Washington Mills, New York

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Population in 2010: 1,183.
Males: 571  (48.3%)
Females: 612  (51.7%)
Median resident age:

41.9 years
New York median age:

40.0 years
Estimated median household income in 2022: $64,316
Washington Mills:

$64,316
NY:

$79,557

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $35,343

Washington Mills CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $167,900
Washington Mills:

$167,900
NY:

$400,400

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $236,174; detached houses: $224,135

Median gross rent in 2022: $1,058.

March 2022 cost of living index in Washington Mills: 101.8 (near average, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 4.6%

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  • Races in Washington Mills, NY (2022)
    • 1,54881.9%White alone
    • 22712.0%Asian alone
    • 854.5%Hispanic
    • 251.3%Two or more races

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

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Ancestries: Italian (55.8%), Polish (6.3%), Belgian (5.1%), Irish (3.7%), American (2.8%), French (2.6%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 620 feet

286 residents are foreign born (11.1% Europe, 4.0% Asia).

This place:

15.1%
New York:

22.6%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $5,950 (2.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $4,548 (2.7%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Utica, NY (3.8 miles , pop. 60,651).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Rochester, NY (118.3 miles , pop. 219,773).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (168.5 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities:

New Hartford, NY (1.2 miles ),
Chadwicks, NY (1.2 miles ),
New York Mills, NY (1.9 miles ),
Utica, NY (2.0 miles ),
Yorkville, NY (2.0 miles ),
Paris, NY (2.1 miles ),
Whitesboro, NY (2.3 miles ),
Clayville, NY (2.3 miles )

Latitude: 43.05 N, Longitude: 75.27 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 315

Distribution of median household income in Washington Mills, NY in 2022
Distribution of house value in Washington Mills, NY in 2022
Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

4.2%
New York:

4.4%
Air pollution and air quality trends
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AQI PM2.5
Air Quality Index

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2023 was 77.3. This is about average.

City:

77.3
U.S.:

72.6
Particulate Matter Level

Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2023 was 7.86. This is about average. Closest monitor was 4.2 miles away from the city center.

City:

7.86
U.S.:

8.11

Tornado activity:

Washington Mills-area historical tornado activity is below New York state average. It is 74% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/10/1989, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 40.6 miles away from the Washington Mills place center injured 20 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 5/2/1983, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 29.8 miles away from the place center caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Washington Mills-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above New York state average. It is 68% 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 78.0 miles away from the city center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 ML, Depth: 3.0 mi) earthquake occurred 128.2 miles away from Washington Mills 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 126.1 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 41.9 miles away from the city center
On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi) earthquake occurred 382.1 miles away from the city center
On 1/19/1982 at 00:14:42, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 MD, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 187.6 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Oneida County (23) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 12
Emergencies Declared: 9

Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 9, Floods: 7, Tropical Storms: 3, Hurricanes: 2, Snows: 2, Snowstorms: 2, Winds: 2, Blizzard: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Power Outage: 1, Tornado: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 2 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

Hospitals and medical centers near Washington Mills:

  • ST ELIZABETH CERTIFIED HOME CARE (Home Health Center, about 2 miles away; UTICA, NY)
  • VNA UTICA AND ONEIDA CO CHHA (Home Health Center, about 3 miles away; UTICA, NY)
  • ST JOSEPH NURSING HOME (Nursing Home, about 3 miles away; UTICA, NY)
  • CHARLES T SITRIN HEALTH CARE S N F (Nursing Home, about 3 miles away; NEW HARTFORD, NY)
  • GAN KAVOD, INC (Hospital, about 3 miles away; NEW HARTFORD, NY)
  • ST ELIZABETH MEDICAL CENTER Acute Care Hospitals (about 3 miles away; UTICA, NY)
  • THE PINES AT UTICA CENTER FOR NRSG AND REHAB (Nursing Home, about 3 miles away; UTICA, NY)

Amtrak stations near Washington Mills:

  • 5 miles: UTICA (321 MAIN ST.) . Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, free short-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.
  • 14 miles: ROME (6599 MARTIN ST.) . Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Washington Mills:

  • Utica College (about 4 miles; Utica, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,952)
  • Mohawk Valley Community College (about 4 miles; Utica, NY; FT enrollment: 5,693)
  • Herkimer County Community College (about 14 miles; Herkimer, NY; FT enrollment: 2,774)
  • Morrisville State College (about 21 miles; Morrisville, NY; FT enrollment: 2,823)
  • Colgate University (about 21 miles; Hamilton, NY; FT enrollment: 3,094)
  • Le Moyne College (about 42 miles; Syracuse, NY; FT enrollment: 3,041)
  • SUNY Oneonta (about 42 miles; Oneonta, NY; FT enrollment: 6,081)

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Oneida County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Average household size:
This place:

2.3 people
New York:

2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:

64.7%
Whole state:

63.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:

7.4%
Whole state:

6.8%


Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households
8 people in group homes intended for adults in 2010

For population 15 years and over in Washington Mills:

Marital status in Washington Mills, NY
  • Never married: 14.6%
  • Now married: 77.1%
  • Separated: 0.1%
  • Widowed: 2.1%
  • Divorced: 6.1%

For population 25 years and over in Washington Mills:

  • High school or higher: 98.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 48.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 20.4%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 4.7 minutes
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

11.3
New York average:

13.9

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Washington Mills
Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Religion statistics for Washington Mills, NY (based on Oneida County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Catholic86,75051
Mainline Protestant18,61095
Evangelical Protestant9,11975
Other4,41616
Black Protestant5044
Orthodox2703
None115,209-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 49
Oneida County:

2.12 / 10,000 pop.
New York:

4.13 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 3
Here:

0.13 / 10,000 pop.
New York:

0.06 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 11
Oneida County:

0.47 / 10,000 pop.
New York:

0.92 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 75
Oneida County:

3.24 / 10,000 pop.
New York:

1.68 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 205
Oneida County:

8.85 / 10,000 pop.
State:

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

8.8%
New York:

8.2%
Adult obesity rate:
Oneida County:

24.4%
State:

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

15.0%
State:

15.6%

Businesses in Washington Mills, NY

  • FedEx: 1
  • McDonald's: 1
  • Subway: 1

Strongest AM radio stations in Washington Mills:

  • WTLB (1310 AM; 5 kW; UTICA, NY; Owner: GALAXY COMMUNICATIONS, L.P.)
  • WIBX (950 AM; 5 kW; UTICA, NY; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF UTICA/ROME, INC.)
  • WRUN (1150 AM; 5 kW; UTICA, NY)
  • WUTQ (1550 AM; 1 kW; UTICA, NY)
  • WGY (810 AM; 50 kW; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WADR (1480 AM; 5 kW; REMSEN, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WPTR (1540 AM; 50 kW; ALBANY, NY; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WNRS (1420 AM; 1 kW; HERKIMER, NY; Owner: ARJUNA BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WSYR (570 AM; 5 kW; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WHEN (620 AM; 5 kW; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
  • WHAM (1180 AM; 50 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Washington Mills:

  • WKVU (100.7 FM; UTICA, NY; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • WUNY (89.5 FM; UTICA, NY; Owner: PUBLIC BC COUNCIL OF CENTRAL NY, INC)
  • WOUR (96.9 FM; UTICA, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WLZW (98.7 FM; UTICA, NY; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF UTICA/ROME, 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.)
  • WFRG-FM (104.3 FM; UTICA, NY; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF UTICA/ROME, INC.)
  • WKLL (94.9 FM; FRANKFORT, NY; Owner: GALAXY COMMUNICATIONS, L.P.)
  • WRCK (107.3 FM; UTICA, NY; Owner: GALAXY COMMUNICATIONS, L.P.)
  • WBGK (99.7 FM; NEWPORT VILLAGE, NY; Owner: ROSER COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK, INC.)
  • WODZ-FM (96.1 FM; ROME, NY; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF UTICA/ROME, INC.)
  • WMCR-FM (106.3 FM; ONEIDA, NY; Owner: WARREN BROADCASTING CO. INC.)
  • WUCL (93.5 FM; REMSEN, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WXUR (92.7 FM; HERKIMER, NY; Owner: ARJUNA BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WJIV (101.9 FM; CHERRY VALLEY, NY; Owner: CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING SYSTEM, LTD.)
  • WSKU (105.5 FM; LITTLE FALLS, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WWDG (105.1 FM; DERUYTER, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WHCL-FM (88.7 FM; CLINTON, NY; Owner: TRUSTEES OF HAMILTON COLLEGE)
  • WPNR-FM (90.7 FM; UTICA, NY; Owner: UTICA COLLEGE)
  • WBUG-FM (101.1 FM; FORT PLAIN, NY; Owner: ROSER COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Washington Mills:

  • W59AU (Channel 59; UTICA, NY; Owner: PUBLIC B/CING.COUNCIL,CENTRAL N. Y.)
  • 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.)
  • WUTR (Channel 20; UTICA, NY; Owner: CENTRAL NY NEWS, INC.)
  • WPNY-LP (Channel 11; UTICA, ETC., NY; Owner: QUORUM OF UTICA LICENSE, LLC)
  • W53AM (Channel 53; UTICA, NY; Owner: QUORUM OF UTICA LICENSE, LLC)
  • W27BJ (Channel 27; UTICA, NY; Owner: SOUL'S HARBOR PENTECOSTAL CHURCH)
  • W51CV (Channel 51; UTICA, NY; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WIXT-TV (Channel 9; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: CENTRAL NY NEWS, INC.)
  • W12BZ (Channel 12; ROME, NY; Owner: KEVIN O'KANE)
  • WCNY-TV (Channel 24; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: PUBLIC BROADCASTING COUNCIL OF CENTRAL NEW YORK)
  • WSPX-TV (Channel 56; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: PAXSON SYRACUSE LICENSE, INC.)
  • WNYS-TV (Channel 43; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: RKM MEDIA, INC.)
  • National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
  • 9Number of bridges
  • 72ft / 21.5mTotal length
  • $8,539,000Total costs
  • 58,409Total average daily traffic
  • 3,042Total average daily truck traffic

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:

1
  • Call Sign: N2ELH, Licensee ID: L01404319, Grant Date: 12/17/2019, Expiration Date: 12/17/2029, Certifier: Gerald J Meyers, Registrant: Gerald J Meyers, Washington Mills, NY 13479


Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Washington Mills, NY
  • 69.9%Utility gas
  • 26.8%Electricity
  • 3.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Washington Mills, NY
  • 63.6%Electricity
  • 36.4%Utility gas


Washington Mills compared to New York state average:

  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house above state average.
  • House age below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.

Washington Mills on our top lists:

  • #7 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most residents born in Austria (population 500+)"
  • #24 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most residents born in Northern Europe (population 500+)"
  • #40 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most people having professional degrees (population 500+)"
  • #61 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most residents born in Iran (population 500+)"
  • #20 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"
  • #24 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011"
  • #35 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011"
  • #57 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving out compared to moving in (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #65 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Catholic congregations"
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