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Mount Hope, NY map Population (year 2000): 6,639. Estimated population in July 2006: 7,461 (+12.4% change)
 

Males: 4,319  (65.1%)
Females: 2,320  (34.9%)

Westchester County

Median resident age:  36.3 years
New York median age:  35.9 years

Estimated median household income in 2005: $64,300 (it was $56,948 in 2000)
Mount Hope  $64,300
New York:  $49,480

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $224,800 (it was $135,200 in 2000)
Mount Hope  $224,800
New York:  $258,900

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Races in Mount Hope:

  • White Non-Hispanic (68.0%)
  • Black (16.5%)
  • Hispanic (14.6%)
  • Other race (1.8%)
  • Two or more races (1.3%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)
  • Chinese (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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Ancestries: Irish (16.0%), German (15.9%), Italian (14.7%), English (7.0%), Polish (5.5%), Dutch (4.2%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 25.2 square miles.

Population density: 293 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Mount Hope

  • High school or higher: 57.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.1%
  • Unemployed: 2.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 32.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Mount Hope town

  • Never married: 31.2%
  • Now married: 55.2%
  • Separated: 3.1%
  • Widowed: 3.7%
  • Divorced: 6.7%

495 residents are foreign born (4.5% Latin America, 2.3% Europe).

This town:  7.5%
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:

Mount Hope:  2.6% ($3,457)
New York:  1.9% ($2,847)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Ramapo, NY (38.7 miles , pop. 108,905).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Newark, NJ (55.7 miles , pop. 273,546).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Manhattan, NY (61.4 miles , pop. 1,537,195).

Nearest cities: Otisville, NY (0.9 miles ), Wawayanda, NY (7.0 miles ), Middletown, NY (7.3 miles ), Greenville, NY (7.7 miles ), Washington Heights, NY (7.9 miles ), Wurtsboro, NY (8.2 miles ), Bloomingburg, NY (8.6 miles ), Mamakating, NY (8.6 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 10 buildings, average cost: $114,800
  • 1997: 21 buildings, average cost: $80,300
  • 1998: 19 buildings, average cost: $94,600
  • 1999: 29 buildings, average cost: $105,000
  • 2000: 44 buildings, average cost: $113,900
  • 2001: 31 buildings, average cost: $134,700
  • 2002: 39 buildings, average cost: $143,000
  • 2003: 40 buildings, average cost: $147,800
  • 2004: 24 buildings, average cost: $151,200
  • 2005: 30 buildings, average cost: $164,900
  • 2006: 13 buildings, average cost: $200,000
  • 2007: 14 buildings, average cost: $183,100

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Latitude: 41.47 N, Longitude: 74.53 W


People in group quarters in Mount Hope
  • 1235 people in federal prisons and detention centers
  • 756 people in state prisons
  • 11 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Area code commonly used in this area: 845

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Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (14%)
  • Public administration (13%)
  • Health care (5%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (23%)
  • Educational services (15%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)
  • Social assistance (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
  • Carpenters (4%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (3%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (11%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Registered nurses (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Cashiers (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)



 

Crime in Mount Hope by Year

Type 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 0000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.0
Rapes 0000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.0
Robberies 0010
    per 100,000 0.00.013.70.0
Assaults 2522
    per 100,000 28.170.327.527.1
Burglaries 1021314
    per 100,000 140.328.1178.7189.4
Thefts 16212126
    per 100,000 224.5295.3288.7351.7
Auto thefts 1333
    per 100,000 14.042.241.240.6
Arson N/AN/AN/A0
    per 100,000 N/AN/AN/A0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 157.4) 25.531.237.036.0

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Mount Hope-area historical tornado activity is above New York state average. It is 37% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/14/1988, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 9.4 miles away from the Mount Hope town center injured one person and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/31/1998, a category 3 tornado 28.7 miles away from the town center injured 2 people and caused $1 million in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Mount Hope:
  • HORTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; MIDDLETOWN, NY)
  • MIDDLETOWN PSYCH CENTER (about 7 miles; MIDDLETOWN, NY)
  • BON SECOURS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; PORT JERVIS, NY)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Mount Hope:
  • SULLIVAN COUNTY INTL (about 24 miles; MONTICELLO, NY; ID: MSV)
  • STEWART INT'L (about 30 miles; NEWBURGH, NY; ID: SWF)
  • DUTCHESS COUNTY (about 46 miles; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; ID: POU)
Other public-use airports nearest to Mount Hope:
  • WURTSBORO-SULLIVAN COUNTY (about 10 miles; WURTSBORO, NY; ID: N82)
  • RANDALL (about 11 miles; MIDDLETOWN, NY; ID: 06N)
  • MONTICELLO (about 16 miles; MONTICELLO, NY; ID: N37)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mount Hope:
  • ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 7 miles; MIDDLETOWN, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,486)
  • SUNY COLLEGE AT NEW PALTZ (about 35 miles; NEW PALTZ, NY; FT enrollment: 6,334)
  • ROCKLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 37 miles; SUFFERN, NY; FT enrollment: 4,409)
  • RAMAPO COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY (about 38 miles; MAHWAH, NJ; FT enrollment: 4,076)
  • UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY (about 39 miles; WEST POINT, NY; FT enrollment: 4,088)
  • WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY (about 41 miles; WAYNE, NJ; FT enrollment: 8,017)
  • COUNTY COLLEGE OF MORRIS (about 44 miles; RANDOLPH, NJ; FT enrollment: 5,202)

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Cemetery: Mount Hope Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Mill Pond (A), Shawangunk Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This town:  2.9 people
New York:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  77.0%
Whole state:  65.7%

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

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  5.2%
Whole state:  14.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  2.3%
Whole state:  7.4%

Mount Hope compared to New York state average:
  • Median household income above state average.
  • Median house value above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage significantly 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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4.89% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($84,710 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.89%
New York average:  5.41%

0.17% of residents moved from foreign countries ($2,653 average AGI)
Westchester County:  0.17%
New York average:  0.24%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Bronx County, NY  1.07% ($51,090 average AGI)
from New York County, NY  0.69% ($170,036)
from Queens County, NY  0.29% ($76,988)


5.86% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($80,895 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.86%
New York average:  6.26%

0.09% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,925 average AGI)
Westchester County:  0.09%
New York average:  0.10%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Bronx County, NY  0.57% ($40,009 average AGI)
to New York County, NY  0.56% ($98,757)
to Fairfield County, CT  0.50% ($116,933)


Strongest AM radio stations in Mount Hope:
  • 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)
  • WALL (1340 AM; 1 kW; MIDDLETOWN, NY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WSNR (620 AM; 20 kW; JERSEY CITY, NJ)
  • WINS (1010 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WFAN (660 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)
  • WVNJ (1160 AM; 20 kW; OAKLAND, NJ; Owner: UNIVERSAL B/CASTING OF NEW YORK,INC.)
  • 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.)
  • WGNY (1220 AM; 10 kW; NEWBURGH, NY; Owner: SUNRISE BROADCASTING LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Mount Hope:
  • WXHD (90.1 FM; MOUNT HOPE, NY; Owner: AURICLE COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WRPJ (88.9 FM; PORT JERVIS, NY; Owner: SOUND OF LIFE, INC.)
  • WZAD (97.3 FM; WURTSBORO, NY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WFKP (99.3 FM; ELLENVILLE, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WOSR (91.7 FM; MIDDLETOWN, NY; Owner: WAMC)
  • WRRV (92.7 FM; MIDDLETOWN, NY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WTSX (96.7 FM; PORT JERVIS, NY; Owner: PORT JERVIS BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WLJP (89.3 FM; MONROE, NY; Owner: SOUND OF LIFE, INC.)
  • WSUS (102.3 FM; FRANKLIN, NJ; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WSUL (98.3 FM; MONTICELLO, NY; Owner: REYNOLDS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WPDH (101.5 FM; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WNJP (88.5 FM; SUSSEX, NJ; Owner: NEW JERSEY PUBLIC BROADCASTING AUTH.)
  • WFNP (88.7 FM; ROSENDALE, NY; Owner: STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK)
  • WRHV (88.7 FM; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Owner: WMHT EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS)
  • WSPK (104.7 FM; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
  • WNNJ-FM (103.7 FM; NEWTON, NJ; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WAMK (90.9 FM; KINGSTON, NY; Owner: W A M C)
  • WFGB (89.7 FM; KINGSTON, NY; Owner: SOUND OF LIFE, INC.)
  • WCZX (97.7 FM; HYDE PARK, NY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WRKS (98.7 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORP OF NEW YORK)

TV broadcast stations around Mount Hope:
  • WFME-TV (Channel 66; WEST MILFORD, NJ; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • WMBC-TV (Channel 63; NEWTON, NJ; Owner: MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WTBY (Channel 54; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING OF NEW YORK, INC.)

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