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Tioga County

Population in July 2008: 1,339. Population change since 2000: -2.0%
 

Males: 681  (50.9%)
Females: 658  (49.1%)

Median resident age:  38.0 years
New York median age:  35.9 years

Zip codes: 13736.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $46,808 (it was $37,625 in 2000)
Berkshire:  $46,808
New York:  $53,514

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $21,625
Berkshire:  $21,625
New York:  $29,885

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $98,366 (it was $62,900 in 2000)
Berkshire:  $98,366
New York:  $311,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $122,926; Detached houses: $135,772; In 2-unit structures: $81,161; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $237,756; Mobile homes: $40,739
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Races in Berkshire:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.4%)

2008 cost of living index in Berkshire: 82.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)


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Ancestries: United States (20.6%), English (19.8%), German (16.3%), Irish (14.6%), Dutch (7.1%), Italian (6.7%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 30.2 square miles.

Population density: 44 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Berkshire

  • High school or higher: 82.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.8%
  • Unemployed: 2.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 33.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Berkshire town

  • Never married: 22.1%
  • Now married: 59.2%
  • Separated: 3.5%
  • Widowed: 5.6%
  • Divorced: 9.6%

26 residents are foreign born

This town:  1.9%
New York:  20.4%


According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Berkshire, New York in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Berkshire to the number of sex offenders is 670 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Berkshire:  2.4% ($1,513)
New York:  1.9% ($2,847)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Union, NY (15.5 miles , pop. 56,298).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Rochester, NY (93.8 miles , pop. 219,773).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Manhattan, NY (156.1 miles , pop. 1,537,195).

Nearest cities: Richford, NY (2.0 miles ), Newark Valley, NY (2.3 miles ), Nanticoke, NY (2.9 miles ), Lisle, NY (2.9 miles ), Candor, NY (3.0 miles ), Caroline, NY (3.0 miles ), Candor, NY (3.1 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 3 buildings, average cost: $86,700
  • 1997: 3 buildings, average cost: $86,700
  • 1998: 1 building, cost: $80,000
  • 1999: 6 buildings, average cost: $111,800
  • 2000: 1 building, cost: $50,000
  • 2001: 6 buildings, average cost: $483,300
  • 2002: 4 buildings, average cost: $82,500
  • 2003: 6 buildings, average cost: $122,700
  • 2004: 2 buildings, average cost: $36,000
  • 2005: 2 buildings, average cost: $114,000
  • 2006: 4 buildings, average cost: $17,000
  • 2007: 2 buildings, average cost: $149,500
  • 2008: 2 buildings, average cost: $149,500

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Latitude: 42.30 N, Longitude: 76.19 W

Area code: 607

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Most common industries for males (%):



  • Computer and electronic products (13%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
  • Metal and metal products (8%)
  • Transportation equipment (6%)
  • Repair and maintenance (5%)
  • Construction (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (15%)
  • Computer and electronic products (13%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Health care (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Public administration (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
  • Engineers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)



Average climate in Berkshire, New York

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Berkshire-area historical tornado activity is slightly above New York state average. It is 49% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/31/1998, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 16.3 miles away from the Berkshire town center injured 12 people and caused $3 million in damages.

On 5/2/1983, a category 3 tornado 20.2 miles away from the town center injured 6 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


Berkshire-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below New York state average. It is 98% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/17/1991 at 08:53:16, a magnitude 4.1 (4.0 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 80.2 miles away from Berkshire center
On 3/12/1994 at 10:43:15, a magnitude 3.6 (3.5 LG, 3.6 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 92.3 miles away from the city center
On 2/3/2001 at 20:15:15, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG) earthquake occurred 61.9 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Berkshire topographic map

Hospitals/medical centers near Berkshire:
  • UNITED HEALTH SERVICES (about 17 miles; JOHNSON CITY, NY)
  • CAYUGA MEDICAL CENTER AT ITHACA (about 17 miles; ITHACA, NY)
  • OUR LADY OF LOURDES MEM HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; BINGHAMTON, NY)

Political contributions by individuals in Berkshire, NY

Local government website: BERKSHIRENY.COM

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Berkshire:
  • ITHACA COLLEGE (about 17 miles; ITHACA, NY; Full-time enrollment: 6,052)
  • CORNELL UNIVERSITY-ENDOWED COLLEGES (about 19 miles; ITHACA, NY; FT enrollment: 12,036)
  • CORNELL UNIVERSITY-NY STATE STATUTORY COLLEGES (about 19 miles; ITHACA, NY; FT enrollment: 7,413)
  • SUNY AT BINGHAMTON (about 21 miles; BINGHAMTON, NY; FT enrollment: 11,498)
  • BROOME COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 21 miles; BINGHAMTON, NY; FT enrollment: 4,081)
  • SUNY COLLEGE AT CORTLAND (about 22 miles; CORTLAND, NY; FT enrollment: 6,187)
  • CORNING COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 46 miles; CORNING, NY; FT enrollment: 2,797)
Library in Berkshire:
  • BERKSHIRE FREE LIBRARY (Operating income: $27,873; Location: 12519-1 RT. 38; 6,214 books; 129 audio materials; 135 video materials; 16 serial subscriptions)

Berkshire map

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Cemeteries: Glen Hope Cemetery (1), Evergreen Cemetery (2), Brown Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lake: Rightmire Pond (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Creek: Hubby Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Berkshire and their reported violations in the past:

GRANDVIEW GOLF COURSE (Population served: 50, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • One regular monitoring violation
POOR SHOTS (Population served: 50, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
THUNDER MOUNTAIN SPEEDWAY (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 7 routine major monitoring violations
  • One regular monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in Berkshire that have no violations reported:
  • SKYLINE RACEWAY (Population served: 201, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This town:  2.7 people
New York:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  75.9%
Whole state:  65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  6.9%
Whole state:  5.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  11.4%
Whole state:  14.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  4.5%
Whole state:  7.4%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Berkshire, NY



Berkshire 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.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Tioga County New York:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (58%)
  • Wood (15%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (13%)
  • Coal or coke (6%)
  • Electricity (6%)
  • Utility gas (1%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


Religion statistics for Berkshire

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchAmerican Baptist Churches in the USAPresbyterian Church (USA)Episcopal Church
Adherents34.4%33.5%5.4%4.0%3.5%
Congregations8.1%35.5%4.8%6.5%4.8%
NameChurch of the NazareneChristian and Missionary AllianceGeneral Association of Regular Baptist ChurchesChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsOther religions
Adherents3.3%3.2%2.7%2.6%7.2%
Congregations3.2%6.5%4.8%3.2%22.6%
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.


5.95% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,330 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.95%
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:
from Broome County, NY  1.58% ($37,457 average AGI)
from Bradford County, PA  0.70% ($23,804)
from Chemung County, NY  0.47% ($26,806)


6.57% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,741 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.57%
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:
to Broome County, NY  1.98% ($32,123 average AGI)
to Tompkins County, NY  0.58% ($24,957)
to Bradford County, PA  0.55% ($25,450)


Strongest AM radio stations in Berkshire:
  • WHCU (870 AM; 5 kW; ITHACA, NY; Owner: EAGLE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WEBO (1330 AM; 5 kW; OWEGO, NY; Owner: TIOGA MEDIA, INC.)
  • WNBF (1290 AM; 9 kW; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WINR (680 AM; 5 kW; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: CLEVELAND RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
  • WTKO (1470 AM; 5 kW; ITHACA, NY; Owner: EAGLE II BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WENE (1430 AM; 5 kW; ENDICOTT, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WYOS (1360 AM; 5 kW; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WATS (960 AM; 5 kW; SAYRE, PA; Owner: WATS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WHAM (1180 AM; 50 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WGY (810 AM; 50 kW; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WPIE (1160 AM; 5 kW; TRUMANSBURG, NY; Owner: PEMBROOK PINES ITHACA LTD. N.A.)
  • WLNL (1000 AM; daytime; 5 kW; HORSEHEADS, NY; Owner: LIGHTHOUSE MEDIA, INC.)
  • WWLZ (820 AM; 4 kW; HORSEHEADS, NY; Owner: CHEMUNG COUNTY RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Berkshire:
  • WYXL (97.3 FM; ITHACA, NY; Owner: EAGLE BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WHWK (98.1 FM; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WLTB (101.7 FM; JOHNSON CITY, NY; Owner: GM BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WAAL (99.1 FM; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WSQX-FM (91.5 FM; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: WSKG PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS CNCL.)
  • WSKG-FM (89.3 FM; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: WSKG PUB.TELECOMMUNICATIONS COUNCIL)
  • WMXW (103.3 FM; VESTAL, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WIII (99.9 FM; CORTLAND, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WMRV-FM (105.7 FM; ENDICOTT, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WBBI (107.5 FM; ENDWELL, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WWYL (104.1 FM; CHENANGO BRIDGE, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WKGB-FM (92.5 FM; CONKLIN, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WQNY (103.7 FM; ITHACA, NY; Owner: EAGLE II BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WCII (88.5 FM; SPENCER, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • W273AB (102.5 FM; OWEGO, NY; Owner: WEBO RADIO, INC.)
  • WPHR (106.9 FM; AUBURN, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WCDW (100.5 FM; CONKLIN, NY; Owner: EQUINOX BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WIFF (90.1 FM; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
  • WBKT (95.3 FM; NORWICH, NY; Owner: BANJO COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC)
  • WLVY (94.3 FM; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: PEMBROOK PINES ELMIRA, LTD.)

TV broadcast stations around Berkshire:
  • WSKG-TV (Channel 46; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: WSKG PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COUNCIL)
  • WICZ-TV (Channel 40; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: STAINLESS BROADCASTING, L.P.)
  • WBNG-TV (Channel 12; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: TELEVISION STATION GROUP LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
  • W26BS (Channel 14; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WIVT (Channel 34; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: CENTRAL NY NEWS, INC.)
  • WBPN-LP (Channel 10; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: STAINLESS BROADCASTING, L.P.)
  • WCNY-TV (Channel 24; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: PUBLIC BROADCASTING COUNCIL OF CENTRAL NEW YORK)
  • WSYT (Channel 68; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: WSYT LICENSEE L.P.)
  • WBGH-CA (Channel 20; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: CENTRAL NY NEWS, INC.)
  • WETM-TV (Channel 18; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: SMITH TELEVISION OF NEW YORK LICENSE HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • W16AX (Channel 16; ITHACA, NY; Owner: WSYT LICENSEE L.P.)


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 9
Total length: 17 meters (56ft)
Total costs: $4,997,000
Total average daily traffic: 14,706
Total average daily truck traffic: 1,288
Total future (year 2023) average daily traffic: 19,974

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2
  • Speedsville Fire Dept, Call Sign: KUX481, Licensee ID: L00003596
    Assigned Frequencies : 46.1200 MHz
    Grant Date: 10/04/2002, Expiration Date: 10/05/2012
    Registrant: County Of Tompkins, Brown Rd, Ithaca, NY 14850, Phone: (607) 257-3888
  • Fire Station Main St, Call Sign: KYU509
    Assigned Frequencies : 46.2000 MHz
    Grant Date: 04/05/2005, Expiration Date: 05/23/2015
    Registrant: Tioga County Of, 103 Corporate Drive (Lower Level), Owego, NY 13827, Phone: (607) 687-1010

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 11 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Berkshire)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1
  • Aircraft: BELLANCA 7KCAB (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: LYCOMING IO-320 SERIES (150 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 86579 , Serial Number: 420-74, Year manufactured: 1973, Airworthiness Date: 12/06/1973
    Registrant (Individual): Reported Sale, 702 Black, Berkshire, NY 13736


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 8
  • Hazardous Condition: 3
  • Good Intent Call: 1

Incident types - Berkshire


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