Lee, New York
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| Males: 3,205 |  (49.4%) |
| Females: 3,281 |  (50.6%) |
| Median resident age: |  44.4 years |
| New York median age: |  40.7 years |
Zip codes: 13363.
| Lee: | $62,955 |
| NY: | $60,850 |
Estimated per capita income in 2015: $30,262 (it was $20,588 in 2000)
Lee town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2015: $120,996 (it was $75,700 in 2000)
| Lee: | $120,996 |
| NY: | $293,500 |
Mean prices in 2015: All housing units: $152,198; Detached houses: $150,880; Townhouses or other attached units: $926,970; In 2-unit structures: $133,361; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $139,573; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $300,502; Mobile homes: $46,602
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Races in Lee, NY (2010)
- 6,24496.3%White alone
- 761.2%Hispanic
- 610.9%Two or more races
- 540.8%Black alone
- 370.6%Asian alone
- 100.2%American Indian alone
- 20.03%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone - 20.03%Other race alone
Races in Lee detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: German (23.2%), Irish (18.5%), Italian (16.4%), English (12.6%), Polish (9.0%), French (6.2%).
Current Local Time: EST time zone
Land area: 45.2 square miles.
Population density: 144 people per square mile (very low).
For population 25 years and over in Lee:
- High school or higher: 85.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 8.5%
- Unemployed: 4.0%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 25.5 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Lee town:
- Never married: 21.4%
- Now married: 63.0%
- Separated: 1.9%
- Widowed: 6.9%
- Divorced: 6.9%
134 residents are foreign born
| This town: | 1.9% |
| New York: | 20.4% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Lee town: | 2.6% ($1,961) |
| New York: | 1.9% ($2,847) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Utica, NY 
(20.4 miles , pop. 60,651).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Rochester, NY (106.2 miles , pop. 219,773).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (189.9 miles , pop. 1,332,650).
Nearest cities: Annsville, NY (2.4 miles ),
Western, NY (2.5 miles ),
Rome, NY (2.6 miles ),
Ava, NY (2.8 miles ),
Floyd, NY (3.3 miles ),
Camden, NY (3.5 miles ),
Verona, NY (3.5 miles ),
Sylvan Beach, NY (3.6 miles ).
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 1997: 5 buildings, average cost: $69,200
- 1998: 11 buildings, average cost: $71,400
- 1999: 9 buildings, average cost: $73,600
- 2000: 8 buildings, average cost: $103,100
- 2001: 10 buildings, average cost: $103,000
- 2002: 13 buildings, average cost: $109,200
- 2003: 16 buildings, average cost: $128,500
- 2004: 15 buildings, average cost: $159,100
- 2005: 21 buildings, average cost: $154,500
- 2006: 12 buildings, average cost: $129,000
- 2007: 11 buildings, average cost: $173,500
- 2008: 10 buildings, average cost: $287,000
- 2009: 10 buildings, average cost: $199,900
- 2010: 10 buildings, average cost: $199,900
- 2011: 5 buildings, average cost: $252,400
- 2012: 8 buildings, average cost: $124,100
- 2013: 8 buildings, average cost: $213,100
- 2014: 11 buildings, average cost: $119,500
Latitude: 43.31 N, Longitude: 75.51 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 315
| Here: | 5.1% |
| New York: | 4.8% |
Unemployment by year (%)
Historical population
Historical housing units
- Public administration (8%)
- Metal and metal products (8%)
- Construction (7%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Transportation equipment (4%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Educational services (18%)
- Health care (14%)
- Public administration (10%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (4%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (4%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Registered nurses (4%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
Work and jobs in Lee: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Average climate in Lee, New York
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Lee-area historical tornado activity is below New York state average. It is 78% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 5/2/1983, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 13.9 miles away from the Lee town center caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
On 5/2/1983, a category F3 tornado 34.0 miles away from the town center killed one person and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Lee-area historical earthquake activity is near New York state average. It is 88% 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 73.6 miles away from the city center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MB, 4.2 MS, 5.2 MW, 5.0 MW, Depth: 6.8 mi) earthquake occurred 121.0 miles away from Lee center
On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 279.3 miles away from the city center
On 6/17/1991 at 08:53:16, a magnitude 4.1 (4.0 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 63.1 miles away from the city center
On 1/19/1982 at 00:14:42, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 MD, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 197.0 miles away from Lee center
On 4/20/2000 at 08:46:55, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 LG, 3.8 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 76.9 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Oneida County (20) is greater than the US average (13).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 11
Emergencies Declared: 9
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 8, Floods: 6, Tropical Storms: 3, Hurricanes: 2, Snows: 2, Blizzard: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Power Outage: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Tornado: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Lee:
- BETSY ROSS REHABILITATION CTR (Nursing Home, about 6 miles away; ROME, NY)
- BETHANY GARDENS SKILLED LIVING CENTER (Nursing Home, about 6 miles away; ROME, NY)
- CENTRAL NEW YORK DDSO (Hospital, about 6 miles away; ROME, NY)
- ROME MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INC Acute Care Hospitals (about 7 miles away; ROME, NY)
- ROME CENTER FOR REHABILITATION AND HEALTH CARE (Nursing Home, about 7 miles away; ROME, NY)
- COLONIAL PARK REHABILITATION AND NURSING CENTER (Nursing Home, about 8 miles away; ROME, NY)
- UCPA OF THE UTICA AREA (Hospital, about 9 miles away; ROME, NY)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lee:
- Utica College (about 20 miles; Utica, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,952)
- Mohawk Valley Community College (about 22 miles; Utica, NY; FT enrollment: 5,693)
- Morrisville State College (about 30 miles; Morrisville, NY; FT enrollment: 2,823)
- Herkimer County Community College (about 32 miles; Herkimer, NY; FT enrollment: 2,774)
- Colgate University (about 34 miles; Hamilton, NY; FT enrollment: 3,094)
- Le Moyne College (about 35 miles; Syracuse, NY; FT enrollment: 3,041)
- Syracuse University (about 37 miles; Syracuse, NY; FT enrollment: 20,717)
Private high school in Lee:
- FREEDOM ACADEMY (Students: 96, Location: 5275 ROUTE 14, Grades: KG-12)
Notable locations in Lee: Sleepy Hollow Golf Course (A), CMA Campground (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Lee include: Saint Josephs Church (A), Delta United Methodist Church (B), Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (C), Lee Valley Church (D), Faith Alliance Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Smith Cemetery (1), Evergreen Cemetery (2), Eames Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Rapke Pond (A), Rome Reservoir (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Wood Creek (A), Point Rock Creek (B), Potash Creek (C), Egger Brook (D), East Branch Mohawk River (E), Spring Brook (F), West Branch Mohawk River (G), Big Gulf (H), Ava Brook (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2002 was 67.7. This is about average.
| City: | 67.7 |
| U.S.: | 74.7 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2002 was 12.3. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 20.5 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 12.3 |
| U.S.: | 9.4 |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Lee, NY
Average household size:
Percentage of family households:
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009: | This town: | 2.5 people |
| New York: | 2.6 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 72.5% |
| Whole state: | 63.5% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 8.7% |
| Whole state: | 6.8% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
| This town: | 8.1% |
| Whole state: | 14.6% |
| This town: | 3.3% |
| Whole state: | 7.4% |
12 people in other noninstitutional group quarters in 2000
11 people in homes for the mentally retarded in 2000
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 10.4 |
| New York average: | 14.2 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Lee town (based on Oneida County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 86,750 | 51 |
| Mainline Protestant | 18,610 | 95 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 9,119 | 75 |
| Other | 4,416 | 16 |
| Black Protestant | 504 | 4 |
| Orthodox | 270 | 3 |
| None | 115,209 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 49
| Oneida County: | 2.12 / 10,000 pop. |
| New York: | 4.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 3
| This county: | 0.13 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 0.06 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 11
| Oneida County: | 0.47 / 10,000 pop. |
| New York: | 0.92 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 75
| Oneida County: | 3.24 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 1.68 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 205
| Here: | 8.85 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 8.82 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| This county: | 8.8% |
| New York: | 8.2% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Oneida County: | 24.4% |
| New York: | 23.8% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| This county: | 15.0% |
| State: | 15.6% |
3.14% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($33,853 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 3.14% |
| New York average: | 5.06% |
0.03% of residents moved from foreign countries ($311 average AGI)
Oneida County: 0.03% New York average: 0.08%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
| from Herkimer County, NY | 0.44% ($32,228 average AGI) |
| from Madison County, NY | 0.37% ($30,009) |
| from Onondaga County, NY | 0.23% ($37,760) |
3.74% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($36,434 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 3.74% |
| New York average: | 5.46% |
0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($243 average AGI)
Oneida County: 0.04% New York average: 0.11%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
| to Herkimer County, NY | 0.43% ($35,737 average AGI) |
| to Madison County, NY | 0.36% ($30,734) |
| to Onondaga County, NY | 0.27% ($37,979) |
Strongest AM radio stations in Lee:
- WRUN (1150 AM; 5 kW; UTICA, NY)
- WIBX (950 AM; 5 kW; UTICA, NY; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF UTICA/ROME, INC.)
- WADR (1480 AM; 5 kW; REMSEN, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WTLB (1310 AM; 5 kW; UTICA, NY; Owner: GALAXY COMMUNICATIONS, L.P.)
- WGY (810 AM; 50 kW; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WRNY (1350 AM; 1 kW; ROME, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- 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.)
- WBRV (900 AM; 1 kW; BOONVILLE, NY)
- WPTR (1540 AM; 50 kW; ALBANY, NY; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
- WNSS (1260 AM; 5 kW; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WHAM (1180 AM; 50 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Lee:
- WODZ-FM (96.1 FM; ROME, NY; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF UTICA/ROME, INC.)
- WUCL (93.5 FM; REMSEN, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WOUR (96.9 FM; UTICA, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WUNY (89.5 FM; UTICA, NY; Owner: PUBLIC BC COUNCIL OF CENTRAL NY, INC)
- WMCR-FM (106.3 FM; ONEIDA, NY; Owner: WARREN BROADCASTING CO. INC.)
- WSKS (97.9 FM; WHITESBORO, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WRBY (102.5 FM; ROME, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WKVU (100.7 FM; UTICA, NY; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
- WLZW (98.7 FM; UTICA, NY; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF UTICA/ROME, INC.)
- WBGJ (100.3 FM; SYLVAN BEACH, NY; Owner: WOLF RADIO, INC.)
- WBRV-FM (101.3 FM; BOONVILLE, NY; Owner: THE FLACK BROADCASTING GROUP L.L.C.)
- WFRG-FM (104.3 FM; UTICA, NY; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF UTICA/ROME, INC.)
- WKLL (94.9 FM; FRANKFORT, NY; Owner: GALAXY COMMUNICATIONS, L.P.)
- WRCK (107.3 FM; UTICA, NY; Owner: GALAXY COMMUNICATIONS, L.P.)
- WBDI (106.7 FM; COPENHAGEN, NY; Owner: FORCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
- WJNY (90.9 FM; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: PUBLIC B/CNG COUNCIL CENTRAL NY, INC)
- WBGK (99.7 FM; NEWPORT VILLAGE, NY; Owner: ROSER COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK, INC.)
- WWDG (105.1 FM; DERUYTER, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WCNY-FM (91.3 FM; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: THE PUB. B/C COUNC. OF CEN. NY, INC.)
- WNTQ (93.1 FM; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
TV broadcast stations around Lee:
- W12BZ (Channel 12; ROME, NY; Owner: KEVIN O'KANE)
- WFXV (Channel 33; UTICA, NY; Owner: QUORUM OF UTICA LICENSE, LLC)
- WSPX-TV (Channel 56; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: PAXSON SYRACUSE LICENSE, INC.)
- WKTV (Channel 2; UTICA, NY; Owner: SMITH TELEVISION OF NEW YORK LICENSE HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WIXT-TV (Channel 9; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: CENTRAL NY NEWS, INC.)
- WCNY-TV (Channel 24; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: PUBLIC BROADCASTING COUNCIL OF CENTRAL NEW YORK)
- WSTM-TV (Channel 3; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: WSTM LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, INC.)
- WNYS-TV (Channel 43; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: RKM MEDIA, INC.)
- W59AU (Channel 59; UTICA, NY; Owner: PUBLIC B/CING.COUNCIL,CENTRAL N. Y.)
- WUTR (Channel 20; UTICA, NY; Owner: CENTRAL NY NEWS, INC.)
- WPNY-LP (Channel 11; UTICA, ETC., NY; Owner: QUORUM OF UTICA LICENSE, LLC)
- WWTI (Channel 50; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: CENTRAL NY NEWS, INC.)
- WPBS-TV (Channel 16; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: ST. LAWRENCE VALLEY EDUCATIONAL TV COUNCIL, INC)
- W53AM (Channel 53; UTICA, NY; Owner: QUORUM OF UTICA LICENSE, LLC)
- W13BR (Channel 13; ONEIDA, NY; Owner: KEVIN O'KANE)
- W15BR (Channel 15; ONEIDA, NY; Owner: RENARD COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 11Number of bridges
- 14m46ftTotal length
- $6,083,000Total costs
- 11,519Total average daily traffic
- 723Total average daily truck traffic
- 13,713Total future (year 2029) average daily traffic
- 21900-1909
- 11930-1939
- 11940-1949
- 21950-1959
- 11990-1999
- 22000-2009
- 22010-2015
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (40%)
- Utility gas (39%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%)
- Electricity (7%)
- Wood (5%)
- Other fuel (1%)
Lee compared to New York state average:
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Unemployed percentage significantly below 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.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
Lee on our top lists:
- #7 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Air transportation workers (population 5,000+)"
- #8 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: Drugs, sundries, and chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #9 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: Pharmacies and drug stores (population 5,000+)"
- #15 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: Other direct selling establishments (population 5,000+)"
- #19 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: Electronic shopping and mail-order houses (population 5,000+)"
- #20 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (population 5,000+)"
- #29 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Occupational and physical therapist assistants and aides (population 5,000+)"
- #33 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Special education teachers (population 5,000+)"
- #36 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (population 5,000+)"
- #36 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Religious workers (population 5,000+)"
- #41 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Special education teachers (population 5,000+)"
- #45 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (population 5,000+)"
- #50 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: Warehousing and storage (population 5,000+)"
- #54 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: Metal and metal products (population 5,000+)"
- #58 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: Book stores and news dealers (population 5,000+)"
- #61 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: Other direct selling establishments (population 5,000+)"
- #62 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (population 5,000+)"
- #64 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: Social assistance (population 5,000+)"
- #72 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: Metals and minerals, except petroleum, merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #76 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: Air transportation (population 5,000+)"
- #20 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"
- #24 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011"
- #35 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011"
- #57 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving out compared to moving in (pop. 50,000+)"
- #65 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Catholic congregations"
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