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Population in July 2009: 5,086. Population change since 2000: -4.7%

Males: 2,577	(50.7%)
Females: 2,509	(49.3%)

Median resident age:	41.3 years
New York median age:	35.9 years

Estimated median household income in 2009: $47,780 (it was $38,996 in 2000)

Dickinson:	$47,780
New York:	$54,659

Estimated per capita income in 2009: $24,014

Dickinson town income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $105,178 (it was $72,000 in 2000)

Dickinson:	$105,178
New York:	$306,000

Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $109,711; Detached houses: $109,041; Townhouses or other attached units: $92,485; In 2-unit structures: $108,231; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $337,323; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $7,028; Mobile homes: $133,524

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White alone - 4,938 (92.6%)
Black alone - 210 (3.9%)
Hispanic - 95 (1.8%)
Two or more races - 48 (0.9%)
Asian alone - 28 (0.5%)
Other race alone - 11 (0.2%)
American Indian alone - 5 (0.09%)

Races in Dickinson detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth

Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Dickinson: 102.5 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Irish (17.3%), German (15.3%), English (12.7%), Italian (9.7%), Slovak (6.4%), Polish (6.2%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 730 feet

Land area: 4.79 square miles.

Population density: 1063 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Dickinson:

High school or higher: 77.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.7%
Graduate or professional degree: 7.7%
Unemployed: 3.4%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 16.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Dickinson town:

Never married: 27.8%
Now married: 49.9%
Separated: 2.5%
Widowed: 10.7%
Divorced: 9.1%

246 residents are foreign born (2.6% Europe, 1.0% Latin America, 0.8% Asia).

This town:	4.6%
New York:	20.4%

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

Dickinson town:	2.9% ($2,076)
New York:	1.9% ($2,847)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Union, NY (5.7 miles , pop. 56,298).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Rochester, NY (112.3 miles , pop. 219,773).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Manhattan, NY (137.6 miles , pop. 1,537,195).

Nearest cities: Port Dickinson, NY (1.0 miles ), Binghamton, NY (1.3 miles ), Johnson City, NY (1.6 miles ), Chenango, NY (2.0 miles ), Binghamton, NY (2.2 miles ), Union, NY (2.4 miles ), Fenton, NY (2.4 miles ), Endwell, NY (2.4 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1998: 1 building, cost: $101,700
2000: 1 building, cost: $118,000
2001: 1 building, cost: $118,000
2003: 0 buildings
2007: 0 buildings
2008: 0 buildings
2009: 0 buildings
2010: 0 buildings
2011: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 42.13 N, Longitude: 75.91 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 607

Unemployment in August 2012:

Here:	9.0%
New York:	8.8%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries (%)

Males Females

Educational services (10%)
Public administration (9%)
Computer and electronic products (8%)
Construction (8%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
Health care (5%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)

Health care (21%)
Educational services (14%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Public administration (6%)
Computer and electronic products (6%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)

Most common occupations (%)

Males Females

Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Health technologists and technicians (4%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
Registered nurses (4%)

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Average climate in Dickinson, New York

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Tornado activity:

Dickinson-area historical tornado activity is slightly above New York state average. It is 41% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/31/1998, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 12.9 miles away from the Dickinson town center injured 12 people and caused $3 million in damages.

On 5/2/1983, a category F3 tornado 24.6 miles away from the town center injured 6 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Dickinson-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 72.0 miles away from the city center
On 2/3/2001 at 20:15:15, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 77.4 miles away from Dickinson 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 97.3 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Broome County (17) is greater than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 11
Emergencies Declared: 6

Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 8, Floods: 7, Heavy Rains: 2, Snowstorms: 2, Landslide: 1, Tornado: 1, Blizzard: 1, Flood: 1, Hurricane: 1, Power Outage: 1, Tropical Depression: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
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Birthplace of: Gideon S. Ives - Politician.

Hospitals/medical centers near Dickinson:

"OUR LADY OF LOURDES MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INC" (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 2 miles away; BINGHAMTON, NY)
"UNITED HEALTH SERVICES HOSPITALS, INC" (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, about 3 miles away; JOHNSON CITY, NY)
MONTROSE GENERAL HOSPITAL (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 21 miles away; MONTROSE, PA)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Dickinson:

Broome Community College (about 1 miles; Binghamton, NY; Full-time enrollment: 4,655)
SUNY at Binghamton (about 3 miles; Binghamton, NY; FT enrollment: 12,914)
Tompkins Cortland Community College (about 33 miles; Dryden, NY; FT enrollment: 2,874)
SUNY College at Cortland (about 36 miles; Cortland, NY; FT enrollment: 6,439)
Ithaca College (about 37 miles; Ithaca, NY; FT enrollment: 6,783)
Cornell University (about 37 miles; Ithaca, NY; FT enrollment: 20,529)
SUNY College at Oneonta (about 49 miles; Oneonta, NY; FT enrollment: 5,660)

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Notable locations in Dickinson: Cutler Botanic Gardens (A), Broome County Jail Farm (B), Broome County Home (C), Port Dickinson Fire Station (D), Port Dickinson Village Hall (E), Cecil C Tyrell Learning Resources Center (F), Darwin R Wales Administration Building (G), Paul F Titchener Hall (H), Dickinson Town Hall (I), Saint Louise Manor Assisted Living Facility (J), Elizabeth Church Manor Nursing Home (K), Prospect Terrace Fire Company (L). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Dickinson include: Nimmonsburg United Methodist Church (A), Community Baptist Church (B), Saint Ann's Roman Catholic Church (C), Saint Stanislaus Roman Catholic Church (D), Bevier Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Saint Marys Cemetery (1), Saint Michaels Cemetery (2), Glenwood Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Glenwood Creek (A), Phelps Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Broome County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential

Average household size:

This town:	2.3 people
New York:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	61.6%
Whole state:	65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	4.5%
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 2009:

This town:	7.2%
Whole state:	14.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:

This town:	2.8%
Whole state:	7.4%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Dickinson, NY

People in group quarters in Dickinson:

385 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
320 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
177 people in nursing homes
7 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Dickinson compared to New York state average:

Black race population percentage below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age above state average.
Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.

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Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (88%)
Electricity (6%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
Wood (1%)

2004 Presidential Election results in Broome County New York:

2008 Presidential Election results in Broome County New York:

Detailed 2008 election results.

Religion statistics for Dickinson (based on Broome County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 55.92%

Here		55.9%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

Name	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Episcopal Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Adherents	59.2%	15.0%	3.3%	3.1%	2.7%
Congregations	17.3%	22.4%	8.7%	5.1%	3.1%

Name	Assemblies of God	Jewish	American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church	General Association of Regular Baptist Churches	Other
Adherents	2.2%	2.1%	1.7%	1.4%	9.2%
Congregations	2.0%	1.5%	1.0%	7.1%	31.6%

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.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 32

Broome County:	1.64 / 10,000 pop.
State:	4.13 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 2

Broome County:	0.10 / 10,000 pop.
New York:	0.06 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 13

This county:	0.67 / 10,000 pop.
New York:	0.92 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 81

Broome County:	4.14 / 10,000 pop.
New York:	1.68 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 159

Here:	8.13 / 10,000 pop.
New York:	8.82 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:

Here:	8.6%
New York:	8.2%

Adult obesity rate:

Broome County:	27.0%
State:	23.8%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:

Broome County:	14.7%
State:	15.6%

4.61% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,735 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.61%
New York average:	5.41%

0.27% of residents moved from foreign countries ($617 average AGI)
Broome County:
0.27%
New York average:
0.24%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Tioga County, NY	0.52% ($32,123 average AGI)
from Chenango County, NY	0.27% ($28,965)
from Susquehanna County, PA	0.21% ($31,877)

5.00% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,915 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.00%
New York average:	6.26%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($223 average AGI)
Broome County:
0.05%
New York average:
0.10%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Tioga County, NY	0.41% ($37,457 average AGI)
to Chenango County, NY	0.22% ($28,041)
to Onondaga County, NY	0.18% ($53,385)

Strongest AM radio stations in Dickinson:

WINR (680 AM; 5 kW; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: CLEVELAND RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
WNBF (1290 AM; 9 kW; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WYOS (1360 AM; 5 kW; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WENE (1430 AM; 5 kW; ENDICOTT, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WEBO (1330 AM; 5 kW; OWEGO, NY; Owner: TIOGA MEDIA, INC.)
WGY (810 AM; 50 kW; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WATS (960 AM; 5 kW; SAYRE, PA; Owner: WATS BROADCASTING, INC.)
WHCU (870 AM; 5 kW; ITHACA, NY; Owner: EAGLE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
WARM (590 AM; 5 kW; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WOR (710 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WABC (770 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WABC-AM RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Dickinson:

WSQX-FM (91.5 FM; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: WSKG PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS CNCL.)
WKGB-FM (92.5 FM; CONKLIN, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WHWK (98.1 FM; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WSKG-FM (89.3 FM; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: WSKG PUB.TELECOMMUNICATIONS COUNCIL)
WAAL (99.1 FM; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WMXW (103.3 FM; VESTAL, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WWYL (104.1 FM; CHENANGO BRIDGE, 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.)
W273AB (102.5 FM; OWEGO, NY; Owner: WEBO RADIO, INC.)
W293AC (106.5 FM; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: MONTROSE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WLTB (101.7 FM; JOHNSON CITY, NY; Owner: GM BROADCASTING, INC.)
WCDW (100.5 FM; CONKLIN, NY; Owner: EQUINOX BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WIFF (90.1 FM; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
W221AX (92.1 FM; ENDWELL, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
W285DI (104.9 FM; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
WCII (88.5 FM; SPENCER, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
WIYN (94.7 FM; DEPOSIT, NY; Owner: BANJO COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC.)
WBKT (95.3 FM; NORWICH, NY; Owner: BANJO COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC)
WPEL-FM (96.5 FM; MONTROSE, PA; Owner: MONTROSE BROADCASTING CORP.)

TV broadcast stations around Dickinson:

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)
WIVT (Channel 34; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: CENTRAL NY NEWS, INC.)
W26BS (Channel 14; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WBPN-LP (Channel 10; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: STAINLESS BROADCASTING, L.P.)
WBGH-CA (Channel 20; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: CENTRAL NY NEWS, INC.)

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics

Number of bridges: 6
Total length: 31 meters (102ft)
Total costs: $10,160,000
Total average daily traffic: 166,170
Total average daily truck traffic: 21,410

FCC Registered Antenna Towers:

Gary V Reinbolt, Glenwood Rd 1.7 Km N Of Jct With Hwy 17 (Lat: 42.131667 Lon: -75.931861), Type: Tower, Structure height: 88.4 m, Overall height: 95.7 m, Licensee ID: L00100923
Registrant: Wskg Public Telecommunications Council Dba , 601 Gates Rd, Vestal, NY 13850, Phone: (607) 729-0100, Email:
Gary V Reinbolt, Glenwood Rd 1.7 Km N Of Jct With Hwy 17 (Lat: 42.131667 Lon: -75.931861), Type: Tower, Structure height: 88.4 m, Overall height: 95.7 m, Licensee ID: L00100923
Registrant: Wskg Public Telecommunications Council Dba , 601 Gates Rd, Vestal, NY 13850, Phone: (607) 729-0100, Email:
Glenwood Rd 1.7 Km N Of Jct With Hwy 17 (Lat: 42.131667 Lon: -75.932222), Type: Tower, Structure height: 88.4 m, Overall height: 95.7 m
Registrant: Wskg Public Telecommunications Council Dba , 601 Gates Rd, Vestal, NY 13850, Phone: (607) 729-0100, Email:

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Hazardous Condition: 5

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