1990 DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILES
Town of Western, Oneida County

Category

Town of Western

Oneida County

New York State

#

%

#

%

#

%

 Population

2,057

n/a

250,836

n/a

17,990,455

n/a

 Households

738

n/a

92,562

n/a

6,639,322

n/a

 Families

564

n/a

63,735

n/a

4,489,312

n/a

 Race

      White

2,029

98.6%

232,461

92.7%

13,385,255

74.4%

      Black

11

0.5%

13,661

5.4%

2,859,055

15.9%

      Other

17

0.8%

4,714

1.9%

1,746,145

9.7%

      Hispanic

22

1.1%

5,804

2.3%

2,214,026

12.3%

 Age

      0 to 4

152

7.4%

17,488

7.0%

1,255,764

6.98%

      5 to 14

271

13.2%

33,648

13.4%

2,318,183

12.89%

      15 to 19

140

6.8%

17,721

7.1%

1,230,127

6.84%

      20 to 24

174

8.5%

20,317

8.1%

1,408,899

7.83%

      25 to 34

371

18.0%

41,164

16.4%

3,138,188

17.44%

      35 to 44

289

14.0%

34,737

13.8%

2,724,685

15.15%

      45 to 54

250

12.2%

24,506

9.8%

1,913,920

10.64%

      55 to 64

178

8.7%

22,493

9.0%

1,636,967

9.10%

      65 to 74

149

7.2%

22,212

8.9%

1,348,279

7.49%

      75 to 84

66

3.2%

12,461

5.0%

767,270

4.26%

      85+

17

0.8%

4,089

1.6%

248,173

1.38%

     Under 18

501

24.4%

60,756

24.2%

4,259,549

23.7%

      18+

1,556

75.6%

190,080

75.8%

13,730,906

76.3%

      65+

232

11.3%

38,762

15.5%

1,363,722

7.6%

 Education

      Total Persons 25+

1,206

n/a

183,924

n/a

11,818,569

n/a

            < High School Diploma

143

11.9%

40,353

21.9%

2,977,604

25.2%

            High School Graduate

447

37.1%

61,381

33.4%

3,485,686

29.5%

            Some College (No Degree)

237

19.7%

37,908

20.6%

1,851,182

15.7%

            Associates Degree

126

10.4%

15,538

8.4%

770,268

6.5%

            Bachelors Degree

157

13.0%

18,439

10.0%

1,561,719

13.2%

            Advanced Degree

96

8.0%

10,305

5.6%

1,172,110

9.9%

 Employment Status

      Total Persons 16+ (Civilian)

1,038

n/a

113,818

n/a

8,989,621

n/a

            Employed (Civilian)

990

95.4%

106,191

93.3%

8,370,718

93.1%

            Unemployed

48

4.6%

7,627

6.7%

618,903

6.9%

 Household Income

      <$15,000

106

14.6%

24,706

26.8%

1,526,285

23.0%

      $15,000-$24,999

141

19.5%

18,437

20.0%

999,183

15.1%

      $25,000-$34,999

140

19.3%

15,959

17.3%

950,695

14.3%

      $35,000-$44,999

130

18.0%

12,005

13.0%

810,779

12.2%

      $45,000-$49,999

37

5.1%

4,521

4.9%

334,468

5.0%

      $50,000-$59,999

60

8.3%

6,670

7.2%

554,935

8.4%

      $60,000-$74,999

53

7.3%

4,940

5.4%

553,986

8.4%

      $75,000-$99,999

32

4.4%

3,087

3.3%

454,648

6.9%

      $100,000-$124,999

8

1.1%

905

1.0%

199,529

3.0%

      $125,000-$149,999

6

0.8%

315

0.3%

85,609

1.3%

      $150,000+

11

1.5%

718

0.8%

164,317

2.5%

 Median Household Income

$33,214

n/a

$26,710

n/a

$32,965

n/a

 Poverty Status by Age

      Below Poverty

134

n/a

28,203

n/a

2,277,296

n/a

      <18 Years Old

35

26.1%

10,579

37.5%

799,531

35.1%

      18-64 Years Old

79

59.0%

13,993

49.6%

1,211,902

53.2%

      65+ Years Old

20

14.9%

3,631

12.9%

265,863

11.7%

Source: US Census Bureau

Last updated on 9/12/00 by HOCCPP

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