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Scotchtown, NY population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Scotchtown, New York (Scotchtown, NY — Census place “Scotchtown CDP”) is 10,544 residents, ranking #188 of 1292 places in New York. Median household income is $92,889, the median home is worth $317,400 and median gross rent runs $1,655 a month. Looking for the Scotchtown New York ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Scotchtown, NY: 10941.
- Population
- 10,544Scotchtown CDP residents
- Median household income
- $92,889Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $317,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,655Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 36.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 48.1%Owner-occupied households
Scotchtown ZIP codes (New York)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Scotchtown.
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What the numbers mean in Scotchtown CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Scotchtown CDP median would spend about 21.4% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 10.6% of residents and 48.1% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Scotchtown CDP, NY in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Scotchtown CDP is a mid-size town in New York, with 10,544 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #188 of 1,292 ranked by population — larger than 85% of them. The median age here is 36.5 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in Scotchtown CDP earn a median of $92,889 a year, 18.3% above the national figure of $78,538 and within a couple of points of the $91,806 median for the 847 New York cities we cover. Median household income counts every pre-tax dollar arriving at an address — wages, self-employment, Social Security, pensions, interest and public assistance — for everyone living there, so multi-earner households pull the figure up even where individual pay is modest. Poverty reaches 10.6% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Scotchtown CDP is valued at $317,400, 4.6% above the national figure and within a couple of points of the $315,800 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,655 a month, 17.7% above the national figure, or roughly $19,860 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 21.4% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.4×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 48.1% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Scotchtown CDP?
- Scotchtown CDP has 10,544 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #188 of 1,292 in New York.
- What is the median household income in Scotchtown CDP?
- Median household income in Scotchtown CDP is $92,889 a year, 18.3% above the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Scotchtown CDP?
- Median gross rent is $1,655 a month and the median home value is $317,400, so rent absorbs about 21.4% of median household income.
- Is Scotchtown CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 3.4× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Scotchtown CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 21.4% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Scotchtown CDP data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.