Colchester's Livability
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Amenities
About Colchester, NY
Colchester, NY is located in Delaware County in the state of New York.
The total City Population for Colchester is about 1,900 with about 5 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $141,727, which is roughly 52% lower than the Average Home Value of $296,520 for the state of New York, and roughly 35% lower than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $60,833, which is roughly 22% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $77,890 for the state of New York, and roughly 6% lower higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.32Male Population Estimate: 52.7%
Female Population Estimate: 47.3%
Median Age: 47.5
Male Median Age: 43.6
Female Median Age: 44.7
Racial Demographic Estimates
Black:4.6%
Hispanic:3.9%
Asian:0.8%
Other:0.4%
Indian:0.3%
Hawaiian:0%
Voting
Voting Results by Party
Democratic: 39.62%
Libertarian: 1.16%
Other: 0.85%
Green: 0.35%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Colchester specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Delaware County: About 0 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 0)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Delaware County: About 193.059 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Delaware County is about 100% lower than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 33% lower than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
The Unemployment Rate for Colchester is about 6.1%.
New York is ranked #2 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 85.46 out of 100.
Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 69.89The average living wage for the state of New York is $35.98/hr, while the states minimum wage is $12.50/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives New York a minimum wage score of 66.97 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $8.35/hr, which gives New York a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 57.2 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for New York is $250.00, resulting in a UI benefit score of 50.49 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43✓ New York does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ New York does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
✓ New York does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
✓ New York does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
✓ New York does provide some form of paid family leave.
✓ New York does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X New York does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
✓ New York does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
✓ New York does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X New York does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ New York does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
✓ New York does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
✓ New York does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70✓ New York does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
✓ New York does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
✓ New York does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
✓ New York does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
✓ New York does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 12776, 13752, 13755, 13782 (4 Total Zip Codes)Latitude: 42.041700
Longitude: -74.958500
TimeZone: Eastern (GMT -05:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: Northeast
Average Elevation: 1619.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 607