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Porter, NY map Population (year 2000): 6,920. Estimated population in July 2006: 6,797 (-1.8% change)
 

Males: 3,429  (49.6%)
Females: 3,491  (50.4%)

Washington County

Median resident age:  40.5 years
New York median age:  35.9 years

Estimated median household income in 2005: $58,100 (it was $50,425 in 2000)
Porter  $58,100
New York:  $49,480

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $120,500 (it was $95,300 in 2000)
Porter  $120,500
New York:  $258,900

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Races in Porter:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.2%)
  • American Indian (1.1%)
  • Hispanic (0.7%)
  • Two or more races (0.5%)

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Ancestries: German (28.0%), Irish (21.5%), English (17.9%), Italian (17.8%), Polish (11.0%), Scottish (5.3%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 579 feet

Land area: 33.2 square miles.

Population density: 205 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Porter

  • High school or higher: 89.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 9.7%
  • Unemployed: 3.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Porter town

  • Never married: 23.8%
  • Now married: 59.1%
  • Separated: 1.0%
  • Widowed: 7.3%
  • Divorced: 8.7%

397 residents are foreign born (3.1% North America, 2.4% Europe).

This town:  5.7%
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:

Porter:  2.8% ($2,630)
New York:  1.9% ($2,847)
Porter satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Niagara Falls, NY (10.8 miles , pop. 55,593).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Buffalo, NY (26.0 miles , pop. 292,648).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (347.4 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Youngstown, NY (3.1 miles ), Lewiston, NY (5.7 miles ), Ransomville, NY (5.8 miles ), Lewiston, NY (6.0 miles ), Niagara, NY (9.3 miles ), Niagara Falls, NY (10.8 miles ), Wilson, NY (11.1 miles ), .


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 14 buildings, average cost: $100,400
  • 1997: 11 buildings, average cost: $110,900
  • 1998: 9 buildings, average cost: $91,000
  • 1999: 4 buildings, average cost: $168,800
  • 2000: 7 buildings, average cost: $119,000
  • 2001: 15 buildings, average cost: $219,700
  • 2002: 15 buildings, average cost: $279,600
  • 2003: 20 buildings, average cost: $165,300
  • 2004: 18 buildings, average cost: $153,900
  • 2005: 11 buildings, average cost: $219,700
  • 2006: 10 buildings, average cost: $219,700
  • 2007: 6 buildings, average cost: $201,800

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Latitude: 43.25 N, Longitude: 79.00 W


113 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms

Area code commonly used in this area: 716

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Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Chemicals (7%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
  • Transportation equipment (5%)
  • Repair and maintenance (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (20%)
  • Health care (18%)
  • Finance and insurance (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (3%)
  • Social assistance (3%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)


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Hospitals/medical centers near Porter:
  • MT ST MARYS HOSP OF NIAGARA FALLS (about 6 miles; LEWISTON, NY)
  • NIAGARA FALLS MEMORIAL MED CENTER (about 13 miles; NIAGARA FALLS, NY)
  • INTER COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; NEWFANE, NY)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Porter:
  • NIAGARA FALLS INTL (about 12 miles; NIAGARA FALLS, NY; ID: IAG)
  • BUFFALO NIAGARA INTL (about 30 miles; BUFFALO, NY; ID: BUF)
  • CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY/JAMESTOWN (about 78 miles; JAMESTOWN, NY; ID: JHW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Porter:
  • HOLLANDS INTL FIELD (about 17 miles; NEWFANE, NY; ID: 85N)
  • OLCOTT-NEWFANE (about 20 miles; OLCOTT, NY; ID: D80)
  • NORTH BUFFALO SUBURBAN (about 24 miles; LOCKPORT, NY; ID: 0G0)

Amtrak stations near Porter:
  • 10 miles: NIAGARA FALLS (27TH & LOCKPORT RD.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service.
  • 11 miles: NIAGARA FALLS (4267 BRIDGE ST.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, call for taxi service, intercity bus service.
  • 18 miles: ST. CATHARINES (ST. CATHERINES, 5 GREAT WESTERN AVE.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, free short-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Porter:
  • NIAGARA COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 11 miles; SANBORN, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,520)
  • NIAGARA UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; NIAGARA UNIVERSITY, NY; FT enrollment: 2,833)
  • SUNY COLLEGE AT BUFFALO (about 25 miles; BUFFALO, NY; FT enrollment: 9,287)
  • CANISIUS COLLEGE (about 26 miles; BUFFALO, NY; FT enrollment: 4,002)
  • D'YOUVILLE COLLEGE (about 26 miles; BUFFALO, NY; FT enrollment: 2,033)
  • ERIE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-NORTH CAMPUS (about 26 miles; WILLIAMSVILLE, NY; FT enrollment: 3,464)
  • SUNY AT BUFFALO (about 34 miles; BUFFALO, NY; FT enrollment: 21,661)

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Notable locations in Porter: Fort Niagara (A), Niagara Frontier Country Club (B), Youngstown Yacht Club (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Church in Porter: Filmore Chapel (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Oakland Cemetery (1), Halsted Cemetery (2), Fort Niagara Cemetery (3), Saint Bernards Cemetery (4), Saint Johns Cemetery (5), Towers Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creek: Sixmile Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Parks in Porter include: Falkner Park (1), Fort Niagara State Park (2), Fourmile Creek State Park (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

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

Percentage of family households:
This town:  74.0%
Whole state:  65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  4.9%
Whole state:  5.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  4.1%
Whole state:  14.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  0.7%
Whole state:  7.4%

Porter compared to New York state average:
  • Unemployed percentage below 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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6.70% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,290 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.70%
New York average:  5.41%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Warren County, NY  1.96% ($32,276 average AGI)
from Saratoga County, NY  1.48% ($33,947)
from Rensselaer County, NY  0.29% ($33,667)


6.58% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,877 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.58%
New York average:  6.26%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Warren County, NY  2.00% ($26,520 average AGI)
to Saratoga County, NY  1.32% ($30,390)
to Rutland County, VT  0.28% ($28,381)


Strongest AM radio stations in Porter:
  • WTOR (770 AM; daytime; 9 kW; YOUNGSTOWN, NY; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WWKB (1520 AM; 50 kW; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
  • WJJL (1440 AM; 5 kW; NIAGARA FALLS, NY; Owner: M.J. PHILLIPS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WBEN (930 AM; 5 kW; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
  • WGR (550 AM; 5 kW; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
  • WHAM (1180 AM; 50 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WNED (970 AM; 5 kW; BUFFALO, NY)
  • WHLD (1270 AM; 5 kW; NIAGARA FALLS, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WXRL (1300 AM; 5 kW; LANCASTER, NY; Owner: DOME BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WLVL (1340 AM; 1 kW; LOCKPORT, NY; Owner: CULVER COMMUNICATIONS CORP., INC.)
  • WUFO (1080 AM; daytime; 1 kW; AMHERST, NY)
  • KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WWWS (1400 AM; 1 kW; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Porter:
  • WGRF (96.9 FM; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WKSE (98.5 FM; NIAGARA FALLS, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
  • WTSS (102.5 FM; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
  • WBLK (93.7 FM; DEPEW, NY; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WJYE (96.1 FM; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WYRK (106.5 FM; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WEDG (103.3 FM; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • W207BG (89.3 FM; GRAND ISLAND, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Porter:
  • WNED-TV (Channel 17; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: WESTERN NY PUBLIC BROADCASTING ASSOC.)
  • WUTV (Channel 29; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: WUTV LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WNLO (Channel 23; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: WIVB BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WBNF-CA (Channel 15; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: FAITH BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WDTB-LP (Channel 39; HAMBURG, NY; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • WFHW-LP (Channel 58; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: CITIZENS TELEVISION SYSTEM, INC.)
  • WBXZ-LP (Channel 56; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: RENARD COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)

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