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Dickinson, NY map Population (year 2000): 5,335. Estimated population in July 2006: 5,142 (-3.6% change)
 

Males: 2,704  (50.7%)
Females: 2,631  (49.3%)

Franklin County

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

Estimated median household income in 2005: $44,900 (it was $38,996 in 2000)
Dickinson  $44,900
New York:  $49,480

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $89,400 (it was $70,700 in 2000)
Dickinson  $89,400
New York:  $258,900

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Races in Dickinson:

  • White Non-Hispanic (92.6%)
  • Black (4.2%)
  • Hispanic (1.8%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)
  • Other race (0.8%)
  • American Indian (0.5%)

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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: 1078 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: 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%

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:

Dickinson:  2.9% ($2,076)
New York:  1.9% ($2,847)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Union, NY (7.6 miles , pop. 56,298).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Rochester, NY (137.0 miles , pop. 219,773).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (156.5 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Port Dickinson, NY (1.3 miles ), Binghamton, NY (1.8 miles ), Johnson City, NY (3.4 miles ), Chenango, NY (4.2 miles ), Binghamton, NY (4.7 miles ), Fenton, NY (7.1 miles ), Union, NY (7.6 miles ), Kirkwood, NY (7.8 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 2001: 1 building, cost: $118,000
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 4 buildings, average cost: $50,000
  • 2005: 2 buildings, average cost: $145,000
  • 2006: 0 buildings
  • 2007: 1 building, cost: $80,500

Number of permits per 10,000 residents


Average cost (in 1000s)


Latitude: 42.13 N, Longitude: 75.91 W


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

Area code commonly used in this area: 607



Most common industries for males:



  • 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%)


Most common industries for females:



  • 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 for males



  • 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%)


Most common occupations for females



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

On 5/31/1998, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 16.9 miles away from the Dickinson town center injured 12 people and caused $3 million in damages.

On 5/2/1983, a category 3 tornado 32.6 miles away from the town center injured 6 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Dickinson:
  • OUR LADY OF LOURDES MEM HOSPITAL (about 2 miles; BINGHAMTON, NY)
  • BINGHAMTON PSYCH CENTER (about 2 miles; BINGHAMTON, NY)
  • UNITED HEALTH SERVICES (about 3 miles; JOHNSON CITY, NY)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Dickinson:
  • GREATER BINGHAMTON/EDWIN A LINK FIELD (about 7 miles; BINGHAMTON, NY; ID: BGM)
  • ITHACA TOMPKINS REGIONAL (about 45 miles; ITHACA, NY; ID: ITH)
  • WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON INTL (about 57 miles; WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON, PA; ID: AVP)
Other public-use airports nearest to Dickinson:
  • TRI-CITIES (about 13 miles; ENDICOTT, NY; ID: CZG)
  • KIRKWOOD AIRPARK (about 15 miles; KIRKWOOD, NY; ID: 5N5)
  • GREENE (about 15 miles; GREENE, NY; ID: 4N7)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Dickinson:
  • SUNY AT BINGHAMTON (about 3 miles; BINGHAMTON, NY; Full-time enrollment: 11,498)
  • BROOME COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 3 miles; BINGHAMTON, NY; FT enrollment: 4,081)
  • SUNY COLLEGE AT CORTLAND (about 37 miles; CORTLAND, NY; FT enrollment: 6,187)
  • ITHACA COLLEGE (about 44 miles; ITHACA, NY; FT enrollment: 6,052)
  • CORNELL UNIVERSITY-ENDOWED COLLEGES (about 46 miles; ITHACA, NY; FT enrollment: 12,036)
  • CORNELL UNIVERSITY-NY STATE STATUTORY COLLEGES (about 46 miles; ITHACA, NY; FT enrollment: 7,413)
  • MARYWOOD UNIVERSITY (about 52 miles; SCRANTON, PA; FT enrollment: 2,203)

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Church in Dickinson: Bevier Church (A). Display/hide its location 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

 

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 1999:
This town:  7.2%
Whole state:  14.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  2.8%
Whole state:  7.4%

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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4.58% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,159 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.58%
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 St. Lawrence County, NY  0.64% ($27,648 average AGI)
from Essex County, NY  0.53% ($31,655)
from Clinton County, NY  0.52% ($29,012)


5.02% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,183 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.02%
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 St. Lawrence County, NY  0.72% ($28,873 average AGI)
to Essex County, NY  0.71% ($32,853)
to Clinton County, NY  0.67% ($29,136)


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.)
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WARM (590 AM; 5 kW; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WHCU (870 AM; 5 kW; ITHACA, NY; Owner: EAGLE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
  • WGY (810 AM; 50 kW; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WATS (960 AM; 5 kW; SAYRE, PA; Owner: WATS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • 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.)
  • 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)
  • WKGB-FM (92.5 FM; CONKLIN, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WMXW (103.3 FM; VESTAL, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WWYL (104.1 FM; CHENANGO BRIDGE, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • W273AB (102.5 FM; OWEGO, NY; Owner: WEBO RADIO, INC.)
  • 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.)
  • W293AC (106.5 FM; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: MONTROSE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WCDW (100.5 FM; CONKLIN, NY; Owner: EQUINOX BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WLTB (101.7 FM; JOHNSON CITY, NY; Owner: GM BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • 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)
  • WPEL-FM (96.5 FM; MONTROSE, PA; Owner: MONTROSE BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WCII (88.5 FM; SPENCER, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WCWY (107.7 FM; TUNKHANNOCK, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WBKT (95.3 FM; NORWICH, NY; Owner: BANJO COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC)

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.)

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