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Onondaga County

Population in July 2007: 58,694. Population change since 2000: -0.3%
 

Males: 28,280  (48.2%)
Females: 30,414  (51.8%)

Median resident age:  35.0 years
New York median age:  35.9 years

Zip codes: 13041.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $60,254 (it was $50,412 in 2000)
Clay:  $60,254
New York:  $53,514

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $120,000 (it was $84,900 in 2000)
Clay:  $120,000
New York:  $311,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $137,614; Detached houses: $143,661; Townhouses or other attached units: $97,775; In 2-unit structures: $82,309; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $135,030; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $113,610; Mobile homes: $39,393
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Races in Clay:

  • White Non-Hispanic (91.3%)
  • Black (3.5%)
  • Two or more races (1.5%)
  • Hispanic (1.4%)
  • American Indian (0.9%)
  • Asian Indian (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Clay: 84.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)


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Ancestries: Irish (22.8%), Italian (22.2%), German (21.6%), English (13.5%), Polish (8.0%), French (7.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1827

Land area: 48.0 square miles.

Population density: 1223 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Clay

  • High school or higher: 90.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 9.5%
  • Unemployed: 3.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Clay town

  • Never married: 25.5%
  • Now married: 58.5%
  • Separated: 2.2%
  • Widowed: 5.1%
  • Divorced: 8.7%

2,980 residents are foreign born (2.0% Europe, 1.8% Asia, 0.6% North America).

This town:  5.1%
New York:  20.4%



According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Clay, New York in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Clay to the number of sex offenders is 29347 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this town is a lot smaller than the state average.

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

Clay:  3.1% ($2,638)
New York:  1.9% ($2,847)
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Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Rochester, NY (71.5 miles , pop. 219,773).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (199.0 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Liverpool, NY (1.8 miles ), North Syracuse, NY (1.8 miles ), Salina, NY (1.9 miles ), Galeville, NY (2.1 miles ), Mattydale, NY (2.1 miles ), Lakeland, NY (2.2 miles ), Seneca Knolls, NY (2.2 miles ), Cicero, NY (2.3 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 104 buildings, average cost: $82,900
  • 1997: 87 buildings, average cost: $86,800
  • 1998: 128 buildings, average cost: $95,800
  • 1999: 142 buildings, average cost: $99,800
  • 2000: 103 buildings, average cost: $104,700
  • 2001: 106 buildings, average cost: $100,600
  • 2002: 122 buildings, average cost: $108,600
  • 2003: 156 buildings, average cost: $126,200
  • 2004: 89 buildings, average cost: $158,900
  • 2005: 143 buildings, average cost: $144,400
  • 2006: 156 buildings, average cost: $156,100
  • 2007: 101 buildings, average cost: $160,800

Number of permits per 10,000 residents


Average cost (in 1000s)


Latitude: 43.15 N, Longitude: 76.19 W

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Clay, New York business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Unemployment in December 2008:
Here:  3.5%
New York:  4.5%


Unemployment by year (%)


Historical population


Historical housing units

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Health care (4%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (16%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Finance and insurance (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (3%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Computer specialists (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Cashiers (4%)




 

Crime in Clay by Year

Type 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Murders 000001000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.01.80.00.00.0
Rapes 010003113
    per 100,000 0.01.80.00.00.05.51.81.85.5
Robberies 3510749777
    per 100,000 5.58.818.512.97.416.512.812.912.9
Assaults 60033512817
    per 100,000 10.90.00.05.55.59.222.014.731.4
Burglaries 708287695766899666
    per 100,000 127.4143.5161.4127.0104.9121.1163.3176.6121.9
Thefts 335297322329378269270392318
    per 100,000 609.6519.8597.3605.6695.9493.4495.5721.2587.4
Auto thefts 3184218231411
    per 100,000 5.51.814.87.43.733.042.225.820.3
Arson 753N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A4
    per 100,000 12.78.85.6N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A7.4
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 37.635.041.938.738.845.744.451.548.3

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 24 (19 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  0.32
US city average:  3.00

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Clay-area historical tornado activity is slightly below New York state average. It is 68% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/2/1983, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 3.6 miles away from the Clay town center killed one person and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/2/1983, a category 3 tornado 7.4 miles away from the town center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Clay:
  • ST JOSEPHS HOSPITAL HEALTH CENTER (about 7 miles; SYRACUSE, NY)
  • FOUR WINDS SYRACUSE (about 8 miles; SYR, NY)
  • CROUSE-IRVING MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; SYRACUSE, NY)

Political contributions by individuals in Clay, NY

Airports located in Clay:
Amtrak station near Clay:
  • 5 miles: SYRACUSE (131 P & C PKWY.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities, free short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.

Local government website: townofclay.org

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Clay:
  • SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY (about 9 miles; SYRACUSE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 15,859)
  • LE MOYNE COLLEGE (about 10 miles; SYRACUSE, NY; FT enrollment: 2,517)
  • ONONDAGA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 13 miles; SYRACUSE, NY; FT enrollment: 5,132)
  • SUNY COLLEGE AT OSWEGO (about 26 miles; OSWEGO, NY; FT enrollment: 7,138)
  • SUNY COLLEGE OF AGRIC AND TECHN AT MORRISVILLE (about 32 miles; MORRISVILLE, NY; FT enrollment: 2,790)
  • SUNY COLLEGE AT CORTLAND (about 38 miles; CORTLAND, NY; FT enrollment: 6,187)
  • COLGATE UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; HAMILTON, NY; FT enrollment: 2,792)

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Churches in Clay include: Northside Church (A), Northminster Church (B), Saint Johns Church (C), Christ the King Church (D), Trinity Church (E), Immanuel Church (F), Trinity Church (G), Buckley Road Church (H), United Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Pine Plains Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Peat Swamp (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Black Creek (A), Mill Brook (B), Mud Creek (C), Oneida River (D), Shaver Creek (E), Youngs Creek (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Clay: Town Park South (1). Display/hide its location on the map

 

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

CLAY WDS (Address: 4401 ROUTE 31, Population served: 16000, Purch_surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-07-2004), St Formal NOV issued (SEP-07-2004), St Compliance achieved (SEP-17-2004), St Public Notif received (SEP-17-2004)

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

Percentage of family households:
This town:  71.5%
Whole state:  65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  6.7%
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: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  5.7%
Whole state:  14.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  2.4%
Whole state:  7.4%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Clay, NY


People in group quarters in Clay
  • 119 people in nursing homes
  • 77 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 10 people in religious group quarters
  • 5 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 3 people in homes for the mentally retarded


Clay compared to New York state average:
  • Black race population percentage below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.


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Banks with branches in Clay (2009 data):
  • Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company: Taft Road Branch, Bayberry (Liverpool) Branch, Great Northern Branch. Info updated 2007-12-13: Bank assets: $64,824.2 mil, Deposits: $42,406.1 mil, headquarters in Buffalo, NY, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 707 total offices, Holding Company: Allied Irish Banks, P.L.c.
  • HSBC Bank USA, National Association: Great Northern Branch at 3935 Route 31, branch established on 1990-12-06. Info updated 2009-01-08: Bank assets: $181,604.1 mil, Deposits: $126,191.2 mil, headquarters in Mc Lean, VA, negative income in the last year, 476 total offices, Holding Company: Hsbc Holdings Plc



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2004 Presidential Election results in Onondaga County New York:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (78%)
  • Electricity (14%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
  • Wood (1%)
  • Other fuel (1%)
  • No fuel used (1%)


Religon statistics for Clay

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaEpiscopal ChurchPresbyterian Church (USA)
Adherents62.2%10.0%3.4%2.8%2.6%
Congregations18.9%17.0%3.8%6.9%8.2%
NameAmerican Baptist Churches in the USA Charismatic Churches IndependentMuslim EstimateAssemblies of GodOther religions
Adherents2.5%1.4%1.3%1.0%13.0%
Congregations6.3%0.6%0.6%3.8%33.8%
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.


4.35% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,377 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.35%
New York average:  5.41%

0.25% of residents moved from foreign countries ($611 average AGI)
Onondaga County:  0.25%
New York average:  0.24%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Oswego County, NY  0.54% ($31,854 average AGI)
from Madison County, NY  0.25% ($36,902)
from Cayuga County, NY  0.21% ($34,652)


4.98% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($41,044 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.98%
New York average:  6.26%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($361 average AGI)
Onondaga County:  0.06%
New York average:  0.10%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Oswego County, NY  0.53% ($34,846 average AGI)
to Madison County, NY  0.25% ($45,093)
to Cayuga County, NY  0.18% ($40,229)


Strongest AM radio stations in Clay:
  • WDCW (1390 AM; 5 kW; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WHEN (620 AM; 5 kW; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WTLA (1200 AM; 1 kW; NORTH SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: GALAXY COMMUNICATIONS, L.P.)
  • WSYR (570 AM; 5 kW; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WFBL (1050 AM; 3 kW; BALDWINSVILLE, NY; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WNSS (1260 AM; 5 kW; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WOLF (1490 AM; 1 kW; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: WOLF RADIO INC.)
  • WHAM (1180 AM; 50 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WSIV (1540 AM; 3 kW; E. SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: CRAM COMMUNICATIONS LLC)
  • WGY (810 AM; 50 kW; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WAMF (1300 AM; 1 kW; FULTON, NY; Owner: DONALD H. DEROSA)
  • WIBX (950 AM; 5 kW; UTICA, NY; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF UTICA/ROME, INC.)
  • WHCU (870 AM; 5 kW; ITHACA, NY; Owner: EAGLE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Clay:
  • WKRL-FM (100.9 FM; NORTH SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: GALAXY COMMUNICATIONS, L.P.)
  • WZUN (102.1 FM; PHOENIX, NY; Owner: GALAXY COMMUNICATIONS, L.P.)
  • WLTI (105.9 FM; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WMHR (102.9 FM; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: MARS HILL BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WAQX-FM (95.7 FM; MANLIUS, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WSEN-FM (92.1 FM; BALDWINSVILLE, NY; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WBBS (104.7 FM; FULTON, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WBXL (90.5 FM; BALDWINSVILLE, NY; Owner: BALDWINSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DIST.)
  • WYYY (94.5 FM; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WCNY-FM (91.3 FM; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: THE PUB. B/C COUNC. OF CEN. NY, INC.)
  • W256AC (99.1 FM; SOLVAY, NY; Owner: GALAXY COMMUNICATIONS, L.P.)
  • W267AL (101.3 FM; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: GALAXY COMMUNICATIONS, L.P.)
  • WNTQ (93.1 FM; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WAER (88.3 FM; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY)
  • W278AH (103.5 FM; SYRACUSE, JAMESVILLE, NY; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF THE FINGER LAKES, INC.)
  • WWHT (107.9 FM; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WTKW (99.5 FM; BRIDGEPORT, NY; Owner: GALAXY COMMUNICATIONS, L.P.)
  • W251AK (98.1 FM; NEDROW, NY; Owner: PATHWAY COMMUNITY RADIO, INC.)
  • W237AY (95.3 FM; DEWITT, NY; Owner: PATHWAY COMMUNITY RADIO, INC.)
  • WPHR (106.9 FM; AUBURN, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Clay:
  • W11BP (Channel 11; SYRACUSE, ETC., NY; Owner: RENARD COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WNYS-TV (Channel 43; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: RKM MEDIA, INC.)
  • WSPX-TV (Channel 56; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: PAXSON SYRACUSE LICENSE, INC.)
  • WTVU-LP (Channel 22; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: RENARD COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WCNY-TV (Channel 24; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: PUBLIC BROADCASTING COUNCIL OF CENTRAL NEW YORK)
  • WOBX-LP (Channel 35; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: METRO TV, INC.)
  • WBLZ-LP (Channel 13; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: RENARD COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WSTM-TV (Channel 3; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: WSTM LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, INC.)
  • WSTQ-LP (Channel 14; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: FEDERAL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WIXT-TV (Channel 9; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: CENTRAL NY NEWS, INC.)
  • W30AJ (Channel 30; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: JOHN MESTER INCOME FAMILY TRUST)
  • WTVH (Channel 5; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: WTVH LICENSE, INC.)
  • WSYT (Channel 68; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: WSYT LICENSEE L.P.)
  • W51BA (Channel 51; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: RENARD COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WMBO-LP (Channel 60; SYRACUSE, ETC., NY; Owner: METRO TV, INC.)
  • WNDR-LP (Channel 18; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: METRO TV, INC.)
  • W40BJ (Channel 40; DEWITT, NY; Owner: RENARD COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WFXV (Channel 33; UTICA, NY; Owner: QUORUM OF UTICA LICENSE, LLC)
  • W38CY (Channel 38; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)


Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)


See more detailed statistics of Clay fatal accidents for 1975 - 2007 here


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 23
Total length: 140 meters (459ft)
Total costs: $54,235,000
Total average daily traffic: 260,578
Total average daily truck traffic: 17,041

New bridges - Historical Statistics

  • 1900-1909: 1
  • 1910-1919: 0
  • 1920-1929: 0
  • 1930-1939: 1
  • 1940-1949: 1
  • 1950-1959: 0
  • 1960-1969: 1
  • 1970-1979: 12
  • 1980-1989: 0
  • 1990-1999: 5
  • 2000-2009: 2
See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Clay, NY

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 9 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Clay)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Clay, NY)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 10 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 9 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 40 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Clay)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 8 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Clay)

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 75
  • Hazardous Condition: 76
  • Service Call: 2

Incident types - Clay


See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Clay, NY

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