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Population: 2,277. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,400 (+5.4% change)
Males: 1,080 (47.4%), Females: 1,197 (52.6%)

Clinton County

Zip code: 12979

Demographics

Median resident age: 39.4 years
Median household income: $39,167
Median house value: $84,600

Population by Race

Races in Rouses Point:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.6%)
  • Hispanic (1.4%)
  • Two or more races (1.1%)
  • Black (0.7%)

Ancestries: French (22.3%), French Canadian (21.3%), Irish (13.7%), English (12.6%), German (8.1%), United States (7.9%).

Elevation: 116 feet

Land area: 1.8 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Rouses Point

  • High school or higher: 84.1%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 18.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.6%
  • Unemployed: 4.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 17.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Rouses Point village

  • Never married: 23.8%
  • Now married: 53.0%
  • Separated: 2.9%
  • Widowed: 9.2%
  • Divorced: 11.0%

8.4% Foreign born (5.9% North America, 1.4% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: -105 (-4.4%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Rouses Point:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Rouses Point:

  • CLINTON CO (about 24 miles; PLATTSBURGH, NY; Abbreviation: PLB)
  • BURLINGTON INTL (about 39 miles; BURLINGTON, VT; Abbreviation: BTV)
  • MASSENA INTL-RICHARDS FIELD (about 102 miles; MASSENA, NY; Abbreviation: MSS)

Other public-use airports nearest to Rouses Point:

  • ROUSES POINT (about 2 miles; ROUSES POINT, NY; Abbreviation: K21)
  • FRANKLIN COUNTY STATE (about 21 miles; HIGHGATE, VT; Abbreviation: FSO)
  • PLATTSBURGH INTL (about 25 miles; PLATTSBURGH, NY; Abbreviation: PBG)

Amtrak station:
ROUSES POINT (PRATT ST.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service.
 
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Rouses Point:

  • SUNY COLLEGE AT PLATTSBURGH (about 22 miles; PLATTSBURGH, NY; Full-time enrollment: 5,601)
  • SAINT MICHAELS COLLEGE (about 37 miles; COLCHESTER, VT; Full-time enrollment: 2,272)
  • UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT AND STATE AGRICULTURAL COLL (about 43 miles; BURLINGTON, VT; Full-time enrollment: 8,852)
  • MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE (about 69 miles; MIDDLEBURY, VT; Full-time enrollment: 2,265)
  • NORWICH UNIVERSITY (about 76 miles; NORTHFIELD, VT; Full-time enrollment: 2,585)
  • SUNY COLLEGE AT POTSDAM (about 113 miles; POTSDAM, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,885)
  • ADIRONDACK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 116 miles; QUEENSBURY, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,182)

Public primary/middle school in Rouses Point:

  • ROUSES POINT ES (Students: 260; Location: 80 MAPLE ST; Grades: KG – 05)

Libraries

Library in Rouses Point:

  • DODGE MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $41,490; Location: 144 LAKE STREET; 14,086 books; 23 serial subscriptions)

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