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14891

Watkins Glen, NY · ACS 2020–2024

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At a glance

U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
4,561
Median household income
$61,875
People below poverty
8.1%
Median home value
$164,700

Income

The median income of households in 14891 was $61,875. An estimated 3.3% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 5.1% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 14891 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 3.3
$10,000 to $14,999 5.1
$15,000 to $24,999 6.6
$25,000 to $34,999 13.6
$35,000 to $49,999 12.2
$50,000 to $74,999 19.1
$75,000 to $99,999 14.6
$100,000 to $149,999 12.6
$150,000 to $199,999 7.8
$200,000 or more 5.1

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 14891 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 66071
Female 50224

An estimated 67.7% of households received earnings. An estimated 44.5% of households received Social Security and an estimated 35.9 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $24,171. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 14891 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 67.7
Social Security 44.5
Retirement income 35.9
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 2.1
Cash public assistance income 2

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 8.1 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 6% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 7.9% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 8.8% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 14891 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 8.1
Children under 18 years below poverty 6
People 65 years old and over below poverty 7.9
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 8.8

In 2020-2024, 16.6 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 23.6% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 58.9% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 18.4% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 14891 in 2020-2024, 93.5% had health insurance coverage and 6.5% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 51.7% and public coverage was 56%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 8.4%.


In 2020-2024, 14891 had a total population of 4,561 - 2,232 (48.9%) females and 2,329 (51.1%) males. The median age was 47.8 years. An estimated 15.7% of the population was under 18 years, 28.8% was 19 to 44 years, 26.1% was 45 to 64 years, and 27.5 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 14891 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 174 54
5 to 9 108 63
10 to 14 98 113
15 to 19 112 81
20 to 24 113 120
25 to 29 124 72
30 to 34 84 152
35 to 39 159 182
40 to 44 141 166
45 to 49 160 101
50 to 54 157 139
55 to 59 163 110
60 to 64 144 216
65 to 69 156 193
70 to 74 169 149
75 to 79 82 130
80 to 84 56 24
85 and over 129 167

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 94.1% were White; 2% were Black or African American; 13.4% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.8% were Asian; 0.6% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 2% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 1.7% of the people in 14891 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 93.6% of the people in 14891 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 2,102 households in 14891. The average household size was 2.16 people.

Married-couple households made up 41.2% of the households in 14891 while cohabiting couple households made up 7.2% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 31.1% of all households, while 20.6% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 17.5% of households were male householders living alone, and 23.3% were female householders living alone, for a total of 40.8% of all households.

In 14891, 18.9% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 42.8% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 14891 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 41.2
Cohabiting Couples 7.2
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
20.6
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
31.1

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 46.3% of males and 43.2% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 38.4 23.9
Now married, except separated 46.3 43.2
Separated 1.7 7.4
Widowed 2.4 11.8
Divorced 11.1 13.7

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 14891, 31 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 38.7% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 97.7% of the people living in 14891 were U.S. natives. 73.8% of the 14891 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 2.3% of 14891 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 55.1% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 57 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 14891 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 14891.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 14891 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 5.6
Asia 31.8
Europe 55.1
Africa 0
Northern America 3.7
Oceania 3.7

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 14891 in 2020-2024, 5.1 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 3.6% of people at least five years old; 3.1% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 14891 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 3.6
Other Indo-European languages 1.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.3
Other languages 0.1

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 95.1 % of the people at least one year old living in 14891 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 14891 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 95.1
Different house, same county 2.4
Different county, same state 1
Different state 1.4
Abroad 0.2

Education

In 2020-2024, 91.6 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 25.5% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 8.3% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 14891 was 665 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 38 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 501. College or graduate school enrollment was 126.

Educational Attainment of People in 14891 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 8.3
High school diploma or equivalency 34.3
Some college, no degree 18.5
Associate's degree 13.4
Bachelor's degree 12.4
Graduate or professional degree 13

Disability

In 14891, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 13.5 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 2.8% of people under 18 years old, to 7.6% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 31.6% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 14891, 51.5 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 42.4% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 72.1% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 20.7% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 7 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 1,452 72.1
Federal, state, or local government workers 416 20.7
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 140 7

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 14891 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 14891 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 1.9
Construction 5.3
Manufacturing 11
Wholesale trade 3.9
Retail trade 11.7
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 2.9
Information 0.3
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 2.2
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 6.1
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 33.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 8.7
Other Services, except public administration 7.4
Public administration 5.4

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 14891 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 802 39.8
Service occupations 438 21.7
Sales and office occupations 386 19.2
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 177 8.8
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 211 10.5

Commuting to Work

An estimated 72.1% of 14891 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 8.5% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 21.2 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 14891 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 72.1
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 8.5
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.5
Walked 8.2
Other means 2.3
Worked from home 8.4

In 2020-2024, 14891 had a total of 2,686 housing units. Of these housing units, 63% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 25.9% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 11% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 14891 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 63
Apartments in multi-unit structures 25.9
Mobile homes 11
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

9.1% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 33.3% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 14891 was 5.6 rooms, and of these housing units 61.9% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 14891 had 2,102 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 584 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 67.7% while renters occupied 32.3%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.4 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.65.

3.7% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 16.3% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 9.7% and another 16.2% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 14891:

House Heating Fuel Used in 14891 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 53.5
Electricity 28.9
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 7.3
All other fuels 9.7
No fuel used 0.6

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 14891 was $164,700.

Of the owner-occupied households, 53.3 % had a mortgage. 46.7% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,489 and for owners without a mortgage it was $592.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 14891 was $825. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.