New Scotland, NY (New York) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 8,847 (Urban population: 3,272, Rural population: 5,575 (57 farm, 5,517 nonfarm))

Houses: 3,473 (3,342 occupied: 2,729 owner occupied, 613 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	18%
State:	47%

Housing density: 60 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $386,378.

Median contract rent in 2007: $653 (lower quartile is $505, upper quartile is $759)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $631

Median gross rent in New Scotland, NY in 2007: $833

Housing units in New Scotland with a mortgage: 1,567 (121 second mortgage, 253 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 718

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $217,847 (it was $124,500 in 2000)

New Scotland:	$217,847
New York:	$311,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $157,478 - $288,100

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $292,344
Here: $292,344
State: $352,556

Townhouses or other attached units: $346,810
Here: $346,810
State: $476,263

In 2-unit structures: $242,268
Here: $242,268
State: $482,362

Mobile homes: $29,066
Here: $29,066
State: $40,766

Household type by relationship

Households: 8,612

In family households: 7,720 (1,986 male householders, 587 female householders)
2,161 spouses, 2,613 children (2,407 natural, 101 adopted, 105 stepchildren), 54 grandchildren, 20 brothers or sisters, 73 parents, 79 other relatives, 147 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 892 (372 male householders (289 living alone)), 379 female householders (342 living alone)), 141 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 7 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,166 2-persons, 551 3-persons, 578 4-persons, 190 5-persons, 59 6-persons, 29 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 631 1-person, 106 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 5 4-persons.

1,690 married couples with children.
365 single-parent households (76 men, 289 women).

96.2% of residents of New Scotland speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 25% speak English not well).
2.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (81% speak English very well, 19% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (46% speak English very well, 54% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 216 (2.5%)
(80.1% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.9
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.3
State:	3.6

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in New Scotland, New York:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 5 3 rooms: 25 4 rooms: 143 5 rooms: 450 6 rooms: 536 7 rooms: 551 8 rooms: 507 9 or more rooms: 512

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in New Scotland, New York:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 66 3 rooms: 65 4 rooms: 211 5 rooms: 142 6 rooms: 71 7 rooms: 39 8 rooms: 9 9 or more rooms: 10

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 23
1995 to 1998: 200
1990 to 1994: 166
1980 to 1989: 293
1970 to 1979: 550
1960 to 1969: 696
1950 to 1959: 400
1940 to 1949: 222
1939 or earlier: 923

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in New Scotland:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 41 2 bedrooms: 446 3 bedrooms: 1,288 4 bedrooms: 786 5 or more bedrooms: 168

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in New Scotland:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 148 2 bedrooms: 336 3 bedrooms: 95 4 bedrooms: 29 5 or more bedrooms: 5

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in New Scotland in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 69 1 vehicle: 543 2 vehicles: 1,489 3 vehicles: 467 4 vehicles: 131 5 or more vehicles: 30

Cars and other vehicles available in New Scotland in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 34 1 vehicle: 330 2 vehicles: 210 3 vehicles: 24 4 vehicles: 10 5 or more vehicles: 5

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in New Scotland, NY:

Less than $10,000: 21
$10,000 to $14,999: 10
$15,000 to $19,999: 10
$20,000 to $24,999: 9
$25,000 to $29,999: 5
$30,000 to $34,999: 4
$35,000 to $39,999: 8
$40,000 to $49,999: 6
$50,000 to $59,999: 0
$60,000 to $69,999: 8
$70,000 to $79,999: 11
$80,000 to $89,999: 10
$90,000 to $99,999: 5
$100,000 to $124,999: 81
$125,000 to $149,999: 229
$150,000 to $174,999: 307
$175,000 to $199,999: 395
$200,000 to $249,999: 646
$250,000 to $299,999: 351
$300,000 to $399,999: 298
$400,000 to $499,999: 146
$500,000 to $749,999: 122
$750,000 to $999,999: 58
$1,000,000 or more: 60

New Scotland rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in New Scotland:

Less than $100: 13 people
$100 to $149: 8
$150 to $199: 9
$200 to $249: 5
$250 to $299: 12
$300 to $349: 11
$350 to $399: 8
$400 to $449: 35
$450 to $499: 24
$500 to $549: 27
$550 to $599: 39
$600 to $649: 65
$650 to $699: 42
$700 to $749: 52
$750 to $799: 65
$800 to $899: 63
$900 to $999: 22
$1,000 to $1,249: 21
$1,250 to $1,499: 3
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 64

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 25 1990 to 1994: 6 1985 to 1989: 21 1980 to 1984: 4 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 27 1970 to 1974: 29 1965 to 1969: 104

Percentage of workers working in this county: 86.3%
Number of people working at home: 103 (2.3% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 182
5 to 9 minutes: 303
10 to 14 minutes: 374
15 to 19 minutes: 621
20 to 24 minutes: 1080
25 to 29 minutes: 582
30 to 34 minutes: 741
35 to 39 minutes: 145
40 to 44 minutes: 109
45 to 59 minutes: 147
60 to 89 minutes: 46
90 or more minutes: 44

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 3,934 (88%)
Carpooled: 366 (8%)
Bus or trolley bus: 16 (0%)
Walked: 53 (1%)
Other means: 5 (0%)
Worked at home: 103 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 96
$10,000 to $14,999: 127
$15,000 to $19,999: 138
$20,000 to $24,999: 179
$25,000 to $29,999: 161
$30,000 to $34,999: 189
$35,000 to $39,999: 167
$40,000 to $44,999: 139
$45,000 to $49,999: 131
$50,000 to $59,999: 378
$60,000 to $74,999: 473
$75,000 to $99,999: 491
$100,000 to $124,999: 328
$125,000 to $149,999: 150
$150,000 to $199,999: 60
$200,000 or more: 117

First ancestries reported:

Irish: 1477

German: 1284

English: 929

Italian: 839

United States or American: 380

Dutch: 364

Polish: 334

Other groups: 322

French (except Basque): 293

Scottish: 228

French Canadian: 99

Norwegian: 75

Russian: 67

Eastern European: 56

Ukrainian: 49

Swedish: 45

Welsh: 42

European: 39

Scotch-Irish: 38

Greek: 34

Lithuanian: 32

Hungarian: 21

Danish: 21

Subsaharan African:: 17

African: 17

Latvian: 15

Portuguese: 15

Czechoslovakian: 14

Austrian: 12

Armenian: 12

Czech: 12

Finnish: 11

British: 10

Romanian: 10

Canadian: 9

Estonian: 7

Brazilian: 5

Swiss: 5

Serbian: 5

Northern European: 4

Belgian: 4

Slovene: 3

Celtic: 3

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Germany (24%)
Korea (13%)
Canada (7%)
United Kingdom (6%)
Other Eastern Europe (6%)
Greece (6%)
Italy (5%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 7194
Northeast: 658
Midwest: 176
South: 195
West: 104

70% of New Scotland residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 79% lived in New York.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 11
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 6
7th and 8th grade: 97
9th grade: 41
10th grade: 22
11th grade: 23
12th grade, no diploma: 97
High school graduate (or equivalency): 775
Less than 1 year of college: 165
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 324
Associate degree: 215
Bachelor's degree: 618
Master's degree: 223
Professional school degree: 146
Doctorate degree: 75

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 13
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 9
7th and 8th grade: 63
9th grade: 13
10th grade: 23
11th grade: 21
12th grade, no diploma: 78
High school graduate (or equivalency): 962
Less than 1 year of college: 206
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 326
Associate degree: 425
Bachelor's degree: 509
Master's degree: 308
Professional school degree: 129
Doctorate degree: 59

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.3%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.5%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $74,211
Black householders: $41,191
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $118,683
Asian householders: $221,933
Two or more races householders: $57,703
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $63,539

New Scotland household income for White non-Hispanic householders

New Scotland household income for Two or more races householders

New Scotland household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

New Scotland marital status for males

New Scotland marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $214,522
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $612,422
Asian householders: $240,594
Two or more races householders: $207,873
Hispanic or Latino householders: $157,480

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,811
One, attached: 49
Two: 242
3 or 4: 185
5 to 9: 17
10 to 19: 14
20 to 49: 19
Mobile homes: 136

Median worth of mobile homes: $16,210

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in New Scotland:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (54%) Utility gas (34%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%) Electricity (4%) Wood (3%) Other fuel (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (34%) Utility gas (33%) Electricity (22%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (9%) Wood (3%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 61

Here:	5.8%
New York:	14.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 48

Here:	9.2%
New York:	13.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 67

Here:	25.1%
New York:	38.2%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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