West Sand Lake, NY Demographic Data
West Sand Lake, NY Summary
West Sand Lake is located in Rensselaer County in New York
- Population: 2,714
- Area: 4.79 sq. miles
- Land Area: 4.70 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.09 sq. miles
- Population Density: 566.36 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 555.45 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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West Sand Lake, NY Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
1,407
49%
50.8
Male
1,465
51%
49.2
Total Population
2,872
323,128,000
West Sand Lake, NY Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
248
8.6%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
147
5.1%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
186
6.5%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
125
4.4%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
232
8.1%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
286
10.0%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
497
17.3%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
493
17.2%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
225
7.8%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
119
4.1%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
244
8.5%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
59
2.1%
4.4
85 Years and Over
11
0.4%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
2,182
76.0%
77.2
Female
1,015
46.5%
51.3
Male
1,167
53.5%
48.7
21 Years and over
2,069
72.0%
73.1
62 Years and over
372
13.0%
18.8
65 Years and over
314
10.9%
15.2
Female
197
62.7%
55.8
Male
117
37.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
41
0.0%
0.0
West Sand Lake, NY Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
2,839
98.9%
96.8
White
2,741
95.4%
72.6
Black or African American
64
2.2%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
2
0.1%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
32
1.1%
5.1
Two or More Races
33
1.1%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
28
1.0%
17.8
Mexican
0
0.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
28
1.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
2,844
99.0%
82.2
West Sand Lake, NY Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
53
2.7%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
105
5.4%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
415
21.5%
27.2
Some college, no degree
377
19.5%
20.6
Associate's Degree
300
15.5%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
392
20.3%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
292
15.1%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
158
8.1%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
1,776
91.9%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
684
35.4%
31.2
West Sand Lake, NY Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
625
27.3%
33.7%
Now Married
1,387
60.5%
47.5
Divorced
157
6.9%
11.0%
Separated
4
0.2%
2.0
Widowed
118
5.2
5.8%
West Sand Lake, NY Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
2,499
95.2%
78.4%
Languages other than english
125
4.8%
21.6%
Spanish
35
1.3%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
90
3.4%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
West Sand Lake, NY Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
0
0.0%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
46
4.8%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
17
1.8%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
119
12.3%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
69
7.1%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
125
12.9%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
207
21.4%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
222
23.0%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
115
11.9%
5.8
$200,000 or more
47
4.9%
6.4
Median household income
86,174
57,617
Per capita income
34,520
31,128
West Sand Lake, NY Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
13
0.8%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
93
5.8%
9.8
Construction
88
5.5%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
297
18.5%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
144
9.0%
6.6
Information
0
0.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
59
3.7%
10.1
Other services except public administration
94
5.9%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
121
7.6%
11.4
Public administration
193
12.0%
4.6
Retail trade
319
19.9%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
148
9.2%
5.2
Wholesale trade
33
2.1%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
237
14.8%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
521
32.5%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
231
14.4%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
415
25.9%
23.3%
Service occupations
198
12.4%
18.1%
West Sand Lake, NY Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
1,507
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
1,245
82.6%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
214
14.2%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
14
0.9%
5.1
Walked
14
0.9%
2.7
Other means
7
0.5%
1.8
Worked at home
13
0.9%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
24.1
26.6
West Sand Lake, NY Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
7
0.7%
8.7
1 vehicles
148
15.3%
33.2
2 vehicles
504
52.1%
37.1
3 or more
308
31.9%
21.0
West Sand Lake, NY Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
967
90.6%
87.6
Owner Occupied
864
89.3%
63.1
Renter Occupied
103
10.7%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
100
9.4%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
6
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
3.0
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.9
0.0%
2.5
West Sand Lake, NY Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,067
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
2
0.2%
2.7
3 rooms
0
0.0%
9.1
4 rooms
89
8.3%
16.5
5 rooms
79
7.4%
19.8
6 rooms
239
22.4%
17.8
7 rooms
180
16.9%
12.0
8 rooms
265
24.8%
8.6
9 rooms or more
213
20.0%
11.1
Median Rooms
7
0.0
West Sand Lake, NY Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,067
1-unit, detached
915
85.8%
61.5
1-unit, attached
5
0.5%
5.9
2-units
40
3.7%
3.6
3 or 4 units
19
1.8%
4.4
5 to 9 units
32
3.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
48
4.5%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
8
0.7%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
West Sand Lake, NY Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
206
19.3%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
80
7.5%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
221
20.7%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
128
12.0%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
97
9.1%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
64
6.0%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
76
7.1%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
195
18.3%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
West Sand Lake, NY Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
216
22.3%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
133
13.8%
4.7
Electricity
112
11.6%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
384
39.7%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
75
7.8%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
47
4.9%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
West Sand Lake, NY Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
669
47295100.0
Less than $500
0
0.0%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
45
6.7%
7.0%
$500 to $999
66
9.9%
20.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
86
12.9%
20.1%
$3,000 or more
95
14.2%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
125
18.7%
11.8%
$1,000 to $1,499
252
37.7%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
324
48.4%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
78
11.7%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
11
1.6%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
126
18.8%
7.0%
35.0% or more
130
19.4%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
West Sand Lake, NY Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
103
41,631,300
Less than $500
0
0.0%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
0
0.0%
28.3%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$500 to $999
103
100.0%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
0
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
775
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
16
15.5%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
0
0.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
0
0.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
22
21.4%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
48
46.6%
9.0%
35.0% or more
17
16.5%
40.7%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
West Sand Lake, NY Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
864
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
0
0.0%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
20
2.3%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
119
13.8%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
251
29.1%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
292
33.8%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
157
18.2%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
25
2.9%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
214,300
205,000