Middlefield, New York
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Population change since 2000: -6.0%
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| Males: 1,059 |  (50.1%) |
| Females: 1,055 |  (49.9%) |
| Median resident age: | 46.2 years |
| New York median age: | 40.7 years |
Zip codes: 13326.
| Middlefield: | $76,183 |
| NY: | $79,557 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $43,585 (it was $21,076 in 2000)
Middlefield town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $257,083 (it was $110,200 in 2000)
| Middlefield: | $257,083 |
| NY: | $400,400 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $228,779; detached houses: $247,959; townhouses or other attached units: $313,844; in 2-unit structures: $212,590; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $357,277; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $928,498; mobile homes: $87,717
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Middlefield, NY
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- 1,99094.1%White alone
- 542.6%Asian alone
- 271.3%Two or more races
- 281.3%Hispanic
- 130.6%Black alone
- 20.09%American Indian alone
Races in Middlefield detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: German (20.8%), Irish (19.7%), English (17.3%), United States (7.4%), Italian (7.4%), Dutch (5.2%).
Current Local Time: EST time zone
Land area: 64.4 square miles.
Population density: 33 people per square mile (very low).
42 residents are foreign born
| This town: | 1.9% |
| New York: | 20.4% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Middlefield town: | 1.4% ($1,589) |
| New York: | 1.9% ($2,847) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Utica, NY 
(33.5 miles , pop. 60,651).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Bronx, NY (137.5 miles , pop. 1,332,650).
Nearest cities:
Westford, NY (2.1 miles ),
), Otsego, NY (2.3 miles ),
), Milford, NY (2.8 miles ),
), Hartwick, NY (2.8 miles ),
), Decatur, NY (3.0 miles ),
), Springfield, NY (3.1 miles )
)Latitude: 42.69 N, Longitude: 74.87 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 607
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2005: 12 buildings, average cost: $140,000
- 2004: 14 buildings, average cost: $140,000
- 2003: 13 buildings, average cost: $150,000
- 2002: 13 buildings, average cost: $146,200
- 2001: 14 buildings, average cost: $190,400
- 2000: 13 buildings, average cost: $92,300
- 1999: 9 buildings, average cost: $190,000
- 1998: 7 buildings, average cost: $102,900
- 1997: 6 buildings, average cost: $91,700
| Here: | 4.7% |
| New York: | 4.4% |
- Health care (28.9%)
- Educational services (10.8%)
- Construction (8.3%)
- Public administration (6.2%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (6.1%)
- Arts, entertainment, recreation (6.0%)
- Accommodation & food services (4.8%)
- Health care (22.8%)
- Construction (13.5%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (8.8%)
- Educational services (6.3%)
- Arts, entertainment, recreation (6.3%)
- Accommodation & food services (6.1%)
- Repair & maintenance (5.6%)
- Health care (34.5%)
- Educational services (14.9%)
- Public administration (8.0%)
- Arts, entertainment, recreation (5.7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (3.6%)
- Social assistance (3.6%)
- Accommodation & food services (3.6%)
- Physicians and surgeons (7.2%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (6.8%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (5.0%)
- Health technologists and technicians (4.6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (4.6%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.6%)
- Registered nurses (3.7%)
- Physicians and surgeons (12.0%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (7.9%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (7.4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6.8%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6.1%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (5.0%)
- Carpenters (4.3%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (8.2%)
- Health technologists and technicians (8.0%)
- Registered nurses (6.7%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (5.7%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5.1%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (4.6%)
- Other teachers, instructors, education, training, and library occupations (3.8%)
Average climate in Middlefield, New York
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Middlefield-area historical tornado activity is near New York state average. It is 65% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 7/10/1989, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 20.0 miles away from the Middlefield town center injured 20 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
On 5/31/1998, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 8.0 miles away from the town center injured 3 people and caused $800,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Middlefield-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above New York state average. It is 67% 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 91.5 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 139.2 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 137.2 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, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 10.8 miles away from Middlefield center
On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi) earthquake occurred 367.8 miles away from Middlefield center
On 1/19/1982 at 00:14:42, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 MD, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 174.6 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 Otsego County (22) is greater than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 13
Emergencies Declared: 7
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 10, Floods: 8, Hurricanes: 3, Snowstorms: 2, Tropical Storms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Power Outage: 1, Tornado: 1, Wind: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 2 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Middlefield:
- SUNY Oneonta (about 19 miles; Oneonta, NY; Full-time enrollment: 6,081)
- SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill (about 19 miles; Cobleskill, NY; FT enrollment: 2,455)
- Herkimer County Community College (about 25 miles; Herkimer, NY; FT enrollment: 2,774)
- SUNY College of Technology at Delhi (about 30 miles; Delhi, NY; FT enrollment: 2,911)
- Mohawk Valley Community College (about 33 miles; Utica, NY; FT enrollment: 5,693)
- Utica College (about 35 miles; Utica, NY; FT enrollment: 2,952)
- Colgate University (about 35 miles; Hamilton, NY; FT enrollment: 3,094)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Middlefield: Kingfisher Tower (A), Wasted Acres (B), Forget-Me-Not Farm (C), Cooperstown Village Sewage Treatment Plant (D), Woodside Hall Assisted Living Center (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Old Middlefield Center Cemetery (1), Middlefield Cemetery (2), Westville Cemetery (3), Lynes Cemetery (4), Lakewood Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lake: Moss Pond (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Shellrock Creek (A), Red Creek (B), Cherry Valley Creek (C), O'Connell Brook (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Birthplace of: Elmina Shepard Taylor - Women's rights activist.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Middlefield and their reported violations in the past:
GATEWAY INN AND SUITES (Population served: 36, Groundwater):Past monitoring violations:
- 3 routine major monitoring violations
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.3 people |
| New York: | 2.6 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 68.2% |
| Whole state: | 63.5% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 6.6% |
| 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: 0.1% of all households
| This town: | 7.0% |
| Whole state: | 14.6% |
| This town: | 2.0% |
| Whole state: | 7.4% |
8 people in group homes intended for adults in 2010
People in group quarters in Middlefield in 2000:
- 193 people in nursing homes
- 50 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 8 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 2 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
For population 15 years and over in Middlefield:
- Never married: 19.3%
- Now married: 61.9%
- Separated: 2.6%
- Widowed: 10.8%
- Divorced: 5.4%
For population 25 years and over in Middlefield:
- High school or higher: 82.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 14.4%
- Unemployed: 4.1%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 19.8 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 14.1 |
| New York average: | 14.2 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Middlefield, NY (based on Otsego County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 11,599 | 6 |
| Mainline Protestant | 9,637 | 69 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 1,829 | 26 |
| Other | 1,094 | 9 |
| Orthodox | 25 | 1 |
| None | 38,075 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 18
| Here: | 2.89 / 10,000 pop. |
| New York: | 4.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 2
| This county: | 0.32 / 10,000 pop. |
| New York: | 0.06 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 6
| Otsego County: | 0.96 / 10,000 pop. |
| New York: | 0.92 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 35
| Otsego County: | 5.62 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 1.68 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 62
| This county: | 9.96 / 10,000 pop. |
| New York: | 8.82 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Here: | 7.7% |
| State: | 8.2% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Otsego County: | 24.6% |
| New York: | 23.8% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 15.6% |
| State: | 15.6% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Middlefield:
- WGY (810 AM; 50 kW; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WPTR (1540 AM; 50 kW; ALBANY, NY; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
- WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WDOS (730 AM; 1 kW; ONEONTA, NY; Owner: ULTIMATE B/CASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
- WIBX (950 AM; 5 kW; UTICA, NY; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF UTICA/ROME, INC.)
- WFAN (660 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WTLB (1310 AM; 5 kW; UTICA, NY; Owner: GALAXY COMMUNICATIONS, L.P.)
- WABC (770 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WABC-AM RADIO, INC.)
- WOR (710 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WTIC (1080 AM; 50 kW; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
- WCBS (880 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Middlefield:
- WJIV (101.9 FM; CHERRY VALLEY, NY; Owner: CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING SYSTEM, LTD.)
- WGKR (105.3 FM; GRAND GORGE, NY; Owner: SOUND OF LIFE, INC.)
- WBUG-FM (101.1 FM; FORT PLAIN, NY; Owner: ROSER COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK, INC.)
- WDHI (100.3 FM; DELHI, NY; Owner: BANJO COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC.)
- WSQC-FM (91.7 FM; ONEONTA, NY; Owner: WSKG PUBLIC TELECOMM. COUNCIL)
- WSRK (103.9 FM; ONEONTA, NY; Owner: ULTIMATE B/CASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WMYY (97.3 FM; SCHOHARIE, NY; Owner: CAPITAL MEDIA CORPORATION)
- WSKU (105.5 FM; LITTLE FALLS, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WRIP (97.9 FM; WINDHAM, NY; Owner: RIP RADIO, LLC)
- WAJZ (96.3 FM; VOORHEESVILLE, NY; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
- WOUR (96.9 FM; UTICA, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WUNY (89.5 FM; UTICA, NY; Owner: PUBLIC BC COUNCIL OF CENTRAL NY, INC)
- WZMR (104.9 FM; ALTAMONT, NY; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
- WBKT (95.3 FM; NORWICH, NY; Owner: BANJO COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC)
- WBGK (99.7 FM; NEWPORT VILLAGE, NY; Owner: ROSER COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK, INC.)
- WYJB (95.5 FM; ALBANY, NY; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
- WZOZ (103.1 FM; ONEONTA, NY; Owner: BANJO COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC)
- WKXZ (93.9 FM; NORWICH, NY; Owner: BANJO COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC)
- WKVU (100.7 FM; UTICA, NY; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
- WQBJ (103.5 FM; COBLESKILL, NY; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF MANSFIELD, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Middlefield:
- WKTV (Channel 2; UTICA, NY; Owner: SMITH TELEVISION OF NEW YORK LICENSE HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WFXV (Channel 33; UTICA, NY; Owner: QUORUM OF UTICA LICENSE, LLC)
- W29BJ (Channel 29; BURLINGTON, NY; Owner: KEVIN O'KANE)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 10Number of bridges
- 66ft / 20.0mTotal length
- $7,782,000Total costs
- 8,553Total average daily traffic
- 496Total average daily truck traffic
- 9,704Total future (year 2037) average daily traffic
- New bridges - historical statistics
- 11900-1909
- 21930-1939
- 11950-1959
- 11960-1969
- 11970-1979
- 11980-1989
- 11990-1999
- 12000-2009
- 12010-2019
FCC Registered Microwave Towers:
3- 40440, Lat: 42.658111 Lon: -74.867917, Type: Building, Structure height: 7 m, Call Sign: WQJU320,
Assigned Frequencies: 3650.00 MHz, Grant Date: 01/06/2009, Expiration Date: 01/06/2019, Cancellation Date: 03/09/2019, Certifier: Joseph M Lalley, Registrant: Clarity Connect, Inc., 200 Pleasant Grove Road, Ithaca, NY 14850, Phone: (607) 227-5500, Email:
- 40513, Lat: 42.685389 Lon: -74.842056, Type: Building, Structure height: 4 m, Call Sign: WQJU320,
Assigned Frequencies: 3650.00 MHz, Grant Date: 01/06/2009, Expiration Date: 01/06/2019, Cancellation Date: 03/09/2019, Certifier: Joseph M Lalley, Registrant: Clarity Connect, Inc., 200 Pleasant Grove Road, Ithaca, NY 14850, Phone: (607) 227-5500, Email:
- STATION, 3/4 Mi S Of County Rte 52 On Cornish Hill (Lat: 42.678944 Lon: -74.899306), Overall height: 57.9 m, Call Sign: WGY661,
Assigned Frequencies: 2196.00 MHz, Grant Date: 02/10/2011, Expiration Date: 04/04/2021, Cancellation Date: 08/28/2012, Registrant: Otsego County Sheriff\'s 911 Communications, 172 County Highway 33w, Cooperstown, NY 13326, Phone: (607) 547-7530, Fax: (607) 547-6413, Email:
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers:
1- Cornish Hill Rd Tn (Lat: 42.678972 Lon: -74.899333), Type: Tower, Overall height: 58 m, Call Sign: WHG591,
Assigned Frequencies: 156.425 MHz, 156.450 MHz, 156.800 MHz, Grant Date: 09/01/2015, Expiration Date: 10/11/2025, Registrant: Creative Electronics, LLC, 828 County Highway 11, Cooperstown, NY 13326, Phone: (607) 643-4080, Fax: (607) 432-7123, Email:
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 64.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 12.3%Electricity
- 11.7%Wood
- 9.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.2%Utility gas
- 0.6%Other fuel
- 59.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 13.2%Electricity
- 12.5%Wood
- 9.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 2.6%Utility gas
- 2.6%Other fuel
Middlefield compared to New York state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age 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.
- Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.