Roosevelt, New York

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Back to Roosevelt, NY housing info, Nassau County, New York, NY smaller cities, NY small cities, All Cities. See Homes for Sale in Roosevelt. Search By Bed, Bath, and Price Range!   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 Roosevelt, NY Nassau County Population in July 2007: 16,055. Males: 7,549   (47.0%) Females: 8,506   (53.0%) Median resident age:   31.5 years New York median age:   35.9 years Zip codes: 11575. Estimated median household income in 2008: $75,023 (it was $56,715 in 2000) Roosevelt:   $75,023 New York:   $56,033 Estimated per capita income in 2008: $21,770 Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $322,255 (it was $153,400 in 2000) Roosevelt:   $322,255 New York:   $318,900 Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $317,297; Detached houses: $318,751; Townhouses or other attached units: $292,765; In 2-unit structures: $342,958; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $248,256; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $225,870 Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 11575 Roosevelt, NY residents, houses, and apartments details Put your B&M business profile right here for free. 20,000 businesses already created their profiles! Business Search - 14 Million verified businesses Search for:  near:   Races in Roosevelt: Black (79.0%) Hispanic (16.2%) Other race (8.3%) Two or more races (3.7%) White Non-Hispanic (2.9%) American Indian (1.6%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races) Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Roosevelt: 141.8 (very high, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Roosevelt, New York on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Roosevelt is mentioned 1,700 times on our forum: Roosevelt Field  (125 replies) Moving from Brooklyn to Roosevelt,NY (need help)  (53 replies) Is Roosevelt New York really THAT bad?  (74 replies) How is Roosevelt Island?  (29 replies) Why exactly is Roosevelt NY bad?  (41 replies) Roosevelt Island  (21 replies) Latest news from Roosevelt, NY collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: West Indian (14.8%), United States (3.5%), Subsaharan African (2.0%). Current Local Time: EST time zone Land area: 1.78 square miles. Population density: 9030 people per square mile   (high).

Average climate in Roosevelt, New York

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Roosevelt-area historical tornado activity is above New York state average. It is 35% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/27/1970, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 4.7 miles away from the Roosevelt place center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 9/18/1973, a category 2 tornado 4.9 miles away from the place center .

Roosevelt-area historical earthquake activity is near New York state average. It is 90% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/26/2003 at 18:24:18, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, 3.5 ML, Depth: 1.9 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 80.0 miles away from Roosevelt center
On 1/9/1992 at 08:50:45, a magnitude 3.1 (3.0 LG, 3.1 MD, Depth: 4.9 mi) earthquake occurred 45.3 miles away from the city center
On 10/28/1991 at 20:58:26, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 27.0 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML)

Birthplace of: Julius Erving - (born 1950), Basketball Hall of Famer, Flavor Flav - (born 1959), rap musician, Miff Mole - (1898-1961), jazz trombonist.

Political contributions by individuals in Roosevelt, NY

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Lake: Smith Pond (A). Display/hide its location on the map Parks in Roosevelt include: Henry Street Park (1), Roosevelt Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This place:	3.9 people
New York:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	82.8%
Whole state:	65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	6.1%
Whole state:	5.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
• Gay men: 0.2% of all households

This place:	15.0%
Whole state:	14.6%

This place:	5.9%
Whole state:	7.4%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Roosevelt, NY

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Here		76.0%
USA		50.2%

4.19% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($63,287 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.19%
New York average:	5.41%

0.08% of residents moved from foreign countries ($823 average AGI)

Nassau County:	0.08%
New York average:	0.24%

from Queens County, NY	1.50% ($62,164 average AGI)
from Suffolk County, NY	0.78% ($62,846)
from Kings County, NY	0.39% ($60,044)

5.58% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($64,495 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.58%
New York average:	6.26%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($334 average AGI)

Nassau County:	0.05%
New York average:	0.10%

to Suffolk County, NY	1.31% ($70,321 average AGI)
to Queens County, NY	0.78% ($46,822)
to New York County, NY	0.43% ($90,222)

• E Clinton St, Call Sign: KYM817, Licensee ID: L00004786
  Assigned Frequencies : 477.362 MHz
  Grant Date: 08/05/2005, Expiration Date: 10/10/2015
  Registrant: Hempstead, Town Of, E Clinton St Hwy D, Roosevelt, NY 11575, Phone: (516) 546-0912
• E Clinton St, Call Sign: KYO867, Licensee ID: L00004786
  Assigned Frequencies : 477.312 MHz
  Grant Date: 08/05/2005, Expiration Date: 10/10/2015
  Registrant: Hempstead, Town Of, E Clinton St Hwy D, Roosevelt, NY 11575, Phone: (516) 546-0912
• 260 W Centennial Ave, Call Sign: KDP675, Licensee ID: L00674765
  Assigned Frequencies : 151.535 MHz
  Grant Date: 04/30/2003, Expiration Date: 06/16/2013
  Registrant: George A Sahner Inc, 260 W Centennial Ave, Roosevelt, NY 11575, Phone: (516) 223-0540
• 44 W Centennial Avenue, Type: Mast, Structure height: 12.2 m, Overall height: 21.3 m, Call Sign: WPXY752
  Assigned Frequencies : 461.500 MHz
  Grant Date: 07/02/2003, Expiration Date: 07/02/2013, Certifier: Valentine Uwode
  Registrant: Telmobile Inc, 271 Central Ave, Bethpage, NY 11714, Phone: (516) 938-4625, Fax: (516) 938-4633
• Lat: 40.687306 Lon: -73.581500, Call Sign: WQEL989
  Assigned Frequencies : 464.700 MHz, 461.862 MHz, 463.587 MHz, 463.837 MHz
  Grant Date: 03/02/2006, Expiration Date: 03/02/2016, Certifier: Michael L Beckett
  Registrant: Lao 20531301, 102 E. Middle St., Gettysburg, PA 17325-1938, Phone: (800) 886-4222, Fax: (717) 337-9157, Email:

• Aircraft: PIPER PA-28-161 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 108 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
  N-Number: 8275V , Serial Number: 28-8316001, Year manufactured: 1982, Airworthiness Date: 09/30/1982
  Registrant (Individual): Sidney D Irish, 200 Allers Blvd, Roosevelt, NY 11575

• Fire: 1

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• #98 (11575) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Haitian first ancestries"

• #10 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that visited a dentist within the past year"
• #18 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving out compared to moving in (pop. 50,000+)"
• #32 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Nitrogen Dioxide air pollution readings in 2005 (ppm)"
• #44 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that drank alcohol in the past 30 days"
• #60 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the best general health status score of residents (1-5), 3 years of data"