Forestport, NY (New York) Houses and Residents
| Forestport: | $161,936 |
| New York: | $400,400 |
Total population: 1,535 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 1,692 (5 farm, 1,687 nonfarm))
Houses: 2,027 (736 occupied: 654 owner occupied, 82 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 11% |
| State: | 46% |
Housing density: 26 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $174,734.
Median contract rent in 2022: $795 (lower quartile is $642, upper quartile is $923)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $715
Median gross rent in Forestport, NY in 2022: $1,113
Housing units in Forestport with a mortgage: 214 (20 second mortgage, 30 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 240
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Household type by relationship:
Households: 221,473- In family households: 180,003 (38,915 male householders, 19,474 female householders)
41,459 spouses, 64,645 children (60,737 natural, 1,263 adopted, 2,645 stepchildren), 3,730 grandchildren, 1,655 brothers or sisters, 1,752 parents, foster children, 1,721 other relatives, 5,703 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 41,470 (16,117 male householders (12,914 living alone)), 18,522 female householders (16,047 living alone)), 6,831 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 13,405 (8,414 institutionalized population)
36,373 married couples with children.
15,413 single-parent households (3,340 men, 12,073 women).
97.2% of residents of Forestport speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (42% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 42% speak English not well).
2.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (55% speak English very well, 45% speak English well).
Foreign born population: 35 (2.1%)
(125.7% of them are naturalized citizens)
| Here: | 5.7 |
| State: | 6.3 |
| Here: | 5.6 |
| State: | 3.8 |
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Forestport, New York
- 4no bedroom
- 361 bedroom
- 2132 bedrooms
- 2783 bedrooms
- 974 bedrooms
- 265+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Forestport, New York
- 3no bedroom
- 101 bedroom
- 312 bedrooms
- 263 bedrooms
- 104 bedrooms
- 25+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Forestport in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 28no vehicle
- 2511 vehicle
- 2812 vehicles
- 653 vehicles
- 164 vehicles
- 135+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Forestport in renter-occupied apartments
- 12no vehicle
- 381 vehicle
- 262 vehicles
- 63 vehicles
- 04 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Forestport, New York
- 41 room
- 82 rooms
- 243 rooms
- 1074 rooms
- 1535 rooms
- 1526 rooms
- 1027 rooms
- 438 rooms
- 619+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Forestport, New York
- 31 room
- 52 rooms
- 03 rooms
- 214 rooms
- 175 rooms
- 236 rooms
- 97 rooms
- 28 rooms
- 29+ rooms
Forestport, NY household income distribution
- 6,695Less than $10,000
- 8,759$10,000 to $19,999
- 6,680$20,000 to $29,999
- 6,948$30,000 to $39,999
- 6,523$40,000 to $49,999
- 8,342$50,000 to $59,999
- 9,429$60,000 to $74,999
- 13,196$75,000 to $99,999
- 9,203$100,000 to $124,999
- 6,198$125,000 to $149,999
- 6,485$150,000 to $199,999
- 5,829$200,000 or more
Percentage of workers working in this county: 78.6%
Number of people working at home: 89 (12.4% of all workers)
Travel time to work (commute)
- Less than 5 minutes: 44
- 5 to 9 minutes: 35
- 10 to 14 minutes: 41
- 15 to 19 minutes: 45
- 20 to 24 minutes: 63
- 25 to 29 minutes: 26
- 30 to 34 minutes: 129
- 35 to 39 minutes: 54
- 40 to 44 minutes: 89
- 45 to 59 minutes: 123
- 60 to 89 minutes: 38
- 90 or more minutes: 28
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 568 (77.1%)
- Carpooled: 126 (17.1%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 2 (0.3%)
- Walked: 15 (2.0%)
- Other means: 4 (0.5%)
- Worked at home: 22 (3.0%)
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Forestport, New York
- 01995 to March 2000
- 01990 to 1994
- 01985 to 1989
- 01980 to 1984
- 01975 to 1979
- 01970 to 1974
- 51965 to 1969
- 17Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
- German: 429 (20.2%)
- Irish: 413 (19.5%)
- English: 305 (14.4%)
- French: 179 (8.4%)
- Italian: 176 (8.3%)
- Welsh: 106 (5.0%)
- Polish: 104 (4.9%)
- United States: 87 (4.1%)
- Other: 81 (3.8%)
- Scottish: 56 (2.6%)
- French Canadian: 51 (2.4%)
- Dutch: 44 (2.1%)
- Russian: 20 (0.9%)
- Scotch-Irish: 17 (0.8%)
- Swiss: 16 (0.8%)
- Ukrainian: 11 (0.5%)
- Hungarian: 9 (0.4%)
- Danish: 5 (0.2%)
- Lithuanian: 3 (0.1%)
- Subsaharan African: 3 (0.1%)
- Arab: 2 (0.09%)
- Swedish: 2 (0.09%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
| Forestport: | 63.6% (14) |
| New York: | 1.8% (69,327) |
| Forestport: | 27.3% (6) |
| New York: | 1.6% (62,237) |
| Forestport: | 9.1% (2) |
| New York: | 1.4% (54,876) |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1,523
- Other state: 137
- Northeast: 58
- Midwest: 18
- South: 55
- West: 6
73% of Forestport residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in New York.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 0
- Nursery to 4th grade: 2
- 5th and 6th grade: 0
- 7th and 8th grade: 14
- 9th grade: 23
- 10th grade: 16
- 11th grade: 18
- 12th grade, no diploma: 56
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 229
- Less than 1 year of college: 54
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 85
- Associate degree: 34
- Bachelor's degree: 66
- Master's degree: 21
- Professional school degree: 2
- Doctorate degree: 2
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 3
- Nursery to 4th grade: 0
- 5th and 6th grade: 3
- 7th and 8th grade: 11
- 9th grade: 10
- 10th grade: 26
- 11th grade: 17
- 12th grade, no diploma: 29
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 212
- Less than 1 year of college: 67
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 89
- Associate degree: 54
- Bachelor's degree: 66
- Master's degree: 25
- Professional school degree: 4
- Doctorate degree: 0
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,719
- One, attached: 13
- Two: 10
- 3 or 4: 10
- Mobile homes: 267
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8
Median worth of mobile homes: $74,166
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 7.1%
- 68.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 12.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 11.0%Wood
- 5.0%Electricity
- 2.0%Utility gas
- 1.4%Other fuel
- 81.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 7.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 3.7%Utility gas
- 3.7%Wood
- 3.7%No fuel used
Private vs. public school enrollment:
| Here: | 5.8% |
| New York: | 14.0% |
| Here: | 6.0% |
| New York: | 13.2% |
| Here: | 12.8% |
| New York: | 38.2% |
