Big
Flats Airport, New York
Big Flats Airport is a town located
in
Chemung
County, New York. As of the
2000
census, the town had a total population of 2,184.
Geography
\nBig
Flats Airport is located at 42°9'48" North, 76°52'47" West (42.163424,
-76.879714)
1.
According to the
United
States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 30.4
km²
(11.8
mi²).
30.4 km² (11.7 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of
it is water. The total area is 0.34% water.
Demographics
\nAs
of the
census of
2000,
there are 2,184 people, 817 households, and 655 families residing in the town.
The
population
density is 71.9/km² (186.4/mi²). There are 863 housing units at
an average density of 28.4/km² (73.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the
town is 96.47% White, 1.33%
African
American, 0.00%
Native
American, 1.47%
Asian, 0.00%
Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 0.73% from two or more races. 0.27%
of the population are
Hispanic
or
Latino of any race. There
are 817 households out of which 35.0% have children under the age of 18 living
with them, 70.9% are married couples living together, 6.7% have a female householder
with no husband present, and 19.8% are non-families. 17.0% of all households are
made up of individuals and 6.4% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age
or older. The average household size is 2.67 and the average family size is 3.02.
In the town the population is spread out with 26.6% under the age of 18, 4.3%
from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 31.1% from 45 to 64, and 12.0% who are 65
years of age or older. The median age is 41 years. For every 100 females there
are 94.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 93.6 males. The
median income for a household in the town is $59,310, and the median income for
a family is $64,549. Males have a median income of $42,917 versus $27,557 for
females. The per capita income for the town is $23,582. 3.7% of the population
and 2.9% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living
in poverty, 5.0% are under the age of 18 and 0.0% are 65 or older.
