New York · Census place 78696
Watkins Glen village, NY
Quick answer
Watkins Glen village has 1,712 residents, ranking #692 of 1292 places in New York. Median household income is $46,279, the median home is worth $200,000 and median gross rent runs $793 a month.
- Population
- 1,712Watkins Glen village residents
- Median household income
- $46,279Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $200,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $793Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 50.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 41.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Watkins Glen village
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Watkins Glen village median would spend about 20.6% 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 4.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 11.2% of residents and 41.8% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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