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Allegany County

Population in July 2008: 1,802. Population change since 2000: -0.1%
 

Males: 908  (50.4%)
Females: 894  (49.6%)

Median resident age:  36.2 years
New York median age:  35.9 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $47,975 (it was $38,563 in 2000)
Genesee:  $47,975
New York:  $53,514

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $20,894
Genesee:  $20,894
New York:  $29,885

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $78,974 (it was $50,500 in 2000)
Genesee:  $78,974
New York:  $311,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $103,000; Detached houses: $123,038; Townhouses or other attached units: $202,282; In 2-unit structures: $275,454; Mobile homes: $26,845

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Races in Genesee:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.4%)
  • Hispanic (1.2%)

2008 cost of living index in Genesee: 80.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Ancestries: German (26.6%), English (19.2%), Irish (15.8%), Italian (7.5%), United States (6.2%), Polish (6.0%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 36.3 square miles.

Population density: 50 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Genesee

  • High school or higher: 85.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.0%
  • Unemployed: 7.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Genesee town

  • Never married: 17.5%
  • Now married: 65.2%
  • Separated: 2.5%
  • Widowed: 5.5%
  • Divorced: 9.4%

11 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.6%
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:

Genesee:  2.7% ($1,379)
New York:  1.9% ($2,847)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Hamburg, NY (56.7 miles , pop. 56,259).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Buffalo, NY (66.1 miles , pop. 292,648).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (215.9 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Portville, NY (2.0 miles ), Bolivar, NY (2.2 miles ), Clarksville, NY (2.4 miles ), Richburg, NY (2.4 miles ), Bolivar, NY (2.5 miles ), Weston Mills, NY (2.5 miles ), Shinglehouse borough, PA (2.7 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 1 building, cost: $80,000
  • 1998: 2 buildings, average cost: $50,000
  • 1999: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 9 buildings, average cost: $77,800
  • 2001: 7 buildings, average cost: $77,800
  • 2002: 10 buildings, average cost: $77,800
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 1 building, cost: $77,800
  • 2005: 8 buildings, average cost: $97,000
  • 2006: 3 buildings, average cost: $135,000
  • 2007: 2 buildings, average cost: $67,500
  • 2008: 2 buildings, average cost: $101,000

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)


Latitude: 42.05 N, Longitude: 78.26 W

Genesee household income distribution Genesee home values distribution

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (10%)
  • Machinery (10%)
  • Repair and maintenance (7%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Wood products (3%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (21%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Nonmetallic mineral products (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (4%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)



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

On 5/15/1961, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 13.8 miles away from the Genesee town center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 5/31/1985, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 37.1 miles away from the town center killed 4 people and injured 40 people.


Genesee-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below New York state average. It is 96% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/12/1994 at 10:43:15, a magnitude 3.6 (3.5 LG, 3.6 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 54.0 miles away from Genesee center
On 2/3/2001 at 20:15:15, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG) earthquake occurred 48.7 miles away from the city center
On 5/25/1995 at 14:22:32, a magnitude 3.0 (2.6 LG, 3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 71.3 miles away from the city center
On 8/15/1991 at 07:16:07, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 93.1 miles away from Genesee center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Hospitals/medical centers near Genesee:
  • OLEAN GENERAL HOSPITAL WEST (about 9 miles; OLEAN, NY)
  • CUBA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC (about 14 miles; CUBA, NY)
  • JONES MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; WELLSVILLE, NY)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Genesee:
  • SAINT BONAVENTURE UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles; ST BONAVENTURE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,538)
  • SUNY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY AT ALFRED (about 28 miles; ALFRED, NY; FT enrollment: 2,588)
  • JAMESTOWN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 51 miles; JAMESTOWN, NY; FT enrollment: 2,662)
  • ERIE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-SOUTH CAMPUS (about 55 miles; ORCHARD PARK, NY; FT enrollment: 2,389)
  • SUNY COLLEGE AT GENESEO (about 57 miles; GENESEO, NY; FT enrollment: 5,246)
  • SUNY AT BUFFALO (about 59 miles; BUFFALO, NY; FT enrollment: 21,661)
  • SUNY COLLEGE AT FREDONIA (about 60 miles; FREDONIA, NY; FT enrollment: 4,758)

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Notable location: Belleigh Acres Hunt Club (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Little Genesee Cemetery (1), West Genesee Cemetery (2), Well Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bells Brook (A), Foster Brook (B), Willow Brook (C), Windfall Creek (D), Wolf Creek (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This town:  2.7 people
New York:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  74.6%
Whole state:  65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  8.3%
Whole state:  5.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  11.8%
Whole state:  14.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  3.4%
Whole state:  7.4%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Genesee, NY



Genesee compared to New York state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Educational Attainment




School Enrollment by Level of School






2004 Presidential Election results in Allegany County New York:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (64%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (12%)
  • Wood (11%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%)
  • Electricity (4%)
  • Coal or coke (1%)


Religion statistics for Genesee

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist Church The Wesleyan ChurchAmerican Baptist Churches in the USAAssemblies of God
Adherents36.2%18.9%15.7%4.4%3.8%
Congregations13.7%23.5%6.9%5.9%5.9%
NameEpiscopal ChurchChristian Church (Disciples of Christ)General Association of Regular Baptist ChurchesChristian and Missionary AllianceOther religions
Adherents2.6%2.2%2.1%1.9%12.2%
Congregations6.9%1.0%5.9%3.9%26.5%
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.


5.24% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,872 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.24%
New York average:  5.41%

0.17% of residents moved from foreign countries ($482 average AGI)
Allegany County:  0.17%
New York average:  0.24%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Cattaraugus County, NY  0.89% ($25,436 average AGI)
from Steuben County, NY  0.63% ($30,551)
from Erie County, NY  0.38% ($36,932)


6.22% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,081 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.22%
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 Cattaraugus County, NY  1.09% ($21,734 average AGI)
to Steuben County, NY  0.64% ($32,356)
to Monroe County, NY  0.30% ($28,125)


Strongest AM radio stations in Genesee:
  • WOEN (1360 AM; 1 kW; OLEAN, NY; Owner: VOX ALLEGANY, LLC)
  • WWKB (1520 AM; 50 kW; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
  • WHAM (1180 AM; 50 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WGGO (1590 AM; 5 kW; SALAMANCA, NY; Owner: CATT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WHDL (1450 AM; 1 kW; OLEAN, NY; Owner: ARROW COMMUNICATIONS OF N.Y., INC.)
  • WLSV (790 AM; 1 kW; WELLSVILLE, NY; Owner: DBM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WHHO (1320 AM; 5 kW; HORNELL, NY; Owner: BILBAT RADIO, INC.)
  • KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WABH (1380 AM; 10 kW; BATH, NY)
  • WFRM (600 AM; 1 kW; COUDERSPORT, PA; Owner: FARM & HOME BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WGR (550 AM; 5 kW; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WESB (1490 AM; 1 kW; BRADFORD, PA; Owner: RADIO STATION WESB, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Genesee:
  • WCID (89.1 FM; FRIENDSHIP, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WPIG (95.7 FM; OLEAN, NY; Owner: ARROW COMMUNICATIONS OF N.Y., INC.)
  • WOLN (91.3 FM; OLEAN, NY; Owner: STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK)
  • W213BC (90.5 FM; OLEAN, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WMXO (101.5 FM; OLEAN, NY; Owner: VOX ALLEGANY, LLC)
  • WJQZ (103.5 FM; WELLSVILLE, NY; Owner: DBM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WHKS (94.9 FM; PORT ALLEGANY, PA; Owner: L-COM INC.)
  • WQRM (106.3 FM; SMETHPORT, PA; Owner: FARM & HOME BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WQRT (98.3 FM; SALAMANCA, NY; Owner: CATT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WZKZ (101.9 FM; ALFRED, NY; Owner: PEMBROOK PINES ELMIRA, LTD.)
  • WFRM-FM (96.7 FM; COUDERSPORT, PA; Owner: FARM & HOME BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WTSS (102.5 FM; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
  • WBRR (100.1 FM; BRADFORD, PA; Owner: RADIO STATION WESB, INC.)
  • WDDH (97.5 FM; ST. MARYS, PA; Owner: LAUREL MEDIA, INC.)
  • WNSA (107.7 FM; WETHERSFIELD TWNSHP, NY; Owner: ADELPHIA COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION, DEBTOR-IN-POSSESSION)

TV broadcast stations around Genesee:
  • W30BW (Channel 30; OLEAN, NY; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WNGS (Channel 67; SPRINGVILLE, NY; Owner: CAROLINE K. POWLEY D/B/A UNICORN/SPRINGVILLE)
  • WKBW-TV (Channel 7; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: WKBW-TV LICENSE, INC.)
  • WONS-LP (Channel 25; OLEAN, NY; Owner: CHOICE OLEAN TELEVISION STATION, INC.)
  • W68AJ (Channel 68; BOLIVAR & RICHBURG, NY; Owner: WESTERN NEW YORK PUBLIC B/CING.ASSN.)
  • W20AB (Channel 20; OLEAN, NY; Owner: CHOICE OLEAN TELEVISION STATION, INC.)


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 8
Total length: 14 meters (46ft)
Total costs: $4,408,000
Total average daily traffic: 6,050
Total average daily truck traffic: 482
Total future (year 2021) average daily traffic: 8,239

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1
  • Michael E Hofe, 4000 Feet N.E. Of The Intersection, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 94.5 m
    Registrant: Message Center Management, 40 Woodland Street, Hartford, CT 06105, Phone: (860) 547-1444, Email:


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 4

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