Horicon, New York
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Population change since 2000: -6.1%
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| Males: 696 |  (50.1%) |
| Females: 693 |  (49.9%) |
| Median resident age: | 50.3 years |
| New York median age: | 40.7 years |
Zip codes: 12815.
| Horicon: | $65,022 |
| NY: | $79,557 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $40,254 (it was $20,608 in 2000)
Horicon town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $248,470 (it was $91,000 in 2000)
| Horicon: | $248,470 |
| NY: | $400,400 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $374,544; detached houses: $390,646; townhouses or other attached units: $238,465; in 2-unit structures: $319,237; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $251,286; in 5-or-more-unit structures: over $1,000,000; mobile homes: $114,441; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $382,857
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Horicon, NY
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- 1,33896.3%White alone
- 332.4%Two or more races
- 110.8%Hispanic
- 50.4%Black alone
- 20.1%Asian alone
Races in Horicon detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: English (15.3%), Irish (14.9%), German (13.2%), United States (10.7%), French (10.1%), Italian (6.6%).
Current Local Time: EST time zone
Land area: 66.1 square miles.
Population density: 21 people per square mile (very low).
31 residents are foreign born (1.6% Europe, 0.3% Latin America).
| This town: | 2.1% |
| New York: | 20.4% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Horicon town: | 1.3% ($1,194) |
| New York: | 1.9% ($2,847) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Schenectady, NY 
(63.1 miles , pop. 61,821).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (164.5 miles , pop. 589,141).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (197.8 miles , pop. 1,332,650).
Nearest cities:
Pottersville, NY (2.1 miles ),
), Chestertown, NY (2.2 miles ),
), Schroon Lake, NY (3.1 miles ),
), Schroon, NY (3.1 miles ),
), Bolton, NY (3.3 miles ),
), Bolton Landing, NY (3.3 miles ),
), North Creek, NY (3.5 miles )
)Latitude: 43.70 N, Longitude: 73.74 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 518
| Here: | 4.6% |
| New York: | 4.4% |
- Accommodation & food services (12.1%)
- Construction (11.8%)
- Educational services (10.2%)
- Public administration (6.7%)
- Health care (4.9%)
- Real estate & rental & leasing (4.1%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (4.1%)
- Construction (19.3%)
- Accommodation & food services (13.2%)
- Educational services (7.8%)
- Public administration (7.5%)
- Repair & maintenance (5.5%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (4.9%)
- Real estate & rental & leasing (4.9%)
- Educational services (13.0%)
- Accommodation & food services (10.7%)
- Health care (9.1%)
- Finance & insurance (6.5%)
- Public administration (5.9%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (5.5%)
- Food & beverage stores (4.9%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8.4%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (6.4%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (4.0%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (3.8%)
- Cashiers (3.4%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (3.4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9.2%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6.3%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (5.5%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (5.2%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (4.9%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers, including supervisors (4.9%)
- Construction laborers (4.9%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8.5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7.5%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (7.5%)
- Cashiers (5.9%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5.2%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5.2%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (4.9%)
Average climate in Horicon, New York
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Horicon-area historical tornado activity is below New York state average. It is 80% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/11/1976, a category F2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 26.6 miles away from the Horicon town center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
On 8/28/1973, a category F2 tornado 32.5 miles away from the town center .
Earthquake activity:
Horicon-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above New York state average. It is 69% 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 34.8 miles away from the city center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 ML, Depth: 3.0 mi) earthquake occurred 55.9 miles away from the city 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 54.1 miles away from Horicon 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 107.9 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 154.3 miles away from Horicon 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 88.3 miles away from the city 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 Warren County (16) is near the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 10
Emergencies Declared: 5
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 7, Storms: 7, Hurricanes: 4, Winds: 2, Blizzard: 1, Earthquake: 1, Power Outage: 1, Tornado: 1, Other: 2 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Horicon:
- Adirondack Community College (about 25 miles; Queensbury, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,826)
- Castleton State College (about 29 miles; Castleton, VT; FT enrollment: 2,079)
- Middlebury College (about 35 miles; Middlebury, VT; FT enrollment: 3,077)
- Skidmore College (about 43 miles; Saratoga Springs, NY; FT enrollment: 2,753)
- SUNY Empire State College (about 44 miles; Saratoga Springs, NY; FT enrollment: 9,473)
- Fulton-Montgomery Community College (about 58 miles; Johnstown, NY; FT enrollment: 2,043)
- Champlain College (about 60 miles; Burlington, VT; FT enrollment: 2,623)
Points of interest:
Notable location: Horicon Volunteer Fire Department (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Horicon include: Brant Lake Wesleyan Church (A), Horicon Baptist Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Underwood Cemetery (1), South Horicon Cemetery (2), Elbow Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes: Island Pond (A), Lily Pond (B), Long Pond (C), Round Pond (D), Schroon Lake (E), Sherman Lake (F), Smith Pond (G), Streeter Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Wolf Pond Brook (A), Pharoah Lake Brook (B), Red Fin Brook (C), Desolate Brook (D), Spuytenduivel Brook (E), Chester Creek (F), Mill Brook (G), Lily Pond Brook (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.2 people |
| New York: | 2.6 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 66.1% |
| Whole state: | 63.5% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 10.0% |
| Whole state: | 6.8% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
- Gay men: 1.1% of all households
| This town: | 9.7% |
| Whole state: | 14.6% |
| This town: | 3.2% |
| Whole state: | 7.4% |
For population 15 years and over in Horicon:
- Never married: 19.0%
- Now married: 62.4%
- Separated: 3.1%
- Widowed: 5.9%
- Divorced: 9.6%
For population 25 years and over in Horicon:
- High school or higher: 81.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.9%
- Unemployed: 8.1%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 28.6 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 10.2 |
| New York average: | 14.2 |
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Religion statistics for Horicon, NY (based on Warren County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 14,546 | 10 |
| Mainline Protestant | 4,878 | 30 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 2,646 | 22 |
| Other | 1,209 | 7 |
| Black Protestant | 113 | 1 |
| None | 42,315 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 31
| This county: | 4.70 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 4.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
| This county: | 0.15 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 0.06 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 3
| Here: | 0.46 / 10,000 pop. |
| New York: | 0.92 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 39
| Warren County: | 5.92 / 10,000 pop. |
| New York: | 1.68 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 136
| Here: | 20.64 / 10,000 pop. |
| New York: | 8.82 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Here: | 8.8% |
| State: | 8.2% |
Adult obesity rate:
| This county: | 24.4% |
| State: | 23.8% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Warren County: | 13.2% |
| New York: | 15.6% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Horicon:
- WGY (810 AM; 50 kW; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WPTR (1540 AM; 50 kW; ALBANY, NY; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
- WCHP (760 AM; 35 kW; CHAMPLAIN, NY; Owner: CHAMPLAIN RADIO, INC.)
- WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WICY (1490 AM; 50 kW; MALONE, NY; Owner: CARTIER COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
- WIRD (920 AM; 5 kW; LAKE PLACID, NY; Owner: RADIO LAKE PLACID INC)
- WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
- WSYB (1380 AM; 5 kW; RUTLAND, VT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WTIC (1080 AM; 50 kW; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
- WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
- WIPS (1250 AM; 1 kW; TICONDEROGA, NY; Owner: CALVIN HUGH CARR)
- WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
Strongest FM radio stations in Horicon:
- WXLG (89.9 FM; NORTH CREEK, NY; Owner: THE ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY)
- 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.)
- WEBK (105.3 FM; KILLINGTON, VT; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
- WJJR (98.1 FM; RUTLAND, VT; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
- WZRT (97.1 FM; RUTLAND, VT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WXAL-FM (93.7 FM; ADDISON, VT; Owner: ADDISON BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WXLH (91.3 FM; BLUE MOUNTAIN LAKE, NY; Owner: THE ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY)
- WGLV (91.7 FM; WOODSTOCK, VT; Owner: CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES INC)
- WEQX (102.7 FM; MANCHESTER, VT; Owner: NORTHSHIRE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WHDQ-FM1 (106.1 FM; RUTLAND, VT; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, L.L.C.)
- WJAN (95.1 FM; SUNDERLAND, VT; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
- WEXP (101.5 FM; BRANDON, VT; Owner: VOX VERMONT, L.L.C.)
- WDEV-FM (96.1 FM; WARREN, VT; Owner: RADIO VERMONT, INC.)
- WBAR-FM (94.7 FM; LAKE LUZERNE, NY; Owner: CAPITAL MEDIA CORPORATION)
- WCQL (95.9 FM; GLENS FALLS, NY; Owner: ENTERTRONICS, INC.)
- WNGN (91.9 FM; ARGYLE, NY; Owner: NORTHEAST GOSPEL BROADCASTING INC)
- WCVT (101.7 FM; STOWE, VT; Owner: RADIO VERMONT CLASSICS, L.L.C.)
- WJEN (94.5 FM; RUTLAND, VT; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 9Number of bridges
- 46ft / 13.9mTotal length
- $7,985,000Total costs
- 6,659Total average daily traffic
- 467Total average daily truck traffic
FCC Registered Antenna Towers:
6- Kory Fretto, 3407 East Schroon River Road (Lat: 43.690806 Lon: -73.792222), Type: 24.4, Overall height: 24.4 m, Registrant: Independent Towers, LLC, Kfretto@independenttowers.Com, , Latha-m, Phone: (518) 690-0790
- Curtis L Miller, 3407 East Schroon River Road (Lat: 43.690806 Lon: -73.792222), Type: 24.4, Overall height: 24.4 m, Registrant: Florida Tower Partners, LLC Dba North Atlantic Towers, Cmiller@tarpontowers.Com, , Brade-nton, Phone: (941) 757-5010
- Curtis L Miller, 3407 East Schroon River Road (Lat: 43.690806 Lon: -73.792222), Type: 24.4, Overall height: 24.4 m, Registrant: Florida Tower Partners, LLC Dba North Atlantic Towers, Cmiller@tarpontowers.Com, , Brade-nton, Phone: (941) 757-5010
- Curtis L Miller, Ny1013 Horicon West - 3428 E Schroon River Rd (Lat: 43.690611 Lon: -73.792278), Type: 22.9, Overall height: 19.8 m, Registrant: Florida Tower Partners, LLC Dba North Atlantic Towers, Cmiller@tarpontowers.Com, , Brade-nton, Phone: (941) 757-5010
- Todd J Bowman, Ny1013 Horicon West - 3428 E Schroon River Rd (Lat: 43.690611 Lon: -73.792278), Type: 22.9, Overall height: 19.8 m, Registrant: Florida Tower Partners, LLC Dba North Atlantic Towers, Cmiller@tarpontowers.Com, , Brade-nton, Phone: (941) 757-5010
- Bridget Carter, Ny1013 Horicon West - 3428 E Schroon River Rd (Lat: 43.690611 Lon: -73.792278), Type: 22.9, Structure height: 36113 m, Overall height: 19.8 m, Registrant: Florida Tower Partners, LLC Dba North Atlantic Towers, Brade-nton, Phone: (941) 757-5010
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 62.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 18.7%Wood
- 11.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 5.6%Electricity
- 1.4%Utility gas
- 0.4%Coal or coke
- 0.4%Other fuel
- 77.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 9.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 9.1%Electricity
- 3.9%Wood
Horicon 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 below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.