel 66; WEST MILFORD, NJ; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • WNYW (Channel 5; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • WTBY (Channel 54; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING OF NEW YORK, INC.)
  • WPXO-LP (Channel 34; EAST ORANGE, NJ; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LPTV, INC.)
  • WMBC-TV (Channel 63; NEWTON, NJ; Owner: MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)




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