Rapids, New York

Back to Rapids, NY housing info, Niagara County, New York, NY smaller cities, NY small cities, All Cities. We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Rapids, NY Niagara County Population in July 2007: 1,326. Males: 667   (50.4%) Females: 659   (49.6%) Median resident age:   34.4 years New York median age:   35.9 years Zip codes: 14094. Estimated median household income in 2007: $44,809 (it was $38,813 in 2000) Rapids:   $44,809 New York:   $53,514 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $24,486 Rapids:   $24,486 New York:   $29,885 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $67,972 (it was $57,400 in 2000) Rapids:   $67,972 New York:   $311,000 Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $93,037; Detached houses: $145,649; Mobile homes: $33,027 Rapids, NY residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Races in Rapids: White Non-Hispanic (97.4%) Black (1.3%) American Indian (0.7%) Two or more races (0.5%) 2008 cost of living index in Rapids: 80.8 (low, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Rapids, New York on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Rapids is mentioned 68 times on our forum: Rochester, NY or Grand Rapids, MI  (10 replies) Is Buffalo "Midwestern"  (96 replies) Syracuse Developments  (51 replies) How do you view the Syracuse area?  (51 replies) My Strathmore Neighborhood Photos  (62 replies) Is Rochester Gloomy and Boring?  (61 replies) Latest news from Rapids, NY collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: German (42.3%), Irish (31.3%), Polish (13.9%), English (10.6%), Italian (9.2%), United States (7.0%). Current Local Time: EST time zone Elevation: 591 feet Land area: 3.67 square miles. Population density: 362 people per square mile   (very low).

Average climate in Rapids, New York

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Rapids-area historical tornado activity is below New York state average. It is 71% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/19/1970, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 31.2 miles away from the Rapids 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 9.9 miles away from the place center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Rapids-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above New York state average. It is 85% 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 45.7 miles away from Rapids 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 44.6 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 61.8 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 45.3 miles away from Rapids 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 12.1 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 48.3 miles away from Rapids center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD), moment magnitude (MW)

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Average household size:

This place:	2.5 people
New York:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	69.5%
Whole state:	65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	7.4%
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: 0.2% of all households

This place:	7.0%
Whole state:	14.6%

This place:	3.1%
Whole state:	7.4%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Rapids, NY

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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%

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%

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)