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Demographics

People

Total Population	2,016
Male Share of the Population	48.1%
Female Share of the Population	51.9%
Senior Citizens	18.6%
Employed Population 16+	899
Age of the Population	40

Families

% of people married	40.3%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	15.7%
Median Earnings25+	$34,231
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$22,969
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$29,844

Wealth

Median Family Income	$68,000
% Above Poverty Level	83.3%
% Below Poverty Level	16.7%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	19 minutes
% Working from Home	8.6%
% Walking and Biking to Work	9.3%
% Using Public Transportation	0.2%

Housing

People Living Alone	40.8%
Median Gross Rent	$699
Median House Value	$126,200

Ancestry

Irish	18.5%
German	18.1%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	17.3%
Italian	15.9%
English	13.7%
French Except Basque	3.5%
Polish	3.1%
Dutch	2.8%
Austrian	1.2%
Scottish	1.1%
Swedish	0.9%
Slovak	0.6%
Welsh	0.5%
Danishn	0.3%
Ukrainian	0.2%
Norwegian	0.2%
Canadian	0.2%
Syrian	0.1%
Swiss	0.1%
Arab	0.1%
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Watkins Glen Almanac

Category	Value
County	Schuyler County
Standard Zip Codes	14891
Phone Area Codes	607
Time Zone	America/New_York
Approximate Latitude	42.38
Approximate Longitude	-76.87

Watkins Glen Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	ELMIRA
Distance	19.8 miles
Jan Temp	15 to 33 F
Apr Temp	34 to 57 F
Jul Temp	58 to 82 F
Oct Temp	38 to 61 F
Annual Precip	34.9 inches

Station	PENN YAN
Distance	21.7 miles
Jan Temp	14 to 32 F
Apr Temp	34 to 56 F
Jul Temp	60 to 82 F
Oct Temp	39 to 60 F
Annual Precip	32.4 inches

Station	ITHACA CORNELL UNIV
Distance	22.2 miles
Jan Temp	14 to 31 F
Apr Temp	33 to 55 F
Jul Temp	57 to 80 F
Oct Temp	37 to 59 F
Annual Precip	36.7 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Burdett	437	$66,875
Dundee	1,624	$58,214
Millport	443	$39,583
Montour Falls	1,774	$66,375
Odessa	504	$56,250

Watkins Glen Public Libraries

Watkins Glen Cen Sch Dis Free Pub Lib
610 SOUTH DECATUR STREET
Watkins Glen, New York
(607) 535-2346

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Watkins Glen Public Schools

Watkins Glen Central High School
301 12th St
ZIP: 14891
(607) 535-3210
High
Total Enrollment 541

Watkins Glen Elementary School
612 S Decatur St
ZIP: 14891
(607) 535-3250
Primary
Total Enrollment 578

Watkins Glen Middle School
200 10th St
ZIP: 14891
(607) 535-3230

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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