Middlefield, New York
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Population change since 2000: -6.0%
Males: 1,059 | (50.1%) |
Females: 1,055 | (49.9%) |
Median resident age: | 46.2 years |
New York median age: | 40.7 years |
Zip codes: 13326.
Middlefield: | $76,183 |
NY: | $79,557 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $43,585 (it was $21,076 in 2000)
Middlefield town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $257,083 (it was $110,200 in 2000)
Middlefield: | $257,083 |
NY: | $400,400 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $228,779; detached houses: $247,959; townhouses or other attached units: $313,844; in 2-unit structures: $212,590; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $357,277; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $928,498; mobile homes: $87,717
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Middlefield, NY
- 1,99094.1%White alone
- 542.6%Asian alone
- 271.3%Two or more races
- 281.3%Hispanic
- 130.6%Black alone
- 20.09%American Indian alone
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Ancestries: German (20.8%), Irish (19.7%), English (17.3%), United States (7.4%), Italian (7.4%), Dutch (5.2%).
Current Local Time: EST time zone
Land area: 64.4 square miles.
Population density: 33 people per square mile (very low).
42 residents are foreign born
This town: | 1.9% |
New York: | 20.4% |
Middlefield town: | 1.4% ($1,589) |
New York: | 1.9% ($2,847) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Utica, NY (33.5 miles , pop. 60,651).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Bronx, NY (137.5 miles , pop. 1,332,650).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 42.69 N, Longitude: 74.87 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 607
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2005: 12 buildings, average cost: $140,000
- 2004: 14 buildings, average cost: $140,000
- 2003: 13 buildings, average cost: $150,000
- 2002: 13 buildings, average cost: $146,200
- 2001: 14 buildings, average cost: $190,400
- 2000: 13 buildings, average cost: $92,300
- 1999: 9 buildings, average cost: $190,000
- 1998: 7 buildings, average cost: $102,900
- 1997: 6 buildings, average cost: $91,700
Here: | 4.7% |
New York: | 4.4% |
- Health care (28.9%)
- Educational services (10.8%)
- Construction (8.3%)
- Public administration (6.2%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (6.1%)
- Arts, entertainment, recreation (6.0%)
- Accommodation & food services (4.8%)
- Health care (22.8%)
- Construction (13.5%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (8.8%)
- Educational services (6.3%)
- Arts, entertainment, recreation (6.3%)
- Accommodation & food services (6.1%)
- Repair & maintenance (5.6%)
- Health care (34.5%)
- Educational services (14.9%)
- Public administration (8.0%)
- Arts, entertainment, recreation (5.7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (3.6%)
- Social assistance (3.6%)
- Accommodation & food services (3.6%)
- Physicians and surgeons (7.2%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (6.8%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (5.0%)
- Health technologists and technicians (4.6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (4.6%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.6%)
- Registered nurses (3.7%)
- Physicians and surgeons (12.0%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (7.9%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (7.4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6.8%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6.1%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (5.0%)
- Carpenters (4.3%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (8.2%)
- Health technologists and technicians (8.0%)
- Registered nurses (6.7%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (5.7%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5.1%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (4.6%)
- Other teachers, instructors, education, training, and library occupations (3.8%)
Average climate in Middlefield, New York
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Middlefield-area historical tornado activity is near New York state average. It is 65% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 7/10/1989, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 20.0 miles away from the Middlefield town center injured 20 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
On 5/31/1998, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 8.0 miles away from the town center injured 3 people and caused $800,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Middlefield-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above New York state average. It is 67% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 91.5 miles away from the city center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 ML, Depth: 3.0 mi) earthquake occurred 139.2 miles away from the city center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MB, 4.2 MS, 5.2 MW, 5.0 MW) earthquake occurred 137.2 miles away from the city center
On 6/17/1991 at 08:53:16, a magnitude 4.1 (4.0 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 10.8 miles away from Middlefield center
On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi) earthquake occurred 367.8 miles away from Middlefield center
On 1/19/1982 at 00:14:42, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 MD, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 174.6 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Otsego County (22) is greater than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 13
Emergencies Declared: 7
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 10, Floods: 8, Hurricanes: 3, Snowstorms: 2, Tropical Storms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Power Outage: 1, Tornado: 1, Wind: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 2 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Middlefield:
- SUNY Oneonta (about 19 miles; Oneonta, NY; Full-time enrollment: 6,081)
- SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill (about 19 miles; Cobleskill, NY; FT enrollment: 2,455)
- Herkimer County Community College (about 25 miles; Herkimer, NY; FT enrollment: 2,774)
- SUNY College of Technology at Delhi (about 30 miles; Delhi, NY; FT enrollment: 2,911)
- Mohawk Valley Community College (about 33 miles; Utica, NY; FT enrollment: 5,693)
- Utica College (about 35 miles; Utica, NY; FT enrollment: 2,952)
- Colgate University (about 35 miles; Hamilton, NY; FT enrollment: 3,094)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Middlefield: Kingfisher Tower (A), Wasted Acres (B), Forget-Me-Not Farm (C), Cooperstown Village Sewage Treatment Plant (D), Woodside Hall Assisted Living Center (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Old Middlefield Center Cemetery (1), Middlefield Cemetery (2), Westville Cemetery (3), Lynes Cemetery (4), Lakewood Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lake: Moss Pond (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Shellrock Creek (A), Red Creek (B), Cherry Valley Creek (C), O'Connell Brook (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Birthplace of: Elmina Shepard Taylor - Women's rights activist.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Middlefield and their reported violations in the past:
GATEWAY INN AND SUITES (Population served: 36, Groundwater):Past monitoring violations:
- 3 routine major monitoring violations
This town: | 2.3 people |
New York: | 2.6 people |
This town: | 68.2% |
Whole state: | 63.5% |
This town: | 6.6% |
Whole state: | 6.8% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
This town: | 7.0% |
Whole state: | 14.6% |
This town: | 2.0% |
Whole state: | 7.4% |
8 people in group homes intended for adults in 2010
People in group quarters in Middlefield in 2000:
- 193 people in nursing homes
- 50 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 8 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 2 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
For population 15 years and over in Middlefield:
- Never married: 19.3%
- Now married: 61.9%
- Separated: 2.6%
- Widowed: 10.8%
- Divorced: 5.4%
For population 25 years and over in Middlefield:
- High school or higher: 82.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 14.4%
- Unemployed: 4.1%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 19.8 minutes
Here: | 14.1 |
New York average: | 14.2 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Middlefield, NY (based on Otsego County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Catholic | 11,599 | 6 |
Mainline Protestant | 9,637 | 69 |
Evangelical Protestant | 1,829 | 26 |
Other | 1,094 | 9 |
Orthodox | 25 | 1 |
None | 38,075 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Here: | 2.89 / 10,000 pop. |
New York: | 4.13 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 0.32 / 10,000 pop. |
New York: | 0.06 / 10,000 pop. |
Otsego County: | 0.96 / 10,000 pop. |
New York: | 0.92 / 10,000 pop. |
Otsego County: | 5.62 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 1.68 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 9.96 / 10,000 pop. |
New York: | 8.82 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 7.7% |
State: | 8.2% |
Otsego County: | 24.6% |
New York: | 23.8% |
Here: | 15.6% |
State: | 15.6% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Middlefield:
- WGY (810 AM; 50 kW; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WPTR (1540 AM; 50 kW; ALBANY, NY; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
- WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WDOS (730 AM; 1 kW; ONEONTA, NY; Owner: ULTIMATE B/CASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
- WIBX (950 AM; 5 kW; UTICA, NY; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF UTICA/ROME, INC.)
- WFAN (660 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WTLB (1310 AM; 5 kW; UTICA, NY; Owner: GALAXY COMMUNICATIONS, L.P.)
- WABC (770 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WABC-AM RADIO, INC.)
- WOR (710 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WTIC (1080 AM; 50 kW; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
- WCBS (880 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Middlefield:
- WJIV (101.9 FM; CHERRY VALLEY, NY; Owner: CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING SYSTEM, LTD.)
- WGKR (105.3 FM; GRAND GORGE, NY; Owner: SOUND OF LIFE, INC.)
- WBUG-FM (101.1 FM; FORT PLAIN, NY; Owner: ROSER COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK, INC.)
- WDHI (100.3 FM; DELHI, NY; Owner: BANJO COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC.)
- WSQC-FM (91.7 FM; ONEONTA, NY; Owner: WSKG PUBLIC TELECOMM. COUNCIL)
- WSRK (103.9 FM; ONEONTA, NY; Owner: ULTIMATE B/CASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WMYY (97.3 FM; SCHOHARIE, NY; Owner: CAPITAL MEDIA CORPORATION)
- WSKU (105.5 FM; LITTLE FALLS, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WRIP (97.9 FM; WINDHAM, NY; Owner: RIP RADIO, LLC)
- WAJZ (96.3 FM; VOORHEESVILLE, NY; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
- WOUR (96.9 FM; UTICA, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WUNY (89.5 FM; UTICA, NY; Owner: PUBLIC BC COUNCIL OF CENTRAL NY, INC)
- WZMR (104.9 FM; ALTAMONT, NY; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
- WBKT (95.3 FM; NORWICH, NY; Owner: BANJO COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC)
- WBGK (99.7 FM; NEWPORT VILLAGE, NY; Owner: ROSER COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK, INC.)
- WYJB (95.5 FM; ALBANY, NY; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
- WZOZ (103.1 FM; ONEONTA, NY; Owner: BANJO COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC)
- WKXZ (93.9 FM; NORWICH, NY; Owner: BANJO COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC)
- WKVU (100.7 FM; UTICA, NY; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
- WQBJ (103.5 FM; COBLESKILL, NY; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF MANSFIELD, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Middlefield:
- WKTV (Channel 2; UTICA, NY; Owner: SMITH TELEVISION OF NEW YORK LICENSE HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WFXV (Channel 33; UTICA, NY; Owner: QUORUM OF UTICA LICENSE, LLC)
- W29BJ (Channel 29; BURLINGTON, NY; Owner: KEVIN O'KANE)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 10Number of bridges
- 66ft / 20.0mTotal length
- $7,782,000Total costs
- 8,553Total average daily traffic
- 496Total average daily truck traffic
- 9,704Total future (year 2037) average daily traffic
- New bridges - historical statistics
- 11900-1909
- 21930-1939
- 11950-1959
- 11960-1969
- 11970-1979
- 11980-1989
- 11990-1999
- 12000-2009
- 12010-2019
FCC Registered Microwave Towers:
3- 40440, Lat: 42.658111 Lon: -74.867917, Type: Building, Structure height: 7 m, Call Sign: WQJU320,
Assigned Frequencies: 3650.00 MHz, Grant Date: 01/06/2009, Expiration Date: 01/06/2019, Cancellation Date: 03/09/2019, Certifier: Joseph M Lalley, Registrant: Clarity Connect, Inc., 200 Pleasant Grove Road, Ithaca, NY 14850, Phone: (607) 227-5500, Email:
- 40513, Lat: 42.685389 Lon: -74.842056, Type: Building, Structure height: 4 m, Call Sign: WQJU320,
Assigned Frequencies: 3650.00 MHz, Grant Date: 01/06/2009, Expiration Date: 01/06/2019, Cancellation Date: 03/09/2019, Certifier: Joseph M Lalley, Registrant: Clarity Connect, Inc., 200 Pleasant Grove Road, Ithaca, NY 14850, Phone: (607) 227-5500, Email:
- STATION, 3/4 Mi S Of County Rte 52 On Cornish Hill (Lat: 42.678944 Lon: -74.899306), Overall height: 57.9 m, Call Sign: WGY661,
Assigned Frequencies: 2196.00 MHz, Grant Date: 02/10/2011, Expiration Date: 04/04/2021, Cancellation Date: 08/28/2012, Registrant: Otsego County Sheriff\'s 911 Communications, 172 County Highway 33w, Cooperstown, NY 13326, Phone: (607) 547-7530, Fax: (607) 547-6413, Email:
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers:
1- Cornish Hill Rd Tn (Lat: 42.678972 Lon: -74.899333), Type: Tower, Overall height: 58 m, Call Sign: WHG591,
Assigned Frequencies: 156.425 MHz, 156.450 MHz, 156.800 MHz, Grant Date: 09/01/2015, Expiration Date: 10/11/2025, Registrant: Creative Electronics, LLC, 828 County Highway 11, Cooperstown, NY 13326, Phone: (607) 643-4080, Fax: (607) 432-7123, Email:
- 64.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 12.3%Electricity
- 11.7%Wood
- 9.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.2%Utility gas
- 0.6%Other fuel
- 59.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 13.2%Electricity
- 12.5%Wood
- 9.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 2.6%Utility gas
- 2.6%Other fuel
Middlefield compared to New York state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.