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Orange County

Population in July 2007: 9,822.
Males: 4,776  (48.6%)
Females: 5,046  (51.4%)

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

Estimated median household income in 2008: $73,604 (it was $53,460 in 2000)
Scotchtown:  $73,604
New York:  $56,033

Estimated per capita income in 2008: $30,607

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $313,967 (it was $138,400 in 2000)
Scotchtown:  $313,967
New York:  $318,900

Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $302,579; Detached houses: $325,122; Townhouses or other attached units: $172,765; In 2-unit structures: $346,480; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $111,862; Mobile homes: $112,500

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Races in Scotchtown:

  • White Non-Hispanic (68.1%)
  • Hispanic (14.7%)
  • Black (11.5%)
  • Other race (4.6%)
  • Two or more races (3.7%)
  • Asian Indian (1.6%)
  • American Indian (1.1%)
  • Chinese (0.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Dec. 2009 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: 2320 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: 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 May 2009.

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

Scotchtown:  2.3% ($3,224)
New York:  1.9% ($2,847)
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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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Historical housing units


Most common industries for males (%):



  • Public administration (10%)
  • Construction (8%)
  • Educational services (4%)
  • Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers (4%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (18%)
  • Educational services (15%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • 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%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • 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%)



Average climate in Scotchtown, New York

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Scotchtown-area historical tornado activity is significantly above New York state average. It is 11% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/14/1988, a category 3 (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 3 tornado 31.1 miles away from the place center injured 2 people and caused $1 million in damages.


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 Scotchtown 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 the city 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 Scotchtown 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 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 79.2 miles away from Scotchtown center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Scotchtown:
  • HORTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; MIDDLETOWN, NY)
  • MIDDLETOWN PSYCH CENTER (about 5 miles; MIDDLETOWN, NY)
  • MID HUDSON FORENSIC PSYCHIATRIC CTR (about 7 miles; NEW HAMPTON, NY)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Scotchtown:
  • ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 5 miles; MIDDLETOWN, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,486)
  • UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY (about 22 miles; WEST POINT, NY; FT enrollment: 4,088)
  • SUNY COLLEGE AT NEW PALTZ (about 24 miles; NEW PALTZ, NY; FT enrollment: 6,334)
  • ROCKLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 27 miles; SUFFERN, NY; FT enrollment: 4,409)
  • MARIST COLLEGE (about 29 miles; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; FT enrollment: 4,646)
  • DUTCHESS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 29 miles; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; FT enrollment: 4,112)
  • RAMAPO COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY (about 31 miles; MAHWAH, NJ; FT enrollment: 4,076)

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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

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
This place:  5.2%
Whole state:  14.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
This place:  1.5%
Whole state:  7.4%

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.
  • Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage above state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Orange County New York:




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%)


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.


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 2007
(Based on 2 partial tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED5$275,53475$201,40687$190,62832$66,8701$3,816,5306$176,200
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED2$273,94010$254,18628$170,5245$212,8380$00$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED1$110,44028$270,315114$220,60629$73,2270$07$174,680
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN3$262,9477$175,94152$226,8178$96,0030$02$262,415
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$05$159,04613$273,8301$17,2600$00$0
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Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0111.00 , 0113.00

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 2 partial tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED24$235,88010$281,0290$0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED9$225,8192$324,3851$116,480
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$00$00$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN2$213,9100$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0111.00 , 0113.00

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Scotchtown on our top lists:
    • #53 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for 3rd party candidates in the 2004 Presidential Election, pop. 50,000+"

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