Waterford, New York demographics

Waterford, NY demographics: median age 42.4; 22.5% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Waterford village, New York · Incorporated village · GEOID 3678520. The survey estimates a population of 2,085 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Waterford is 42.4 years, with a 90% margin of error of 5.7 years. There are 1,047 households (±175). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	42.4 ±5.7	39.8 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 2,085
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Under 18	351 ±108	16.8% ±4.5 pp	20.5%	22.0%
18–34	402 ±135	19.3% ±5.8 pp	23.1%	22.8%
35–64	797 ±161	38.2% ±5.0 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	535 ±141	25.7% ±5.5 pp	17.9%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 2,085
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Male	1,176 ±236	56.4% ±7.3 pp	48.8%	49.5%
Female	909 ±158	43.6% ±3.5 pp	51.2%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 2,085
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
White alone	1,804 ±318	86.5% ±7.4 pp	55.2%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	2 ±4 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	14.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.9%
Asian alone	157 ±200 · low precision	7.5% ±9.5 pp · low precision	9.1%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.7 pp · low precision	10.4%	7.1%
Two or more races	122 ±76 · low precision	5.9% ±3.5 pp · low precision	10.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 2,085
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	2,051 ±312	98.4% ±21.3 pp	80.2%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	34 ±39 · low precision	1.6% ±1.9 pp · low precision	19.8%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 1,047
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Married-couple family	306 ±92	29.2% ±7.3 pp	42.5%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	102 ±64 · low precision	9.7% ±5.9 pp · low precision	5.2%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	37 ±27 · low precision	3.5% ±2.5 pp · low precision	13.7%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	477 ±158	45.6% ±13.0 pp	31.1%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	125 ±68 · low precision	11.9% ±6.2 pp · low precision	7.6%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 1,047
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Households with people under 18	218 ±76	20.8% ±6.4 pp	27.3%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	829 ±175	79.2% ±10.2 pp	72.7%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 1,047
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	477 ±158	45.6% ±13.0 pp	31.1%	28.7%
Two-person households	353 ±111	33.7% ±9.0 pp	31.5%	33.8%
Three-person households	72 ±40 · low precision	6.9% ±3.7 pp · low precision	15.5%	15.3%
Four-person households	113 ±51	10.8% ±4.5 pp	12.4%	12.6%
Five-person households	20 ±30 · low precision	1.9% ±2.9 pp · low precision	5.6%	5.9%
Six-person households	7 ±18 · low precision	0.7% ±1.7 pp · low precision	2.2%	2.2%
Seven or more people	5 ±16 · low precision	0.5% ±1.5 pp · low precision	1.7%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 2,085
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Native	2,012 ±306	96.5% ±20.9 pp	77.2%	85.9%
Foreign born	73 ±67 · low precision	3.5% ±3.2 pp · low precision	22.8%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 2,031
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
English only	1,922 ±282	94.6% ±19.8 pp	69.1%	77.7%
Spanish	11 ±17 · low precision	0.5% ±0.8 pp · low precision	14.8%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	34 ±50 · low precision	1.7% ±2.4 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	8 ±12 · low precision	0.4% ±0.6 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.7 pp · low precision	2.0%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	48 ±65 · low precision	2.4% ±3.2 pp · low precision	4.0%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.7 pp · low precision	3.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	8 ±13 · low precision	0.4% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.7 pp · low precision	1.3%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 1,591
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	75 ±69 · low precision	4.7% ±4.2 pp · low precision	12.0%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	637 ±171	40.0% ±8.7 pp	24.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	191 ±78	12.0% ±4.6 pp	14.6%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	330 ±117	20.7% ±6.6 pp	8.8%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	211 ±81	13.3% ±4.7 pp	22.4%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	147 ±86 · low precision	9.2% ±5.2 pp · low precision	17.9%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 2,077
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Same house	1,804 ±288	86.9% ±3.9 pp	90.1%	87.7%
Moved within same county	101 ±103 · low precision	4.9% ±4.9 pp · low precision	5.1%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	172 ±111 · low precision	8.3% ±5.2 pp · low precision	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.7 pp · low precision	1.5%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

3.5% of Waterford residents (±3.3 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 5.1% in New York and 8.4% nationally. 92.3% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Waterford	New York	U.S.	Compared with New York
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	3.5% ±3.3 pp · low precision	5.1%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	92.3% ±2.1 pp	90.8%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	8.1% ±4.0 pp	3.7%	6.2%	Higher

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Waterford . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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