Sweden, New York
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| Males: 6,815 |  (48.1%) |
| Females: 7,360 |  (51.9%) |
| Median resident age: |  24.4 years |
| New York median age: |  40.7 years |
Zip codes: 14420.
| Sweden: | $53,186 |
| NY: | $60,850 |
Estimated per capita income in 2015: $23,554 (it was $17,874 in 2000)
Sweden town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2015: $140,186 (it was $96,200 in 2000)
| Sweden: | $140,186 |
| NY: | $293,500 |
Mean prices in 2015: All housing units: $168,472; Detached houses: $169,198; Townhouses or other attached units: $164,241; In 2-unit structures: $159,074; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $196,908; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $228,183; Mobile homes: $20,172
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Races in Sweden, NY (2010)
- 12,79790.3%White alone
- 5023.5%Hispanic
- 4182.9%Black alone
- 2221.6%Two or more races
- 1961.4%Asian alone
- 210.1%American Indian alone
- 130.09%Other race alone
- 60.04%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
Races in Sweden detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: German (23.2%), Irish (17.9%), English (17.4%), Italian (14.1%), United States (5.7%), Polish (4.7%).
Current Local Time: EST time zone
Incorporated in 1814
Land area: 33.5 square miles.
Population density: 423 people per square mile (low).
For population 25 years and over in Sweden:
- High school or higher: 87.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 14.8%
- Unemployed: 11.0%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 19.8 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Sweden town:
- Never married: 41.2%
- Now married: 44.5%
- Separated: 2.4%
- Widowed: 4.4%
- Divorced: 7.4%
445 residents are foreign born (1.0% Asia, 0.9% Europe, 0.8% Latin America).
| This town: | 3.2% |
| New York: | 20.4% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Sweden town: | 2.8% ($2,717) |
| New York: | 1.9% ($2,847) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Rochester, NY 
(16.6 miles , pop. 219,773).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Manhattan, NY (264.2 miles , pop. 1,537,195).
Nearest cities: Brockport, NY (0.9 miles ),
Clarkson, NY (1.8 miles ),
Holley, NY (2.2 miles ),
Clarendon, NY (2.5 miles ),
Ogden, NY (2.5 miles ),
Spencerport, NY (2.6 miles ),
Murray, NY (2.6 miles ),
Churchville, NY (2.7 miles ).
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 1997: 11 buildings, average cost: $173,000
- 1998: 17 buildings, average cost: $146,600
- 1999: 17 buildings, average cost: $160,200
- 2000: 18 buildings, average cost: $180,300
- 2001: 23 buildings, average cost: $165,000
- 2002: 21 buildings, average cost: $172,000
- 2003: 24 buildings, average cost: $192,400
- 2004: 4 buildings, average cost: $193,800
- 2005: 8 buildings, average cost: $181,600
- 2006: 7 buildings, average cost: $217,900
- 2007: 5 buildings, average cost: $132,000
- 2008: 3 buildings, average cost: $141,700
- 2009: 7 buildings, average cost: $153,200
- 2010: 5 buildings, average cost: $202,200
- 2011: 7 buildings, average cost: $182,900
- 2012: 8 buildings, average cost: $164,700
- 2013: 12 buildings, average cost: $160,300
- 2014: 9 buildings, average cost: $160,600
Latitude: 43.20 N, Longitude: 77.94 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 585
| Here: | 5.0% |
| New York: | 4.8% |
Unemployment by year (%)
Historical population
Historical housing units
- Educational services (15%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Construction (7%)
- Machinery (7%)
- Chemicals (5%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Educational services (24%)
- Health care (15%)
- Accommodation and food services (11%)
- Food and beverage stores (4%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Finance and insurance (3%)
- Public administration (3%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
- Postsecondary teachers (4%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Computer specialists (3%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
- Cashiers (7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (3%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (3%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (3%)
Average climate in Sweden, New York
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Earthquake activity:
Sweden-area historical earthquake activity is near New York state average. It is 87% 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 187.4 miles away from the city center
On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 172.6 miles away from Sweden 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 228.4 miles away from the city center
On 1/31/1986 at 16:46:43, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB) earthquake occurred 198.3 miles away from the city center
On 1/26/2001 at 03:03:20, a magnitude 4.4 (3.9 MB, 4.4 LG, 4.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 170.0 miles away from Sweden center
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 63.8 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)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Monroe County (15) is near the US average (13).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 9
Emergencies Declared: 6
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 5, Floods: 4, Winter Storms: 3, Hurricanes: 2, Ice Storms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Power Outage: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Sweden:
- LIFETIME ASSISTANCE, INC (Hospital, about 1 miles away; BROCKPORT, NY)
- LAKESIDE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Hospital, about 2 miles away; BROCKPORT, NY)
- LAKESIDE BEIKIRCH CARE CTR (Nursing Home, about 2 miles away; BROCKPORT, NY)
- LIFETIME ASSISTANCE, INC (Hospital, about 7 miles away; CHURCHVILLE, NY)
- WEDGEWOOD NURSING HOME (Nursing Home, about 7 miles away; SPENCERPORT, NY)
- LIFETIME ASSISTANCE, INC (Hospital, about 8 miles away; SPENCERPORT, NY)
- LIFETIME ASSISTANCE, INC (Hospital, about 10 miles away; ROCHESTER, NY)
Operable nuclear power plant near Sweden:
- 17 miles: R.E. Ginna in Rochester, NY.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sweden:
- SUNY College at Brockport (about 1 miles; Brockport, NY; Full-time enrollment: 7,398)
- Rochester Institute of Technology (about 16 miles; Rochester, NY; FT enrollment: 14,177)
- University of Rochester (about 17 miles; Rochester, NY; FT enrollment: 10,201)
- Genesee Community College (about 17 miles; Batavia, NY; FT enrollment: 4,290)
- Monroe Community College (about 18 miles; Rochester, NY; FT enrollment: 14,295)
- Saint John Fisher College (about 22 miles; Rochester, NY; FT enrollment: 3,373)
- Nazareth College (about 23 miles; Rochester, NY; FT enrollment: 2,632)
Notable locations in Sweden: Special Olympics Stadium (A), Cardinal Creek Country Club (B), Arrowhead Golf Club (C), McCracken Farms (D), Hartwell Hall (E), Lathrop Hall (F), Morgan Hall (G), Lennon Hall (H), Rakov Center For Student Services (I), Seymour College Union (J), Smith Hall (K), Tower Fine Arts Center (L), Edwards Hall (M), Thompson Hall (N), McLean Hall (O), MacVicar Hall (P), Holmes Hall (Q), Dailey Hall (R), McFarlane Hall (S), Albert W Brown Building (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Sweden include: Grace Baptist Church (A), Roman Catholic Church of the Nativity (B), Concordia Evangelical Lutheran Church (C), First Presbyterian Church (D), First Baptist Church (E), Assembly of God Church (F), Brockport United Methodist Church (G), Saint Luke's Episcopal Church (H), Brockport Free Methodist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Mount Oliver Cemetery (1), High Street Cemetery (2), East Sweden Cemetery (3), West Sweden Cemetery (4), Lake View Cemetery (5), Locust Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Sweden include: Northampton Park (1), Bob Boozer Field (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2013 was 55.9. This is better than average.
| City: | 55.9 |
| U.S.: | 74.7 |
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2013 was 0.195. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 16.6 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 0.195 |
| U.S.: | 0.293 |
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2011 was 8.16. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 17.0 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 8.16 |
| U.S.: | 6.40 |
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2013 was 0.963. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 7.7 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 0.963 |
| U.S.: | 1.912 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2013 was 27.5. This is about average. Closest monitor was 14.5 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 27.5 |
| U.S.: | 32.0 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2013 was 7.34. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 17.0 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 7.34 |
| U.S.: | 9.35 |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Sweden, NY
Average household size:
Percentage of family households:
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009: | This town: | 2.4 people |
| New York: | 2.6 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 53.4% |
| Whole state: | 63.5% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 7.7% |
| Whole state: | 6.8% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
| This town: | 13.3% |
| Whole state: | 14.6% |
| This town: | 6.8% |
| Whole state: | 7.4% |
People in group quarters in Sweden in 2010:
- 2,476 people in college/university student housing
- 37 people in group homes intended for adults
- 21 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 16 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
People in group quarters in Sweden in 2000:
- 2,080 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 56 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 46 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 12.1 |
| New York average: | 14.2 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Sweden town (based on Monroe County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 191,112 | 65 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 60,385 | 240 |
| Mainline Protestant | 53,463 | 151 |
| Other | 28,550 | 74 |
| Black Protestant | 9,459 | 30 |
| Orthodox | 2,038 | 11 |
| None | 399,337 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 175
| Monroe County: | 2.39 / 10,000 pop. |
| New York: | 4.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 7
| This county: | 0.10 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 0.06 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 70
| Monroe County: | 0.96 / 10,000 pop. |
| New York: | 0.92 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 170
| Monroe County: | 2.32 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 1.68 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 552
| Here: | 7.54 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 8.82 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| This county: | 7.9% |
| New York: | 8.2% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Monroe County: | 26.4% |
| New York: | 23.8% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| This county: | 13.4% |
| State: | 15.6% |
3.32% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($40,261 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 3.32% |
| New York average: | 5.06% |
0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($578 average AGI)
Monroe County: 0.04% New York average: 0.08%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
| from Wayne County, NY | 0.26% ($37,263 average AGI) |
| from Ontario County, NY | 0.21% ($42,240) |
| from Erie County, NY | 0.17% ($37,071) |
3.72% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($46,953 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 3.72% |
| New York average: | 5.46% |
0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($641 average AGI)
Monroe County: 0.07% New York average: 0.11%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
| to Wayne County, NY | 0.24% ($42,810 average AGI) |
| to Ontario County, NY | 0.23% ($60,528) |
| to Erie County, NY | 0.17% ($32,012) |
Strongest AM radio stations in Sweden:
- WASB (1590 AM; 1 kW; BROCKPORT, NY; Owner: DAVID L. WOLFE)
- WLGZ (990 AM; 5 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
- WHAM (1180 AM; 50 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WWKB (1520 AM; 50 kW; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
- WHTK (1280 AM; 5 kW; ROCHESTER, NY)
- WXXI (1370 AM; 5 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: WXXI PUBLIC BROADCASTING COUNCIL)
- WHIC (1460 AM; 5 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: HOLY FAMILY COMMUNICATIONS)
- WTOR (770 AM; daytime; 9 kW; YOUNGSTOWN, NY; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WYSL (1040 AM; 3 kW; AVON, NY; Owner: RADIO LIVINGSTON, LTD)
- WROC (950 AM; 1 kW; ROCHESTER, NY)
- WGR (550 AM; 5 kW; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
- WXRL (1300 AM; 5 kW; LANCASTER, NY; Owner: DOME BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WCJW (1140 AM; daytime; 3 kW; WARSAW, NY; Owner: LLOYD LANE, INCORPORATED)
Strongest FM radio stations in Sweden:
- WMJQ (105.5 FM; BROCKPORT, NY; Owner: CANANDAIGUA BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WBSU (89.1 FM; BROCKPORT, NY; Owner: STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK)
- WRMM-FM (101.3 FM; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
- WBZA (98.9 FM; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM ROCHESTER LICENSE, LLC.)
- WDCZ-FM (102.7 FM; WEBSTER, NY; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
- WDKX (103.9 FM; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: MONROE COUNTY BROADCASTING CO., LTD.)
- WJCA (102.1 FM; ALBION, NY; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
- WCMF-FM (96.5 FM; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
- WXXI-FM (91.5 FM; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: WXXI PUBLIC BROADCASTING COUNCIL)
- W238AB (95.5 FM; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WZNE (94.1 FM; BRIGHTON, NY; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
- WPXY-FM (97.9 FM; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
- WKGS (106.7 FM; IRONDEQUOIT, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WRUR-FM (88.5 FM; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER B/CAST CORP.)
- WBEE-FM (92.5 FM; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM ROCHESTER LICENSE, LLC.)
- WCIY (88.9 FM; CANANDAIGUA, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WFXF (107.3 FM; SOUTH BRISTOL TOWNSH, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WNVE (95.1 FM; HONEOYE FALLS, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WTSS (102.5 FM; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
- WBBF-FM (93.3 FM; FAIRPORT, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM ROCHESTER LICENSE, LLC.)
TV broadcast stations around Sweden:
- WPXJ-TV (Channel 51; BATAVIA, NY; Owner: PAXSON BUFFALO LICENSE, INC.)
- WBXO-LP (Channel 15; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: METRO TV, INC.)
- WNYO-TV (Channel 49; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: NEW YORK TELEVISION, INC.)
- WUHF (Channel 31; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: WUHF LICENSEE, LLC)
- WBGT-LP (Channel 40; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: WBGT, LLC)
- WOKR (Channel 13; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: CENTRAL NY NEWS, INC.)
- WHEC-TV (Channel 10; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: WHEC-TV, LLC)
- W42CO (Channel 42; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: TRI-STATE CHRISTIAN TV, INC.)
- WROC-TV (Channel 8; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: NEXSTAR BROADCASTING OF ROCHESTER, LLC)
- WXXI-TV (Channel 21; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: WXXI PUBLIC BROADCASTING COUNCIL)
- WGCE-CA (Channel 6; GREECE/ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: SALVATORE J. CATERINO)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 4Number of bridges
- 17m56ftTotal length
- $3,886,000Total costs
- 18,889Total average daily traffic
- 1,233Total average daily truck traffic
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
- Fire: 10
- Hazardous Condition: 16
Incident types - Sweden
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (65%)
- Electricity (19%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (11%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
- Wood (3%)
Sweden compared to New York state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Number of college students above state average.
Sweden on our top lists:
- #12 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Secondary school teachers (population 5,000+)"
- #20 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Postsecondary teachers (population 5,000+)"
- #36 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: Office supplies and stationery stores (population 5,000+)"
- #37 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: Machinery (population 5,000+)"
- #38 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: Chemicals (population 5,000+)"
- #43 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (population 5,000+)"
- #44 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Special education teachers (population 5,000+)"
- #46 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Other protective service workers including supervisors (population 5,000+)"
- #49 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: Music stores (population 5,000+)"
- #51 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (population 5,000+)"
- #51 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: Electronic shopping and mail-order houses (population 5,000+)"
- #64 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: Machinery (population 5,000+)"
- #69 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most people walking to work (population 5,000+)"
- #72 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: Vending machine operators (population 5,000+)"
- #77 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: Food and beverage stores (population 5,000+)"
- #94 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: Vending machine operators (population 5,000+)"
- #20 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that visited a dentist within the past year"
- #21 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #22 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #33 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011"
- #35 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Catholic congregations (pop. 50,000+)"
