Elwood, New York

Back to Elwood, NY housing info, Suffolk County, New York, NY smaller cities, NY small cities, All Cities. We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Elwood, NY Suffolk County Population in July 2007: 11,142. Males: 5,442   (48.8%) Females: 5,700   (51.2%) Median resident age:   38.3 years New York median age:   35.9 years Zip codes: 11743. Estimated median household income in 2007: $114,296 (it was $89,424 in 2000) Elwood:   $114,296 New York:   $53,514 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $42,911 Elwood:   $42,911 New York:   $29,885 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $638,146 (it was $261,500 in 2000) Elwood:   $638,146 New York:   $311,000 Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $626,169; Detached houses: $626,815; Townhouses or other attached units: $626,583; In 2-unit structures: $725,166 Elwood, NY residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Races in Elwood: White Non-Hispanic (82.7%) Black (5.6%) Hispanic (5.0%) Korean (1.8%) Asian Indian (1.5%) Other race (1.4%) Chinese (1.3%) Two or more races (1.2%) Other Asian (0.5%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races) 2008 cost of living index in Elwood: 153.9 (very high, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Elwood, New York on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Elwood is mentioned 333 times on our forum: Elwood school district  (4 replies) Hierarchy of LI High Schools?  (290 replies) New community/housing called Orchard Park at Huntington/Elwood?  (21 replies) Best Long Island School Districts for Special Education  (300 replies) Help me choose a place to live please!  (34 replies) Huntington with Elwood schools or Elwood/Elwood- would you buy there?  (1 reply) Latest news from Elwood, NY collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: Italian (29.1%), Irish (19.6%), German (15.9%), Polish (8.6%), United States (5.2%), Russian (4.5%). Current Local Time: EST time zone Elevation: 170 feet Land area: 4.83 square miles. Population density: 2309 people per square mile   (low).

Average climate in Elwood, New York

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Elwood-area historical tornado activity is above New York state average. It is 35% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/10/1989, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 39.3 miles away from the Elwood place center injured 40 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 9/27/1970, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 13.3 miles away from the place center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Elwood-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below New York state average. It is 91% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/26/2003 at 18:24:18, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, 3.5 ML, Depth: 1.9 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 94.3 miles away from Elwood center
On 10/28/1991 at 20:58:26, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 20.0 miles away from the city center
On 6/16/2000 at 04:02:53, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 6.1 mi) earthquake occurred 90.8 miles away from the city center
On 1/9/1992 at 08:50:45, a magnitude 3.1 (3.0 LG, 3.1 MD, Depth: 4.9 mi) earthquake occurred 62.5 miles away from Elwood center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML)

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Parks in Elwood include: Elwood Park (1), Pitts Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This place:	3.1 people
New York:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	86.9%
Whole state:	65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	2.3%
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

This place:	2.1%
Whole state:	14.6%

This place:	1.2%
Whole state:	7.4%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Elwood, NY

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3.51% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($63,288 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	3.51%
New York average:	5.41%

0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($407 average AGI)

Suffolk County:	0.09%
New York average:	0.24%

from Nassau County, NY	1.20% ($70,321 average AGI)
from Queens County, NY	0.53% ($55,872)
from Kings County, NY	0.22% ($49,055)

4.63% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($59,091 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.63%
New York average:	6.26%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($566 average AGI)

Suffolk County:	0.05%
New York average:	0.10%

to Nassau County, NY	0.69% ($62,846 average AGI)
to Queens County, NY	0.32% ($44,140)
to New York County, NY	0.23% ($98,372)