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Chautauqua County

Population in July 2007: 5,290. Population change since 2000: -3.4%
 

Males: 3,090  (58.4%)
Females: 2,200  (41.6%)
Median resident age:  32.8 years
New York median age:  35.9 years

Zip codes: 14769.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $35,975 (it was $30,909 in 2000)
Portland:  $35,975
New York:  $53,514

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $69,941 (it was $55,300 in 2000)
Portland:  $69,941
New York:  $311,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $84,512; Detached houses: $94,410; Townhouses or other attached units: $199,277; In 2-unit structures: $84,214; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $100,194; Mobile homes: $35,072
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Races in Portland:

  • White Non-Hispanic (78.6%)
  • Black (12.1%)
  • Hispanic (8.6%)
  • Other race (3.5%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Portland: 81.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (23.1%), English (11.7%), Italian (11.6%), Irish (11.0%), Polish (8.5%), Swedish (5.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 34.3 square miles.

Population density: 154 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Portland

  • High school or higher: 66.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.6%
  • Unemployed: 6.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 19.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Portland town

  • Never married: 34.8%
  • Now married: 49.6%
  • Separated: 2.9%
  • Widowed: 5.5%
  • Divorced: 7.2%

292 residents are foreign born (4.1% Latin America, 0.8% Europe).

This town:  5.3%
New York:  20.4%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Portland, New York in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Portland to the number of sex offenders is 5290 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this town is a lot smaller than the state average.

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

Portland:  3.2% ($1,750)
New York:  1.9% ($2,847)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Erie, PA (46.1 miles , pop. 103,717).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Buffalo, NY (55.4 miles , pop. 292,648).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (339.4 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Brocton, NY (1.4 miles ), Pomfret, NY (8.0 miles ), Westfield, NY (8.9 miles ), Stockton, NY (9.4 miles ), Mayville, NY (9.5 miles ), Fredonia, NY (9.7 miles ), Westfield, NY (9.9 miles ), Dunkirk, NY (9.9 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 12 buildings, average cost: $75,000
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 3 buildings, average cost: $125,000
  • 1999: 10 buildings, average cost: $46,100
  • 2000: 5 buildings, average cost: $90,000
  • 2001: 6 buildings, average cost: $120,300
  • 2002: 9 buildings, average cost: $67,700
  • 2003: 2 buildings, average cost: $70,000
  • 2004: 5 buildings, average cost: $191,400
  • 2005: 3 buildings, average cost: $115,700
  • 2006: 0 buildings
  • 2007: 4 buildings, average cost: $350,000

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Latitude: 42.38 N, Longitude: 79.46 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 716

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Historical population


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Most common industries for males:



  • Food (12%)
  • Construction (11%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (22%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Food (7%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)
  • Public administration (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (3%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)


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Portland-area historical tornado activity is slightly above New York state average. It is 42% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/31/1985, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 23.1 miles away from the Portland town center .

On 5/2/1983, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 19.4 miles away from the town center killed 2 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Portland:
  • WESTFIELD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; WESTFIELD, NY)
  • BROOKS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; DUNKIRK, NY)
  • WOMANS CHRISTIAN ASSOC HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; JAMESTOWN, NY)

Political contributions by individuals in Portland, NY

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Portland:
  • CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY/JAMESTOWN (about 22 miles; JAMESTOWN, NY; ID: JHW)
  • ERIE INTL/TOM RIDGE FIELD (about 54 miles; ERIE, PA; ID: ERI)
  • NIAGARA FALLS INTL (about 62 miles; NIAGARA FALLS, NY; ID: IAG)
Other public-use airports nearest to Portland:
  • DART (about 8 miles; MAYVILLE, NY; ID: D79)
  • CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY/DUNKIRK (about 16 miles; DUNKIRK, NY; ID: DKK)
  • PRATT'S EASTERN DIVIDE (about 23 miles; SHERMAN, NY; ID: D88)

Amtrak station near Portland:
  • 12 miles: DUNKIRK (108 E. 4TH ST.) - Bus Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Local government website: www.town.portland.ny.us

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Portland:
  • SUNY COLLEGE AT FREDONIA (about 11 miles; FREDONIA, NY; Full-time enrollment: 4,758)
  • JAMESTOWN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 26 miles; JAMESTOWN, NY; FT enrollment: 2,662)
  • NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA TECHNICAL INSTITUTE (about 39 miles; ERIE, PA; FT enrollment: 3,304)
  • EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 44 miles; EDINBORO, PA; FT enrollment: 6,631)
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIV-PENN ST ERIE-BEHREND COLL (about 44 miles; ERIE, PA; FT enrollment: 3,481)
  • MERCYHURST COLLEGE (about 44 miles; ERIE, PA; FT enrollment: 2,824)
  • GANNON UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles; ERIE, PA; FT enrollment: 2,766)

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Notable location: Skinners Switch (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Pecor Cemetery (1), Evergreen Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Burr Reservoir (A), Brocton Reservoir (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Slippery Rock Creek (A), Walker Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Portland: Lake Erie State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

 
Drinking water stations with addresses in Portland that have no violations reported:
  • DOLLYS DAUGHTER (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

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

Percentage of family households:
This town:  70.2%
Whole state:  65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  6.0%
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: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  11.2%
Whole state:  14.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  3.2%
Whole state:  7.4%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Portland, NY


People in group quarters in Portland
  • 1229 people in state prisons
  • 7 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 6 people in other noninstitutional group quarters


Portland compared to New York state average:
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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School Enrollment by Level of School






2004 Presidential Election results in Chautauqua County New York:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (66%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%)
  • Electricity (10%)
  • Wood (8%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
  • Other fuel (1%)

3.46% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,171 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  3.46%
New York average:  5.41%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($601 average AGI)
Chautauqua County:  0.05%
New York average:  0.24%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Erie County, NY  0.63% ($31,512 average AGI)
from Cattaraugus County, NY  0.39% ($26,697)
from Erie County, PA  0.20% ($28,938)


4.49% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,407 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.49%
New York average:  6.26%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($266 average AGI)
Chautauqua County:  0.05%
New York average:  0.10%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Erie County, NY  0.67% ($27,775 average AGI)
to Cattaraugus County, NY  0.29% ($24,071)
to Erie County, PA  0.25% ($34,942)


Strongest AM radio stations in Portland:
  • WWKB (1520 AM; 50 kW; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
  • WDOE (1410 AM; 1 kW; DUNKIRK, NY; Owner: CHADWICK BAY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WGR (550 AM; 5 kW; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
  • KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WHAM (1180 AM; 50 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WTOR (770 AM; daytime; 9 kW; YOUNGSTOWN, NY; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WNED (970 AM; 5 kW; BUFFALO, NY)
  • WNAE (1310 AM; 5 kW; WARREN, PA; Owner: KINZUA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WKNR (850 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WRIE (1260 AM; 5 kW; ERIE, PA; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF ERIE, INC.)
  • WBEN (930 AM; 5 kW; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
  • WHLD (1270 AM; 5 kW; NIAGARA FALLS, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WFNN (1330 AM; 5 kW; ERIE, PA; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Portland:
  • WBKX (96.5 FM; FREDONIA, NY; Owner: CHADWICK BAY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WUBJ (88.1 FM; JAMESTOWN, NY; Owner: STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK)
  • W205BA (88.9 FM; JAMESTOWN, NY; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WWSE (93.3 FM; JAMESTOWN, NY; Owner: MEDIA ONE GROUP, LLC)
  • WRKT (100.9 FM; NORTH EAST, PA; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WKZA (106.9 FM; LAKEWOOD, NY; Owner: CROSS COUNTRY COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WNJA (89.7 FM; JAMESTOWN, NY; Owner: WESTERN NEW YORK PUBLIC B/CING ASSOC)
  • WMHU (101.9 FM; JAMESTOWN, NY; Owner: VOX ALLEGANY, L.L.C.)

TV broadcast stations around Portland:
  • WNYB (Channel 26; JAMESTOWN, NY; Owner: FAITH BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • W46BA (Channel 46; JAMESTOWN, NY; Owner: WESTERN NEW YORK PUBLIC B/CING.ASSN.)


Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2007 (per 100,000 population)

Portland, New York:
  • Fatal accident count: 7
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 12
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 2
  • Fatalities: 9
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 29
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
New York average:
  • Fatal accident count: 69
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 100
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 18
  • Fatalities: 74
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 173
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 10

Portland fatal accident list:
Jun 3, 2007 06:26 AM, Sr-5, Lat: 42.433425, Lon: -79.421169, Vehicles: 2, Fatalities: 1
Sep 11, 2006 09:25 AM, I-90, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 5, Fatalities: 1
Oct 24, 2004 10:01 AM, Sr-5, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Jun 5, 1999 06:40 AM, Prospect Rd, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Aug 16, 1999 08:30 AM, I-90, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 15, Fatalities: 3
Dec 15, 1997 12:30 AM, 20, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Nov 5, 1975 11:45 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1

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