Otisco, New York

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Onondaga County

Population in July 2008: 2,508. Population change since 2000: -2.1%

Males: 1,276	(50.9%)
Females: 1,232	(49.1%)

Median resident age:	35.6 years
New York median age:	35.9 years

Estimated median household income in 2008: $55,346 (it was $44,643 in 2000)

Otisco:	$55,346
New York:	$56,033

Estimated per capita income in 2008: $26,189

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $132,870 (it was $89,600 in 2000)

Otisco:	$132,870
New York:	$318,900

Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $165,540; Detached houses: $168,549; Townhouses or other attached units: $458,512; In 2-unit structures: $229,384; Mobile homes: $54,167

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Races in Otisco:

White Non-Hispanic (97.0%)
Two or more races (1.4%)
American Indian (1.1%)

Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Otisco: 85.1 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (24.9%), Irish (23.0%), English (20.8%), Italian (6.9%), United States (5.5%), Polish (4.4%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1474 feet

Land area: 29.6 square miles.

Population density: 85 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Otisco

High school or higher: 90.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.0%
Graduate or professional degree: 6.7%
Unemployed: 3.7%
Mean travel time to work: 27.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Otisco town

Never married: 21.7%
Now married: 63.7%
Separated: 1.5%
Widowed: 4.0%
Divorced: 9.0%

45 residents are foreign born

This town:	1.8%
New York:	20.4%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in May 2009.

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

Otisco:	2.2% ($1,971)
New York:	1.9% ($2,847)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Syracuse, NY (13.4 miles , pop. 147,306).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Rochester, NY (72.4 miles , pop. 219,773).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (185.3 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Spafford, NY (2.0 miles ), Tully, NY (2.6 miles ), LaFayette, NY (2.7 miles ), Onondaga, NY (2.8 miles ), Tully, NY (2.9 miles ), Marcellus, NY (2.9 miles ), Nedrow, NY (3.0 miles ), Scott, NY (3.1 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 12 buildings, average cost: $88,600
1997: 10 buildings, average cost: $88,600
1998: 11 buildings, average cost: $88,600
1999: 9 buildings, average cost: $88,600
2000: 9 buildings, average cost: $88,600
2001: 10 buildings, average cost: $88,600
2002: 10 buildings, average cost: $88,600
2003: 10 buildings, average cost: $88,600
2004: 10 buildings, average cost: $88,600
2005: 10 buildings, average cost: $88,600
2006: 9 buildings, average cost: $88,600
2007: 7 buildings, average cost: $88,600
2008: 6 buildings, average cost: $88,600

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Latitude: 42.87 N, Longitude: 76.24 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 315

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Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (17%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Educational services (5%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Public administration (5%)
Transportation equipment (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (19%)
Educational services (10%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Public administration (6%)
Social assistance (4%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (3%)
Accommodation and food services (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Secretaries and administrative assistants (13%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (3%)
Business operations specialists (3%)

Average climate in Otisco, New York

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Otisco-area historical tornado activity is near New York state average. It is 63% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/2/1983, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 23.4 miles away from the Otisco town center killed one person and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/2/1983, a category 3 tornado 25.4 miles away from the town center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Otisco-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below New York state average. It is 97% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

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 81.0 miles away from Otisco center
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 83.2 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 68.3 miles away from the city center
On 2/3/2001 at 20:15:15, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG) earthquake occurred 68.9 miles away from Otisco center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Otisco:

COMMUNITY GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; SYRACUSE, NY)
CROUSE-IRVING MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; SYRACUSE, NY)
RICHARD H HUTCHINGS PSYCHIATRIC CTR (about 14 miles; SYRACUSE, NY)

Amtrak station near Otisco:

16 miles: SYRACUSE (131 P & C PKWY.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities, free short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Otisco:

ONONDAGA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 8 miles; SYRACUSE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 5,132)
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; SYRACUSE, NY; FT enrollment: 15,859)
LE MOYNE COLLEGE (about 15 miles; SYRACUSE, NY; FT enrollment: 2,517)
SUNY COLLEGE AT CORTLAND (about 19 miles; CORTLAND, NY; FT enrollment: 6,187)
SUNY COLLEGE OF AGRIC AND TECHN AT MORRISVILLE (about 31 miles; MORRISVILLE, NY; FT enrollment: 2,790)
CORNELL UNIVERSITY-ENDOWED COLLEGES (about 32 miles; ITHACA, NY; FT enrollment: 12,036)
CORNELL UNIVERSITY-NY STATE STATUTORY COLLEGES (about 32 miles; ITHACA, NY; FT enrollment: 7,413)

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Notable location: Neumans Corners (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Amber Cemetery (1), Hillsdale Cemetery (2), Saint Patricks Cemetery (3), The West Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Amber Brook (A), Rice Brook (B), Van Benthuysen Brook (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This town:	2.8 people
New York:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	75.2%
Whole state:	65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	7.8%
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: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:

This town:	5.7%
Whole state:	14.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:

This town:	1.7%
Whole state:	7.4%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Otisco, NY

Otisco 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 below state average.
Number of college students below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in Onondaga County New York:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (40%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (21%) Utility gas (13%) Wood (11%) Electricity (11%) Coal or coke (3%)

Religion statistics for Otisco

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 51.71%

Here		51.7%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.

Name	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Episcopal Church	Presbyterian Church (USA)
Adherents	62.2%	10.0%	3.4%	2.8%	2.6%
Congregations	18.9%	17.0%	3.8%	6.9%	8.2%

Name	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Charismatic Churches Independent	Muslim Estimate	Assemblies of God	Other
Adherents	2.5%	1.4%	1.3%	1.0%	13.0%
Congregations	6.3%	0.6%	0.6%	3.8%	33.8%

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.

4.35% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,377 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.35%
New York average:	5.41%

0.25% of residents moved from foreign countries ($611 average AGI)
Onondaga County: 0.25%
New York average: 0.24%

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

from Oswego County, NY	0.54% ($31,854 average AGI)
from Madison County, NY	0.25% ($36,902)
from Cayuga County, NY	0.21% ($34,652)

4.98% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($41,044 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.98%
New York average:	6.26%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($361 average AGI)
Onondaga County: 0.06%
New York average: 0.10%

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

to Oswego County, NY	0.53% ($34,846 average AGI)
to Madison County, NY	0.25% ($45,093)
to Cayuga County, NY	0.18% ($40,229)

Strongest AM radio stations in Otisco:

WSYR (570 AM; 5 kW; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WHEN (620 AM; 5 kW; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WSIV (1540 AM; 3 kW; E. SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: CRAM COMMUNICATIONS LLC)
WNSS (1260 AM; 5 kW; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WDCW (1390 AM; 5 kW; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WHAM (1180 AM; 50 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WHCU (870 AM; 5 kW; ITHACA, NY; Owner: EAGLE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WFBL (1050 AM; 3 kW; BALDWINSVILLE, NY; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WGY (810 AM; 50 kW; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WPIE (1160 AM; 5 kW; TRUMANSBURG, NY; Owner: PEMBROOK PINES ITHACA LTD. N.A.)
WOLF (1490 AM; 1 kW; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: WOLF RADIO INC.)
WTKO (1470 AM; 5 kW; ITHACA, NY; Owner: EAGLE II BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Otisco:

W251AK (98.1 FM; NEDROW, NY; Owner: PATHWAY COMMUNITY RADIO, INC.)
WMHR (102.9 FM; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: MARS HILL BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WYYY (94.5 FM; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
W278AH (103.5 FM; SYRACUSE, JAMESVILLE, NY; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF THE FINGER LAKES, INC.)
WWHT (107.9 FM; SYRACUSE, 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)
WPHR (106.9 FM; AUBURN, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WXHC (101.5 FM; HOMER, NY; Owner: EVES BROADCASTING, INC.)
WIII (99.9 FM; CORTLAND, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WWDG (105.1 FM; DERUYTER, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WYXL (97.3 FM; ITHACA, NY; Owner: EAGLE BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WLTI (105.9 FM; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WAER (88.3 FM; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY)
W237AY (95.3 FM; DEWITT, NY; Owner: PATHWAY COMMUNITY RADIO, INC.)
WAQX-FM (95.7 FM; MANLIUS, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WZUN (102.1 FM; PHOENIX, NY; Owner: GALAXY COMMUNICATIONS, L.P.)
WMCR-FM (106.3 FM; ONEIDA, NY; Owner: WARREN BROADCASTING CO. INC.)
WBBS (104.7 FM; FULTON, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WQNY (103.7 FM; ITHACA, NY; Owner: EAGLE II BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

TV broadcast stations around Otisco:

WSYT (Channel 68; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: WSYT LICENSEE L.P.)
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.)
WIXT-TV (Channel 9; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: CENTRAL NY NEWS, INC.)
WTVH (Channel 5; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: WTVH LICENSE, INC.)
WNYS-TV (Channel 43; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: RKM MEDIA, INC.)
W51BA (Channel 51; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: RENARD COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
W11BP (Channel 11; SYRACUSE, ETC., NY; Owner: RENARD COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
WMBO-LP (Channel 60; SYRACUSE, ETC., NY; Owner: METRO TV, INC.)
WTVU-LP (Channel 22; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: RENARD COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
WOBX-LP (Channel 35; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: METRO TV, INC.)
WBLZ-LP (Channel 13; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: RENARD COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
WNDR-LP (Channel 18; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: METRO TV, INC.)
WSPX-TV (Channel 56; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: PAXSON SYRACUSE LICENSE, INC.)
WSTQ-LP (Channel 14; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: FEDERAL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
W38CY (Channel 38; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
W40BJ (Channel 40; DEWITT, NY; Owner: RENARD COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
W30AJ (Channel 30; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: JOHN MESTER INCOME FAMILY TRUST)
WFXV (Channel 33; UTICA, NY; Owner: QUORUM OF UTICA LICENSE, LLC)
W48AO (Channel 48; AUBURN, NY; Owner: SONNY PERSAD)
W54AK (Channel 54; AUBURN, NY; Owner: SONNY PERSAD)

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 0 meters
Total costs: $324,000
Total average daily traffic: 1,770
Total average daily truck traffic: 159
Total future (year 2019) average daily traffic: 2,185

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 3

.4 Mi S Of Kingsley Rd, Type: Tower, Structure height: 243.8 m, Overall height: 245.4 m
Registrant: Syracuse Wireless Lc, 41141 Five Mile Rd, Plymouth, MI 48170-2675, Phone: (412) 834-3693
David B Amy, Barker Rd Off Kingsley Rd, Type: Tower, Structure height: 299.9 m, Overall height: 310.6 m
Registrant: Shaw Pittman LLP, 2300 N Street, Nw, Washington, DC 20037-1128, Phone: (202) 663-8000, Email:
Sean M Sparks, 2.15 Miles Se Of, Type: Tower, Structure height: 67.1 m, Overall height: 67.1 m

FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 5 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Otisco, NY)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 4 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 11 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)

Otisco on our top lists:

#86 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 1990-1999 to 2000-2003 (pop. 50,000+)"
#98 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for 3rd party candidates in the 2004 Presidential Election"

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