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Broome County

Population in July 2007: 6,724. Population change since 2000: -2.4%
 

Males: 3,303  (49.1%)
Females: 3,421  (50.9%)
Median resident age:  41.0 years
New York median age:  35.9 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $49,300 (it was $39,622 in 2000)
Fenton  $49,300
New York:  $53,514

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $97,300 (it was $75,600 in 2000)
Fenton  $97,300
New York:  $311,000

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Races in Fenton:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.1%)
  • Black (0.9%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)
  • Hispanic (0.8%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Fenton: 85.6 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Ancestries: English (17.8%), German (17.6%), Irish (16.6%), Italian (9.4%), United States (5.8%), Polish (5.4%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1259 feet

Land area: 32.9 square miles.

Population density: 204 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Fenton

  • High school or higher: 86.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.9%
  • Unemployed: 3.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fenton town

  • Never married: 20.7%
  • Now married: 60.0%
  • Separated: 2.5%
  • Widowed: 6.6%
  • Divorced: 10.2%

106 residents are foreign born

This town:  1.5%
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:

Fenton:  2.2% ($1,647)
New York:  1.9% ($2,847)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Union, NY (14.3 miles , pop. 56,298).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Rochester, NY (140.3 miles , pop. 219,773).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (158.2 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Chenango, NY (4.1 miles ), Port Dickinson, NY (5.8 miles ), Dickinson, NY (7.1 miles ), Kirkwood, NY (7.2 miles ), Binghamton, NY (8.2 miles ), Conklin, NY (9.0 miles ), Barker, NY (9.4 miles ), Binghamton, NY (10.2 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 6 buildings, average cost: $87,500
  • 1997: 5 buildings, average cost: $82,000
  • 1998: 7 buildings, average cost: $118,200
  • 1999: 14 buildings, average cost: $117,400
  • 2000: 9 buildings, average cost: $107,600
  • 2001: 10 buildings, average cost: $159,200
  • 2002: 6 buildings, average cost: $76,200
  • 2003: 8 buildings, average cost: $138,600
  • 2004: 11 buildings, average cost: $153,800
  • 2005: 8 buildings, average cost: $185,200
  • 2006: 4 buildings, average cost: $165,000
  • 2007: 9 buildings, average cost: $143,900

Number of permits per 10,000 residents


Average cost (in 1000s)


Latitude: 42.18 N, Longitude: 75.82 W


63 people in unknown juvenile institutions
10 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children

Fenton household income distribution Fenton home values distribution


Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (8%)
  • Computer and electronic products (7%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Truck transportation (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (21%)
  • Educational services (15%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Engineers (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Business operations specialists (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)


Fenton-area historical tornado activity is near New York state average. It is 58% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/31/1998, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 23.7 miles away from the Fenton town center injured 12 people and caused $3 million in damages.

On 5/2/1983, a category 3 tornado 39.3 miles away from the town center injured 6 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


Hospitals/medical centers near Fenton:
  • BINGHAMTON PSYCH CENTER (about 6 miles; BINGHAMTON, NY)
  • UNITED HEALTH SERVICES (about 8 miles; JOHNSON CITY, NY)
  • OUR LADY OF LOURDES MEM HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; BINGHAMTON, NY)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Fenton:
  • GREATER BINGHAMTON/EDWIN A LINK FIELD (about 10 miles; BINGHAMTON, NY; ID: BGM)
  • ITHACA TOMPKINS REGIONAL (about 48 miles; ITHACA, NY; ID: ITH)
  • WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON INTL (about 59 miles; WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON, PA; ID: AVP)
Other public-use airports nearest to Fenton:
  • GREENE (about 9 miles; GREENE, NY; ID: 4N7)
  • KIRKWOOD AIRPARK (about 14 miles; KIRKWOOD, NY; ID: 5N5)
  • TRI-CITIES (about 20 miles; ENDICOTT, NY; ID: CZG)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fenton:
  • SUNY AT BINGHAMTON (about 7 miles; BINGHAMTON, NY; Full-time enrollment: 11,498)
  • BROOME COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 7 miles; BINGHAMTON, NY; FT enrollment: 4,081)
  • SUNY COLLEGE AT CORTLAND (about 36 miles; CORTLAND, NY; FT enrollment: 6,187)
  • COLGATE UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; HAMILTON, NY; FT enrollment: 2,792)
  • ITHACA COLLEGE (about 49 miles; ITHACA, NY; FT enrollment: 6,052)
  • CORNELL UNIVERSITY-ENDOWED COLLEGES (about 50 miles; ITHACA, NY; FT enrollment: 12,036)
  • CORNELL UNIVERSITY-NY STATE STATUTORY COLLEGES (about 50 miles; ITHACA, NY; FT enrollment: 7,413)

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Cemetery: Chenango Valley Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Lakes: Chenango Lake (A), Lily Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Ballyhack Creek (A), Page Brook (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Fenton: Chenango Valley State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Average household size:
This town:  2.5 people
New York:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  70.5%
Whole state:  65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  6.0%
Whole state:  5.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  6.8%
Whole state:  14.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  3.1%
Whole state:  7.4%

Fenton compared to New York state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.


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School Enrollment by Level of School






2004 Presidential Election results in Broome County New York:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:


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 Fenton:
  • 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.)
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, 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.)
  • 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)
  • WHCU (870 AM; 5 kW; ITHACA, NY; Owner: EAGLE BROADCASTING COMPANY, 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.)
  • WFAN (660 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Fenton:
  • WKGB-FM (92.5 FM; CONKLIN, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WSQX-FM (91.5 FM; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: WSKG PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS CNCL.)
  • WHWK (98.1 FM; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WAAL (99.1 FM; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WSKG-FM (89.3 FM; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: WSKG PUB.TELECOMMUNICATIONS COUNCIL)
  • WMXW (103.3 FM; VESTAL, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WWYL (104.1 FM; CHENANGO BRIDGE, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • W293AC (106.5 FM; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: MONTROSE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WIFF (90.1 FM; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
  • WCDW (100.5 FM; CONKLIN, NY; Owner: EQUINOX BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • 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.)
  • WLTB (101.7 FM; JOHNSON CITY, NY; Owner: GM BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WBKT (95.3 FM; NORWICH, NY; Owner: BANJO COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC)
  • WIYN (94.7 FM; DEPOSIT, NY; Owner: BANJO COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC.)
  • WPEL-FM (96.5 FM; MONTROSE, PA; Owner: MONTROSE BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WKXZ (93.9 FM; NORWICH, NY; Owner: BANJO COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC)
  • WIII (99.9 FM; CORTLAND, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • W221AX (92.1 FM; ENDWELL, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Fenton:
  • 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)
  • W26BS (Channel 14; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WIVT (Channel 34; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: CENTRAL NY NEWS, INC.)
  • 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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