Blodgett Mills, New York Population and Demographics

Published: October 1, 2020 6:48 pm

Population, Race and Ethnicity

Blodgett Mills is a Census-designated place in Cortland County, New York, with a population of 236. According to the most recent estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau, 92.40% of residents identify as white, 0.00% as Black or African American, 0.00% as American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.00% as Asian, 0.00% as Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, 7.60% as Hispanic or Latino, and 0.00% as some other race or combination of races.

Nationally, some 61.1% of Americans identify as white, 12.3% as Black or African American, 0.7% as American Indian or Alaska Native, 5.4% as Asian, 0.2% as Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, 17.8% as Hispanic or Latino, and 2.6% as some other race or combination of races.

Ancestry

Census respondents are also asked to report ancestry. Some of the most commonly reported ancestries in Blodgett Mills include Irish, American, Italian, English, and German. Measured by location quotient — comparing the Census-designated place share to the national share — some of the most highly concentrated ancestries in Census-designated place are Czechoslovakian, Polish, and Irish.

Age

The population of Blodgett Mills is older than the United States as a whole. The median age is 55 years, 17.1 years more than the national median age of 37.9 years. An estimated 8.50% of the population is 65 years and over, compared to 15.2% of the U.S. population.

Family and household composition

Family and household composition also varies heavily across the United States. In Blodgett Mills, 45.50% of households are occupied by married-couple families, compared to the 48.3% national figure. Some 9.10% of households are occupied by single male householders, 16.40% by single female householders, and 29.10% by non-family occupants. Nationwide, 4.9% of households are occupied by single male householders, 12.6% by single female householders, and 34.3% by non-family occupants. An estimated 100.00% of heads of household own their homes, compared to the national homeownership rate of 63.8%.

Language spoken

English is by far the most commonly spoken language in New York and across the U.S. as a whole. Similarly, in Blodgett Mills, 90.3% of local residents aged 5 and up speak English exclusively, or, if they are multilingual, speak English very well. For context, 86.6% of the 5 and older population across New York only speaks English, or speak it very well, and 91.5% of the same age group nationwide do.

Marital status

Residents of Blodgett Mills are less likely than the typical American to be married. Of all local residents aged 15 and older, 44.1% are currently married, compared to 48.1% of Americans nationwide in the same age group. Across New York as a whole, 45% of residents 15 and older are married.

Divorce is more common in Blodgett Mills than it is across the U.S. as a whole. According to Census estimates, 15.3% of residents 15 and older are divorced — compared to 10.8% of the U.S. population in the same age group. In New York, 8.7% of the 15 and older population is divorced.

An estimated 29.7% of Blodgett Mills residents 15 and older have never married, compared to one-third of all Americans in the same age group.

Veterans

In Blodgett Mills, 3.1% of the 18 and older civilian population are veterans — compared to 7.5% of adult civilians nationwide and 4.7% of the civilian population in all of New York.

Educational attainment

In Blodgett Mills, adults are less likely to have a high school education than the typical American adult, but are more likely to have a four-year college education. Among Blodgett Mills residents 25 and older, 80.70% have a high school diploma or equivalent, and 41.50% have a bachelor's degree or higher, compared to 87.7% and 31.5% of adults nationwide, respectively. Across New York, 86.5% of adults have graduated high school, and 35.9 have a bachelor’s degree.

Income

The typical household in Blodgett Mills earns $76,250 a year, about $16,000 more than the national median of $60,293 and $10,900 more than the median household income across the state of $65,323.

Poverty

Serious financial hardship is less common in Blodgett Mills than it is nationwide. The local poverty rate stands at 0.00%, while the national poverty rate is 14.1%. Across the state as a whole, 14.6% of the population lives below the poverty line.

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