Airmont, New York

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Airmont is a village in Rockland County, New York, USA. The population was 7,799 at the 2000 census.

The Village of Airmont is at the south town line of the Town of Ramapo.

[edit] Geography

Location of village within the Town of Ramapo and Rockland County, New York.

Airmont is located at 41°5′57″N, 74°6′0″W (41.099163, -74.100011)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 11.9 km² (4.6 mi²), all land.

The south boundary of the village is the border of New Jersey.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 7,799 people, 2,342 households, and 2,032 families residing in the village. The population density was 657.5/km² (1,701.3/mi²). There were 2,362 housing units at an average density of 199.1/km² (515.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 90.20% White, 3.72% African American, 0.17% Native American, 3.53% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.00% from other races, and 1.36% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.26% of the population.

There were 2,342 households out of which 41.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 78.0% were married couples living together, 5.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 13.2% were non-families. 11.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.20 and the average family size was 3.47.

In the village the population was spread out with 27.9% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 26.9% from 45 to 64, and 13.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 95.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.0 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $87,678, and the median income for a family was $97,960. Males had a median income of $67,663 versus $36,550 for females. The per capita income for the village was $29,788. About 1.6% of families and 3.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.2% of those under age 18 and 5.9% of those age 65 or over.