For population 25 years and over in Brasher Falls-Winthrop:
High school or higher: 81.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 8.3%
Unemployed: 5.6%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 20.0 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Brasher Falls-Winthrop CDP:
Never married: 20.7%
Now married: 56.3%
Separated: 4.7%
Widowed: 12.2%
Divorced: 6.0%
33 residents are foreign born (2.4% Europe, 0.5% North America).
This place:
2.9%
New York:
20.4%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,887 (2.2%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $1,500 (1.9%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Utica, NY (120.1 miles , pop. 60,651).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Rochester, NY (180.8 miles , pop. 219,773).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (277.4 miles , pop. 1,332,650).
Brasher Falls-Winthrop-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above New York state average. It is 69% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 62.5 miles away from the city center On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MB, 4.2 MS, 5.2 MW, 5.0 MW, Depth: 6.8 mi) earthquake occurred 56.5 miles away from Brasher Falls-Winthrop center On 4/20/2002 at 11:04:42, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, 3.7 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 57.7 miles away from the city center On 4/20/2000 at 08:46:55, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 LG, 3.8 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 64.4 miles away from the city center On 4/8/2003 at 15:06:14, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, 3.2 ML, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 25.1 miles away from Brasher Falls-Winthrop center On 5/24/2002 at 23:46:00, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, 3.1 ML, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 58.0 miles away from the city center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Hospitals/medical centers near Brasher Falls-Winthrop:
MASSENA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - Local, provides emergency services, about 11 miles away; MASSENA, NY)
ALICE HYDE MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 25 miles away; MALONE, NY)
CANTON-POTSDAM HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 26 miles away; POTSDAM, NY)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Brasher Falls-Winthrop:
SUNY College at Potsdam (about 14 miles; Potsdam, NY; Full-time enrollment: 4,011)
Clarkson University (about 15 miles; Potsdam, NY; FT enrollment: 3,129)
St Lawrence University (about 24 miles; Canton, NY; FT enrollment: 2,297)
SUNY College of Technology at Canton (about 25 miles; Canton, NY; FT enrollment: 2,572)
SUNY College at Plattsburgh (about 65 miles; Plattsburgh, NY; FT enrollment: 5,847)
Jefferson Community College (about 81 miles; Watertown, NY; FT enrollment: 2,024)
Champlain College (about 81 miles; Burlington, VT; FT enrollment: 2,086)
Notable locations in Brasher Falls-Winthrop: Riverside Campground (A), Brasher Falls Sewer District 1 Sewage Treatment Plant (B), Brasher - Winthrop Volunteer Fire Department (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2009 was 23.4. This is better than average.
City:
23.4
U.S.:
32.0
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2009 was 12.9. This is significantly better than average.Closest monitor was 13.0 miles away from the city center.
City:
12.9
U.S.:
24.2
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2009 was 6.32. This is significantly better than average.Closest monitor was 12.1 miles away from the city center.
City:
6.32
U.S.:
9.59
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2009 was 3.29. This is about average.Closest monitor was 13.0 miles away from the city center.
City:
3.29
U.S.:
2.88
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 14.5%
(15.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
This place:
2.3 people
New York:
2.6 people
Percentage of family households:
This place:
61.4%
Whole state:
65.7%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:
6.8%
Whole state:
5.4%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Religion statistics for Brasher Falls-Winthrop (based on St. Lawrence County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 46.12%
Here
46.1%
USA
50.2%
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Catholic Church
United Methodist Church
Presbyterian Church (USA)
Episcopal Church
United Church of Christ
Adherents
67.9%
11.3%
4.5%
3.1%
2.0%
Congregations
21.1%
21.1%
11.8%
6.2%
4.3%
Name
The Wesleyan Church
Southern Baptist Convention
Charismatic Churches Independent
American Baptist Churches in the USA
Other
Adherents
1.9%
1.8%
1.1%
0.9%
5.5%
Congregations
5.0%
5.6%
0.6%
2.5%
21.7%
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.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 28
St. Lawrence County:
2.55 / 10,000 pop.
New York:
4.13 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
This county:
0.09 / 10,000 pop.
State:
0.06 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 13
St. Lawrence County:
1.18 / 10,000 pop.
New York:
0.92 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 55
St. Lawrence County:
5.01 / 10,000 pop.
State:
1.68 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 106
Here:
9.66 / 10,000 pop.
State:
8.82 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:
8.5%
New York:
8.2%
Adult obesity rate:
St. Lawrence County:
29.6%
New York:
23.8%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:
13.3%
State:
15.6%
4.20% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,907 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
4.20%
New York average:
5.41%
0.39% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,270 average AGI)
St. Lawrence County:
0.39%
New York average:
0.24%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
