Gazetteer
Independence Town, Allegany County

U.S. Census

1970	1980	1990	2000	2010	2020	Change
1,031	1,138	1,026	1,062	1,167	1,085	+5%	Total population
95	90	76	56	70	68	−28%	0-4
232	205	173	177	189	176	−24%	5-14
156	207	120	162	146	151	−3%	15-24
125	176	138	103	142	88	−30%	25-34
96	123	159	147	137	142	+48%	35-44
92	90	112	179	164	132	+43%	45-54
108	113	91	88	154	128	+19%	55-64
99	73	97	74	92	115	+16%	65-74
28	61	60	76	73	83	+196%	75-99
339	421	427	452	457	423	+25%	Employed
74	60	55	43	52	88	+19%	Self employed
15	46	28	40	14	24	+60%	Unemployed
288	348	308	317	381	225	−22%	Not in labor force
96				166	115	+20%	Not in labor force, age 65+
32	47	44	71	98	51	+59%	College educated
27.8	29.3	35.4	37.9	37.7	39.4	+11.6	Median Age
$2,315	$4,812	$9,362	$13,109	$19,077	$33,716		Per capita income
$15,799	$15,956	$18,957	$20,034	$21,712	$30,937	+96%	Per capita inc., CPI-U adj.
$6,260	$12,452	$21,711	$33,438	$45,650	$64,688		Median household income
$42,722	$41,289	$43,962	$51,102	$51,955	$59,355	+39%	Median house. inc., CPI-U adj.
4.8%	16.2%	13.7%	13.3%	16.9%	5.9%	+1.0	Percent poverty
			487	525	509		Housing total

Density is 31.5 persons per square mile.
Land area is 34.5 square miles (22,070 acres).
Water area is 0.0 square miles (3 acres).

NYS ORPTS real property data for 2022

The reported full market value of 867 parcels was $117,468,782 (unadjusted).

The ORPTS reported area of all 867 parcels was 21,938 acres.

Property Classes ordered by total acreage (descending)
Property Classes ordered by total full market value (descending)
Property Classes ordered by Property Class

Property Classes ordered by total acreage (descending)

Parcels	Acres	%	Full Value	%	Property Class Description	PC
112	6,641	30%	$18,768,800	16%	Rural Residence with Acreage	240
74	2,908	13%	$3,445,300	3%	Residential Vacant Land Over 10 Acres	322
18	2,842	13%	$5,243,623	4%	Dairy Products: milk, butter and cheese	112
36	2,355	11%	$2,675,600	2%	Agricultural Vacant Land (Productive)	105
26	1,277	6%	$2,294,100	2%	Seasonal Residences	260
12	1,272	6%	$1,572,293	1%	Field Crops	120
21	1,254	6%	$1,457,277	1%	Abandoned Agricultural Land	321
36	1,103	5%	$1,373,350	1%	Residential Land Including a Small Improvement	312
247	684	3%	$19,189,200	16%	One Family Year-Round Residence	210
40	480	2%	$1,832,700	2%	Mobile Home	270
86	397	2%	$669,310	1%	Rural Vacant Lots of 10 Acres or Less	314
4	145	1%	$12,157,400	10%	Water Supply	822
1	93	0%	$108,700	0%	Public Utility Vacant Land	380
1	91	0%	$332,700	0%	Other Livestock: donkeys, goats	116
1	76	0%	$246,800	0%	Primary residential, also used in agricultural production	241
1	66	0%	$475,500	0%	Auto Body, Tire Shops, Other Related Auto Sales	433
2	58	0%	$6,963,100	6%	Schools	612
11	55	0%	$102,900	0%	Residential Vacant Land	311
2	40	0%	$4,302,552	4%	Electric and Gas Facilities	871
2	23	0%	$204,000	0%	Commercial Vacant Land with Minor Improvements	331
6	13	0%	$53,400	0%	Cemeteries	695
11	11	0%	$752,600	1%	Two Family Year-Round Residence	220
1	11	0%	$117,800	0%	Residential, Multi-Purpose/Multi-Structure	280
1	10	0%	$225,700	0%	Highway Garage	651
1	7	0%	$552,000	0%	Manufacturing and Processing	710
4	4	0%	$17,800	0%	Vacant Land Located in Commercial Areas	330
8	4	0%	$128,700	0%	Other Storage, Warehouse and Distribution Facilities	449
2	3	0%	$380,100	0%	Cellular Telephone Towers	837
2	2	0%	$135,000	0%	Mobile Home Parks (trailer parks, trailer courts)	416
1	1	0%	$203,000	0%	Apartments	411
3	1	0%	$126,600	0%	One Story Small Structure	484
1	1	0%	$2,000	0%	Fish, Game and Wildlife Preserves	190
3	1	0%	$347,500	0%	Religious	620
2	1	0%	$89,600	0%	Downtown Row Type (detached)	482
2	1	0%	$228,800	0%	Police and Fire Protection, Electrical Signal	662
1	1	0%	$23,500	0%	Fuel Storage and Distribution Facilities	441
1	1	0%	$330,546	0%	Electric SubStation	872
2	1	0%	$236,700	0%	Bar	425
1	1	0%	$87,600	0%	Three Family Year-Round Residence	230
1	1	0%	$63,100	0%	Standard Bank/Single Occupant	461
1	1	0%	$158,200	0%	Office Building	652
2	0	0%	$72,300	0%	Downtown Row Type (with common wall)	481
1	0	0%	$86,500	0%	Libraries	611
1	0	0%	$95,300	0%	Funeral Homes	471
6	0	0%	$333,973	0%	Telephone	831
8	0	0%	$34,554	0%	Oil, Natural Flow (for production)	731
15	0	0%	$131,552	0%	Oil, Forced Flow (for production)	732
6	0	0%	$49,879	0%	Gas (for production)	733
1	0	0%	$9,144,320	8%	Gas or Oil Storage Wells	736
13	0	0%	$985,994	1%	Telephone Outside Plant	836
6	0	0%	$1,221,259	1%	Electric and Gas	861
3	0	0%	$617,571	1%	Telephone	866
4	0	0%	$6,110,878	5%	Gas Measuring and Regulation Station	873
1	0	0%	$524,880	0%	Electric Transmission Improvement	882
6	0	0%	$7,722,890	7%	Gas Transmission Improvement	883
3	0	0%	$1,787,654	2%	Electric Distribution, Outside Plant Property	884
3	0	0%	$873,827	1%	Gas Distribution, Outside Plant Property	885
867	21,938	100%	$117,468,782	100%	Total of Property Classes ordered by total acreage (descending)	57

Property Classes ordered by total full market value (descending)

Parcels	Acres	%	Full Value	%	Property Class Description	PC
247	684	3%	$19,189,200	16%	One Family Year-Round Residence	210
112	6,641	30%	$18,768,800	16%	Rural Residence with Acreage	240
4	145	1%	$12,157,400	10%	Water Supply	822
1	0	0%	$9,144,320	8%	Gas or Oil Storage Wells	736
6	0	0%	$7,722,890	7%	Gas Transmission Improvement	883
2	58	0%	$6,963,100	6%	Schools	612
4	0	0%	$6,110,878	5%	Gas Measuring and Regulation Station	873
18	2,842	13%	$5,243,623	4%	Dairy Products: milk, butter and cheese	112
2	40	0%	$4,302,552	4%	Electric and Gas Facilities	871
74	2,908	13%	$3,445,300	3%	Residential Vacant Land Over 10 Acres	322
36	2,355	11%	$2,675,600	2%	Agricultural Vacant Land (Productive)	105
26	1,277	6%	$2,294,100	2%	Seasonal Residences	260
40	480	2%	$1,832,700	2%	Mobile Home	270
3	0	0%	$1,787,654	2%	Electric Distribution, Outside Plant Property	884
12	1,272	6%	$1,572,293	1%	Field Crops	120
21	1,254	6%	$1,457,277	1%	Abandoned Agricultural Land	321
36	1,103	5%	$1,373,350	1%	Residential Land Including a Small Improvement	312
6	0	0%	$1,221,259	1%	Electric and Gas	861
13	0	0%	$985,994	1%	Telephone Outside Plant	836
3	0	0%	$873,827	1%	Gas Distribution, Outside Plant Property	885
11	11	0%	$752,600	1%	Two Family Year-Round Residence	220
86	397	2%	$669,310	1%	Rural Vacant Lots of 10 Acres or Less	314
3	0	0%	$617,571	1%	Telephone	866
1	7	0%	$552,000	0%	Manufacturing and Processing	710
1	0	0%	$524,880	0%	Electric Transmission Improvement	882
1	66	0%	$475,500	0%	Auto Body, Tire Shops, Other Related Auto Sales	433
2	3	0%	$380,100	0%	Cellular Telephone Towers	837
3	1	0%	$347,500	0%	Religious	620
6	0	0%	$333,973	0%	Telephone	831
1	91	0%	$332,700	0%	Other Livestock: donkeys, goats	116
1	1	0%	$330,546	0%	Electric SubStation	872
1	76	0%	$246,800	0%	Primary residential, also used in agricultural production	241
2	1	0%	$236,700	0%	Bar	425
2	1	0%	$228,800	0%	Police and Fire Protection, Electrical Signal	662
1	10	0%	$225,700	0%	Highway Garage	651
2	23	0%	$204,000	0%	Commercial Vacant Land with Minor Improvements	331
1	1	0%	$203,000	0%	Apartments	411
1	1	0%	$158,200	0%	Office Building	652
2	2	0%	$135,000	0%	Mobile Home Parks (trailer parks, trailer courts)	416
15	0	0%	$131,552	0%	Oil, Forced Flow (for production)	732
8	4	0%	$128,700	0%	Other Storage, Warehouse and Distribution Facilities	449
3	1	0%	$126,600	0%	One Story Small Structure	484
1	11	0%	$117,800	0%	Residential, Multi-Purpose/Multi-Structure	280
1	93	0%	$108,700	0%	Public Utility Vacant Land	380
11	55	0%	$102,900	0%	Residential Vacant Land	311
1	0	0%	$95,300	0%	Funeral Homes	471
2	1	0%	$89,600	0%	Downtown Row Type (detached)	482
1	1	0%	$87,600	0%	Three Family Year-Round Residence	230
1	0	0%	$86,500	0%	Libraries	611
2	0	0%	$72,300	0%	Downtown Row Type (with common wall)	481
1	1	0%	$63,100	0%	Standard Bank/Single Occupant	461
6	13	0%	$53,400	0%	Cemeteries	695
6	0	0%	$49,879	0%	Gas (for production)	733
8	0	0%	$34,554	0%	Oil, Natural Flow (for production)	731
1	1	0%	$23,500	0%	Fuel Storage and Distribution Facilities	441
4	4	0%	$17,800	0%	Vacant Land Located in Commercial Areas	330
1	1	0%	$2,000	0%	Fish, Game and Wildlife Preserves	190
867	21,938	100%	$117,468,782	100%	Total of Property Classes ordered by total full market value (descending)	57

Property Classes ordered by Property Class

Parcels	Acres	%	Full Value	%	Property Class Description	PC
36	2,355	11%	$2,675,600	2%	Agricultural Vacant Land (Productive)	105
18	2,842	13%	$5,243,623	4%	Dairy Products: milk, butter and cheese	112
1	91	0%	$332,700	0%	Other Livestock: donkeys, goats	116
12	1,272	6%	$1,572,293	1%	Field Crops	120
1	1	0%	$2,000	0%	Fish, Game and Wildlife Preserves	190
247	684	3%	$19,189,200	16%	One Family Year-Round Residence	210
11	11	0%	$752,600	1%	Two Family Year-Round Residence	220
1	1	0%	$87,600	0%	Three Family Year-Round Residence	230
112	6,641	30%	$18,768,800	16%	Rural Residence with Acreage	240
1	76	0%	$246,800	0%	Primary residential, also used in agricultural production	241
26	1,277	6%	$2,294,100	2%	Seasonal Residences	260
40	480	2%	$1,832,700	2%	Mobile Home	270
1	11	0%	$117,800	0%	Residential, Multi-Purpose/Multi-Structure	280
11	55	0%	$102,900	0%	Residential Vacant Land	311
36	1,103	5%	$1,373,350	1%	Residential Land Including a Small Improvement	312
86	397	2%	$669,310	1%	Rural Vacant Lots of 10 Acres or Less	314
21	1,254	6%	$1,457,277	1%	Abandoned Agricultural Land	321
74	2,908	13%	$3,445,300	3%	Residential Vacant Land Over 10 Acres	322
4	4	0%	$17,800	0%	Vacant Land Located in Commercial Areas	330
2	23	0%	$204,000	0%	Commercial Vacant Land with Minor Improvements	331
1	93	0%	$108,700	0%	Public Utility Vacant Land	380
1	1	0%	$203,000	0%	Apartments	411
2	2	0%	$135,000	0%	Mobile Home Parks (trailer parks, trailer courts)	416
2	1	0%	$236,700	0%	Bar	425
1	66	0%	$475,500	0%	Auto Body, Tire Shops, Other Related Auto Sales	433
1	1	0%	$23,500	0%	Fuel Storage and Distribution Facilities	441
8	4	0%	$128,700	0%	Other Storage, Warehouse and Distribution Facilities	449
1	1	0%	$63,100	0%	Standard Bank/Single Occupant	461
1	0	0%	$95,300	0%	Funeral Homes	471
2	0	0%	$72,300	0%	Downtown Row Type (with common wall)	481
2	1	0%	$89,600	0%	Downtown Row Type (detached)	482
3	1	0%	$126,600	0%	One Story Small Structure	484
1	0	0%	$86,500	0%	Libraries	611
2	58	0%	$6,963,100	6%	Schools	612
3	1	0%	$347,500	0%	Religious	620
1	10	0%	$225,700	0%	Highway Garage	651
1	1	0%	$158,200	0%	Office Building	652
2	1	0%	$228,800	0%	Police and Fire Protection, Electrical Signal	662
6	13	0%	$53,400	0%	Cemeteries	695
1	7	0%	$552,000	0%	Manufacturing and Processing	710
8	0	0%	$34,554	0%	Oil, Natural Flow (for production)	731
15	0	0%	$131,552	0%	Oil, Forced Flow (for production)	732
6	0	0%	$49,879	0%	Gas (for production)	733
1	0	0%	$9,144,320	8%	Gas or Oil Storage Wells	736
4	145	1%	$12,157,400	10%	Water Supply	822
6	0	0%	$333,973	0%	Telephone	831
13	0	0%	$985,994	1%	Telephone Outside Plant	836
2	3	0%	$380,100	0%	Cellular Telephone Towers	837
6	0	0%	$1,221,259	1%	Electric and Gas	861
3	0	0%	$617,571	1%	Telephone	866
2	40	0%	$4,302,552	4%	Electric and Gas Facilities	871
1	1	0%	$330,546	0%	Electric SubStation	872
4	0	0%	$6,110,878	5%	Gas Measuring and Regulation Station	873
1	0	0%	$524,880	0%	Electric Transmission Improvement	882
6	0	0%	$7,722,890	7%	Gas Transmission Improvement	883
3	0	0%	$1,787,654	2%	Electric Distribution, Outside Plant Property	884
3	0	0%	$873,827	1%	Gas Distribution, Outside Plant Property	885
867	21,938	100%	$117,468,782	100%	Total of Property Classes ordered by Property Class	57

End notes

To allow meaningful comparison of dollar figures over time, U.S. Census CPI-adjusted dollar figures have been adjusted for inflation using the U.S. Bureuau of Labor Statistics CPI-U Consumer Price Index and expressed in 2020 dollars.

Some dollar figures provided by the U.S. Census are truncated to the top or bottom of the U.S. Census scale. For example, the 5-year ACS (2018–2022) median household income maximum is $250,000. This maximum was reached in Scarsdale, New York.

All demography data are from the U.S. Census

Starting in year 2000, the economic data are from the U.S. Census American Community Survey sampled 5-year average. For example, the 2010 data are from the American Community Survey 2008–2012 5-year average.

Due to the unusually high prison population in Adirondack Park towns relative to the rest of the country, the population figures for selected Adirondack Park towns have been reduced by prison population. This adjustment is to remove any distortion in demographic trends that are simply due to prison population. Starting in year 2020 federal prison population are counted as residents of their last address before prison and, thus, did not contribute to any adjustment.

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