Moving to Hector, New York
Population: 4,854. Estimated population in July 2024: 5,002 (+3.0% change)
Males: 2,464 (50.8%), Females: 2,390 (49.2%)
Schuyler County
Zip code: 14841
Demographics
Median resident age: 38.4 years
Median household income: $39,380
Median house value: $77,200
Population by Race
Races in Hector:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.3%)
- Hispanic (0.9%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
- Black (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (21.1%), English (19.0%), Irish (17.5%), Italian (9.6%), United States (8.4%), Dutch (5.1%).
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Hector
- High school or higher: 87.1%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 19.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 9.1%
- Unemployed: 7.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.5 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Hector town
- Never married: 23.1%
- Now married: 58.0%
- Separated: 3.5%
- Widowed: 5.3%
- Divorced: 10.1%
1.0% Foreign born
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Hector:
- SCHUYLER HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; MONTOUR FALLS, NY)
- SOLDIERS & SAILORS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; PENN YAN, NY)
- GENEVA GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; GENEVA, NY)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Hector:
- ELMIRA/CORNING REGIONAL (about 25 miles; ELMIRA/CORNING, NY; Abbreviation: ELM)
- ITHACA TOMPKINS REGIONAL (about 30 miles; ITHACA, NY; Abbreviation: ITH)
- GREATER BINGHAMTON/EDWIN A LINK FIELD (about 66 miles; BINGHAMTON, NY; Abbreviation: BGM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Hector:
- DUNDEE FLYING CLUB (about 6 miles; DUNDEE, NY; Abbreviation: D48)
- OVID (about 12 miles; OVID, NY; Abbreviation: D82)
- PENN YAN (about 16 miles; PENN YAN, NY; Abbreviation: PEO)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hector:
- ITHACA COLLEGE (about 27 miles; ITHACA, NY; Full-time enrollment: 6,052)
- CORNELL UNIVERSITY-ENDOWED COLLEGES (about 28 miles; ITHACA, NY; Full-time enrollment: 12,036)
- CORNELL UNIVERSITY-NY STATE STATUTORY COLLEGES (about 28 miles; ITHACA, NY; Full-time enrollment: 7,413)
- CORNING COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 28 miles; CORNING, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,797)
- FINGER LAKES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 38 miles; CANANDAIGUA, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,021)
- SUNY COLLEGE AT CORTLAND (about 48 miles; CORTLAND, NY; Full-time enrollment: 6,187)
- MANSFIELD UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 50 miles; MANSFIELD, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,831)