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Population (year 2000): 1,760. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,774 (+0.8% change)
 

Males: 907  (51.5%)
Females: 853  (48.5%)

Genesee County

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

Estimated median household income in 2005: $52,400 (it was $45,450 in 2000)
Bethany  $52,400
New York:  $49,480

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $104,400 (it was $82,600 in 2000)
Bethany  $104,400
New York:  $258,900

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Races in Bethany:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.9%)
  • Two or more races (1.5%)
  • American Indian (1.0%)
  • Black (0.8%)

Ancestries: German (33.5%), English (21.9%), Irish (21.0%), Italian (13.0%), Polish (8.0%), United States (6.2%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1181 feet

Land area: 36.1 square miles.

Population density: 49 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Bethany

  • High school or higher: 89.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.2%
  • Unemployed: 5.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bethany town

  • Never married: 24.8%
  • Now married: 60.4%
  • Separated: 1.9%
  • Widowed: 4.5%
  • Divorced: 8.4%

17 residents are foreign born

This town:  1.0%
New York:  20.4%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

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

Bethany:  2.5% ($2,072)
New York:  1.9% ($2,847)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Greece, NY (38.1 miles , pop. 94,141).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Rochester, NY (39.9 miles , pop. 219,773).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (288.9 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Batavia, NY (5.7 miles ), Stafford, NY (5.9 miles ), Batavia, NY (6.6 miles ), Middlebury, NY (7.2 miles ), Wyoming, NY (8.1 miles ), Alexander, NY (8.3 miles ), Pavilion, NY (9.3 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 3 buildings, average cost: $94,700
  • 1998: 3 buildings, average cost: $105,300
  • 1999: 3 buildings, average cost: $105,300
  • 2000: 3 buildings, average cost: $105,300
  • 2001: 6 buildings, average cost: $105,800
  • 2002: 6 buildings, average cost: $105,800
  • 2003: 6 buildings, average cost: $105,800
  • 2004: 10 buildings, average cost: $134,900
  • 2005: 10 buildings, average cost: $83,000
  • 2006: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents


Average cost (in 1000s)


Latitude: 42.93 N, Longitude: 78.14 W




Most common industries for males:



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
  • Machinery (8%)
  • Construction (7%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (16%)
  • Educational services (15%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Personal and laundry services (4%)
  • Social assistance (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Registered nurses (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)


Bethany-area historical tornado activity is below New York state average. It is 74% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/2/1972, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 14.1 miles away from the Bethany town center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 6/2/1998, a category 2 tornado 14.5 miles away from the town center caused $1 million in damages.


Hospitals/medical centers near Bethany:
  • UNITED MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 8 miles; BATAVIA, NY)
  • WYOMING COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; WARSAW, NY)
  • LAKESIDE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; BROCKPORT, NY)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bethany:
  • GREATER ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL (about 36 miles; ROCHESTER, NY; ID: ROC)
  • BUFFALO NIAGARA INTL (about 40 miles; BUFFALO, NY; ID: BUF)
  • NIAGARA FALLS INTL (about 57 miles; NIAGARA FALLS, NY; ID: IAG)
Other public-use airports nearest to Bethany:
  • GENESEE COUNTY (about 7 miles; BATAVIA, NY; ID: GVQ)
  • LE ROY (about 15 miles; LE ROY, NY; ID: 5G0)
  • PERRY-WARSAW (about 15 miles; PERRY, NY; ID: 01G)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bethany:
  • GENESEE VALLEY BOCES (about 8 miles; BATAVIA, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,249)
  • GENESEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 8 miles; BATAVIA, NY; FT enrollment: 2,942)
  • SUNY COLLEGE AT BROCKPORT (about 25 miles; BROCKPORT, NY; FT enrollment: 6,973)
  • SUNY COLLEGE AT GENESEO (about 27 miles; GENESEO, NY; FT enrollment: 5,246)
  • ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 37 miles; ROCHESTER, NY; FT enrollment: 11,426)
  • MONROE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 37 miles; ROCHESTER, NY; FT enrollment: 10,019)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER (about 39 miles; ROCHESTER, NY; FT enrollment: 7,207)

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Cemeteries: Putnam Cemetery (1), Transit Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This town:  2.8 people
New York:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  78.5%
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: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  5.1%
Whole state:  14.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  1.9%
Whole state:  7.4%

Bethany compared to New York 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 significantly below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Genesee County New York:




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4.35% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,225 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.35%
New York average:  5.41%

0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($376 average AGI)
Genesee County:  0.06%
New York average:  0.24%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Monroe County, NY  0.90% ($32,723 average AGI)
from Erie County, NY  0.78% ($34,330)
from Wyoming County, NY  0.59% ($24,200)


5.59% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,579 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.59%
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 Monroe County, NY  1.19% ($31,620 average AGI)
to Erie County, NY  0.82% ($30,105)
to Wyoming County, NY  0.46% ($30,426)


Strongest AM radio stations in Bethany:
  • WHAM (1180 AM; 50 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WBTA (1490 AM; 1 kW; BATAVIA, NY; Owner: BRO-BEN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WWKB (1520 AM; 50 kW; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
  • WCJW (1140 AM; daytime; 3 kW; WARSAW, NY; Owner: LLOYD LANE, INCORPORATED)
  • WLGZ (990 AM; 5 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WGR (550 AM; 5 kW; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
  • WXRL (1300 AM; 5 kW; LANCASTER, NY; Owner: DOME BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WTOR (770 AM; daytime; 9 kW; YOUNGSTOWN, NY; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WYSL (1040 AM; 3 kW; AVON, NY; Owner: RADIO LIVINGSTON, LTD)
  • WHTK (1280 AM; 5 kW; ROCHESTER, NY)
  • WXXI (1370 AM; 5 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: WXXI PUBLIC BROADCASTING COUNCIL)
  • WHIC (1460 AM; 5 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: HOLY FAMILY COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WNED (970 AM; 5 kW; BUFFALO, NY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Bethany:
  • DW208AM (89.5 FM; BATAVIA, NY; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • WCOU (88.3 FM; WARSAW, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WGCC-FM (90.7 FM; BATAVIA, NY; Owner: GENESEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WNSA (107.7 FM; WETHERSFIELD TWNSHP, NY; Owner: ADELPHIA COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION, DEBTOR-IN-POSSESSION)
  • WLOF (101.7 FM; ATTICA, NY; Owner: HOLY FAMILY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WTSS (102.5 FM; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
  • WMJQ (105.5 FM; BROCKPORT, NY; Owner: CANANDAIGUA BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WJCA (102.1 FM; ALBION, NY; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)

TV broadcast stations around Bethany:
  • WPXJ-TV (Channel 51; BATAVIA, NY; Owner: PAXSON BUFFALO LICENSE, INC.)
  • WNYO-TV (Channel 49; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: NEW YORK TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WGRZ-TV (Channel 2; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: MULTIMEDIA ENTERTAINMENT, INC.)
  • WKBW-TV (Channel 7; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: WKBW-TV LICENSE, INC.)
  • WIVB-TV (Channel 4; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: WIVB BROADCASTING, LLC)

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