Le Ray, New York

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Population in July 2007: 21,281. Population change since 2000: +7.3%

Males: 12,626	(59.3%)
Females: 8,655	(40.7%)

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

Estimated median household income in 2007: $42,893 (it was $33,359 in 2000)

Le Ray:	$42,893
New York:	$53,514

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $112,419 (it was $67,800 in 2000)

Le Ray:	$112,419
New York:	$311,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $139,006; Detached houses: $149,902; Townhouses or other attached units: $159,028; In 2-unit structures: $103,421; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $206,720; Mobile homes: $31,321

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Races in Le Ray:

White Non-Hispanic (67.2%)
Black (16.4%)
Hispanic (10.9%)
Other race (6.1%)
Two or more races (3.7%)
American Indian (1.6%)
Filipino (0.8%)
Korean (0.7%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Le Ray: 85.6 (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: 289 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: 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%

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:

Le Ray:	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 ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1997: 0 buildings

Latitude: 44.08 N, Longitude: 75.81 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 315

Le Ray, New York business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males (%):

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%)

Most common industries for females (%):

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 for males (%)

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%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

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%)

Hospitals/medical centers near Le Ray:

CARTHAGE AREA HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; CARTHAGE, NY)
SAMARITAN MEDICAL CENTER (about 11 miles; WATERTOWN, NY)
E J NOBLE-ALEXANDRIA BAY (about 19 miles; 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 11 miles; WATERTOWN, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,454)
SUNY COLLEGE AT POTSDAM (about 47 miles; POTSDAM, NY; FT enrollment: 3,885)
CLARKSON UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles; POTSDAM, NY; FT enrollment: 2,832)
ST LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; CANTON, NY; FT enrollment: 2,010)
SUNY COLLEGE AT OSWEGO (about 55 miles; OSWEGO, NY; FT enrollment: 7,138)
LE MOYNE COLLEGE (about 73 miles; SYRACUSE, NY; FT enrollment: 2,517)
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY (about 74 miles; SYRACUSE, NY; FT enrollment: 15,859)

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Notable locations in Le Ray: Hall Corners (A), Five Corners (B), Westwood Corners (C), Wards Corners (D), Leray Mansion (E), Gracey Corners (F), Gould Corners (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

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

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

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 2007:

This town:	9.1%
Whole state:	14.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	2.9%
Whole state:	7.4%

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

4615 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

2004 Presidential Election results in Jefferson County New York:

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%)

Religon statistics for Le Ray

Adherents

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	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Other religions
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.

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: $5,416,000
Total average daily traffic: 48,883
Total average daily truck traffic: 3,902

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
2000-2009: 2

See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Le Ray, NY

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1

Evans Mill Cell Site 6700 Ft Ese Int Carter Rd & Sr 37, 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, 880.020 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, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:

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