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Taghkanic town, Columbia County, NY

1,283 Population
40 square miles 32.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

55.6 ±3.1 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Columbia County: 49.8 ±0.2
  • about 1.4 times the figure in New York: 39.8 ±0.1
  • about 1.4 times the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$62,562 ±$11,203 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Columbia County: $54,996 ±$2,351
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in New York: $50,712 ±$237
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$86,250 ±$16,089 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in Columbia County: $81,528 ±$5,033
  • about the same as the amount in New York: $85,974 ±$402
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

5.6% ±3.4% (72  ±44) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in Columbia County: 12.1% † 7,247 (±1.5% / ±898)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in New York: 14% 2,711,742 (±0.2% / ±29,111)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

25.3 minutes ±9 (11,045  ±2,451) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Columbia County: 25.7 598,690 (±1.1 / ±33,721)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in New York: 32.6 258,262,370 (±0.1 / ±834,810)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

551 ±79 Number of households
  • Columbia County: 26,627 ±558
  • New York: 7,722,646 ±12,717
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.3 ±0.5 (1,263  ±167) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Columbia County: 2.2 58,870 (±0.1 / ±84)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in New York: 2.5 19,227,424
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

6.2% ±7.1% (11  ±13) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Columbia County: 4.3% † 503 (±1.3% / ±156)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in New York: 4.9% 228,276 (±0.1% / ±4,383)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

811 ±77 Number of housing units
  • Columbia County: 33,393 ±62
  • New York: 8,585,241 ±652
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$442,400 ±$38,953 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Columbia County: $347,100 ±$9,798
  • a little higher than the amount in New York: $423,800 ±$1,627
  • about 1.3 times the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

7.5% ±4.2% (96  ±54.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Columbia County: 8.2% † 4,950 (±1% / ±609.5)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in New York: 9.9% 1,939,072 (±0.1% / ±17,964.9)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

88.5% ±16.7% (942  ±122.4) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Columbia County: 91.9% 43,611 (±2.8% / ±1,355.5)
  • about the same as the rate in New York: 88% 12,332,714 (±0.2% / ±30,517.5)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
44.5% ±5.4% (473  ±86.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Columbia County: 39.4% 18,694 (±1.8% / ±857.5)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in New York: 40.2% 5,638,631 (±0.1% / ±20,283)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

8.7% ±4% (112  ±53) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Columbia County: 7.4% 4,512
  • about two-fifths of the rate in New York: 22.8% 4,526,014
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

4.6% ±2.3% (51  ±26) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Columbia County: 6.2% † 3,191 (±0.7% / ±335)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in New York: 3.7% 581,776 (±0% / ±5,645)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
51 Total veterans ±26 51 Male ±26 N/A Female ±14

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