Day, New York
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Population change since 2000: -7.0%
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| Males: 450 |  (52.6%) |
| Females: 406 |  (47.4%) |
| Median resident age: | 49.2 years |
| New York median age: | 40.7 years |
Zip codes: 12835.
| Day: | $68,157 |
| NY: | $79,557 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $39,119 (it was $17,949 in 2000)
Day town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $255,524 (it was $84,400 in 2000)
| Day: | $255,524 |
| NY: | $400,400 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $364,924; detached houses: $380,932; townhouses or other attached units: $321,598; in 2-unit structures: $313,966; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $432,005; in 5-or-more-unit structures: over $1,000,000; mobile homes: $61,839
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Day, NY
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- 82195.9%White alone
- 141.6%Black alone
- 141.6%Hispanic
- 70.8%Two or more races
Races in Day detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: German (15.3%), United States (15.0%), Irish (13.6%), Italian (11.2%), English (9.5%), French (5.2%).
Current Local Time: EST time zone
Land area: 64.3 square miles.
Population density: 13 people per square mile (very low).
9 residents are foreign born
| This town: | 1.0% |
| New York: | 20.4% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Day town: | 1.6% ($1,390) |
| New York: | 1.9% ($2,847) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Schenectady, NY 
(34.7 miles , pop. 61,821).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (163.0 miles , pop. 589,141).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (170.0 miles , pop. 1,332,650).
Nearest cities:
Edinburg, NY (2.6 miles ),
), Northville, NY (3.1 miles ),
), Latitude: 43.30 N, Longitude: 74.01 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 518
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 5 buildings, average cost: $285,800
- 2021: 4 buildings, average cost: $590,600
- 2020: 4 buildings, average cost: $587,500
- 2019: 4 buildings, average cost: $600,000
- 2018: 3 buildings, average cost: $264,700
- 2017: 8 buildings, average cost: $419,000
- 2016: 2 buildings, average cost: $125,000
- 2015: 8 buildings, average cost: $89,400
- 2014: 8 buildings, average cost: $88,000
- 2013: 5 buildings, average cost: $142,000
- 2012: 2 buildings, average cost: $450,000
- 2011: 2 buildings, average cost: $475,000
- 2010: 6 buildings, average cost: $450,000
- 2009: 4 buildings, average cost: $225,000
- 2008: 6 buildings, average cost: $193,300
- 2007: 8 buildings, average cost: $194,900
- 2006: 12 buildings, average cost: $135,800
- 2005: 13 buildings, average cost: $103,700
- 2004: 13 buildings, average cost: $121,800
- 2003: 10 buildings, average cost: $71,000
- 2002: 6 buildings, average cost: $53,500
- 2001: 7 buildings, average cost: $71,700
- 2000: 9 buildings, average cost: $74,400
- 1999: 3 buildings, average cost: $250,000
- 1998: 9 buildings, average cost: $28,300
- 1997: 5 buildings, average cost: $89,000
| Here: | 3.3% |
| New York: | 4.4% |
- Construction (14.5%)
- Public administration (9.6%)
- Educational services (9.0%)
- Health care (8.7%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (6.0%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (5.4%)
- Paper (4.8%)
- Construction (27.1%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (9.0%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (8.5%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (5.6%)
- Printing & related support activities (5.6%)
- Public administration (5.6%)
- Educational services (5.6%)
- Health care (15.5%)
- Public administration (14.2%)
- Educational services (12.9%)
- Accommodation & food services (7.1%)
- Finance & insurance (5.8%)
- Paper (4.5%)
- Food & beverage stores (4.5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8.7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8.7%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.5%)
- Carpenters (4.5%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (3.6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (3.6%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (3.0%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (15.3%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8.5%)
- Carpenters (8.5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (6.8%)
- Fishing, hunting, and forestry occupations (5.6%)
- Construction laborers (4.5%)
- Other material moving workers, except laborers (4.5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9.0%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6.5%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (6.5%)
- Registered nurses (5.2%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (5.2%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (4.5%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (4.5%)
Average climate in Day, New York
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Day-area historical tornado activity is slightly below New York state average. It is 70% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 7/10/1989, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 41.9 miles away from the Day town center injured 20 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
On 6/16/1974, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 27.2 miles away from the town center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Day-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 48.0 miles away from Day center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 ML, Depth: 3.0 mi) earthquake occurred 85.1 miles away from Day 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 83.2 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, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 121.9 miles away from the city center
On 10/16/2012 at 23:12:25, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 ML, Depth: 10.0 mi) earthquake occurred 169.7 miles away from Day center
On 6/17/1991 at 08:53:16, a magnitude 4.1 (4.0 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 57.5 miles away from Day 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 Saratoga County (17) is near the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 8
Emergencies Declared: 7
Causes of natural disasters: Winter Storms: 5, Storms: 4, Floods: 3, Hurricanes: 3, Snowstorms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Power Outage: 1, Tornado: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 2 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Amtrak station near Day:
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Day:
- Adirondack Community College (about 19 miles; Queensbury, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,826)
- Skidmore College (about 19 miles; Saratoga Springs, NY; FT enrollment: 2,753)
- SUNY Empire State College (about 20 miles; Saratoga Springs, NY; FT enrollment: 9,473)
- Fulton-Montgomery Community College (about 27 miles; Johnstown, NY; FT enrollment: 2,043)
- Union College (about 34 miles; Schenectady, NY; FT enrollment: 2,075)
- Schenectady County Community College (about 34 miles; Schenectady, NY; FT enrollment: 3,676)
- Excelsior College (about 42 miles; Albany, NY; FT enrollment: 4,723)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Day: Olmstead Camp (A), Rocky Mountain Camp (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Church in Day: Community Church of Conklingville (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Livingston Lake (A), Sand Lake (B), Tenant Lake (C), Bullhead Pond (D), Fly Pond (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Glasshouse Creek (A), Paul Creek (B), Allentown Creek (C), Daly Creek (D), Bell Brook (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.4 people |
| New York: | 2.6 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 71.1% |
| Whole state: | 63.5% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 10.9% |
| 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: 1.4% of all households
| This town: | 19.1% |
| Whole state: | 14.6% |
| This town: | 13.4% |
| Whole state: | 7.4% |
For population 15 years and over in Day:
- Never married: 20.7%
- Now married: 61.1%
- Separated: 3.4%
- Widowed: 9.3%
- Divorced: 5.6%
For population 25 years and over in Day:
- High school or higher: 69.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.1%
- Unemployed: 7.8%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 34.3 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 12.9 |
| New York average: | 14.2 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Day, NY (based on Saratoga County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 52,507 | 16 |
| Mainline Protestant | 17,512 | 57 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 12,976 | 56 |
| Other | 2,828 | 14 |
| Orthodox | 210 | 2 |
| Black Protestant | 24 | 1 |
| None | 133,550 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 31
| Here: | 1.44 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 4.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 3
| Here: | 0.14 / 10,000 pop. |
| New York: | 0.06 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 8
| Saratoga County: | 0.37 / 10,000 pop. |
| New York: | 0.92 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 86
| Saratoga County: | 3.99 / 10,000 pop. |
| New York: | 1.68 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 195
| This county: | 9.04 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 8.82 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Saratoga County: | 7.5% |
| New York: | 8.2% |
Adult obesity rate:
| This county: | 25.2% |
| New York: | 23.8% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| This county: | 14.2% |
| New York: | 15.6% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Day:
- WGY (810 AM; 50 kW; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WPTR (1540 AM; 50 kW; ALBANY, NY; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
- WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WABY (1160 AM; 5 kW; MECHANICVILLE, NY; Owner: ANASTOS MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- WOFX (980 AM; 5 kW; TROY, NY)
- WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WCHP (760 AM; 35 kW; CHAMPLAIN, NY; Owner: CHAMPLAIN RADIO, INC.)
- WTIC (1080 AM; 50 kW; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
- WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
- WROW (590 AM; 5 kW; ALBANY, NY; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
- WICY (1490 AM; 50 kW; MALONE, NY; Owner: CARTIER COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
- 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.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Day:
- WKBE (100.3 FM; WARRENSBURG, NY; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
- WCKM-FM (99.1 FM; LAKE GEORGE, NY; Owner: ENTERTRONICS, INC.)
- WNYQ (105.7 FM; QUEENSBURY, NY; Owner: VOX NEW YORK, L.L.C.)
- WBAR-FM (94.7 FM; LAKE LUZERNE, NY; Owner: CAPITAL MEDIA CORPORATION)
- WFFG-FM (107.1 FM; CORINTH, NY; Owner: VOX NEW YORK, L.L.C.)
- WCQL (95.9 FM; GLENS FALLS, NY; Owner: ENTERTRONICS, INC.)
- WXLG (89.9 FM; NORTH CREEK, NY; Owner: THE ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY)
- WKRD (93.7 FM; SCOTIA, NY; Owner: DOT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WEQX (102.7 FM; MANCHESTER, VT; Owner: NORTHSHIRE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WJAN (95.1 FM; SUNDERLAND, VT; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
- WNGN (91.9 FM; ARGYLE, NY; Owner: NORTHEAST GOSPEL BROADCASTING INC)
- WSSK (89.7 FM; SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY; Owner: SOUND OF LIFE, INC.)
- WXLH (91.3 FM; BLUE MOUNTAIN LAKE, NY; Owner: THE ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY)
- WJJR (98.1 FM; RUTLAND, VT; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
- WZRT (97.1 FM; RUTLAND, VT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WEBK (105.3 FM; KILLINGTON, VT; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
- WBKK (97.7 FM; AMSTERDAM, NY; Owner: GEM ASSOCIATES, L. P.)
- WGLV (91.7 FM; WOODSTOCK, VT; Owner: CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES INC)
- WHDQ-FM1 (106.1 FM; RUTLAND, VT; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, L.L.C.)
- WAMC-FM (90.3 FM; ALBANY, NY; Owner: WAMC)
TV broadcast stations around Day:
- WYPX (Channel 55; AMSTERDAM, NY; Owner: PAXSON ALBANY LICENSE, INC.)
- W47CM (Channel 47; GLENS FALLS, NY; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- W04BD (Channel 4; GLENS FALLS, NY; Owner: WMHT EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 7Number of bridges
- 30ft / 9.3mTotal length
- $4,635,000Total costs
- 1,919Total average daily traffic
- 133Total average daily truck traffic
- 2,687Total future (year 2037) average daily traffic
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 52.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 23.0%Wood
- 11.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 9.6%Electricity
- 2.7%Utility gas
- 0.6%Other fuel
- 61.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 26.8%Wood
- 12.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Day compared to New York state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age significantly above 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 below state average.
Day on our top lists:
- #16 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most mentions on city-data.com forum"
- #61 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013"
- #76 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest decrease in the number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"