Editing Scotia, New York (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 222
|1910= 2957
|1920= 4358
|1930= 7437
|1940= 7960
|1950= 7812
|1960= 7625
|1970= 7370
|1980= 7280
|1990= 7359
|2000= 7957
|2010= 7729
|2020= 7272
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 20, 2017|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2010, there were 7,729 people, 3,362 households, and 2,006 families residing in the village. The population density was {{convert|4,573.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.<ref name=NYPop>{{cite book|title=New York: 2010; Population and Housing Units Counts|date=June 2012|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-34.pdf|access-date=January 20, 2017}}</ref> There were 3,519 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2,082.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.<ref name=NYPop/> The racial makeup of the village was 95.4% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.2% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.1% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.1% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.4% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.8% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.8% of the population.

Of 3,362 households, 30% included individuals under the age of 18, 42.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 40.3% were non-families, 33.7% were individuals living alone, and 13.1% were individuals age 65 or older living alone. The average household size was 2.3 and the average family size was 2.95.

The village population was composed of 23.1% under the age of 18, 3.3% from 18 to 20, 31% from 21 to 44, 28.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.2 years. The female population was 51.6% and the male population was 48.4%.

In 2015, the estimated median income for a household in the village was $54,607, and the median [[income]] for a family was $75,182. Males had a median income of $54,364 versus $45,603 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $26,853. An estimated 4.0% of families and 6.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 6.9% of those under age 18 and 6.0% of those age 5.6% or over.<ref>{{cite web|title=Scotia Village, New York|url=https://www.census.gov|website=American Community Survey|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=January 20, 2017}}</ref>