W Sand Lake's Livability
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Amenities
About W Sand Lake, NY
W Sand Lake, NY is located in Rensselaer County in the state of New York.
The total City Population for W Sand Lake is about 3,031 with about 343 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $222,600, which is roughly 25% lower than the Average Home Value of $296,520 for the state of New York, and roughly 2% higher than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $91,890, which is roughly 15% higher than the Average Median Income Per Household of $77,890 for the state of New York, and roughly 29% higher higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.57Male Population Estimate: 49%
Female Population Estimate: 51%
Median Age: 42.5
Male Median Age: 42.0
Female Median Age: 43.2
Racial Demographic Estimates
Hispanic:1.78%
Asian:1.19%
Black:0.92%
Indian:0.69%
Other:0.3%
Hawaiian:0.07%
Voting
Voting Results by Party
Republican: 45.65%
Other: 1.38%
Libertarian: 1.27%
Green: 0.47%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of W Sand Lake specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Rensselaer County: About 2.86249 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Rensselaer County: About 304.986 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Rensselaer County is about 28% lower than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 6% higher than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
The Unemployment Rate for W Sand Lake is about 2.7%.
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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- Ny Assembly, NY ( 6.99 mi. )
- Ny Civil Serv Dept, NY ( 6.99 mi. )
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- Ny Dept Commerce, NY ( 6.99 mi. )
- Ny Dept Of Motor Vehicles, NY ( 6.99 mi. )
- Ny Dept Trans, NY ( 6.99 mi. )
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- Ny Labor Div Empl, NY ( 6.99 mi. )
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- NY Park And Rec Dept, NY ( 6.99 mi. )
- Ny Secretary Of State, NY ( 6.99 mi. )
- Ny Soc Serv Dept, NY ( 6.99 mi. )
- NY Standards And Purc, NY ( 6.99 mi. )
- Ny State Campus, NY ( 6.99 mi. )
- Ny State Dept Financial Svc, NY ( 6.99 mi. )
- Ny Tele Co, NY ( 6.99 mi. )
- Ny Workman Comp, NY ( 6.99 mi. )
- NYS Dept Of Tax & Finance, NY ( 6.99 mi. )
- NYS Tax Processing Ctr, NY ( 6.99 mi. )
- S U N Y, NY ( 6.99 mi. )
- S U N Y 99 Wash, NY ( 6.99 mi. )
- State Office Bldg, NY ( 6.99 mi. )
Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 12196Latitude: 42.631234
Longitude: -73.622124
TimeZone: Eastern (GMT -05:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: Northeast
Average Elevation: 509.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 518