For population 25 years and over in Rensselaer Falls:
High school or higher: 88.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.0%
Graduate or professional degree: 6.0%
Unemployed: 4.9%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 25.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Rensselaer Falls village:
Never married: 21.5%
Now married: 50.7%
Separated: 3.1%
Widowed: 9.0%
Divorced: 15.7%
3 residents are foreign born
This village:
0.9%
New York:
20.4%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $2,083 (2.3%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $608 (1.3%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Utica, NY (103.4 miles , pop. 60,651).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Rochester, NY (150.8 miles , pop. 219,773).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (269.2 miles , pop. 1,332,650).
Rensselaer Falls-area historical earthquake activity is above New York state average. It is 82% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 65.5 miles away from the city center On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MB, 4.2 MS, 5.2 MW, 5.0 MW, Depth: 6.8 mi) earthquake occurred 79.4 miles away from Rensselaer Falls center On 4/20/2002 at 11:04:42, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, 3.7 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 80.7 miles away from the city center On 4/20/2000 at 08:46:55, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 LG, 3.8 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 68.9 miles away from the city center On 4/8/2003 at 15:06:14, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, 3.2 ML, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 48.3 miles away from Rensselaer Falls center On 5/24/2002 at 23:46:00, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, 3.1 ML, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 81.4 miles away from the city center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Hospitals/medical centers near Rensselaer Falls:
EDWARD JOHN NOBLE HOSPITAL OF GOUVERNEUR (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, about 5 miles away; GOUVERNEUR, NY)
CANTON-POTSDAM HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 10 miles away; POTSDAM, NY)
CLAXTON-HEPBURN MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 11 miles away; OGDENSBURG, NY)
Notable locations in Rensselaer Falls: Rensselaer Falls Village Wastewater Treatment Plant (A), Canton Free Library Rensselaer Falls Branch (B), Rensselaer Falls Fire Department (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
St. Lawrence County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends (lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2009 was 20.7. This is significantly better than average.
City:
20.7
U.S.:
32.0
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2009 was 6.32. This is significantly better than average.Closest monitor was 19.2 miles away from the city center.
City:
6.32
U.S.:
9.59
Drinking water stations with addresses in Rensselaer Falls and their reported violations in the past:
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 11.9%
(11.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 25.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Religion statistics for Rensselaer Falls (based on St. Lawrence County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 46.12%
Here
46.1%
USA
50.2%
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Catholic Church
United Methodist Church
Presbyterian Church (USA)
Episcopal Church
United Church of Christ
Adherents
67.9%
11.3%
4.5%
3.1%
2.0%
Congregations
21.1%
21.1%
11.8%
6.2%
4.3%
Name
The Wesleyan Church
Southern Baptist Convention
Charismatic Churches Independent
American Baptist Churches in the USA
Other
Adherents
1.9%
1.8%
1.1%
0.9%
5.5%
Congregations
5.0%
5.6%
0.6%
2.5%
21.7%
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.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 28
St. Lawrence County:
2.55 / 10,000 pop.
New York:
4.13 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
This county:
0.09 / 10,000 pop.
State:
0.06 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 13
St. Lawrence County:
1.18 / 10,000 pop.
New York:
0.92 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 55
St. Lawrence County:
5.01 / 10,000 pop.
State:
1.68 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 106
Here:
9.66 / 10,000 pop.
State:
8.82 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:
8.5%
New York:
8.2%
Adult obesity rate:
St. Lawrence County:
29.6%
New York:
23.8%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:
13.3%
State:
15.6%
Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function
Full-time employees
Monthly full-time payroll
Average yearly full-time wage
Part-time employees
Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration
0
$0
2
$299
Other Government Administration
0
$0
5
$442
Judicial and Legal
0
$0
1
$100
Sewerage
0
$0
3
$1,012
Other and Unallocable
0
$0
2
$213
Totals for Government
0
$0
13
$2,066
Rensselaer Falls government finances in 2002:
Charges - Sewerage: $62,000 ($186.75)
Current Operations - Sewerage: $33,000 ($99.40)
Regular Highways: $27,000 ($81.33)
General - Other: $13,000 ($39.16)
Central Staff Services: $9,000 ($27.11)
General Public Buildings: $8,000 ($24.10)
Fire Protection: $6,000 ($18.07)
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000 ($3.01)
Parks & Recreation: $1,000 ($3.01)
General - Interest on Debt: $43,000 ($129.52)
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $19,000 ($57.23)
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $612,000 ($1843.37)
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $586,000 ($1765.06)
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $26,000 ($78.31)
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $18,000 ($54.22)
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $80,000 ($240.96)
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $7,000 ($21.08)
General Support: $3,000 ($9.04)
Tax - Property: $16,000 ($48.19)
NEC: $2,000 ($6.02)
Total Salaries & Wages: $27,000 ($81.33)
4.20% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,907 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
4.20%
New York average:
5.41%
0.39% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,270 average AGI)
St. Lawrence County:
0.39%
New York average:
0.24%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
WSNN (99.3 FM; POTSDAM, NY; Owner: ST. LAWRENCE RADIO, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Rensselaer Falls:
WNPI-TV (Channel 18; NORWOOD, NY; Owner: ST. LAWRENCE VALLEY EDUCATIONAL TV COUNCIL, INC)
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1 Total length: 5 meters (16ft) Total costs: $2,574,000 Total average daily traffic: 623 Total average daily truck traffic: 49 Total future (year 2028) average daily traffic: 748
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:
3
Call Sign: N2ITR, Licensee ID: L00242926 Grant Date: 11/18/2003, Expiration Date: 12/07/2013 Registrant: Manuel F Fernandez, 11 W Front Street, Rensselaer Falls, NY 13680
Call Sign: N2MGQ Grant Date: 12/07/1993, Expiration Date: 12/07/2003, Cancellation Date: 12/08/2005 Registrant: June B Fernandez, Rensselaer Falls, NY 13680
Call Sign: ND2Q, Licensee ID: L01514864 Grant Date: 08/27/2009, Expiration Date: 08/27/2019 Registrant: Michael O Sedore, 433 Front Street, Rensselaer Falls, NY 13680-0014
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
Fire: 1
Most common first names in Rensselaer Falls, NY among deceased individuals
Name
Count
Lived (average)
Mary
8
73.5 years
William
7
70.0 years
Harold
6
76.3 years
John
6
68.5 years
Ruth
6
74.0 years
Arthur
5
72.8 years
Clifford
4
81.5 years
Roy
4
80.0 years
Floyd
4
69.0 years
Frank
4
71.5 years
Most common last names in Rensselaer Falls, NY among deceased individuals
