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Watkins Glen Information

Population (year 2000): 2,149, Est. population in July 2002: 2,131 (-0.8% change)
Males: 997 (46.4%), Females: 1,152 (53.6%)

County: Schuyler

Land area: 1.9 square miles

Zip code: 14891

Median resident age: 39.6 years
Median household income: $30,094 (year 2000)
Median house value: $67,200 (year 2000)

Races in Watkins Glen:

• White Non-Hispanic (96.8%)
  

• Hispanic (1.3%)
  

• American Indian (0.8%)
  

• Two or more races (0.7%)
  

• Chinese (0.6%)
  

Ancestries: Italian (23.5%), Irish (21.4%), German (19.4%), English (16.9%), United States (8.2%), Dutch (6.3%).

For population 25 years and over in Watkins Glen:

• High school or higher: 87.5%
  

• Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.5%
  

• Graduate or professional degree: 9.7%
  

• Unemployed: 10.6%
  

• Mean travel time to work: 19.6 minutes
  

For population 15 years and over in Watkins Glen village:

• Never married: 24.6%
  

• Now married: 46.9%
  

• Separated: 4.1%
  

• Widowed: 9.9%
  

• Divorced: 14.5%