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Population in July 2007: 1,455.
Males: 728  (50.1%)
Females: 727  (49.9%)

Median resident age:  38.4 years
New York median age:  35.9 years

Zip codes: 14131.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $55,415 (it was $48,000 in 2000)
Ransomville:  $55,415
New York:  $53,514

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $27,726
Ransomville:  $27,726
New York:  $29,885

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $101,247 (it was $85,500 in 2000)
Ransomville:  $101,247
New York:  $311,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $115,569; Detached houses: $117,344; In 2-unit structures: $114,380; Mobile homes: $63,636
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Races in Ransomville:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.7%)
  • American Indian (1.3%)
  • Black (1.1%)
  • Hispanic (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Ransomville: 81.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (28.7%), English (17.9%), Irish (17.2%), Polish (12.0%), Italian (9.5%), French Canadian (4.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 327 feet

Land area: 6.20 square miles.

Population density: 235 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Ransomville

  • High school or higher: 77.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.7%
  • Unemployed: 3.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ransomville CDP

  • Never married: 27.5%
  • Now married: 54.0%
  • Separated: 0.5%
  • Widowed: 8.2%
  • Divorced: 9.8%

41 residents are foreign born (1.0% North America, 0.9% Asia, 0.8% Europe).

This place:  2.8%
New York:  20.4%


According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Ransomville, New York in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Ransomville to the number of sex offenders is 1455 to 1.

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

Ransomville:  2.4% ($2,030)
New York:  1.9% ($2,847)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Niagara Falls, NY (11.1 miles , pop. 55,593).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Buffalo, NY (23.2 miles , pop. 292,648).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (296.9 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Porter, NY (2.1 miles ), Wilson, NY (2.3 miles ), Cambria, NY (2.5 miles ), Youngstown, NY (2.5 miles ), Lewiston, NY (2.6 miles ), Wilson, NY (2.6 miles ), Lewiston, NY (2.8 miles ), Niagara, NY (3.0 miles ).

Latitude: 43.24 N, Longitude: 78.92 W

Area code: 716

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Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (14%)
  • Metal and metal products (10%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (8%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (6%)
  • Chemicals (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (24%)
  • Finance and insurance (14%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Accommodation and food services (11%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Food (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (9%)
  • Religious workers (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (7%)
  • Business operations specialists (6%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
  • Registered nurses (6%)
  • Bus drivers (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)



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Ransomville-area historical tornado activity is below New York state average. It is 77% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/19/1970, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 39.3 miles away from the Ransomville place center injured 3 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 7/7/1961, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 16.5 miles away from the place center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


Ransomville-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above New York state average. It is 88% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/26/1999 at 22:33:01, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, 3.4 LG, Depth: 8.0 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 33.0 miles away from Ransomville center
On 3/12/1994 at 10:43:15, a magnitude 3.6 (3.5 LG, 3.6 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 61.3 miles away from the city center
On 12/25/1998 at 13:30:26, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, 3.0 LG, Depth: 11.2 mi) earthquake occurred 64.2 miles away from the city center
On 8/4/2004 at 23:55:26, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MW, 3.0 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 45.8 miles away from Ransomville center
On 5/25/1995 at 14:22:32, a magnitude 3.0 (2.6 LG, 3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 17.3 miles away from the city center
On 7/19/2007 at 17:07:58, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, 3.0 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 49.8 miles away from Ransomville center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Ransomville:
  • MT ST MARYS HOSP OF NIAGARA FALLS (about 6 miles; LEWISTON, NY)
  • NIAGARA FALLS MEMORIAL MED CENTER (about 8 miles; NIAGARA FALLS, NY)
  • INTER COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; NEWFANE, NY)

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Airports located in Ransomville:
Amtrak stations near Ransomville:
  • 11 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.
  • 12 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 Ransomville:
  • NIAGARA COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 6 miles; SANBORN, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,520)
  • NIAGARA UNIVERSITY (about 8 miles; NIAGARA UNIVERSITY, NY; FT enrollment: 2,833)
  • ERIE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-NORTH CAMPUS (about 21 miles; WILLIAMSVILLE, NY; FT enrollment: 3,464)
  • SUNY COLLEGE AT BUFFALO (about 23 miles; BUFFALO, NY; FT enrollment: 9,287)
  • CANISIUS COLLEGE (about 23 miles; BUFFALO, NY; FT enrollment: 4,002)
  • D'YOUVILLE COLLEGE (about 24 miles; BUFFALO, NY; FT enrollment: 2,033)
  • SUNY AT BUFFALO (about 33 miles; BUFFALO, NY; FT enrollment: 21,661)
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Library in Ransomville:
  • RANSOMVILLE FREE LIBRARY (Operating income: $95,474; Location: 3733 RANSOMVILLE ROAD; 29,146 books; 824 audio materials; 601 video materials; 76 serial subscriptions)

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Average household size:
This place:  2.8 people
New York:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  79.3%
Whole state:  65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  7.2%
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 2007:
This place:  2.8%
Whole state:  14.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  1.2%
Whole state:  7.4%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Ransomville, NY


113 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms


Ransomville 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 below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house above state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Niagara County New York:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (61%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (32%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
  • Electricity (2%)
  • Wood (1%)


Religion statistics for Ransomville

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchLutheran ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaPresbyterian Church (USA)
Adherents63.5%9.1%6.2%4.2%3.5%
Congregations19.2%10.4%11.0%7.7%7.1%
NameEpiscopal ChurchAmerican Baptist Churches in the USAUnited Church of ChristAssemblies of GodOther religions
Adherents2.5%2.0%1.7%1.2%6.1%
Congregations6.0%5.5%4.9%3.8%24.2%
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.


3.89% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,910 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  3.89%
New York average:  5.41%

0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($521 average AGI)
Niagara County:  0.07%
New York average:  0.24%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Erie County, NY  2.19% ($38,108 average AGI)
from Orleans County, NY  0.14% ($28,549)
from Monroe County, NY  0.09% ($37,676)


4.55% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($37,257 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.55%
New York average:  6.26%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($453 average AGI)
Niagara County:  0.06%
New York average:  0.10%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Erie County, NY  2.00% ($37,162 average AGI)
to Monroe County, NY  0.12% ($29,510)
to Orleans County, NY  0.10% ($30,341)


Strongest AM radio stations in Ransomville:
  • 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)
  • WHAM (1180 AM; 50 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WGR (550 AM; 5 kW; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
  • WLVL (1340 AM; 1 kW; LOCKPORT, NY; Owner: CULVER COMMUNICATIONS CORP., INC.)
  • WXRL (1300 AM; 5 kW; LANCASTER, NY; Owner: DOME BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WNED (970 AM; 5 kW; BUFFALO, NY)
  • WHLD (1270 AM; 5 kW; NIAGARA FALLS, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WUFO (1080 AM; daytime; 1 kW; AMHERST, NY)
  • WLGZ (990 AM; 5 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WECK (1230 AM; 1 kW; CHEEKTOWAGA, NY; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Ransomville:
  • 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)
  • WBFO (88.7 FM; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK)
  • W284AP (104.7 FM; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • W207BG (89.3 FM; GRAND ISLAND, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Ransomville:
  • 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.)
  • WGRZ-TV (Channel 2; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: MULTIMEDIA ENTERTAINMENT, INC.)
  • WKBW-TV (Channel 7; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: WKBW-TV LICENSE, INC.)
  • WDTB-LP (Channel 39; HAMBURG, NY; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • WFHW-LP (Channel 58; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: CITIZENS TELEVISION SYSTEM, INC.)
  • WNYO-TV (Channel 49; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: NEW YORK TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WBXZ-LP (Channel 56; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: RENARD COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WIVB-TV (Channel 4; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: WIVB BROADCASTING, LLC)

Ransomville, New York:
  • Fatal accident count: 14
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 19
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 6
  • Fatalities: 14
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 25
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
New York average:
  • Fatal accident count: 71
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 103
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 19
  • Fatalities: 77
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 178
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 10
See more detailed statistics of Ransomville fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here


FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2
  • 2525 Youngstown Lockport Rd, Call Sign: KEL400
    Assigned Frequencies : 46.0600 MHz
    Grant Date: 07/13/2001, Expiration Date: 09/18/2011
    Registrant: Fire Coordinator/Niagara County, 5526 Niagara Street Extension, Lockport, NY 14095-0496, Phone: (716) 438-3171, Fax: (716) 438-3173, Email:
  • 3700 Ransomville Rd, Call Sign: KGY260, Licensee ID: L00122337
    Assigned Frequencies : 155.220 MHz
    Grant Date: 06/22/2005, Expiration Date: 07/19/2015
    Registrant: Ransomville Bus Lines Inc, 3700 Ransomville Rd, Ransomville, NY 14131, Phone: (716) 791-3621

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 19 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Ransomville)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 13 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Ransomville)


Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1$180,8304$104,2454$113,8332$47,4951$71,240
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$00$01$45,2800$00$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$01$56,3405$108,7661$47,7900$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$00$04$119,9900$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$00$00$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0245.02

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1$140,1301$68,880
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED1$76,2600$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$00$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0245.02

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