Piercefield, New York
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Population change since 2000: +1.6%
Males: 150 | (48.4%) |
Females: 160 | (51.6%) |
Median resident age: | 48.4 years |
New York median age: | 40.7 years |
Zip codes: 12986.
Piercefield: | $63,902 |
NY: | $79,557 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $30,559 (it was $16,635 in 2000)
Piercefield town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $99,499 (it was $48,200 in 2000)
Piercefield: | $99,499 |
NY: | $400,400 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $165,040; detached houses: $170,732; townhouses or other attached units: $459,774; in 2-unit structures: $389,853; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $379,409; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $432,214; mobile homes: $74,789; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $95,045
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Piercefield, NY
- 30799.0%White alone
- 20.6%Hispanic
- 10.3%American Indian alone
Races in Piercefield detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: French Canadian (19.3%), French (18.7%), English (17.0%), German (9.8%), Irish (7.9%), Scottish (5.9%).
Current Local Time: EST time zone
Elevation: 1580 feet
Land area: 104.3 square miles.
Population density: 3.0 people per square mile (very low).
Piercefield town: | 1.6% ($759) |
New York: | 1.9% ($2,847) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Utica, NY (85.1 miles , pop. 60,651).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Rochester, NY (168.7 miles , pop. 219,773).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (236.9 miles , pop. 1,332,650).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 44.23 N, Longitude: 74.58 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 518
Here: | 5.2% |
New York: | 4.4% |
- Health care (19.1%)
- Public administration (14.6%)
- Food & beverage stores (8.3%)
- Plastics & rubber products (7.6%)
- Accommodation & food services (6.4%)
- Construction (5.7%)
- Publishing, motion picture & sound recording industries (4.5%)
- Public administration (18.6%)
- Construction (12.9%)
- Health care (11.4%)
- Plastics & rubber products (10.0%)
- Accommodation & food services (8.6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (7.1%)
- Wood products (5.7%)
- Health care (25.3%)
- Food & beverage stores (11.5%)
- Public administration (11.5%)
- Publishing, motion picture & sound recording industries (8.0%)
- Educational services (8.0%)
- Plastics & rubber products (5.7%)
- Accommodation & food services (4.6%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (8.9%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8.9%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (7.0%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (6.4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5.7%)
- Law enforcement workers, including supervisors (4.5%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3.2%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8.6%)
- Carpenters (7.1%)
- Fishing, hunting, and forestry occupations (7.1%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (7.1%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (7.1%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (5.7%)
- Law enforcement workers, including supervisors (5.7%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (10.3%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (10.3%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9.2%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (9.2%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (6.9%)
- Media and communications workers (5.7%)
- Other teachers, instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5.7%)
Average climate in Piercefield, New York
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2019 was 0.688. This is significantly better than average.
City: | 0.688 |
U.S.: | 72.561 |
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2019 was 0.184. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 21.5 miles away from the city center.
City: | 0.184 |
U.S.: | 1.515 |
Earthquake activity:
Piercefield-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above New York state average. It is 70% 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 22.6 miles away from Piercefield center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 ML, Depth: 3.0 mi) earthquake occurred 47.6 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 46.0 miles away from the city center
On 1/19/1982 at 00:14:42, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 MD, 4.5 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 156.8 miles away from Piercefield center
On 10/16/2012 at 23:12:25, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 ML, Depth: 10.0 mi) earthquake occurred 200.2 miles away from the city center
On 4/20/2000 at 08:46:55, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 25.2 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 St. Lawrence County (2) is a lot smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 1
Causes of natural disasters: Flood: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Piercefield:
- ADIRONDACK MEDICAL CENTER MERCY (Nursing Home, about 6 miles away; TUPPER LAKE, NY)
- ADIRONDACK MEDICAL CENTER - DIALYSIS (Dialysis Facility, about 6 miles away; TUPPER LAKE, NY)
- SUNMOUNT DEVELOPMENTAL CENTER (Hospital, about 7 miles away; TUPPER LAKE, NY)
- SUNMOUNT SRU 2 (Hospital, about 7 miles away; TUPPER LAKE, NY)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Piercefield:
- SUNY College at Potsdam (about 36 miles; Potsdam, NY; Full-time enrollment: 4,307)
- Clarkson University (about 37 miles; Potsdam, NY; FT enrollment: 3,472)
- St Lawrence University (about 39 miles; Canton, NY; FT enrollment: 2,501)
- SUNY College of Technology at Canton (about 40 miles; Canton, NY; FT enrollment: 3,411)
- SUNY College at Plattsburgh (about 64 miles; Plattsburgh, NY; FT enrollment: 5,934)
- Jefferson Community College (about 70 miles; Watertown, NY; FT enrollment: 2,886)
- Champlain College (about 70 miles; Burlington, VT; FT enrollment: 2,623)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Piercefield: Mountain Camp (A), Mount Arab Station (B), Childwold Station (C), Camp Massawepie (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Saint Paul Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes and swamps: Pine Pond (A), Round Pond (B), Trout Pond (C), Long Pond (D), Windfall Pond (E), Black Pond (F), Boottree Pond (G), Bridge Brook Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Willis Brook (A), Windfall Brook (B), Bog River (C), Mountain Brook (D), Lily Pad Brook (E), Grindstone Brook (F), Ellis Brook (G), Dead Creek (H), Cold Brook (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Drinking water stations with addresses in Piercefield and their reported violations in the past:
CONIFER WATER DISTRICT (Population served: 80, Groundwater):Past monitoring violations:
- Follow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R - In JAN-01-2006, Contaminant: Lead and Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-16-2009), St Formal NOV issued (JAN-16-2009), St Compliance achieved (JUL-06-2009)
- Follow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R - In JUL-01-1996, Contaminant: Lead and Copper Rule
- One regular monitoring violation
This town: | 2.2 people |
New York: | 2.6 people |
This town: | 62.6% |
Whole state: | 63.5% |
This town: | 10.1% |
Whole state: | 6.8% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
This town: | 8.3% |
Whole state: | 14.6% |
This town: | 7.0% |
Whole state: | 7.4% |
For population 15 years and over in Piercefield:
- Never married: 21.9%
- Now married: 61.7%
- Separated: 3.1%
- Widowed: 9.0%
- Divorced: 4.3%
For population 25 years and over in Piercefield:
- High school or higher: 82.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.6%
- Unemployed: 8.7%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.8 minutes
Here: | 9.5 |
New York average: | 14.2 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Piercefield, NY (based on St. Lawrence County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Catholic | 24,478 | 32 |
Mainline Protestant | 8,075 | 72 |
Evangelical Protestant | 5,364 | 55 |
Other | 2,093 | 11 |
Black Protestant | 179 | 1 |
None | 71,755 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
St. Lawrence County: | 2.55 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 4.13 / 10,000 pop. |
St. Lawrence County: | 0.09 / 10,000 pop. |
New York: | 0.06 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 1.18 / 10,000 pop. |
New York: | 0.92 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 5.01 / 10,000 pop. |
New York: | 1.68 / 10,000 pop. |
St. Lawrence County: | 9.66 / 10,000 pop. |
New York: | 8.82 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 8.5% |
New York: | 8.2% |
St. Lawrence County: | 29.6% |
State: | 23.8% |
St. Lawrence County: | 13.3% |
New York: | 15.6% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Piercefield:
- WICY (1490 AM; 50 kW; MALONE, NY; Owner: CARTIER COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
- WCHP (760 AM; 35 kW; CHAMPLAIN, NY; Owner: CHAMPLAIN RADIO, INC.)
- WIRD (920 AM; 5 kW; LAKE PLACID, NY; Owner: RADIO LAKE PLACID INC)
- 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.)
- WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
- WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WVMT (620 AM; 5 kW; BURLINGTON, VT; Owner: SISON BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WNBZ (1240 AM; 1 kW; SARANAC LAKE, NY; Owner: SARANAC LAKE RADIO, L.L.C.)
- WEAV (960 AM; 5 kW; PLATTSBURGH, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
- WHAM (1180 AM; 50 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Piercefield:
- WRGR (102.3 FM; TUPPER LAKE, NY; Owner: RADIO LAKE PLACID, INC.)
- WXLH (91.3 FM; BLUE MOUNTAIN LAKE, NY; Owner: THE ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY)
- WYUL (94.7 FM; CHATEAUGAY, NY; Owner: CARTIER COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
- WXLG (89.9 FM; NORTH CREEK, NY; Owner: THE ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY)
- WCEL (91.9 FM; PLATTSBURGH, NY; Owner: WAMC)
- WYZY (106.3 FM; SARANAC LAKE, NY; Owner: SARANAC LAKE RADIO, L.L.C.)
- WSLL (90.5 FM; SARANAC LAKE, NY; Owner: THE ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY)
- W250AD (97.9 FM; LONG LAKE, NY; Owner: GOOD NEWS RADIO INC.)
- W219AU (91.7 FM; TUPPER LAKE, NY; Owner: THE ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY)
TV broadcast stations around Piercefield:
- WNPI-TV (Channel 18; NORWOOD, NY; Owner: ST. LAWRENCE VALLEY EDUCATIONAL TV COUNCIL, INC)
- W25AT (Channel 25; TUPPER LAKE, NY; Owner: MOUNTAIN LAKES PUB.TELECOMM.COUNCIL)
Piercefield fatal accident list:
Jul 8, 1998 12:15 AM, Sr-3, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 6, Fatalities: 1
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 3Number of bridges
- 36ft / 11.2mTotal length
- $4,782,000Total costs
- 3,385Total average daily traffic
- 402Total average daily truck traffic
- 3,483Total future (year 2040) average daily traffic
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:
1- Call Sign: KC2BBZ, Grant Date: 03/10/1997, Expiration Date: 03/10/2007, Cancellation Date: 03/11/2009, Registrant: Nathan Tarbox, 4 Park Ave, Piercefield, NY 12973
FAA Registered Aircraft:
1- Aircraft: CESSNA 172M (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 108 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (4 Cycle)
N-Number: 80267, N80267, N-80267, Serial Number: 17266486, Year manufactured: 1975, Airworthiness Date: 01/02/1976, Certificate Issue Date: 04/20/2009
Registrant (Individual): James H Bisson, Po Box 113, Piercefield, NY 12973
- 58.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 24.4%Wood
- 13.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 4.2%Electricity
- 87.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 12.5%Wood
Piercefield compared to New York state average:
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Unemployed percentage 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.
- Number of college students significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.