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Population (year 2000): 2,439
Males: 1,180 (48.4%), Females: 1,259 (51.6%)
Rensselaer County
Zip code:
12196
Median resident age: 39.4 years
Median household income: $53,000 (year 2000)
Median house value: $129,200 (year 2000)
Races in West Sand Lake:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.1%)
- Hispanic (0.8%)
Ancestries: German (23.5%), Irish (17.7%),
English (15.6%), French (11.4%), Italian (11.0%), United States
(8.4%).
Elevation: 520 feet
Land area: 4.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in West Sand Lake
- High school or higher: 90.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 10.8%
- Unemployed: 1.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in West Sand Lake CDP
- Never married: 25.3%
- Now married: 55.2%
- Separated: 4.0%
- Widowed: 5.8%
- Divorced: 9.7%
2.9% Foreign born (2.2% Asia, 0.7% Europe).
Hospitals/medical centers near West Sand Lake:
- SAMARITAN HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; TROY, NY)
- SETON HEALTH SYSTEMS INC (about 8 miles; TROY, NY)
- ALBANY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; ALBANY,
NY)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to West
Sand Lake:
- ALBANY INTL (about 15 miles; ALBANY, NY; ID: ALB)
- FLOYD BENNETT MEMORIAL (about 48 miles; GLENS FALLS,
NY; ID: GFL)
- BARNES MUNI (about 72 miles; WESTFIELD/SPRINGFIELD,
MA; ID: BAF)
Other public-use airports nearest to West Sand Lake:
- RENSSELAER COUNTY (about 4 miles; TROY, NY; ID: 5B7)
- BURRELLO-MECHANICVILLE (about 17 miles;
MECHANICVILLE, NY; ID: K27)
- SOUTH ALBANY (about 18 miles; SOUTH BETHLEHEM, NY;
ID: 4B0)
Amtrak station near West Sand Lake:
- 10 miles: ALBANY-RENSSELAER (RENSSELAER, 555 EAST
ST.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair
accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms,
public payphones, snack bar, ATM, free short-term
parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental
service, taxi stand, public transit connection.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
West Sand Lake:
- RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE (about 8 miles;
TROY, NY; Full-time enrollment: 7,150)
- HUDSON VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 8 miles;
TROY, NY; FT enrollment: 6,337)
- SIENA COLLEGE (about 13 miles; LOUDONVILLE, NY; FT
enrollment: 3,001)
- EXCELSIOR COLLEGE (about 16 miles; ALBANY, NY; FT
enrollment: 7,096)
- THE COLLEGE OF SAINT ROSE (about 16 miles; ALBANY,
NY; FT enrollment: 3,116)
- SUNY AT ALBANY (about 17 miles; ALBANY, NY; FT
enrollment: 14,168)
- UNION COLLEGE (about 25 miles; SCHENECTADY, NY; FT
enrollment: 2,315)
Public primary/middle school in West Sand Lake:
- WEST SAND LAKE ES (Students: 534; Location:
24 MEELER RD; Grades: KG - 05)
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