Southport, NY

Quickly Find In The Tabs Below:

Overview
» Overview
» High Points
» Comparisons

Almanac
» Zip Codes
» Climate/Weather

People
» Population
» Ancestry

Local
» Map & Nearby

Schools

Overview
Almanac
People
Local
Schools
Comments

Southport, New York

Southport contains a population of approximately 7,396.

The People and Families of Southport

In Southport, about 54% of adults are married.

Southport boasts a large population of senior citizens with a wealth of life experience.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Southport had a median family income of $40,396.

Southport Housing

Southport has, of course, a mix of various types of housing. Recently 74% of the livable housing units were owner-occupied. Housing stock in the town might be described as older since the age of the average home is on the high side. You can't avoid taxes, but at least in Southport the property taxes tend to be lower than most.

Commuting

In Southport, 95% of commuters drive to work. Be careful driving aroung the town -- lots of residents enjoy bicycling and walking there.

High Points

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

Category	Trophy
Affordability of Property Taxes (vs. State)	Top 6%
Short Commute Times (vs. State)	Top 16%

Comparative Profile of Southport, NY

Comparing Southport 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
Age of the Population
Senior Citizens
Female Share of the Population
Well-Paid Single Men
Male Share of the Population
Racial Diversity
Children Under 5 Years Old

Families

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

Wealth

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

Commute & Sprawl

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Walking and Biking to Work
Short Commute Times
Public Transportation Use
Working at Home

Housing

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

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	7,396	100%
Male	3,488	47.2%
Female	3,908	52.8%
Under 18	1,688	22.8%
18+	5,708	77.2%
65+	1,459	19.7%
Median Age	41.5
Average Family Size	2.85
White	7,114	96.2%
African-American	141	1.9%
Asian	22	0.3%
American Indian & Alaskan	16	0.2%
Other	31	0.4%
Mixed Race	68	0.9%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	54	0.7%

Ancestry	Percent
Irish	16.8%
German	15.3%
Italian	13.8%
English	12.9%
US/American	10.7%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	6.5%
Polish	3.9%
French (except Basque)	3.2%
Pennsylvania German	2.7%
Russian	1.8%
European	1.8%
Scotch-Irish	1.5%
Dutch	1.5%
Swedish	1.3%
Ukrainian	1.1%
Scottish	1.1%
French Canadian	0.9%
Finnish	0.6%
British	0.3%
Welsh	0.3%
Syrian	0.2%
Celtic	0.2%
Canadian	0.2%
Czech	0.2%
Hungarian	0.2%
West Indian	0.2%

You are visiting:
All States > New York > Southport

Career and College Resources on CityTownInfo

Real-World Career Reports

Career Stories from workers: daily activities, job tips, best/worst job aspects, training, etc.

Career Videos. Professional videos on 800+ jobs, featuring actual employees.

Daily Career & Education News from our staff. We're an approved Google News provider!

Career Reference and Data

Resource Center. A starting point for all CityTownInfo career and college resources.

Career Overviews of hundreds of careers: descriptions, salaries, forecasts, schools, more.

Top Cities for each career. Lists and maps; salaries by city.

Top Industries. Lists of major hiring industries by career, with salaries.

City Comparisons, showing most common jobs, highest paying, etc.

Original Career Articles and Studies

Best Careers Not Requiring Degrees: Good pay, job growth, low need for degrees.

Helpful Articles, many in "how-to" format; e.g., "How to Become a Chef".

Interactive College Search Tools

College Search Scout™. Search by degree, location, major, athletics, etc.

CollegeMatch™. Find school most similar to one of interest.

College Directories and Lists

These lists link to thousands of detailed school profiles.

Colleges by State. Nearly every college and trade school in the country.

Colleges Listed Alphabetically. About 7,000 colleges & trade schools, including online schools.

Exceptional Schools. Lists of the "best/most/highest/lowest" schools.

Places Similar to Southport

We've crunched the numbers to create PlaceMatch™, which compares thousands of cities and towns to find the places most similar to each.

Find places similar to Southport

Additional Resources

Large City Map

Info for Southport Government Officials

Are you an official in the Southport government or quasi-government agency such as the chamber of commerce, visitors bureau or economic development council? If so, visit our information page for government officials to see how CityTownInfo can support you.

Spread The Word

Webmasters & Bloggers: Please link to this page on Southport. Just copy the HTML below and paste it into your web page or blog.