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Solvay: The Graduate Apartments 324 Woods Road, was The Prospect Elementary School Built 1914 Solvay: A View of Lake Onondaga and the Valley from the Roof of The Graduate at 324 Woods Road
 

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Population (year 2000): 6,845. Estimated population in July 2006: 6,554 (-4.3% change)
 

Males: 3,162  (46.2%)
Females: 3,683  (53.8%)

Onondaga County

Median resident age:  38.1 years
New York median age:  35.9 years

Zip codes: 13209.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $37,700 (it was $34,084 in 2000)
Solvay  $37,700
New York:  $49,480

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $97,200 (it was $79,700 in 2000)
Solvay  $97,200
New York:  $258,900

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Races in Solvay:

  • White Non-Hispanic (94.2%)
  • Hispanic (2.4%)
  • American Indian (1.9%)
  • Two or more races (1.8%)
  • Black (0.7%)

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Ancestries: Italian (34.7%), Irish (21.0%), Polish (10.8%), English (10.3%), German (9.0%), French (5.3%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1895

Elevation: 503 feet

Land area: 1.64 square miles.

Population density: 4014 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Solvay

  • High school or higher: 83.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.6%
  • Unemployed: 3.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 16.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Solvay village

  • Never married: 30.2%
  • Now married: 46.4%
  • Separated: 2.5%
  • Widowed: 10.4%
  • Divorced: 10.5%

612 residents are foreign born (5.0% Europe, 2.9% Asia).

This village:  8.9%
New York:  20.4%



According to our research there were 4 registered sex offenders living in Solvay, New York in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Solvay to the number of sex offenders is 1649 to 1.

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

Solvay:  3.4% ($2,688)
New York:  1.9% ($2,847)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Syracuse, NY (4.9 miles , pop. 147,306).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Rochester, NY (96.3 miles , pop. 219,773).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Manhattan, NY (220.8 miles , pop. 1,537,195).

Nearest cities: Geddes, NY (0.3 miles ), Westvale, NY (1.1 miles ), Fairmount, NY (2.3 miles ), Lakeland, NY (3.3 miles ), Galeville, NY (3.3 miles ), Liverpool, NY (3.4 miles ), Camillus, NY (4.3 miles ), Salina, NY (4.3 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 2 buildings, average cost: $62,000
  • 1998: 2 buildings, average cost: $82,500
  • 1999: 1 building, cost: $75,000
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 12 buildings, average cost: $87,100
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 1 building, cost: $150,000
  • 2006: 3 buildings, average cost: $100,000
  • 2007: 1 building, cost: $100,000

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Latitude: 43.06 N, Longitude: 76.21 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -124 (-1.8%)
Workers who live and work in this village: 440 (14.6%)


8 people in homes for the mentally retarded
2 people in religious group quarters

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Population change in the 1990s: +132 (+2.0%).


Historical population

Historical housing units


Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (7%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Utilities (4%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)
  • Health care (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (20%)
  • Educational services (15%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Customer service representatives (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (4%)


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Crime in Solvay by Year
Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 100000
    per 100,000 14.60.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 020002
    per 100,000 0.028.90.00.00.030.2
Robberies 354424
    per 100,000 43.772.458.859.329.960.4
Assaults 1310611147
    per 100,000 189.6144.788.2163.0209.4105.7
Burglaries 404032375224
    per 100,000 583.3578.9470.2548.4777.7362.3
Thefts 129140105121107122
    per 100,000 1881.02026.01542.81793.41600.41841.8
Auto thefts 12961499
    per 100,000 175.0130.288.2207.5134.6135.9
Arson 2N/AN/AN/AN/A0
    per 100,000 29.2N/AN/AN/AN/A0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8) 210.3205.8136.9177.1180.1173.3

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Average climate in Solvay, New York

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Solvay-area historical tornado activity is below New York state average. It is 73% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/2/1983, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 10.3 miles away from the Solvay village center killed one person and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/2/1983, a category 3 tornado 13.3 miles away from the village center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Solvay:
  • FOUR WINDS SYRACUSE (about 5 miles; SYR, NY)
  • ST JOSEPHS HOSPITAL HEALTH CENTER (about 6 miles; SYRACUSE, NY)
  • COMMUNITY GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; SYRACUSE, NY)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Solvay:
  • SYRACUSE HANCOCK INTL (about 9 miles; SYRACUSE, NY; ID: SYR)
  • ITHACA TOMPKINS REGIONAL (about 43 miles; ITHACA, NY; ID: ITH)
  • ONEIDA COUNTY (about 58 miles; UTICA, NY; ID: UCA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Solvay:
  • CAMILLUS (about 5 miles; CAMILLUS, NY; ID: NY2)
  • MICHAEL AIRFIELD (about 11 miles; CICERO, NY; ID: 1G6)
  • AIRLANE ENTERPRISES (about 11 miles; CLAY, NY; ID: 1H1)

Amtrak station near Solvay:
  • 5 miles: SYRACUSE (131 P & C PKWY.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities, free short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Solvay:
  • SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY (about 6 miles; SYRACUSE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 15,859)
  • ONONDAGA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 6 miles; SYRACUSE, NY; FT enrollment: 5,132)
  • LE MOYNE COLLEGE (about 10 miles; SYRACUSE, NY; FT enrollment: 2,517)
  • SUNY COLLEGE AT CORTLAND (about 32 miles; CORTLAND, NY; FT enrollment: 6,187)
  • SUNY COLLEGE AT OSWEGO (about 33 miles; OSWEGO, NY; FT enrollment: 7,138)
  • SUNY COLLEGE OF AGRIC AND TECHN AT MORRISVILLE (about 41 miles; MORRISVILLE, NY; FT enrollment: 2,790)
  • CORNELL UNIVERSITY-ENDOWED COLLEGES (about 46 miles; ITHACA, NY; FT enrollment: 12,036)
Public high school in Solvay:
  • SOLVAY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 659; Location: 600 GERTRUDE AVE; Grades: 9-12; Our rating: 61)
Public elementary/middle schools in Solvay:
Library in Solvay:
  • SOLVAY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $237,651; Location: 615 WOODS ROAD; 33,457 books; 1,937 audio materials; 1,361 video materials; 73 serial subscriptions)

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Average household size:
This village:  2.3 people
New York:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This village:  58.3%
Whole state:  65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This village:  6.2%
Whole state:  5.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This village:  12.0%
Whole state:  14.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This village:  3.8%
Whole state:  7.4%

Solvay compared to New York state average:

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  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage above state average.


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Banks with branches in Solvay (2007 data):
  • Solvay Bank: at 1537 Milton Avenue, branch established on 1917-03-17; Customer Convenience Branch at 2318 West Genesee Street, branch established on 1981-08-24. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $471.7 mil, Deposits: $426.5 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 7 total offices, Holding Company: Solvay Bank Corp.



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Electric Power 11$47,395$51,7040$0
Financial Administration 1$5,107$61,2840$0
Police Protection - Officers 13$57,586$53,1562$1,683
Police - Other 1$1,648$19,7763$1,856
Local Libraries 1$3,406$40,87214$7,742
Streets and Highways 2$5,257$31,5420$0
Solid Waste Management 12$33,665$33,6650$0
Sewerage 4$9,212$27,6360$0
Other Government Administration 11$31,836$34,73012$23,416
Judicial and Legal 0$0 1$1,621
Totals for Government 56$195,111$41,81032$36,318


Solvay government finances in 2002:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $163,000
  • Charges - All Other: $103,000
    Parks & Recreation: $15,000
    Sewerage: $2,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $60,000
  • Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $10,912,000
    General - Other: $906,000
    Police Protection: $845,000
    Regular Highways: $683,000
    Solid Waste Management: $445,000
    Parks & Recreation: $238,000
    Libraries: $195,000
    Sewerage: $192,000
    Central Staff Services: $142,000
    General Public Buildings: $116,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $92,000
    Financial Administration: $14,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $12,000
  • Electric Utilities - Interest on Debt: $241,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $207,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Financial Administration: $4,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $975,000
    All Other: $52,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Electric Utilities: $4,023,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $3,455,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Electric Utilities: $3,641,000
    Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $3,005,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $450,000
    Electric Utilities: $382,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $559,000
    Property Sale Other: $110,000
    Interest Earnings: $29,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Libraries: $69,000
    Regular Highways: $4,000
    Police Protection: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $4,185,000
  • Revenue - Electric Utilities: $12,266,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $86,000
    Beginning: $46,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $369,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $178,000
    General Support: $137,000
    Highways: $62,000
  • Tax - Property: $1,733,000
    Public Utilities: $52,000
    NEC: $44,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $2,133,000

4.35% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,377 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.35%
New York average:  5.41%

0.25% of residents moved from foreign countries ($611 average AGI)
Onondaga County:  0.25%
New York average:  0.24%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Oswego County, NY  0.54% ($31,854 average AGI)
from Madison County, NY  0.25% ($36,902)
from Cayuga County, NY  0.21% ($34,652)


4.98% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($41,044 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.98%
New York average:  6.26%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($361 average AGI)
Onondaga County:  0.06%
New York average:  0.10%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Oswego County, NY  0.53% ($34,846 average AGI)
to Madison County, NY  0.25% ($45,093)
to Cayuga County, NY  0.18% ($40,229)


Strongest AM radio stations in Solvay:
  • WHEN (620 AM; 5 kW; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WSYR (570 AM; 5 kW; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WDCW (1390 AM; 5 kW; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WOLF (1490 AM; 1 kW; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: WOLF RADIO INC.)
  • WNSS (1260 AM; 5 kW; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WFBL (1050 AM; 3 kW; BALDWINSVILLE, NY; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WSIV (1540 AM; 3 kW; E. SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: CRAM COMMUNICATIONS LLC)
  • WTLA (1200 AM; 1 kW; NORTH SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: GALAXY COMMUNICATIONS, L.P.)
  • WHAM (1180 AM; 50 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WHCU (870 AM; 5 kW; ITHACA, NY; Owner: EAGLE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WGY (810 AM; 50 kW; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WPIE (1160 AM; 5 kW; TRUMANSBURG, NY; Owner: PEMBROOK PINES ITHACA LTD. N.A.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Solvay:
  • WMHR (102.9 FM; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: MARS HILL BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WLTI (105.9 FM; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • W256AC (99.1 FM; SOLVAY, NY; Owner: GALAXY COMMUNICATIONS, L.P.)
  • W267AL (101.3 FM; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: GALAXY COMMUNICATIONS, L.P.)
  • WAQX-FM (95.7 FM; MANLIUS, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WYYY (94.5 FM; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WAER (88.3 FM; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY)
  • W278AH (103.5 FM; SYRACUSE, JAMESVILLE, NY; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF THE FINGER LAKES, INC.)
  • WWHT (107.9 FM; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WZUN (102.1 FM; PHOENIX, NY; Owner: GALAXY COMMUNICATIONS, L.P.)
  • W243AB (96.5 FM; WESTVALE, NY; Owner: PATHWAY COMMUNITY RADIO, INC.)
  • WCNY-FM (91.3 FM; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: THE PUB. B/C COUNC. OF CEN. NY, INC.)
  • W251AK (98.1 FM; NEDROW, NY; Owner: PATHWAY COMMUNITY RADIO, INC.)
  • WNTQ (93.1 FM; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WRVD (90.3 FM; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK)
  • WKRL-FM (100.9 FM; NORTH SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: GALAXY COMMUNICATIONS, L.P.)
  • W237AY (95.3 FM; DEWITT, NY; Owner: PATHWAY COMMUNITY RADIO, INC.)
  • WBBS (104.7 FM; FULTON, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WSEN-FM (92.1 FM; BALDWINSVILLE, NY; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • W249BC (97.7 FM; MATTYDALE, NY; Owner: METRO TV, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Solvay:
  • W11BP (Channel 11; SYRACUSE, ETC., NY; Owner: RENARD COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WTVU-LP (Channel 22; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: RENARD COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WOBX-LP (Channel 35; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: METRO TV, INC.)
  • WBLZ-LP (Channel 13; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: RENARD COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WSTQ-LP (Channel 14; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: FEDERAL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WCNY-TV (Channel 24; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: PUBLIC BROADCASTING COUNCIL OF CENTRAL NEW YORK)
  • WNYS-TV (Channel 43; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: RKM MEDIA, INC.)
  • WSTM-TV (Channel 3; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: WSTM LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, INC.)
  • W30AJ (Channel 30; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: JOHN MESTER INCOME FAMILY TRUST)
  • W51BA (Channel 51; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: RENARD COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WSYT (Channel 68; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: WSYT LICENSEE L.P.)
  • WTVH (Channel 5; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: WTVH LICENSE, INC.)
  • WIXT-TV (Channel 9; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: CENTRAL NY NEWS, INC.)
  • WMBO-LP (Channel 60; SYRACUSE, ETC., NY; Owner: METRO TV, INC.)
  • WSPX-TV (Channel 56; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: PAXSON SYRACUSE LICENSE, INC.)
  • WNDR-LP (Channel 18; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: METRO TV, INC.)
  • W40BJ (Channel 40; DEWITT, NY; Owner: RENARD COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • W38CY (Channel 38; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
  • W07BA (Channel 7; SYRACUSE-DEWITT, NY; Owner: CENTRAL NY NEWS, INC.)

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