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Watkins Glen, New York: commercial real estate data.
Watkins Glen is a Census village of 1,725 people across 1.56 square miles of land, in Schuyler County. Median household income is $49,632, 49.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 5 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.1 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Watkins Glen
What Watkins Glen is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area1.56 sq mi
- Water area0.38 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,106
- County holding the largest share of its areaSchuyler County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Watkins Glen
How many people live in Watkins Glen
- Population1,725
- Median age54.1
- Population under 18205 plus or minus 73
- Share under 1811.9 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Population 65 and over582
- Share 65 and over33.7 percent
- Households980
- Family households404 plus or minus 83
- Share of households that are families41.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Watkins Glen
Income and work in Watkins Glen
- Median household income$49,632 plus or minus $10,753
- Per capita income$40,993
- Civilian labor force923
- Employed847
- Unemployed76 plus or minus 40
- Unemployment rate8.2 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Adults 25 and over1,388
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher28.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree13.1 percent plus or minus 3.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Watkins Glen
Housing in Watkins Glen
- Housing units1,185
- Occupied units980
- Vacant units205 plus or minus 85
- Vacancy rate17.3 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Owner occupied486
- Renter occupied494 plus or minus 104
- Ownership rate49.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$204,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$741 plus or minus $156
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.9 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Single family units558
- Share single family47.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more613 plus or minus 126
- Share in buildings of two or more51.7 percent
- Mobile homes14 plus or minus 22
- Median year structure built1938
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Watkins Glen
How Watkins Glen gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute766
- Commuting under 15 minutes369 plus or minus 96
- Share commuting under 15 minutes48.2 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more240 plus or minus 81
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more31.3 percent plus or minus 9.1
- Drove alone60.6 percent
- Carpooled7.9 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Public transport1.2 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Walked18.5 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Worked from home8.4 percent plus or minus 4.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Watkins Glen
SBA loans in Watkins Glen (7(a))
- Approvals5
- Gross approval$1,100,300
- Average approval$220,060
- Median approval$130,900
- Largest approval$637,500
- Jobs supported23
- Jobs per approval4.6
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more20.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders4
- Distinct industries by NAICS4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Watkins Glen, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Watkins Glen
Flood risk in Watkins Glen
- NFIP communityVillage of Watkins Glen
- NFIP community number360750
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/17/78
The Village of Watkins Glen participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 360750 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Schuyler County, not Watkins Glen
Schuyler County context, not Watkins Glen figures
- Establishments in Schuyler County385
- Covered employment, Schuyler County5,066
- Average annual pay, Schuyler County$51,379
- Housing units permitted, Schuyler County55
Every figure in this section is published for Schuyler County as a whole and is not a measurement of Watkins Glen.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Watkins Glen questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Watkins Glen, New York?
1,725, in 980 households. Watkins Glen village covers 1.56 square miles of land, which is 1,106 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Watkins Glen in?
Schuyler County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Watkins Glen?
$49,632. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $204,700. Median gross rent is $741 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Watkins Glen businesses?
5 7(a) approvals totaling $1.1 m since FY2020, across 4 lenders, median approval $130,900. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Watkins Glen, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Watkins Glen borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Watkins Glen. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Watkins Glen in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Watkins Glen appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Watkins Glen, village of, community 360750, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Watkins Glen figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Schuyler County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Watkins Glen.
Is zoning published for Watkins Glen?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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