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Fulton County

Population in July 2008: 1,395. Population change since 2000: -0.9%
 

Males: 715  (51.3%)
Females: 680  (48.7%)

Median resident age:  41.7 years
New York median age:  35.9 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $43,432 (it was $34,911 in 2000)
Caroga:  $43,432
New York:  $53,514

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $23,322
Caroga:  $23,322
New York:  $29,885

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $93,987 (it was $60,100 in 2000)
Caroga:  $93,987
New York:  $311,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $126,338; Detached houses: $130,233; In 2-unit structures: $186,915; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $66,305; Mobile homes: $38,239

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Races in Caroga:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.6%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)

2008 cost of living index in Caroga: 82.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Ancestries: German (19.9%), English (16.5%), Irish (15.1%), Italian (9.5%), Dutch (7.7%), United States (6.8%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1500 feet

Land area: 50.8 square miles.

Population density: 27 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Caroga

  • High school or higher: 81.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.2%
  • Unemployed: 7.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 31.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Caroga town

  • Never married: 20.4%
  • Now married: 54.3%
  • Separated: 3.9%
  • Widowed: 7.5%
  • Divorced: 13.8%

17 residents are foreign born

This town:  1.2%
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:

Caroga:  2.1% ($1,272)
New York:  1.9% ($2,847)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Schenectady, NY (36.8 miles , pop. 61,821).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Rochester, NY (157.5 miles , pop. 219,773).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (162.0 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Bleecker, NY (2.3 miles ), Johnstown, NY (2.9 miles ), Stratford, NY (2.9 miles ), Ephratah, NY (2.9 miles ), Gloversville, NY (3.1 miles ), Johnstown, NY (3.3 miles ), Oppenheim, NY (3.4 miles ), Mayfield, NY (3.4 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 5 buildings, average cost: $78,400
  • 1997: 2 buildings, average cost: $91,700
  • 1998: 2 buildings, average cost: $101,700
  • 1999: 3 buildings, average cost: $109,200
  • 2000: 1 building, cost: $118,000
  • 2001: 6 buildings, average cost: $120,300
  • 2002: 7 buildings, average cost: $129,400
  • 2003: 2 buildings, average cost: $132,800
  • 2004: 7 buildings, average cost: $138,800
  • 2005: 6 buildings, average cost: $138,800
  • 2006: 5 buildings, average cost: $138,800
  • 2007: 3 buildings, average cost: $138,300
  • 2008: 3 buildings, average cost: $138,300

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)


Latitude: 43.14 N, Longitude: 74.49 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 518

Caroga household income distribution Caroga home values distribution

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (16%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Health care (6%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)
  • Leather and allied products (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (25%)
  • Educational services (15%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Broadcasting and telecommunications (4%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (3%)
  • Finance and insurance (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Carpenters (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (4%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)



Caroga-area historical tornado activity is near New York state average. It is 56% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/10/1989, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 21.8 miles away from the Caroga town center injured 20 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 6/16/1974, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 34.5 miles away from the town center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


Caroga-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above New York state average. It is 87% 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 56.5 miles away from Caroga center
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 36.8 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 56.9 miles away from the city center
On 7/31/1997 at 07:15:29, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 55.3 miles away from Caroga center
On 7/24/2007 at 01:56:48, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 MD, 2.7 LG, Depth: 9.3 mi) earthquake occurred 41.8 miles away from the city center
On 8/30/2007 at 03:47:45, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 ML, Depth: 1.2 mi) earthquake occurred 81.9 miles away from Caroga center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML)

Hospitals/medical centers near Caroga:
  • NATHAN LITTAUER HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; GLOVERSVILLE, NY)
  • LITTLE FALLS HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; LITTLE FALLS, NY)
  • AMSTERDAM MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; AMSTERDAM, NY)

Amtrak station near Caroga:
  • 20 miles: AMSTERDAM (RAILROAD & W. MAIN STS.). 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, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Caroga:
  • HERKIMER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 27 miles; HERKIMER, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,141)
  • SUNY COLLEGE OF AGRIC AND TECHN AT COBLESKILL (about 31 miles; COBLESKILL, NY; FT enrollment: 2,208)
  • UNION COLLEGE (about 36 miles; SCHENECTADY, NY; FT enrollment: 2,315)
  • SCHENECTADY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 36 miles; SCHENECTADY, NY; FT enrollment: 2,316)
  • SUNY EMPIRE STATE COLLEGE (about 37 miles; SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY; FT enrollment: 4,499)
  • SKIDMORE COLLEGE (about 37 miles; SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY; FT enrollment: 2,317)
  • MOHAWK VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE-UTICA BRANCH (about 38 miles; UTICA, NY; FT enrollment: 3,768)

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Notable location: Mohawk Pathway Camp (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Church in Caroga: Saint Barbaras Chapel (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Stoner Lakes (A), Stewart Lake (B), East Caroga Lake (C), Eastman Lake (D), West Caroga Lake (E), West Lake (F), Caroga Lake (G), Canada Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Mead Creek (A), Frie Flow (B), Glasgow Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

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

RED STORE (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 7 routine major monitoring violations
  • One regular monitoring violation

Average household size:
This town:  2.4 people
New York:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  66.8%
Whole state:  65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  9.5%
Whole state:  5.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  9.0%
Whole state:  14.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  3.5%
Whole state:  7.4%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Caroga, NY



Caroga compared to New York 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 college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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School Enrollment by Level of School






2004 Presidential Election results in Fulton County New York:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (49%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (26%)
  • Wood (15%)
  • Electricity (7%)
  • Utility gas (2%)
  • Other fuel (1%)
  • No fuel used (1%)


Religion statistics for Caroga

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaPresbyterian Church (USA) Non-Charismatic Churches Independent
Adherents55.6%18.6%5.1%4.1%2.5%
Congregations13.5%23.1%5.8%11.5%1.9%
Name The Wesleyan ChurchReformed Church in AmericaConservative Baptist Association of AmericaEpiscopal ChurchOther religions
Adherents1.9%1.6%1.5%1.4%7.6%
Congregations1.9%1.9%3.8%1.9%34.6%
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.


4.67% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,472 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.67%
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 Montgomery County, NY  1.44% ($28,757 average AGI)
from Saratoga County, NY  0.50% ($34,619)
from Schenectady County, NY  0.33% ($40,377)


5.04% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,183 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.04%
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 Montgomery County, NY  1.22% ($29,100 average AGI)
to Saratoga County, NY  0.44% ($34,129)
to Albany County, NY  0.32% ($38,582)


Strongest AM radio stations in Caroga:
  • WGY (810 AM; 50 kW; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WPTR (1540 AM; 50 kW; ALBANY, NY; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WIZR (930 AM; 1 kW; JOHNSTOWN, NY; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
  • WENT (1340 AM; 1 kW; GLOVERSVILLE, NY; Owner: WHITNEY RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WFNY (1440 AM; 1 kW; GLOVERSVILLE, NY; Owner: MICHAEL A. SLEEZER)
  • WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
  • WOFX (980 AM; 5 kW; TROY, NY)
  • WTIC (1080 AM; 50 kW; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WROW (590 AM; 5 kW; ALBANY, NY; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
  • WIBX (950 AM; 5 kW; UTICA, NY; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF UTICA/ROME, INC.)
  • WFAN (660 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Caroga:
  • WQBJ (103.5 FM; COBLESKILL, NY; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF MANSFIELD, INC.)
  • WBUG-FM (101.1 FM; FORT PLAIN, NY; Owner: ROSER COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK, INC.)
  • WXLG (89.9 FM; NORTH CREEK, NY; Owner: THE ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY)
  • WJIV (101.9 FM; CHERRY VALLEY, NY; Owner: CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING SYSTEM, LTD.)
  • WBKK (97.7 FM; AMSTERDAM, NY; Owner: GEM ASSOCIATES, L. P.)
  • WSKU (105.5 FM; LITTLE FALLS, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WXLH (91.3 FM; BLUE MOUNTAIN LAKE, NY; Owner: THE ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY)
  • WKBE (100.3 FM; WARRENSBURG, NY; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
  • WCKM-FM (99.1 FM; LAKE GEORGE, NY; Owner: ENTERTRONICS, INC.)
  • WNYQ (105.7 FM; QUEENSBURY, NY; Owner: VOX NEW YORK, L.L.C.)
  • WEQX (102.7 FM; MANCHESTER, VT; Owner: NORTHSHIRE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WJAN (95.1 FM; SUNDERLAND, VT; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
  • WBGK (99.7 FM; NEWPORT VILLAGE, NY; Owner: ROSER COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK, INC.)
  • WAJZ (96.3 FM; VOORHEESVILLE, NY; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
  • WPGL (90.7 FM; PATTERSONVILLE, NY; Owner: SOUND OF LIFE, INC.)
  • WGKR (105.3 FM; GRAND GORGE, NY; Owner: SOUND OF LIFE, INC.)
  • WOUR (96.9 FM; UTICA, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WMYY (97.3 FM; SCHOHARIE, NY; Owner: CAPITAL MEDIA CORPORATION)
  • WUNY (89.5 FM; UTICA, NY; Owner: PUBLIC BC COUNCIL OF CENTRAL NY, INC)
  • WFFG-FM (107.1 FM; CORINTH, NY; Owner: VOX NEW YORK, L.L.C.)

TV broadcast stations around Caroga:
  • WKTV (Channel 2; UTICA, NY; Owner: SMITH TELEVISION OF NEW YORK LICENSE HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WFNY-CA (Channel 49; GLOVERSVILLE, NY; Owner: MICHAEL A. SLEEZER)
  • WYPX (Channel 55; AMSTERDAM, NY; Owner: PAXSON ALBANY LICENSE, INC.)


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 7
Total length: 7 meters (23ft)
Total costs: $3,030,000
Total average daily traffic: 3,235
Total average daily truck traffic: 209
Total future (year 2017) average daily traffic: 3,970

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