Population
1,428 residents
Census ACS 2023 - New York
City profile · New York · Census ACS 2023
Loch Sheldrake, NY
Population, income, housing, safety, climate and schools for Loch Sheldrake - drawn straight from Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA, NCES, HUD and FEMA, refreshed on the 2024–2025 release cycle.
- 1,428
- Residents
- $1,302
- Median rent (state)
Loch Sheldrake - the verdict
1,428 people call Loch Sheldrake, New York home. Source: Census ACS.
- 47th
- percentile, median rent
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Loch Sheldrake, NY
Loch Sheldrake is a small town in New York, home to 1,428 residents per U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. The median resident age is 19.3 years. About 7.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, while 28.2% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
New York carries a cost-of-living premium: on BEA's 100-equals-national-average cost index, New York scores 107.9 (Above Average), per the 2024 Regional Price Parities release. HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in this state is $1,302 per month. Statewide, average monthly utility bills in New York run around $285, per EIA 2023 residential energy data. On FEMA's National Risk Index, this area rates 78.3 out of 100 for natural-hazard exposure (High).
Median Household Income
N/A /yr
Poverty 26.9%
Cost of Living Index (state)
107.9 (US=100)
Above Average - BEA RPP 2024, New York average
How does Loch Sheldrake compare to other US cities?
Where Loch Sheldrake sits among all US cities (population 1,000+) on each measure, computed live from Census and FBI data.
Median rent 47% pricier than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
For each metric we count every US city with population 1,000+ and a non-null value, then compute what share of them fall below Loch Sheldrake's value: round(cities-below ÷ total × 100). Safety is inverted (percentile = share of cities with a higher crime rate) so a higher number always means safer. The in-state rank narrows that same crime-rate comparison to only the cities PlainCities tracks in New York, breaking ties alphabetically. See the methodology page for the full source-to-figure lineage.
Income distribution context
Median household income is not available for Loch Sheldrake in the current Census ACS release (common for very small places).
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+) 7.0%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL) 26.9%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+) 28.2%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
1,428
Median Income
N/A
Median Home Value
N/A
Median Age
19.3
Poverty Rate
26.9%
Labor force participation
28.2%
Bachelor's Degree+
7.0%
Commute Patterns
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
20.5%
Carpool
44.6%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
11.6%
Work from Home
23.2%
Based on 224 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
State-average estimates for New York - EIA 2023 residential energy data
Electricity
$130
avg/month
Natural Gas
$90
avg/month
Water & Sewer
$65
avg/month
Total Utilities
$285
estimated/month
Estimates reflect New York state averages. Actual costs vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Cost of living is a New York state average from BEA; rent and hazard risk are county-level figures from HUD and FEMA for the county Loch Sheldrake sits in
Cost of Living Index
107.9
Above Average
US average = 100 · BEA RPP 2024
Typical 2-BR Rent
$1,302/mo
HUD Fair Market Rent
County-level FMR estimate
Natural Hazard Risk
78.3 / 100
High
FEMA NRI composite score (county)
Similar Cities in New York
Cities of a Similar Size Nationwide
Population-matched peers from other states, closest to Loch Sheldrake's 1,428 residents (Census ACS 5-Year 2023).
Race & Ethnicity Composition
City-level race and ethnicity, Census ACS 5-year 2023 (tables B02001, B03001), OMB Directive 15 categories.
How Loch Sheldrake compares to nearby New York cities
Population + median household income, sourced from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 (population) and B19013 (median household income).
Census ACS 5-year FIPS NY OMB Bulletin 23-01
What do people ask about Loch Sheldrake, NY?
What is the population of Loch Sheldrake, NY? +
Loch Sheldrake, NY counts 1,428 residents according to U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates.
What is the cost of living in Loch Sheldrake? +
BEA does not publish a city-level cost-of-living figure for Loch Sheldrake; the closest available measure is the New York state average, a cost of living index of 107.9 (U.S. average = 100), rated "Above Average" based on BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 data. Costs within New York vary by metro area.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
Primary sources: Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES.
Citation & verification links
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