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Orange County

Population in July 2007: 9,816.
Males: 4,773  (48.6%)
Females: 5,043  (51.4%)

Median resident age:  34.6 years
New York median age:  35.9 years

Estimated median household income in 2009: $60,937 (it was $53,460 in 2000)
Scotchtown:

$60,937
New York:

$54,659
Estimated per capita income in 2009: $27,402

Scotchtown CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $298,325 (it was $138,400 in 2000)
Scotchtown:

$298,325
New York:

$306,000
Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $308,539; Detached houses: $337,759; Townhouses or other attached units: $169,236; In 2-unit structures: $367,146; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $77,943; Mobile homes: $252,789

Median gross rent in 2009: $992.

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  • White alone - 4,502 (46.3%)
  • Hispanic - 2,513 (25.9%)
  • Black alone - 1,914 (19.7%)
  • Asian alone - 382 (3.9%)
  • Two or more races - 366 (3.8%)
  • Other race alone - 42 (0.4%)

Races in Scotchtown detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth


Jan. 2011 cost of living index in Scotchtown: 137.6 (high, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Italian (21.4%), Irish (19.4%), German (11.2%), Polish (6.0%), English (5.2%), French (3.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 725 feet

Land area: 4.23 square miles.

Population density: 2318 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Scotchtown:

  • High school or higher: 89.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.6%
  • Unemployed: 3.5%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 35.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Scotchtown CDP:

  • Never married: 26.5%
  • Now married: 56.2%
  • Separated: 2.2%
  • Widowed: 5.4%
  • Divorced: 9.7%

739 residents are foreign born (3.0% Latin America, 3.0% Europe, 1.9% Asia).

This place:  8.3%
New York:  20.4%


According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in July 2011

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $4,395 (1.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $3,620 (1.5%)
Scotchtown satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Ramapo, NY (28.4 miles , pop. 108,905).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Bronx, NY (50.4 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Wallkill, NY (1.1 miles ), Mechanicstown, NY (1.5 miles ), Washington Heights, NY (1.5 miles ), Middletown, NY (1.9 miles ), Goshen, NY (2.3 miles ), Hamptonburgh, NY (2.5 miles ), Bloomingburg, NY (2.6 miles ).

Latitude: 41.47 N, Longitude: 74.37 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -1,742 (-19.5%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 375 (8.6%)

Area code: 845

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Unemployment in March 2011:
Here:

7.8%
New York:

8.0%

Unemployment by year (%)

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries in 2005-2009 (%)
Males Females
  • Retail trade (17%)
  • Manufacturing (13%)
  • Health care and social assistance (13%)
  • Transportation and warehousing (8%)
  • Wholesale trade (8%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
  • Health care and social assistance (30%)
  • Retail trade (16%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Finance and insurance (9%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Most common occupations (%)
Males Females
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
  • Top executives (4%)
  • Engineers (3%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Customer service representatives (4%)
  • Cashiers (4%)

Work and jobs in Scotchtown: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute

Average climate in Scotchtown, New York

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Tornado activity:

Scotchtown-area historical tornado activity is significantly above New York state average. It is 6% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/14/1988, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 11.3 miles away from the Scotchtown place center injured one person and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/31/1998, a category F3 tornado 31.1 miles away from the place center injured 2 people and caused $1 million in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Scotchtown-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above New York state average. It is 85% 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 81.6 miles away from the city 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 71.3 miles away from Scotchtown center
On 6/16/2000 at 04:02:53, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 6.1 mi) earthquake occurred 90.8 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 49.6 miles away from the city 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 76.8 miles away from Scotchtown 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 79.2 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Orange County (22) is a lot greater than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 14
Emergencies Declared: 7

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 8, Storms: 8, Hurricanes: 3, Blizzards: 2, Snowstorms: 2, Fire: 1, Power Outage: 1, Tropical Depression: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Water Shortage: 1, Other: 2 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

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Hospitals/medical centers near Scotchtown:

  • BON SECOURS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Church, provides emergency services, about 11 miles away; PORT JERVIS, NY)
  • ORANGE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 12 miles away; GOSHEN, NY)
  • ST ANTHONY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Church, provides emergency services, about 15 miles away; WARWICK, NY)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Scotchtown:

  • Orange County Community College (about 4 miles; Middletown, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,807)
  • United States Military Academy (about 22 miles; West Point, NY; FT enrollment: 4,621)
  • SUNY College at New Paltz (about 24 miles; New Paltz, NY; FT enrollment: 6,407)
  • Rockland Community College (about 28 miles; Suffern, NY; FT enrollment: 4,686)
  • Marist College (about 29 miles; Poughkeepsie, NY; FT enrollment: 4,738)
  • Vassar College (about 29 miles; Poughkeepsie, NY; FT enrollment: 2,394)
  • Ramapo College of New Jersey (about 29 miles; Mahwah, NJ; FT enrollment: 5,230)

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Orange County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends
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AQI  Pb  Ozone  PM2.5

Air Quality Index (AQI)

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 27.5. This is about average.
City:

27.5
U.S.:

32.0
Lead (Pb) [µ/m3] level in 2008 was 0.00674. This is significantly better than average. There were 33 monitors within city limits.
City:

0.00674
U.S.:

0.10719
Ozone [ppb] level in 2010 was 25.5. This is about average. Closest monitor was 8.6 miles away from the city center.
City:

25.5
U.S.:

28.3
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 7.92. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 18.6 miles away from the city center.
City:

7.92
U.S.:

9.59


Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 3.2%
(2.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 5.5% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 4.1% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)

Average household size:
This place:  2.8 people
New York:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  72.7%
Whole state:  65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  6.3%
Whole state:  5.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.5% of all households

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Scotchtown, NY


13 people in homes for the mentally retarded
4 people in homes for the mentally ill

Scotchtown compared to New York state average:

  • Median household income above state average.
  • Median house value above state average.
  • Black race population percentage above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage above state average.


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Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Scotchtown travel time to work - commute
Scotchtown mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Utility gas (76%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (14%)
  • Electricity (7%)
  • Other fuel (1%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)


2004 Presidential Election results in Orange County New York:


2008 Presidential Election results in Orange County New York:
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Religion statistics for Scotchtown:

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 62.94%
Here62.9%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

NameCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchPresbyterian Church (USA)Episcopal ChurchLutheran Church
Adherents74.6%4.1%2.6%1.8%1.3%
Congregations14.5%13.5%13.0%9.5%2.5%
NameEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaGreek Orthodox Archdiocese of AmericaReformed Church in AmericaAssemblies of GodOther
Adherents1.2%1.2%1.0%0.8%11.4%
Congregations2.5%1.5%4.0%5.0%34.0%
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: 113
Orange County:

3.00 / 10,000 pop.
New York:

4.13 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 4
This county:

0.11 / 10,000 pop.
State:

0.06 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 46
Orange County:

1.22 / 10,000 pop.
New York:

0.92 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 94
Orange County:

2.50 / 10,000 pop.
State:

1.68 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 314
Here:

8.34 / 10,000 pop.
State:

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

8.6%
New York:

8.2%
Adult obesity rate:
Orange County:

25.9%
New York:

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

13.3%
State:

15.6%

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 Scotchtown:

  • WALL (1340 AM; 1 kW; MIDDLETOWN, NY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WGNY (1220 AM; 10 kW; NEWBURGH, NY; Owner: SUNRISE BROADCASTING LLC)
  • 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)
  • WFAN (660 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WSNR (620 AM; 20 kW; JERSEY CITY, NJ)
  • WINS (1010 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WCBS (880 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.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Scotchtown:

  • WRRV (92.7 FM; MIDDLETOWN, NY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WFKP (99.3 FM; ELLENVILLE, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WLJP (89.3 FM; MONROE, NY; Owner: SOUND OF LIFE, INC.)
  • WZAD (97.3 FM; WURTSBORO, NY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WXHD (90.1 FM; MOUNT HOPE, NY; Owner: AURICLE COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WRPJ (88.9 FM; PORT JERVIS, NY; Owner: SOUND OF LIFE, INC.)
  • WSPK (104.7 FM; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
  • WPDH (101.5 FM; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WOSR (91.7 FM; MIDDLETOWN, NY; Owner: WAMC)
  • W229AA (93.7 FM; MIDDLETOWN, NY; Owner: SUSAN CLINTON)
  • W295AA (106.9 FM; MIDDLETOWN, NY; Owner: SUSAN CLINTON)
  • WFNP (88.7 FM; ROSENDALE, NY; Owner: STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK)
  • WRHV (88.7 FM; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Owner: WMHT EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS)
  • WBWZ (93.3 FM; NEW PALTZ, NY; Owner: CLEVELAND RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
  • WRWD-FM (107.3 FM; HIGHLAND, NY; Owner: CLEVELAND RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
  • WCZX (97.7 FM; HYDE PARK, NY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WRRB (96.9 FM; ARLINGTON, NY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WTSX (96.7 FM; PORT JERVIS, NY; Owner: PORT JERVIS BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WSUS (102.3 FM; FRANKLIN, NJ; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WGNY-FM (103.1 FM; NEWBURGH, NY; Owner: SUNRISE BROADCASTING LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Scotchtown:

  • WTBY (Channel 54; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING OF NEW YORK, INC.)
  • WFME-TV (Channel 66; WEST MILFORD, NJ; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • WNYW (Channel 5; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • WCBS-TV (Channel 2; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
  • WNJU (Channel 47; LINDEN, NJ; Owner: WNJU LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WPXN-TV (Channel 31; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WPXO-LP (Channel 34; EAST ORANGE, NJ; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LPTV, INC.)
  • WMBC-TV (Channel 63; NEWTON, NJ; Owner: MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WRNN-TV (Channel 62; KINGSTON, NY; Owner: WRNN-TV ASSOCIATES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)


Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 2 partial tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED27$229,35520$181,69354$168,4212$75,2052$70,430
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED2$191,7752$254,7909$211,9873$10,9100$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED3$265,2009$150,17651$221,60514$61,7891$104,600
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN1$195,8604$153,53818$216,5343$146,6771$150,990
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$01$181,5406$268,4371$234,6800$0
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0111.00 , 0113.00

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 2 partial tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED6$194,5581$260,970
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED3$216,8000$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED1$98,5403$248,790
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$01$93,230
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$0
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0111.00 , 0113.00

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