Pittsfield, New York
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Population change since 2000: +5.5%
Males: 693 | (50.7%) |
Females: 673 | (49.3%) |
Median resident age: | 44.4 years |
New York median age: | 40.7 years |
Zip codes: 13411.
Pittsfield: | $53,821 |
NY: | $74,314 |
Estimated per capita income in 2021: $29,340 (it was $15,347 in 2000)
Pittsfield town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $133,978 (it was $59,700 in 2000)
Pittsfield: | $133,978 |
NY: | $368,800 |
Mean prices in 2021: all housing units: $210,203; detached houses: $228,976; townhouses or other attached units: $267,552; in 2-unit structures: $201,718; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $435,668; in 5-or-more-unit structures: over $1,000,000; mobile homes: $85,718
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Pittsfield, NY
- 1,29895.0%White alone
- 241.8%Two or more races
- 231.7%Hispanic
- 100.7%Black alone
- 90.7%Asian alone
- 10.07%American Indian alone
- 10.07%Other race alone
Races in Pittsfield detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
According to our research of New York and other state lists, there was 1 registered sex offender living in Pittsfield, New York as of March 19, 2024.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Pittsfield is 1,366 to 1.
The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this city is lower than the state average.
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Ancestries: English (19.8%), Irish (16.4%), German (14.4%), United States (10.1%), Italian (8.8%), French (5.6%).
Current Local Time: EST time zone
Elevation: 1140 feet
Land area: 37.7 square miles.
Population density: 36 people per square mile (very low).
19 residents are foreign born
This town: | 1.5% |
New York: | 20.4% |
Pittsfield town: | 1.9% ($1,154) |
New York: | 1.9% ($2,847) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Utica, NY (33.4 miles , pop. 60,651).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Rochester, NY (124.6 miles , pop. 219,773).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (142.0 miles , pop. 1,332,650).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 42.61 N, Longitude: 75.27 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 607
Here: | 3.8% |
New York: | 4.0% |
- Health care (11.2%)
- Finance & insurance (10.9%)
- Educational services (9.5%)
- Construction (8.5%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (7.2%)
- Food & beverage stores (3.7%)
- Accommodation & food services (3.3%)
- Construction (16.0%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (11.0%)
- Educational services (7.5%)
- Accommodation & food services (4.7%)
- Finance & insurance (4.1%)
- Truck transportation (3.8%)
- Wood products (3.5%)
- Health care (21.7%)
- Finance & insurance (18.5%)
- Educational services (11.7%)
- Social assistance (5.0%)
- Food & beverage stores (4.3%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (3.2%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (2.8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5.8%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (4.8%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (4.5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4.3%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (4.3%)
- Cashiers (4.2%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11.0%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6.3%)
- Carpenters (6.3%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6.3%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.3%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (4.7%)
- Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4.4%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7.8%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (7.8%)
- Cashiers (7.5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (6.4%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (6.0%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5.0%)
- Computer specialists (4.3%)
Average climate in Pittsfield, New York
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Pittsfield-area historical tornado activity is slightly below New York state average. It is 67% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 5/31/1998, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 10.5 miles away from the Pittsfield town center injured 3 people and caused $800,000 in damages.
On 7/10/1989, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 40.5 miles away from the town center injured 20 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Pittsfield-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above New York state average. It is 67% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 103.8 miles away from Pittsfield center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 ML, Depth: 3.0 mi) earthquake occurred 153.2 miles away from Pittsfield center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MB, 4.2 MS, 5.2 MW, 5.0 MW) earthquake occurred 151.1 miles away from Pittsfield center
On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi) earthquake occurred 354.4 miles away from the city center
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 30.2 miles away from Pittsfield center
On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 274.4 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Otsego County (22) is greater than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 13
Emergencies Declared: 7
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 10, Floods: 8, Hurricanes: 3, Snowstorms: 2, Tropical Storms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Power Outage: 1, Tornado: 1, Wind: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 2 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Pittsfield:
- VALLEY VIEW MANOR NURSING HOME (Nursing Home, about 14 miles away; NORWICH, NY)
- CHENANGO MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INC Acute Care Hospitals (about 14 miles away; NORWICH, NY)
- NORWICH REHABILITATION AND NURSING CENTER (Nursing Home, about 14 miles away; NORWICH, NY)
- HOSPICE OF CHENANGO COUNTY (Hospital, about 15 miles away; NORWICH, NY)
- CATSKILL AREA HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE INC (Hospital, about 15 miles away; ONEONTA, NY)
- CHESTNUT PARK AND REHABILITATION NURSING CENTER (Nursing Home, about 15 miles away; ONEONTA, NY)
- BASSETT HEALTHCARE (Dialysis Facility, about 16 miles away; ONEONTA, NY)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Pittsfield:
- SUNY Oneonta (about 15 miles; Oneonta, NY; Full-time enrollment: 6,081)
- Colgate University (about 20 miles; Hamilton, NY; FT enrollment: 3,094)
- Morrisville State College (about 26 miles; Morrisville, NY; FT enrollment: 2,823)
- SUNY College of Technology at Delhi (about 30 miles; Delhi, NY; FT enrollment: 2,911)
- Herkimer County Community College (about 32 miles; Herkimer, NY; FT enrollment: 2,774)
- Mohawk Valley Community College (about 33 miles; Utica, NY; FT enrollment: 5,693)
- Utica College (about 34 miles; Utica, NY; FT enrollment: 2,952)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Pittsfield: Ketchum Corners (A), Taylor Corners (B), Waltzing Horse Farm (C), Johnson Farms (D), Peet Hook Pastures (E), Buckhill Farm (F), Briggs Corners (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Silver Lake (A), Morris Reservoir (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Wharton Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
This town: | 2.5 people |
New York: | 2.6 people |
This town: | 70.5% |
Whole state: | 63.5% |
This town: | 11.4% |
Whole state: | 6.8% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
- Gay men: 0.4% of all households
This town: | 17.0% |
Whole state: | 14.6% |
This town: | 6.3% |
Whole state: | 7.4% |
For population 15 years and over in Pittsfield:
- Never married: 20.1%
- Now married: 60.8%
- Separated: 2.1%
- Widowed: 7.3%
- Divorced: 9.8%
For population 25 years and over in Pittsfield:
- High school or higher: 75.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.9%
- Unemployed: 6.3%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.7 minutes
Here: | 11.4 |
New York average: | 14.2 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Pittsfield, NY (based on Otsego County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Catholic | 11,599 | 6 |
Mainline Protestant | 9,637 | 69 |
Evangelical Protestant | 1,829 | 26 |
Other | 1,094 | 9 |
Orthodox | 25 | 1 |
None | 38,075 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
This county: | 2.89 / 10,000 pop. |
New York: | 4.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 0.32 / 10,000 pop. |
New York: | 0.06 / 10,000 pop. |
Otsego County: | 0.96 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 0.92 / 10,000 pop. |
Otsego County: | 5.62 / 10,000 pop. |
New York: | 1.68 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 9.96 / 10,000 pop. |
New York: | 8.82 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 7.7% |
State: | 8.2% |
Otsego County: | 24.6% |
New York: | 23.8% |
Otsego County: | 15.6% |
State: | 15.6% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Pittsfield:
- WGY (810 AM; 50 kW; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WPTR (1540 AM; 50 kW; ALBANY, NY; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
- WCHN (970 AM; 1 kW; NORWICH, NY; Owner: BANJO COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC)
- WIBX (950 AM; 5 kW; UTICA, NY; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF UTICA/ROME, INC.)
- WDOS (730 AM; 1 kW; ONEONTA, NY; Owner: ULTIMATE B/CASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WTLB (1310 AM; 5 kW; UTICA, NY; Owner: GALAXY COMMUNICATIONS, L.P.)
- WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
- WFAN (660 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- 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)
- WINR (680 AM; 5 kW; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: CLEVELAND RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
- WDLA (1270 AM; 5 kW; WALTON, NY; Owner: BANJO COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Pittsfield:
- WKXZ (93.9 FM; NORWICH, NY; Owner: BANJO COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC)
- WBKT (95.3 FM; NORWICH, 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.)
- WGKR (105.3 FM; GRAND GORGE, NY; Owner: SOUND OF LIFE, INC.)
- WJIV (101.9 FM; CHERRY VALLEY, NY; Owner: CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING SYSTEM, LTD.)
- WCDO-FM (100.9 FM; SIDNEY, NY; Owner: CDO BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WZOZ (103.1 FM; ONEONTA, NY; Owner: BANJO COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC)
- WDHI (100.3 FM; DELHI, NY; Owner: BANJO COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC.)
- WSKS (97.9 FM; WHITESBORO, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WRBY (102.5 FM; ROME, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WOUR (96.9 FM; UTICA, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WUNY (89.5 FM; UTICA, NY; Owner: PUBLIC BC COUNCIL OF CENTRAL NY, INC)
- WWDG (105.1 FM; DERUYTER, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WMCR-FM (106.3 FM; ONEIDA, NY; Owner: WARREN BROADCASTING CO. INC.)
- WKVU (100.7 FM; UTICA, NY; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
- WDLA-FM (92.1 FM; WALTON, NY; Owner: BANJO COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Pittsfield:
- WFXV (Channel 33; UTICA, NY; Owner: QUORUM OF UTICA LICENSE, LLC)
- WKTV (Channel 2; UTICA, NY; Owner: SMITH TELEVISION OF NEW YORK LICENSE HOLDINGS, INC.)
- W29BJ (Channel 29; BURLINGTON, NY; Owner: KEVIN O'KANE)
- WCNY-TV (Channel 24; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: PUBLIC BROADCASTING COUNCIL OF CENTRAL NEW YORK)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 3Number of bridges
- 62ft / 18.7mTotal length
- $10,332,000Total costs
- 4,148Total average daily traffic
- 367Total average daily truck traffic
- 4,552Total future (year 2037) average daily traffic
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers:
1- Maddison Road (106996) (Lat: 42.590583 Lon: -75.296083), Type: Ltower, Structure height: 45.7 m, Overall height: 46.6 m, Call Sign: KNKN633, Licensee ID: L00128694
Assigned Frequencies: 869.040 MHz, 869.040 MHz, 869.040 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 845.010 MHz, 845.010 MHz, 845.010 MHz, Grant Date: 09/01/2020, Expiration Date: 10/01/2030, Certifier: Michael P GogginRegistrant: New Cingular Wireless Pcs, LLC
FCC Registered Antenna Towers:
4- Edward G Roach, Matteson Road (Ny12288-B) (Lat: 42.590583 Lon: -75.296083), Type: 61.0, Overall height: 45.7 m, Registrant: Sba Towers Ii LLC, Eroach@sbasite.Com, , Boca -Raton, Phone: (561) 995-7670
- Edward G Roach, Matteson Road (Ny12288-B) (Lat: 42.590583 Lon: -75.296083), Type: 61.0, Overall height: 45.7 m, Registrant: Sba Towers Ii LLC, Eroach@sbasite.Com, , Boca -Raton, Phone: (561) 995-7670
- Edward G Roach, Matteson Road (Ny12288-B) (Lat: 42.590583 Lon: -75.296083), Type: 61.0, Overall height: 45.7 m, Registrant: Sba Towers Ii LLC, Eroach@sbasite.Com, , Boca -Raton, Phone: (561) 995-7670
- Edward G Roach, Matteson Road (Ny12288-B) (Lat: 42.590583 Lon: -75.296083), Type: 61.0, Overall height: 45.7 m, Registrant: Sba Towers Ii LLC, Eroach@sbasite.Com, , Boca -Raton, Phone: (561) 995-7670
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers:
1- St Rt 80 (Lat: 42.625083 Lon: -75.321000), Call Sign: KNAW750,
Assigned Frequencies: 46.4400 MHz, Grant Date: 08/11/2011, Expiration Date: 11/05/2021, Cancellation Date: 01/08/2022, Registrant: Otsego County 911 Communications, 172 County Highway 33w, Cooperstown, NY 13326, Phone: (607) 547-7530, Fax: (607) 547-7529, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers:
1- CNFLD, Lat: 43.032694 Lon: -77.517083, Type: Pole, Structure height: 21.2 m, Overall height: 23.6 m, Call Sign: WQSG754,
Assigned Frequencies: 3650.00 MHz, Grant Date: 09/18/2013, Expiration Date: 09/18/2023, Cancellation Date: 10/19/2022, Certifier: Scott Mahoney, Registrant: Lerman Senter Pllc, 2001 L Street, Nw, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20036, Phone: (202) 416-6749, Fax: (202) 293-7783, Email:
- 62.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 18.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 13.0%Wood
- 4.2%Electricity
- 1.5%Other fuel
- 0.5%Coal or coke
- 74.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 17.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 4.5%Wood
- 3.0%Electricity
Pittsfield compared to New York state average:
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Number of college students significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.