Forestport's Livability
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About Forestport, NY
Forestport, NY is located in Oneida County in the state of New York.
The total City Population for Forestport is about 1,541 with about 8 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $148,188, which is roughly 45% lower than the Average Home Value of $267,700 for the state of New York, and roughly 21% lower than the National Average of $188,692.
The Median Income Per Household is about $53,438, which is roughly 22% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $68,931 for the state of New York, and roughly 7% lower higher than the National Average of $57,518.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.31Male Population Estimate: 51.3%
Female Population Estimate: 48.7%
Median Age: 52.8
Male Median Age: 49.0
Female Median Age: 46.2
Racial Demographic Estimates
Hispanic:0.6%
Indian:0.6%
Black:0.5%
Other:0.2%
Asian:0.1%
Hawaiian:0%
Voting
![Chuck Schumer](/assets/images/politicians/senators/chuck_schumer.jpg)
![Kirsten Gillibrand](/assets/images/politicians/senators/kirsten_gillibrand.jpg)
![Kathy Hochul](/assets/images/politicians/governors/kathy_hochul.jpg)
Voting Results by Party
Democratic: 40.87%
Other: 1.35%
Libertarian: 1.16%
Green: 0.38%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Forestport specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Oneida County: About 3.45737 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Oneida County: About 283.323 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Oneida County is about 12% lower than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 2% lower than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
The Unemployment Rate for Forestport is about 0.6%.
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.
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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): 13301, 13338, 13494 (3 Total Zip Codes)Latitude: 43.495500
Longitude: -75.154900
TimeZone: Eastern (GMT -05:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: Northeast
Average Elevation: 1669.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 315