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Onondaga County

Population in July 2007: 1,682. Population change since 2000: +1.1%
 

Males: 861  (51.2%)
Females: 821  (48.8%)
Median resident age:  40.9 years
New York median age:  35.9 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $64,000 (it was $53,553 in 2000)
Spafford  $64,000
New York:  $53,514

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $158,900 (it was $113,100 in 2000)
Spafford  $158,900
New York:  $311,000

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Races in Spafford:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.4%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Spafford: 91.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (26.2%), German (23.2%), Irish (21.5%), Italian (10.0%), Dutch (5.6%), French (5.4%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 32.8 square miles.

Population density: 51 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Spafford

  • High school or higher: 89.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 39.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 16.3%
  • Unemployed: 4.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 33.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Spafford town

  • Never married: 22.2%
  • Now married: 62.2%
  • Separated: 2.5%
  • Widowed: 5.2%
  • Divorced: 7.9%

35 residents are foreign born (0.8% Europe, 0.5% Asia, 0.4% Africa, 0.3% North America).

This town:  2.1%
New York:  20.4%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

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

Spafford:  2.3% ($2,648)
New York:  1.9% ($2,847)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Syracuse, NY (18.3 miles , pop. 147,306).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Rochester, NY (92.9 miles , pop. 219,773).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (211.6 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Otisco, NY (4.8 miles ), Sempronius, NY (7.6 miles ), Niles, NY (7.9 miles ), Scott, NY (8.6 miles ), Marcellus, NY (9.3 miles ), Skaneateles, NY (11.1 miles ), Moravia, NY (11.3 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 8 buildings, average cost: $106,700
  • 1997: 18 buildings, average cost: $104,800
  • 1998: 11 buildings, average cost: $113,000
  • 1999: 15 buildings, average cost: $101,400
  • 2000: 9 buildings, average cost: $146,700
  • 2001: 10 buildings, average cost: $235,000
  • 2002: 10 buildings, average cost: $202,800
  • 2003: 12 buildings, average cost: $316,400
  • 2004: 13 buildings, average cost: $316,400
  • 2005: 12 buildings, average cost: $316,400
  • 2006: 12 buildings, average cost: $256,700
  • 2007: 7 buildings, average cost: $177,100

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Latitude: 42.83 N, Longitude: 76.30 W


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Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (12%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Health care (4%)
  • Repair and maintenance (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (24%)
  • Health care (15%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Public administration (3%)
  • Food and beverage stores (3%)
  • Accommodation and food services (3%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (3%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (3%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (3%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Registered nurses (8%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Business operations specialists (4%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)


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Spafford-area historical tornado activity is slightly below New York state average. It is 70% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/2/1983, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 27.0 miles away from the Spafford town center killed one person and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/2/1983, a category 3 tornado 27.5 miles away from the town center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Spafford:
  • COMMUNITY GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; SYRACUSE, NY)
  • FOUR WINDS SYRACUSE (about 18 miles; SYR, NY)
  • AUBURN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; AUBURN, NY)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Spafford:
  • SYRACUSE HANCOCK INTL (about 24 miles; SYRACUSE, NY; ID: SYR)
  • ITHACA TOMPKINS REGIONAL (about 27 miles; ITHACA, NY; ID: ITH)
  • GREATER BINGHAMTON/EDWIN A LINK FIELD (about 50 miles; BINGHAMTON, NY; ID: BGM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Spafford:
  • MAUS MARINELAND (about 3 miles; NEW HOPE, NY; ID: NK0)
  • SKANEATELES AERO DROME (about 11 miles; SKANEATELES, NY; ID: 6B9)
  • CAMILLUS (about 18 miles; CAMILLUS, NY; ID: NY2)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Spafford:
  • ONONDAGA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 11 miles; SYRACUSE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 5,132)
  • SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY (about 18 miles; SYRACUSE, NY; FT enrollment: 15,859)
  • SUNY COLLEGE AT CORTLAND (about 20 miles; CORTLAND, NY; FT enrollment: 6,187)
  • LE MOYNE COLLEGE (about 22 miles; SYRACUSE, NY; FT enrollment: 2,517)
  • CORNELL UNIVERSITY-ENDOWED COLLEGES (about 30 miles; ITHACA, NY; FT enrollment: 12,036)
  • CORNELL UNIVERSITY-NY STATE STATUTORY COLLEGES (about 30 miles; ITHACA, NY; FT enrollment: 7,413)
  • ITHACA COLLEGE (about 33 miles; ITHACA, NY; FT enrollment: 6,052)

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Cemeteries: Otisco Valley Cemetery (1), Borodino Cemetery (2), Spafford Cemetery (3), Stanton Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Barber Gulf (A), Lower Basin (B), Randall Gulf (C), Hall Creek (D), Spafford Creek (E), Willow Brook (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This town:  2.6 people
New York:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  76.9%
Whole state:  65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  6.7%
Whole state:  5.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.5% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  5.2%
Whole state:  14.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  1.9%
Whole state:  7.4%

Spafford compared to New York state average:
  • Median household income above state average.
  • Median house value above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Onondaga County New York:




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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 Spafford:
  • WSYR (570 AM; 5 kW; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WHEN (620 AM; 5 kW; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WNSS (1260 AM; 5 kW; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WHCU (870 AM; 5 kW; ITHACA, NY; Owner: EAGLE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WSIV (1540 AM; 3 kW; E. SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: CRAM COMMUNICATIONS LLC)
  • WDCW (1390 AM; 5 kW; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WHAM (1180 AM; 50 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WFBL (1050 AM; 3 kW; BALDWINSVILLE, NY; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WPIE (1160 AM; 5 kW; TRUMANSBURG, NY; Owner: PEMBROOK PINES ITHACA LTD. N.A.)
  • WTKO (1470 AM; 5 kW; ITHACA, NY; Owner: EAGLE II BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WGY (810 AM; 50 kW; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WKRT (920 AM; 1 kW; CORTLAND, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Spafford:
  • W251AK (98.1 FM; NEDROW, NY; Owner: PATHWAY COMMUNITY RADIO, INC.)
  • WMHR (102.9 FM; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: MARS HILL BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WPHR (106.9 FM; AUBURN, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WYYY (94.5 FM; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WXHC (101.5 FM; HOMER, NY; Owner: EVES BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WCNY-FM (91.3 FM; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: THE PUB. B/C COUNC. OF CEN. NY, INC.)
  • 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.)
  • WIII (99.9 FM; CORTLAND, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WNTQ (93.1 FM; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WYXL (97.3 FM; ITHACA, NY; Owner: EAGLE BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WLTI (105.9 FM; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WQNY (103.7 FM; ITHACA, NY; Owner: EAGLE II BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WZUN (102.1 FM; PHOENIX, NY; Owner: GALAXY COMMUNICATIONS, L.P.)
  • WBBS (104.7 FM; FULTON, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WWDG (105.1 FM; DERUYTER, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WAER (88.3 FM; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY)
  • WAQX-FM (95.7 FM; MANLIUS, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • W237AY (95.3 FM; DEWITT, NY; Owner: PATHWAY COMMUNITY RADIO, INC.)
  • WSQG-FM (90.9 FM; ITHACA, NY; Owner: WSKG PUBLIC TELECOMM. COUNCIL)

TV broadcast stations around Spafford:
  • WSYT (Channel 68; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: WSYT LICENSEE L.P.)
  • WCNY-TV (Channel 24; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: PUBLIC BROADCASTING COUNCIL OF CENTRAL NEW YORK)
  • WSTM-TV (Channel 3; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: WSTM LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, INC.)
  • WIXT-TV (Channel 9; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: CENTRAL NY NEWS, INC.)
  • WNYS-TV (Channel 43; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: RKM MEDIA, INC.)
  • WTVH (Channel 5; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: WTVH LICENSE, INC.)
  • W11BP (Channel 11; SYRACUSE, ETC., NY; Owner: RENARD COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • W51BA (Channel 51; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: RENARD COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WSPX-TV (Channel 56; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: PAXSON SYRACUSE LICENSE, INC.)
  • 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)
  • WMBO-LP (Channel 60; SYRACUSE, ETC., NY; Owner: METRO TV, INC.)
  • W30AJ (Channel 30; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: JOHN MESTER INCOME FAMILY TRUST)
  • 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.)
  • W48AO (Channel 48; AUBURN, NY; Owner: SONNY PERSAD)




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