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County: Montgomery County
State: New York
FIPS Code: 36057

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Amenity Characteristics Forest Land
Nat'l Forest Category: No NF Acreage Percent Land in NF:
0.0%
Recreational County: No Acreage in NF:
0
Retirement County: No Total Forest Acreage:
97,356
Amenity Level: Low National Forests and Acreage:
% Seasonal Housing: Metro
% Water: 1.4
Mean Jan. Temp: 21
Mean July Temp: 70
Topography: Considerable Relief Table
Metro Status: Nonmetro: Micropolitan adjacent to small metro
Economic Type: Manufacturing
Policy Type: Population Loss

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Population and Demographic Change

Total Population Net Natural

Population Change Migration Increase
1970: 55,883 n/a n/a n/a
1980: 53,439 -4.4% -4.7% 0.3%
1990: 51,981 -2.7% -3.3% 0.6%
2000: 49,708 -4.4% -4.6% 0.2%
2005: 48,968 -1.5% -0.6% -0.8%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)
Race:
Count Percent Age:
Count Percent
White:
45,084 90.7% 0-to-19:
13,297 26.8%
Black:
457 0.9% 20-to-39:
11,810 23.8%
Hispanic:
3,433 6.9% 40-to-59:
13,103 26.4%
American Indian:
93 0.2% 60-plus:
11,498 23.1%
Other:
641 1.3%
Median Age: 39.5
Population Density (persons per square mile): 122.8
Population Over 25 who Completed High School: 78.1%
Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More: 13.6%
Median Family Income: $40,688
Families Below Poverty Line: 9.0%
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