Le Ray, New York

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Population in July 2009: 21,347. Population change since 2000: +7.6%

Males: 12,665	(59.3%)
Females: 8,682	(40.7%)

Median resident age:	23.4 years
New York median age:	35.9 years

Estimated median household income in 2009: $42,260 (it was $33,359 in 2000)

Le Ray:	$42,260
New York:	$54,659

Estimated per capita income in 2009: $18,705

Le Ray town income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $132,420 (it was $67,800 in 2000)

Le Ray:	$132,420
New York:	$306,000

Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $133,616; Detached houses: $152,641; Townhouses or other attached units: $167,570; In 2-unit structures: $139,775; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $112,607; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $8,937; Mobile homes: $55,984; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $98,307

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White alone - 13,329 (67.2%)
Black alone - 3,145 (15.9%)
Hispanic - 2,170 (10.9%)
Two or more races - 515 (2.6%)
Asian alone - 398 (2.0%)
American Indian alone - 131 (0.7%)
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone - 89 (0.4%)
Other race alone - 59 (0.3%)

Races in Le Ray detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth

Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Le Ray: 90.1 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Ancestries: German (14.6%), Irish (13.3%), English (7.5%), Italian (6.8%), French (5.7%), United States (5.4%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 869 feet

Land area: 73.7 square miles.

Population density: 290 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Le Ray:

High school or higher: 92.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 6.0%
Unemployed: 12.2%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 12.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Le Ray town:

Never married: 33.6%
Now married: 57.2%
Separated: 2.3%
Widowed: 1.6%
Divorced: 5.3%

1,314 residents are foreign born (2.8% Latin America, 1.5% Europe, 1.3% Asia).

This town:	6.6%
New York:	20.4%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Le Ray town:	1.9% ($1,255)
New York:	1.9% ($2,847)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Clay, NY (66.9 miles , pop. 58,805).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Rochester, NY (110.1 miles , pop. 219,773).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (244.2 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Evans Mills, NY (0.9 miles ), Calcium, NY (1.8 miles ), Fort Drum, NY (1.9 miles ), Black River, NY (2.1 miles ), Pamelia, NY (2.2 miles ), Great Bend, NY (2.4 miles ), Deferiet, NY (2.6 miles ), Philadelphia, NY (2.7 miles ).

Latitude: 44.08 N, Longitude: 75.81 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 315

Le Ray, New York accommodation, waste management, arts - Economy and Business Data

Unemployment in August 2012:

Here:	8.9%
New York:	8.8%

Unemployment by year (%)

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries (%)

Males Females

Public administration (18%)
Repair and maintenance (7%)
Construction (7%)
Health care (7%)
Educational services (6%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)

Educational services (13%)
Health care (13%)
Accommodation and food services (11%)
Social assistance (9%)
Public administration (7%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
Food and beverage stores (7%)

Most common occupations (%)

Males Females

Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)

Cashiers (7%)
Child care workers (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (4%)

Work and jobs in Le Ray: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute

Average climate in Le Ray, New York

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Earthquake activity:

Le Ray-area historical earthquake activity is below New York state average. It is 93% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 73.5 miles away from the city center
On 4/20/2000 at 08:46:55, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 LG, 3.8 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 77.7 miles away from Le Ray center
On 4/8/2003 at 15:06:14, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, 3.2 ML, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 81.7 miles away from the city center
On 7/31/1997 at 07:15:29, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 38.2 miles away from the city center
On 8/30/2007 at 03:47:45, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 ML, Depth: 1.2 mi) earthquake occurred 73.8 miles away from Le Ray center
On 10/13/1997 at 23:06:40, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 MD, Depth: 2.6 mi) earthquake occurred 46.1 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Jefferson County (11) is near the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 5
Emergencies Declared: 6

Causes of natural disasters: Winter Storms: 3, Snowstorms: 2, Flood: 1, Storm: 1, Wind: 1, Blizzard: 1, Flood: 1, Hurricane: 1, Power Outage: 1, Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

Hospitals/medical centers near Le Ray:

"CARTHAGE AREA HOSPITAL, INC" (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 6 miles away; CARTHAGE, NY)
SAMARITAN MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 11 miles away; WATERTOWN, NY)
"RIVER HOSPITAL, INC" (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 19 miles away; ALEXANDRIA BAY, NY)

Political contributions by individuals in Le Ray, NY

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Le Ray:

Jefferson Community College (about 9 miles; Watertown, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,024)
SUNY College of Technology at Canton (about 48 miles; Canton, NY; FT enrollment: 2,572)
St Lawrence University (about 49 miles; Canton, NY; FT enrollment: 2,297)
SUNY College at Oswego (about 57 miles; Oswego, NY; FT enrollment: 7,164)
Clarkson University (about 58 miles; Potsdam, NY; FT enrollment: 3,129)
SUNY College at Potsdam (about 58 miles; Potsdam, NY; FT enrollment: 4,011)
Le Moyne College (about 73 miles; Syracuse, NY; FT enrollment: 2,469)

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Notable locations in Le Ray: Hall Corners (A), Gracey Corners (B), Gould Corners (C), Black River Drive-In (D), Leray Mansion (E), Five Corners (F), Wards Corners (G), Gracey Stoney Acres (H), Young Farms (I), Westwood Corners (J), Evans Mills Public Library (K), LeRay Town Hall (L), Pamelia Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department (M), Evans Mills Fire Department (N), Black River Fire Department (O). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Le Ray include: Black River Baptist Church (A), Calcium Community Church (B), Evans Mills United Methodist Church (C), Northland Assembly of God (D), Sweet Haven Holy Church of God Number 3 (E), Tri County Church of Christ (F), Islamic Center of Northern New York (G), Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses (H), Saint Mary's Catholic Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Saint Marys Cemetery (1), Sanford Corners Cemetery (2), Sheepfold Cemetery (3), New Boston Cemetery (4), Hoover Cemetery (5), Van Allen Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lake: Saint James Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Trout Brook (A), Pleasant Creek (B), West Creek (C), Lowell Creek (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Jefferson County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential

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Average household size:

This town:	3.0 people
New York:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	86.1%
Whole state:	65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	3.4%
Whole state:	5.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:

This town:	9.1%
Whole state:	14.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:

This town:	2.9%
Whole state:	7.4%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Le Ray, NY

4,615 people in military barracks, etc.
14 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Le Ray compared to New York state average:

Unemployed percentage above state average.
Black race population percentage above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
Median age significantly below state average.
Renting percentage above state average.

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Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (57%)
Electricity (23%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (11%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)
Wood (2%)
Other fuel (1%)

2004 Presidential Election results in Jefferson County New York:

2008 Presidential Election results in Jefferson County New York:

Detailed 2008 election results.

Religion statistics for Le Ray (based on Jefferson County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 44.14%

Here		44.1%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

Name	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	Episcopal Church	Presbyterian Church (USA)	American Baptist Churches in the USA
Adherents	62.8%	13.6%	4.3%	3.2%	2.8%
Congregations	16.9%	25.0%	8.1%	7.4%	6.6%

Name	United Church of Christ	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Assemblies of God	LDS (Mormon) Church	Other
Adherents	1.7%	1.5%	1.4%	1.3%	7.2%
Congregations	3.7%	2.2%	5.1%	1.5%	23.5%

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.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 28

Jefferson County:	2.37 / 10,000 pop.
New York:	4.13 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 1

This county:	0.08 / 10,000 pop.
State:	0.06 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 7

Jefferson County:	0.59 / 10,000 pop.
New York:	0.92 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 53

Jefferson County:	4.49 / 10,000 pop.
State:	1.68 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 116

Here:	9.84 / 10,000 pop.
State:	8.82 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:

This county:	7.3%
New York:	8.2%

Adult obesity rate:

Jefferson County:	28.0%
New York:	23.8%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:

This county:	10.1%
State:	15.6%

10.85% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,663 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.85%
New York average:	5.41%

1.18% of residents moved from foreign countries ($3,110 average AGI)
Jefferson County:
1.18%
New York average:
0.24%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from St. Lawrence County, NY	0.37% ($30,758 average AGI)
from Onondaga County, NY	0.31% ($29,643)
from Lewis County, NY	0.26% ($24,981)

12.24% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,883 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	12.24%
New York average:	6.26%

0.61% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,441 average AGI)
Jefferson County:
0.61%
New York average:
0.10%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to St. Lawrence County, NY	0.39% ($29,287 average AGI)
to Onondaga County, NY	0.37% ($30,144)
to Lewis County, NY	0.31% ($26,923)

Strongest AM radio stations in Le Ray:

WNER (1410 AM; 5 kW; WATERTOWN, NY)
WATN (1240 AM; 1 kW; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: CLANCY-MANCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
WTNY (790 AM; 1 kW; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF WATERTOWN, INC.)
WGY (810 AM; 50 kW; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WICY (1490 AM; 50 kW; MALONE, NY; Owner: CARTIER COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
WHAM (1180 AM; 50 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WCHP (760 AM; 35 kW; CHAMPLAIN, NY; Owner: CHAMPLAIN RADIO, INC.)
WPTR (1540 AM; 50 kW; ALBANY, NY; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WSCP (1070 AM; daytime; 3 kW; SANDY CREEK-PULASKI, NY; Owner: GALAXY COMMUNICATIONS, L.P.)
WHEN (620 AM; 5 kW; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WSYR (570 AM; 5 kW; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Le Ray:

WFRY-FM (97.5 FM; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF WATERTOWN, INC.)
WBDI (106.7 FM; COPENHAGEN, NY; Owner: FORCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
WTOJ (103.1 FM; CARTHAGE, NY; Owner: CLANCY-MANCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WJNY (90.9 FM; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: PUBLIC B/CNG COUNCIL CENTRAL NY, INC)
WSLJ (88.9 FM; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: THE ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY)
WWJS (90.1 FM; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: LIBERTY COMMUNICATIONS FAMILY B/G)
WRVJ (91.7 FM; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK)
WCIZ-FM (93.3 FM; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF WATERTOWN, INC.)
WLLG (99.3 FM; LOWVILLE, NY; Owner: THE FLACK BROADCASTING GROUP L.L.C.)
WMHI (94.7 FM; CAPE VINCENT, NY; Owner: MARS HILL BROADCASTING COMPANY INC)
WOTT (100.7 FM; HENDERSON, NY; Owner: JEFFERSON BROADCASTING, INC.)
W211AR (90.1 FM; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Le Ray:

WWNY-TV (Channel 7; CARTHAGE, NY; Owner: UNITED COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WWTI (Channel 50; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: CENTRAL NY NEWS, INC.)
WPBS-TV (Channel 16; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: ST. LAWRENCE VALLEY EDUCATIONAL TV COUNCIL, INC)
WBQZ-LP (Channel 34; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: ANTHONY DiMARCANTONIO)
WLOT-LP (Channel 66; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: R. ANTHONY DiMARCANTONIO)
WNYF-CA (Channel 25; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: UNITED COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics

Number of bridges: 10
Total length: 25 meters (82ft)
Total costs: $13,725,000
Total average daily traffic: 56,872
Total average daily truck traffic: 4,580

New bridges - Historical Statistics

1930-1939: 1
1940-1949: 3
1950-1959: 0
1960-1969: 3
1970-1979: 0
1980-1989: 1
1990-1999: 0
2000-2010: 2

See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Le Ray, NY

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers:

Evans Mill Cell Site 700 Ft Ese Int Carter Rd & Sr 37 (Lat: 44.094778 Lon: -75.839250), Type: Tower, Structure height: 57.9 m, Overall height: 60.7 m, Call Sign: KNKN766
Assigned Frequencies: 880.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 846.510 MHz
Grant Date: 10/24/2000, Expiration Date: 10/01/2010
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:

FCC Registered Antenna Towers:

David Zylka, 6700 Ft Ese Int Carter Rd & Sr 37 (Lat: 44.094778 Lon: -75.839250), Type: Tower, Structure height: 57.9 m, Overall height: 60.7 m, Licensee ID: L00007197
Registrant: St Lawrence Seaway Rsa Cellular Partnership, 133 Calkins Road, Rochester, NY 14623, Phone: (716) 321-7000
David Zylka, 6700 Ft Ese Int Carter Rd & Sr 37 (Lat: 44.094778 Lon: -75.839250), Type: Tower, Structure height: 57.9 m, Overall height: 60.7 m, Licensee ID: L00007197
Registrant: St Lawrence Seaway Rsa Cellular Partnership, 133 Calkins Road, Rochester, NY 14623, Phone: (716) 321-7000
6700 Ft Ese Intcarter Rd & Sr 37 (Lat: 44.094722 Lon: -75.839167), Type: Tower, Structure height: 67.1 m, Overall height: 71.6 m
Registrant: St Lawrence Seaway Rsa Cellular Partnership, 1050 Pittsford Victor Rd, Pittsford, NY 14534, Phone: (716) 777-0276
6700 Ft Ese Intcarter Rd & Sr 37 (Lat: 44.094722 Lon: -75.839444), Type: Tower, Structure height: 57.9 m, Overall height: 60.7 m
Registrant: St Lawrence Seaway Rsa Cellular Partnership, 1050 Pittsford Victor Rd, Pittsford, NY 14534, Phone: (716) 777-0276
6700 Feet Ese O Fint Carter Rd & Sr 37 (Lat: 44.094722 Lon: -75.839167), Type: Tower, Structure height: 57.9 m, Overall height: 60.4 m
Registrant: St Lawrence Seaway Rsa Cellular Partnership, 1050 Pittsford Victor Rd, Pittsford, NY 14534, Phone: (716) 777-0276

Le Ray on our top lists:

#71 on the list of "Top 100 cities with the largest percentage of males (pop. 5,000+)"
#78 on the list of "Top 100 cities with highest percentage of renters (pop. 5,000+)"

#31 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006"
#35 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2006"
#73 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for 3rd party candidates in the 2004 Presidential Election"
#88 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2006"

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