Balmville, NY

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Balmville, New York

Balmville, New York, in Orange county, is 30 miles W of Danbury, Connecticut (center to center) and 55 miles N of New York, New York. As of the year 2000 census, 3,339 people lived in Balmville.

The People and Families of Balmville

In Balmville, about 60% of adults are married. Balmville is one of those places you go to when you're already married, not to find someone. It seems that everyone in town is married (though of course they're not).

Approximately 20% of Balmville is non-white. A diverse population is one of the features of the town.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Balmville had a median family income of $72,925. Balmville doesn't have a large share of its people below the poverty line. Significantly, more adults in the town have earned college degrees than have people in most other towns in New York.

Balmville Housing

An estimated 84% of living spaces in Balmville are occupied by their owners, not by renters.

Commuting

In Balmville, 96% of commuters drive to work.

High Points

Balmville strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in New York):

Category	Trophy
Low Rate of Poverty (vs. Peers)	Top 4%
Median Family Income (vs. Peers)	Top 5%
Public Transportation Use (vs. Peers)	Top 5%
Racial Diversity (vs. Peers)	Top 5%
Well-Paid Single Women (vs. Peers)	Top 5%
Well-Paid Single Men (vs. Peers)	Top 6%
People in Middle Class or Better (vs. Peers)	Top 6%
College Educated Adults (vs. Peers)	Top 11%

Comparative Profile of Balmville, NY

Comparing Balmville to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in New York (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Well-Paid Single Women
Racial Diversity
Well-Paid Single Men
Age of the Population
Female Share of the Population
Senior Citizens
Children Under 5 Years Old
Male Share of the Population

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Portion of People Married
Average Household Size

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
People Above Poverty
Median Family Income
People in Middle Class or Better
College Educated Adults

Commute & Sprawl

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Public Transportation Use
Working at Home
Short Commute Times

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals
Housing Recently Built
Seasonal and Vacation Housing
People Living Alone
Affordability of Rents
Affordability of Property Taxes

Category	Value
Near Medium City	30 miles W of Danbury, Connecticut (center to center)
Nearest Large City	55 miles N of New York, New York
County	Orange
Standard Zip Codes	12550
Phone Area Codes	845
Time Zone	Eastern (-5 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	41.535
Longitude	-74.014

Station	GLENHAM
Distance	4.4 miles
Jan Temp	17 to 36 F
Apr Temp	39 to 60 F
Jul Temp	64 to 85 F
Oct Temp	42 to 64 F
Annual Precip	45.7 inches

Station	WALDEN 1 ESE
Distance	7.9 miles
Jan Temp	13 to 34 F
Apr Temp	36 to 58 F
Jul Temp	59 to 83 F
Oct Temp	37 to 62 F
Annual Precip	44.5 inches

Station	STORMVILLE
Distance	14.6 miles
Jan Temp	16 to 33 F
Apr Temp	37 to 60 F
Jul Temp	62 to 82 F
Oct Temp	42 to 62 F
Annual Precip	49.9 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	3,339	100%
Male	1,596	47.8%
Female	1,743	52.2%
Under 18	769	23%
18+	2,570	77%
65+	544	16.3%
Median Age	40.4
Average Family Size	3.06
White	2,660	79.7%
African-American	316	9.5%
Asian	102	3.1%
American Indian & Alaskan	1	0%
Other	163	4.9%
Mixed Race	93	2.8%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	335	10%

Ancestry	Percent
Italian	24.6%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	22.3%
Irish	15.7%
German	6.6%
Polish	4.7%
Scotch-Irish	3.6%
Dutch	3%
Scottish	2.3%
US/American	2.2%
English	2.1%
Swedish	2.1%
Greek	1.8%
French (except Basque)	1.6%
Hungarian	1.3%
Portuguese	1.2%
Russian	1%
Lithuanian	0.7%
African	0.5%
Ukrainian	0.5%
Norwegian	0.4%
French Canadian	0.4%
Eastern European	0.3%
Danish	0.3%
Romanian	0.2%
British	0.2%
Austrian	0.2%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Balmville	3,339	$72,925
Beacon	13,808	$53,811
Fishkill	1,735	$59,737
Marlboro	2,339	$52,688
New Windsor	9,077	$62,439
Newburgh	28,259	$32,519
Vails Gate	3,319	$44,485

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