Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: |  22.3% | | Whole state: |  14.6% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: | 10.0% | | Whole state: | 7.4% |
Dunkirk compared to New York state average:
- Black race population percentage below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Banks with branches in Dunkirk (2007 data):
- Community Bank, National Association: Dunkirk - Central Ave. Branch at 345 Central Avenue, branch established on 1965-04-28; Dunkirk - Vineyard Drive Branch at 3909 Vineyard Drive, branch established on 1965-07-01. Info updated 2006-12-08: Bank assets: $4,480.7 mil, Deposits: $3,254.2 mil, headquarters in Canton, NY, positive income, 135 total offices, Holding Company: Community Bank System, Inc.
- HSBC Bank USA, National Association: Dunkirk Branch at 401 Central Avenue, branch established on 1957-04-15. Info updated 2006-10-20: Bank assets: $165,673.0 mil, Deposits: $107,265.0 mil, headquarters in Wilmington, DE, positive income, 446 total offices, Holding Company: Hsbc Holdings Plc
- Greater Buffalo Savings Bank: Central Avenue Branch at 1170 Central Avenue, branch established on 2005-08-15. Info updated 2006-10-11: Bank assets: $805.1 mil, Deposits: $665.2 mil, headquarters in Buffalo, NY, negative income in the last year, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 14 total offices, Holding Company: Great Lakes Bancorp, Inc.
- Lake Shore Savings Bank: at 128 East 4th St, branch established on 1891-01-01. Info updated 2006-06-01: Bank assets: $354.2 mil, Deposits: $262.0 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 8 total offices
- Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company: Martin's Dunkirk Branch at 3956 Vineyard Drive, branch established on 1996-11-26. Info updated 2006-07-18: Bank assets: $56,382.4 mil, Deposits: $39,939.0 mil, headquarters in Buffalo, NY, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 699 total offices, Holding Company: Allied Irish Banks, P.L.c.
- Keybank National Association: Dunkirk Branch at 51 East Fourth Street, branch established on 1978-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $88,081.2 mil, Deposits: $61,704.6 mil, headquarters in Cleveland, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 961 total offices, Holding Company: Keycorp
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2006)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Other and Unallocable |
1 | $4,265 | $51,180 | 3 | $53 |
| Financial Administration |
8 | $28,797 | $43,196 | 3 | $283 |
| Other Government Administration |
10 | $37,819 | $45,383 | 9 | $726 |
| Judicial and Legal |
2 | $14,585 | $87,510 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
35 | $216,215 | $74,131 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
0 | $0 | | 18 | $3,920 |
| Firefighters |
28 | $114,056 | $48,881 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
22 | $89,182 | $48,645 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
8 | $53,307 | $79,961 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
16 | $74,757 | $56,068 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
8 | $35,184 | $52,776 | 7 | $328 |
| Water Supply |
15 | $70,443 | $56,354 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
153 | $738,611 | $57,930 | 40 | $5,310 |
Dunkirk government finances in 2002:
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $2,000
- Charges - Sewerage: $2,334,000
Solid Waste Management: $337,000
All Other: $87,000
Parks & Recreation: $45,000
Parking Facilities: $16,000
Housing & Community Development: $4,000
- Construction - Water Utilities: $124,000
- Current Operations - General - Other: $2,779,000
Police Protection: $2,347,000
Sewerage: $2,208,000
Regular Highways: $1,597,000
Water Utilities: $1,523,000
Fire Protection: $1,396,000
Housing & Community Development: $920,000
Central Staff Services: $893,000
Parks & Recreation: $549,000
Solid Waste Management: $481,000
Financial Administration: $357,000
Libraries: $162,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $142,000
General Public Buildings: $117,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $100,000
Health Services - Other: $2,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $819,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $649,000
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Financial Administration: $5,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $1,880,000
All Other: $195,000
Highways: $14,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $1,405,000
Industrial Revenue: $895,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $9,780,000
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $725,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $9,365,000
Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $1,255,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $767,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $128,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $1,140,000
Water Utilities: $150,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $1,081,000
Interest Earnings: $348,000
Special Assessments: $1,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Welfare - Other: $429,000
Solid Waste Management: $202,000
Fire Protection: $94,000
Water Utilities: $52,000
Parks & Recreation: $42,000
Sewerage: $15,000
Regular Highways: $5,000
Police Protection: $4,000
General - Other: $3,000
Health - Other: $3,000
General Public Building: $2,000
Protective Inspection & Regulation, NEC: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $6,747,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,946,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $1,858,000
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $836,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $984,000
Highways: $294,000
All Other: $165,000
Education: $55,000
- Tax - Property: $7,321,000
Public Utilities: $433,000
NEC: $50,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $7,352,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $84,000
3.46% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,171 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 3.46% | | New York average: | 5.41% |
0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($601 average AGI)| Chautauqua County: | 0.05% | | New York average: | 0.24% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
4.49% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,407 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.49% | | New York average: | 6.26% |
0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($266 average AGI)| Chautauqua County: | 0.05% | | New York average: | 0.10% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Dunkirk:
- WDOE (1410 AM; 1 kW; DUNKIRK, NY; Owner: CHADWICK BAY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WWKB (1520 AM; 50 kW; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
- WGR (550 AM; 5 kW; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
- WNED (970 AM; 5 kW; BUFFALO, NY)
- WTOR (770 AM; daytime; 9 kW; YOUNGSTOWN, NY; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WHLD (1270 AM; 5 kW; NIAGARA FALLS, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WHAM (1180 AM; 50 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WBEN (930 AM; 5 kW; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
- KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WNAE (1310 AM; 5 kW; WARREN, PA; Owner: KINZUA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WKNR (850 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WJJL (1440 AM; 5 kW; NIAGARA FALLS, NY; Owner: M.J. PHILLIPS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WTAM (1100 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
Strongest FM radio stations in Dunkirk:
- WBKX (96.5 FM; FREDONIA, NY; Owner: CHADWICK BAY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WCVF-FM (88.9 FM; FREDONIA, NY; Owner: BD. OF TRUSTEES OF STATE UNIV. OF NY)
- WUBJ (88.1 FM; JAMESTOWN, NY; Owner: STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK)
- WWSE (93.3 FM; JAMESTOWN, NY; Owner: MEDIA ONE GROUP, LLC)
- W205BA (88.9 FM; JAMESTOWN, NY; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WTSS (102.5 FM; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
- WNJA (89.7 FM; JAMESTOWN, NY; Owner: WESTERN NEW YORK PUBLIC B/CING ASSOC)
- WKZA (106.9 FM; LAKEWOOD, NY; Owner: CROSS COUNTRY COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- WMHU (101.9 FM; JAMESTOWN, NY; Owner: VOX ALLEGANY, L.L.C.)
- W203AW (88.5 FM; FREDONIA, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Dunkirk:
- WNYB (Channel 26; JAMESTOWN, NY; Owner: FAITH BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WUTV (Channel 29; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: WUTV LICENSEE, LLC)
- W46BA (Channel 46; JAMESTOWN, NY; Owner: WESTERN NEW YORK PUBLIC B/CING.ASSN.)
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