Pinckney, New York
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Population change since 2000: +3.1%
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| Males: 189 |  (57.4%) |
| Females: 140 |  (42.6%) |
| Median resident age: | 43.3 years |
| New York median age: | 40.7 years |
Zip codes: 13626.
| Pinckney: | $66,224 |
| NY: | $79,557 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $28,703 (it was $13,733 in 2000)
Pinckney town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $153,503 (it was $63,800 in 2000)
| Pinckney: | $153,503 |
| NY: | $400,400 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $195,982; detached houses: $185,821; townhouses or other attached units: $343,653; in 2-unit structures: $649,528; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $681,838; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $414,780; mobile homes: $75,743
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Pinckney, NY
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- 32398.2%White alone
- 41.2%Two or more races
- 20.6%Hispanic
Races in Pinckney detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: English (30.7%), Irish (28.5%), German (17.9%), French (13.2%), United States (13.2%), Italian (7.5%).
Current Local Time: EST time zone
Land area: 41.1 square miles.
Population density: 8.0 people per square mile (very low).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Pinckney town: | 1.2% ($753) |
| New York: | 1.9% ($2,847) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Clay, NY 
(51.5 miles , pop. 58,805).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Rochester, NY (102.5 miles , pop. 219,773).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (228.6 miles , pop. 1,332,650).
Nearest cities:
Harrisburg, NY (2.6 miles ),
), Montague, NY (2.8 miles),
Rutland, NY (2.9 miles ),
), Denmark, NY (3.2 miles ),
), Lorraine, NY (3.3 miles )
)Latitude: 43.83 N, Longitude: 75.79 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 315
| Here: | 5.6% |
| New York: | 4.4% |
- Construction (15.3%)
- Public administration (14.6%)
- Accommodation & food services (14.6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (12.1%)
- Health care (8.3%)
- Educational services (6.4%)
- Repair & maintenance (3.2%)
- Construction (27.3%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (18.2%)
- Public administration (11.4%)
- Accommodation & food services (9.1%)
- Repair & maintenance (5.7%)
- Educational services (4.5%)
- Truck transportation (3.4%)
- Accommodation & food services (21.7%)
- Public administration (18.8%)
- Health care (18.8%)
- Educational services (8.7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (4.3%)
- Clothing & accessories, including shoe, stores (4.3%)
- Real estate & rental & leasing (4.3%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (8.3%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (5.7%)
- Law enforcement workers, including supervisors (5.7%)
- Waiters and waitresses (5.1%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (5.1%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4.5%)
- Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4.5%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (12.5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (9.1%)
- Law enforcement workers, including supervisors (8.0%)
- Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (8.0%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8.0%)
- Carpenters (4.5%)
- Construction laborers (4.5%)
- Waiters and waitresses (11.6%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (10.1%)
- Health technologists and technicians (7.2%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (7.2%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7.2%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7.2%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (5.8%)
Average climate in Pinckney, New York
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Earthquake activity:
Pinckney-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above New York state average. It is 70% 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 72.5 miles away from Pinckney center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 ML, Depth: 3.0 mi) earthquake occurred 113.8 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 112.2 miles away from the city center
On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 284.9 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 210.8 miles away from the city 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 100.3 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 Lewis County (21) is greater than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 11
Emergencies Declared: 9
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 7, Storms: 7, Winter Storms: 4, Snowstorms: 3, Hurricanes: 2, Snows: 2, Winds: 2, Blizzard: 1, Power Outage: 1, Tornado: 1, Other: 2 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Pinckney:
- RENAL CARE OF NORTHERN NEW YORK, LLC (Dialysis Facility, about 11 miles away; WATERTOWN, NY)
- SAMARITAN MEDICAL CENTER Acute Care Hospitals (about 11 miles away; WATERTOWN, NY)
- SAMARITAN KEEP NURSING HOME INC (Nursing Home, about 12 miles away; WATERTOWN, NY)
- HOSPICE OF JEFFERSON COUNTY INC (Hospital, about 12 miles away; WATERTOWN, NY)
- MERCY OF NORTHERN NEW YORK (Nursing Home, about 12 miles away; WATERTOWN, NY)
- JEFFERSON CO PUB HLTH SVS CHHA (Home Health Center, about 13 miles away; WATERTOWN, NY)
- JEFFERSON REHAB CENTER, NYSARC, INC (Hospital, about 13 miles away; WATERTOWN, NY)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Pinckney:
- Jefferson Community College (about 14 miles; Watertown, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,886)
- SUNY College at Oswego (about 47 miles; Oswego, NY; FT enrollment: 7,550)
- Le Moyne College (about 57 miles; Syracuse, NY; FT enrollment: 3,041)
- Utica College (about 58 miles; Utica, NY; FT enrollment: 2,952)
- Syracuse University (about 58 miles; Syracuse, NY; FT enrollment: 20,717)
- SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (about 59 miles; Syracuse, NY; FT enrollment: 2,044)
- Mohawk Valley Community College (about 60 miles; Utica, NY; FT enrollment: 5,693)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Pinckney: Forks Number Two (A), Pinckney Corners (B), Cronk Corners (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Saints Peter and Paul Cemetery (1), Newton Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Denning Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.4 people |
| New York: | 2.6 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 64.2% |
| Whole state: | 63.5% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 13.1% |
| Whole state: | 6.8% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
| This town: | 14.0% |
| Whole state: | 14.6% |
| This town: | 10.4% |
| Whole state: | 7.4% |
For population 15 years and over in Pinckney:
- Never married: 25.4%
- Now married: 56.2%
- Separated: 1.2%
- Widowed: 5.4%
- Divorced: 11.9%
For population 25 years and over in Pinckney:
- High school or higher: 84.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.3%
- Unemployed: 13.3%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 28.3 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 7.5 |
| New York average: | 14.2 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Pinckney, NY (based on Lewis County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 6,443 | 17 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 2,693 | 21 |
| Mainline Protestant | 2,155 | 25 |
| Other | 115 | 1 |
| None | 15,681 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 9
| Lewis County: | 3.41 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 4.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 13
| Lewis County: | 4.92 / 10,000 pop. |
| New York: | 1.68 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 28
| Lewis County: | 10.61 / 10,000 pop. |
| New York: | 8.82 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Lewis County: | 9.6% |
| State: | 8.2% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Here: | 27.4% |
| State: | 23.8% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| This county: | 13.4% |
| New York: | 15.6% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Pinckney:
- WNER (1410 AM; 5 kW; WATERTOWN, NY)
- WTNY (790 AM; 1 kW; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF WATERTOWN, INC.)
- WATN (1240 AM; 1 kW; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: CLANCY-MANCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
- WGY (810 AM; 50 kW; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WSCP (1070 AM; daytime; 2 kW; SANDY CREEK-PULASKI, NY; Owner: GALAXY COMMUNICATIONS, L.P.)
- WHAM (1180 AM; 50 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WICY (1490 AM; 50 kW; MALONE, NY; Owner: CARTIER COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
- WHEN (620 AM; 5 kW; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WCHP (760 AM; 35 kW; CHAMPLAIN, NY; Owner: CHAMPLAIN RADIO, INC.)
- WPTR (1540 AM; 50 kW; ALBANY, NY; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
- WSYR (570 AM; 5 kW; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WRUN (1150 AM; 5 kW; UTICA, NY)
Strongest FM radio stations in Pinckney:
- WJNY (90.9 FM; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: PUBLIC B/CNG COUNCIL CENTRAL NY, INC)
- WBDI (106.7 FM; COPENHAGEN, NY; Owner: FORCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
- WFRY-FM (97.5 FM; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF WATERTOWN, INC.)
- WTOJ (103.1 FM; CARTHAGE, NY; Owner: CLANCY-MANCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WWJS (90.1 FM; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: LIBERTY COMMUNICATIONS FAMILY B/G)
- WSLJ (88.9 FM; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: THE ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY)
- WLLG (99.3 FM; LOWVILLE, NY; Owner: THE FLACK BROADCASTING GROUP L.L.C.)
- WRVJ (91.7 FM; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK)
- WSCP-FM (101.7 FM; PULASKI, NY; Owner: GALAXY COMMUNICATIONS, L.P.)
- WOTT (100.7 FM; HENDERSON, NY; Owner: JEFFERSON BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WCIZ-FM (93.3 FM; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF WATERTOWN, INC.)
- W240AN (95.9 FM; COPENHAGEN, ETC., NY; Owner: COPENHAGEN CHRISTIAN RADIO)
TV broadcast stations around Pinckney:
- WPBS-TV (Channel 16; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: ST. LAWRENCE VALLEY EDUCATIONAL TV COUNCIL, INC)
- WWTI (Channel 50; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: CENTRAL NY NEWS, INC.)
- WWNY-TV (Channel 7; CARTHAGE, NY; Owner: UNITED COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WNYF-CA (Channel 25; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: UNITED COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WSPX-TV (Channel 56; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: PAXSON SYRACUSE LICENSE, INC.)
- WBQZ-LP (Channel 34; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: ANTHONY DiMARCANTONIO)
- WLOT-LP (Channel 66; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: R. ANTHONY DiMARCANTONIO)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 6Number of bridges
- 36ft / 11.5mTotal length
- $4,461,000Total costs
- 2,587Total average daily traffic
- 426Total average daily truck traffic
- 3,052Total future (year 2020) average daily traffic
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 44.3%Wood
- 28.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 25.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.9%Electricity
- 52.0%Wood
- 32.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 8.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 8.0%Electricity
Pinckney compared to New York state average:
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage 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.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.