Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: | 13.5% | | Whole state: | 14.6% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: | 5.9% | | Whole state: | 7.4% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Benton, NY
People in group quarters in Benton
- 194 people in nursing homes
- 11 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 11 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
Benton compared to New York state average:
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Number of rooms per house above state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
- Number of college students significantly below state average.
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2004 Presidential Election results in Yates County New York:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (35%)
- Utility gas (27%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (19%)
- Electricity (11%)
- Wood (5%)
- Coal or coke (3%)
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Religion statistics for Benton
| Name | Catholic Church | United Methodist Church | American Baptist Churches in the USA | Old Order Mennonite | Presbyterian Church (USA) |
| Adherents | 44.3% | 20.0% | 9.4% | 8.0% | 5.3% |
| Congregations | 4.2% | 27.1% | 16.7% | 8.3% | 10.4% |
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| Name | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Episcopal Church | General Association of Regular Baptist Churches | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Other religions |
| Adherents | 4.1% | 2.2% | 1.5% | 1.0% | 4.3% |
| Congregations | 4.2% | 4.2% | 4.2% | 2.1% | 18.7% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Tables represent county-level data.
5.04% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($43,826 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.04% | | New York average: | 5.41% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
6.35% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,714 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.35% | | New York average: | 6.26% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Benton:
- WYLF (850 AM; 1 kW; PENN YAN, NY; Owner: M B COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WHAM (1180 AM; 50 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WFLR (1570 AM; 5 kW; DUNDEE, NY; Owner: LAKES COUNTY COMMUNICATION CORP.)
- WPIE (1160 AM; 5 kW; TRUMANSBURG, NY; Owner: PEMBROOK PINES ITHACA LTD. N.A.)
- WGVA (1240 AM; 1 kW; GENEVA, NY; Owner: GENEVA BROADCASTING INC)
- WABH (1380 AM; 10 kW; BATH, NY)
- WACK (1420 AM; 5 kW; NEWARK, NY; Owner: PEMBROOK PINES, INC.)
- WWKB (1520 AM; 50 kW; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
- WHCU (870 AM; 5 kW; ITHACA, NY; Owner: EAGLE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WSYR (570 AM; 5 kW; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WLNL (1000 AM; daytime; 5 kW; HORSEHEADS, NY; Owner: LIGHTHOUSE MEDIA, INC.)
- WHEN (620 AM; 5 kW; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WWLZ (820 AM; 4 kW; HORSEHEADS, NY; Owner: CHEMUNG COUNTY RADIO, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Benton:
- W220CJ (91.9 FM; PENN YAN, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WEOS (89.7 FM; GENEVA, NY; Owner: THE COLLEGES OF THE SENECA)
- WCIY (88.9 FM; CANANDAIGUA, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WFLR-FM (95.9 FM; DUNDEE, NY; Owner: LAKES COUNTRY COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
- WFXF (107.3 FM; SOUTH BRISTOL TOWNSH, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WNVE (95.1 FM; HONEOYE FALLS, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WISY (102.3 FM; CANANDAIGUA, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WNYR-FM (98.5 FM; WATERLOO, NY; Owner: LAKE COUNTRY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WFLK (101.7 FM; GENEVA, NY; Owner: MB COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WPHR (106.9 FM; AUBURN, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WQNY (103.7 FM; ITHACA, NY; Owner: EAGLE II BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- W273AF (102.5 FM; PENN YAN, NY; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF THE FINGER LAKES)
- WDNY-FM (93.9 FM; DANSVILLE, NY; Owner: MILLER MEDIA INC.)
- WLLW (99.3 FM; SENECA FALLS, NY; Owner: AUBURN BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WYXL (97.3 FM; ITHACA, NY; Owner: EAGLE BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- W201CY (88.1 FM; DANSVILLE, NY; Owner: MARS HILL BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- W246AP (97.1 FM; DANSVILLE, NY; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF THE FINGER LAKES)
- W282AC (104.3 FM; DANSVILLE, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WZXV (99.7 FM; PALMYRA, NY; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF FINGER LAKES, INC.)
- WVOR-FM (100.5 FM; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
TV broadcast stations around Benton:
- WSYT (Channel 68; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: WSYT LICENSEE L.P.)
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 4
Total length: 6 meters (20ft)
Total costs: $1,811,000
Total average daily traffic: 2,891
Total average daily truck traffic: 222
Total future (year 2025) average daily traffic: 3,894
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2- Bonnie K Clark, Culhane Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 56.7 m, Overall height: 60 m
Registrant: Crown Castle Usa Inc., 2000 Corporate Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317, Phone: (724) 416-2516, Email:
- Richard J Byrne, 2544 Havens Corners, Type: Tower, Structure height: 74.7 m, Overall height: 74.7 m
Registrant: Towerco Assets LLC, 5000 Valleystone Drive, Suite 200, Cary, NC 27519, Phone: (919) 469-5559, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1- Lat: 42.717556 Lon: -77.043000, Call Sign: WPRX428
Assigned Frequencies : 451.525 MHz Grant Date: 03/09/2001, Expiration Date: 03/09/2011, Certifier: Signature On File
Registrant: Badger Meter Inc, 4545 W Brown Deer Rd, Milwaukee, WI 53223-0099, Phone: (800) 876-3837, Fax: (888) 371-5982
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1- Penn Yan, Culhane Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 56.7 m, Overall height: 60 m, Call Sign: WQFG662
Assigned Frequencies : 6795.00 MHz Grant Date: 07/11/2006, Expiration Date: 07/11/2016, Certifier: Richard A Craig
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30004, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:
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