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Medusa, NY map Population (year 2000): 376
Males: 193  (51.3%)
Females: 183  (48.7%)

Albany County

Median resident age:  41.1 years
New York median age:  35.9 years

Zip codes: 12120.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $52,100 (it was $44,688 in 2000)
Medusa  $52,100
New York:  $49,480

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $128,700 (it was $93,400 in 2000)
Medusa  $128,700
New York:  $258,900

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Races in Medusa:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.9%)

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Ancestries: Irish (29.0%), German (16.0%), English (14.9%), Italian (13.0%), United States (10.9%), Polish (3.5%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 6.79 square miles.

Population density: 55 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Medusa

  • High school or higher: 85.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 9.4%
  • Unemployed: 3.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 34.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Medusa CDP

  • Never married: 19.3%
  • Now married: 58.0%
  • Separated: 4.6%
  • Widowed: 8.5%
  • Divorced: 9.5%

14 residents are foreign born (3.7% Europe).

This place:  3.7%
New York:  20.4%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

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

Medusa:  2.4% ($2,258)
New York:  1.9% ($2,847)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Albany, NY (28.4 miles , pop. 95,658).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Bronx, NY (111.2 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Durham, NY (3.9 miles ), Rensselaerville, NY (4.4 miles ), Preston-Potter Hollow, NY (6.6 miles ), Greenville, NY (7.7 miles ), Westerlo, NY (7.7 miles ), Greenville, NY (8.1 miles ), Windham, NY (10.5 miles ), Berne, NY (11.3 miles ).

Latitude: 42.43 N, Longitude: 74.13 W


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Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (16%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Public administration (11%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (8%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
  • Food (5%)
  • Truck transportation (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (28%)
  • Finance and insurance (22%)
  • Health care (17%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Chemicals (5%)
  • Construction (3%)
  • Food (3%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (11%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Carpenters (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (12%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
  • Secondary school teachers (9%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Business operations specialists (6%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)


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Medusa-area historical tornado activity is slightly above New York state average. It is 44% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/10/1989, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 7.7 miles away from the Medusa place center injured 20 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 6/16/1974, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 24.1 miles away from the place center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Medusa:
  • COLUMBIA GREENE MEDICAL CENTER INC (about 15 miles; CATSKILL, NY)
  • ALBANY MEDICAL CENTER (about 27 miles; ALBANY, NY)
  • ALBANY MEDICAL CENTER (about 27 miles; ALBANY, NY)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Medusa:
  • ALBANY INTL (about 31 miles; ALBANY, NY; ID: ALB)
  • DUTCHESS COUNTY (about 59 miles; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; ID: POU)
  • STEWART INT'L (about 65 miles; NEWBURGH, NY; ID: SWF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Medusa:
  • FREEHOLD (about 8 miles; FREEHOLD, NY; ID: 1I5)
  • GREENVILLE-RAINBOW (about 9 miles; GREENVILLE, NY; ID: 1H4)
  • KNOX (about 20 miles; QUAKER STREET, NY; ID: N65)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Medusa:
  • EXCELSIOR COLLEGE (about 27 miles; ALBANY, NY; Full-time enrollment: 7,096)
  • THE COLLEGE OF SAINT ROSE (about 27 miles; ALBANY, NY; FT enrollment: 3,116)
  • SUNY AT ALBANY (about 27 miles; ALBANY, NY; FT enrollment: 14,168)
  • SCHENECTADY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 30 miles; SCHENECTADY, NY; FT enrollment: 2,316)
  • SIENA COLLEGE (about 32 miles; LOUDONVILLE, NY; FT enrollment: 3,001)
  • UNION COLLEGE (about 32 miles; SCHENECTADY, NY; FT enrollment: 2,315)
  • SUNY COLLEGE OF AGRIC AND TECHN AT COBLESKILL (about 33 miles; COBLESKILL, NY; FT enrollment: 2,208)

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Drinking water stations with addresses in Medusa and their reported violations in the past:

RENSSELAERVILLE INSTITUTE (Address: 87 BARGER RD, Population served: 60, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • One regular monitoring violation

Average household size:
This place:  2.6 people
New York:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  71.4%
Whole state:  65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  7.5%
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: 0.7% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  6.7%
Whole state:  14.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  5.2%
Whole state:  7.4%

Medusa 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.
  • Renting percentage below state average.


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7.05% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,646 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.05%
New York average:  5.41%

0.17% of residents moved from foreign countries ($226 average AGI)
Albany County:  0.17%
New York average:  0.24%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Rensselaer County, NY  1.31% ($35,333 average AGI)
from Saratoga County, NY  0.81% ($40,884)
from Schenectady County, NY  0.73% ($40,505)


7.18% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($42,910 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.18%
New York average:  6.26%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($240 average AGI)
Albany County:  0.06%
New York average:  0.10%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Rensselaer County, NY  1.34% ($37,596 average AGI)
to Schenectady County, NY  0.92% ($40,022)
to Saratoga County, NY  0.90% ($49,530)


Strongest AM radio stations in Medusa:
  • WGY (810 AM; 50 kW; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WPTR (1540 AM; 50 kW; ALBANY, NY; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WROW (590 AM; 5 kW; ALBANY, NY; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
  • WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
  • WFAN (660 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WABC (770 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WABC-AM RADIO, INC.)
  • WOR (710 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WDDY (1460 AM; 5 kW; ALBANY, NY)
  • WOFX (980 AM; 5 kW; TROY, NY)
  • WTMM (1300 AM; 5 kW; RENSSELAER, NY; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF MANSFIELD, INC.)
  • WCBS (880 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WTIC (1080 AM; 50 kW; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Medusa:
  • WRIP (97.9 FM; WINDHAM, NY; Owner: RIP RADIO, LLC)
  • WAJZ (96.3 FM; VOORHEESVILLE, NY; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
  • WZMR (104.9 FM; ALTAMONT, NY; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
  • WYJB (95.5 FM; ALBANY, NY; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
  • WGNA-FM (107.7 FM; ALBANY, NY; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF MANSFIELD, INC.)
  • WMYY (97.3 FM; SCHOHARIE, NY; Owner: CAPITAL MEDIA CORPORATION)
  • WMHT-FM (89.1 FM; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: WMHT EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS)
  • WRVE (99.5 FM; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WPYX (106.5 FM; ALBANY, NY; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WAMK (90.9 FM; KINGSTON, NY; Owner: W A M C)
  • WFGB (89.7 FM; KINGSTON, NY; Owner: SOUND OF LIFE, INC.)
  • WVCR-FM (88.3 FM; LOUDONVILLE, NY; Owner: SIENA COLLEGE)
  • WFLY (92.3 FM; TROY, NY; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
  • WGKR (105.3 FM; GRAND GORGE, NY; Owner: SOUND OF LIFE, INC.)
  • WPDH (101.5 FM; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WFKP (99.3 FM; ELLENVILLE, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WPGL (90.7 FM; PATTERSONVILLE, NY; Owner: SOUND OF LIFE, INC.)
  • WFNP (88.7 FM; ROSENDALE, NY; Owner: STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK)
  • WRHV (88.7 FM; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Owner: WMHT EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS)
  • WHVP (91.1 FM; HUDSON, NY; Owner: SOUND OF LIFE, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Medusa:
  • WNYT (Channel 13; ALBANY, NY; Owner: WNYT-TV, LLC)
  • WEWB-TV (Channel 45; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: WEWB, L.L.C.)
  • WXXA-TV (Channel 23; ALBANY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WRGB (Channel 6; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: FREEDOM BROADCASTING OF NEW YORK, INC)
  • WMHT (Channel 17; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: WMHT EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS)
  • WTEN (Channel 10; ALBANY, NY; Owner: YOUNG BROADCASTING OF ALBANY, INC.)
  • W52DF (Channel 52; ALBANY, NY; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

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