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Tioga County

Population in July 2008: 4,660. Population change since 2000: -3.7%
 

Males: 2,301  (49.4%)
Females: 2,359  (50.6%)

Median resident age:  37.1 years
New York median age:  35.9 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $45,901 (it was $36,960 in 2000)
Tioga:  $45,901
New York:  $53,514

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $22,971
Tioga:  $22,971
New York:  $29,885

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $96,206 (it was $57,300 in 2000)
Tioga:  $96,206
New York:  $311,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $118,706; Detached houses: $142,667; In 2-unit structures: $426,989; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $79,504; Mobile homes: $31,621

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Races in Tioga:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.5%)
  • Two or more races (1.1%)
  • American Indian (1.0%)
  • Hispanic (0.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Tioga: 83.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Ancestries: German (23.7%), English (20.2%), Irish (12.6%), United States (10.6%), Italian (6.2%), Dutch (5.3%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 790 feet

Land area: 58.7 square miles.

Population density: 79 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Tioga

  • High school or higher: 78.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.5%
  • Unemployed: 6.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 28.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Tioga town

  • Never married: 20.8%
  • Now married: 60.7%
  • Separated: 2.7%
  • Widowed: 5.7%
  • Divorced: 10.1%

27 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.6%
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:

Tioga:  2.4% ($1,364)
New York:  1.9% ($2,847)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Union, NY (17.7 miles , pop. 56,298).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Rochester, NY (97.8 miles , pop. 219,773).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Manhattan, NY (154.0 miles , pop. 1,537,195).

Nearest cities: Nichols, NY (2.2 miles ), Owego, NY (2.3 miles ), Barton, NY (2.8 miles ), Owego, NY (2.9 miles ), Candor, NY (3.1 miles ), Spencer, NY (3.3 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 8 buildings, average cost: $68,800
  • 1998: 5 buildings, average cost: $90,000
  • 1999: 8 buildings, average cost: $117,500
  • 2000: 4 buildings, average cost: $143,800
  • 2001: 5 buildings, average cost: $125,000
  • 2002: 5 buildings, average cost: $160,000
  • 2003: 8 buildings, average cost: $106,300
  • 2004: 5 buildings, average cost: $150,000
  • 2005: 9 buildings, average cost: $225,000
  • 2006: 8 buildings, average cost: $225,000
  • 2007: 17 buildings, average cost: $70,600
  • 2008: 15 buildings, average cost: $150,000

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)


Latitude: 42.09 N, Longitude: 76.36 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 607

Tioga household income distribution Tioga home values distribution

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Computer and electronic products (14%)
  • Construction (12%)
  • Metal and metal products (7%)
  • Transportation equipment (6%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (16%)
  • Computer and electronic products (15%)
  • Health care (10%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Social assistance (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Engineers (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (4%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)



Tioga-area historical tornado activity is slightly above New York state average. It is 42% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/2/1983, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 2.9 miles away from the Tioga town center injured 6 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/2/1983, a category 3 tornado 10.6 miles away from the town center injured one person and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


Tioga-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below New York state average. It is 98% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/17/1991 at 08:53:16, a magnitude 4.1 (4.0 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 93.9 miles away from Tioga center
On 3/12/1994 at 10:43:15, a magnitude 3.6 (3.5 LG, 3.6 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 90.8 miles away from the city center
On 2/3/2001 at 20:15:15, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG) earthquake occurred 55.6 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Hospitals/medical centers near Tioga:
  • ROBERT PACKER HOSP (about 12 miles; SAYRE, PA)
  • ST JOSEPHS HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; ELMIRA, NY)
  • ARNOT OGDEN MEDICAL CENTER (about 22 miles; ELMIRA, NY)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Tioga:
  • ITHACA COLLEGE (about 23 miles; ITHACA, NY; Full-time enrollment: 6,052)
  • SUNY AT BINGHAMTON (about 25 miles; BINGHAMTON, NY; FT enrollment: 11,498)
  • BROOME COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 25 miles; BINGHAMTON, NY; FT enrollment: 4,081)
  • CORNELL UNIVERSITY-ENDOWED COLLEGES (about 26 miles; ITHACA, NY; FT enrollment: 12,036)
  • CORNELL UNIVERSITY-NY STATE STATUTORY COLLEGES (about 26 miles; ITHACA, NY; FT enrollment: 7,413)
  • CORNING COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 36 miles; CORNING, NY; FT enrollment: 2,797)
  • SUNY COLLEGE AT CORTLAND (about 39 miles; CORTLAND, NY; FT enrollment: 6,187)

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Church in Tioga: Zion Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Tioga Cemetery (1), Beaver Meadows Cemetery (2), Saint Patricks Cemetery (3), Smithboro Cemetery (4), Smithboro Methodist Cemetery (5), Light Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lake: Zorn Pond (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Catatonk Creek (A), Dry Brook (B), Pipe Creek (C), Chambers Creek (D), Evelin Hill Creek (E). 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:  73.7%
Whole state:  65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  7.6%
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 2007:
This town:  6.5%
Whole state:  14.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  3.7%
Whole state:  7.4%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Tioga, NY



Tioga compared to New York state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Tioga County New York:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (47%)
  • Utility gas (20%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (14%)
  • Wood (10%)
  • Electricity (5%)
  • Coal or coke (3%)


Religion statistics for Tioga

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchAmerican Baptist Churches in the USAPresbyterian Church (USA)Episcopal Church
Adherents34.4%33.5%5.4%4.0%3.5%
Congregations8.1%35.5%4.8%6.5%4.8%
NameChurch of the NazareneChristian and Missionary AllianceGeneral Association of Regular Baptist ChurchesChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsOther religions
Adherents3.3%3.2%2.7%2.6%7.2%
Congregations3.2%6.5%4.8%3.2%22.6%
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.


5.95% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,330 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.95%
New York average:  5.41%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Broome County, NY  1.58% ($37,457 average AGI)
from Bradford County, PA  0.70% ($23,804)
from Chemung County, NY  0.47% ($26,806)


6.57% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,741 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.57%
New York average:  6.26%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Broome County, NY  1.98% ($32,123 average AGI)
to Tompkins County, NY  0.58% ($24,957)
to Bradford County, PA  0.55% ($25,450)


Strongest AM radio stations in Tioga:
  • WEBO (1330 AM; 5 kW; OWEGO, NY; Owner: TIOGA MEDIA, INC.)
  • WATS (960 AM; 5 kW; SAYRE, PA; Owner: WATS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WNBF (1290 AM; 9 kW; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WENE (1430 AM; 5 kW; ENDICOTT, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WINR (680 AM; 5 kW; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: CLEVELAND RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
  • WHCU (870 AM; 5 kW; ITHACA, NY; Owner: EAGLE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WLNL (1000 AM; daytime; 5 kW; HORSEHEADS, NY; Owner: LIGHTHOUSE MEDIA, INC.)
  • WWLZ (820 AM; 4 kW; HORSEHEADS, NY; Owner: CHEMUNG COUNTY RADIO, INC.)
  • WTKO (1470 AM; 5 kW; ITHACA, NY; Owner: EAGLE II BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WELM (1410 AM; 5 kW; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: PEMBROOK PINES ELMIRA, LIMITED)
  • WYOS (1360 AM; 5 kW; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WEHH (1590 AM; 5 kW; ELMIRA HTS/HORSEHEAD, NY; Owner: PEMBROOK PINES ELMIRA, LTD.)
  • WHAM (1180 AM; 50 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Tioga:
  • WCII (88.5 FM; SPENCER, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WLTB (101.7 FM; JOHNSON CITY, NY; Owner: GM BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WAVR (102.3 FM; WAVERLY, NY; Owner: WATS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WHWK (98.1 FM; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WAAL (99.1 FM; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WSKG-FM (89.3 FM; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: WSKG PUB.TELECOMMUNICATIONS COUNCIL)
  • WMXW (103.3 FM; VESTAL, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WWYL (104.1 FM; CHENANGO BRIDGE, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WSQX-FM (91.5 FM; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: WSKG PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS CNCL.)
  • WLVY (94.3 FM; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: PEMBROOK PINES ELMIRA, LTD.)
  • WOKN (99.5 FM; SOUTHPORT, NY; Owner: PEMBROOK PINES ELMIRA, LTD.)
  • WQNY (103.7 FM; ITHACA, NY; Owner: EAGLE II BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WENY-FM (92.7 FM; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: EOLIN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WYXL (97.3 FM; ITHACA, NY; Owner: EAGLE BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WMRV-FM (105.7 FM; ENDICOTT, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WBBI (107.5 FM; ENDWELL, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • W273AB (102.5 FM; OWEGO, NY; Owner: WEBO RADIO, INC.)
  • W205BR (88.9 FM; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)
  • WKGB-FM (92.5 FM; CONKLIN, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WSQE (91.1 FM; CORNING, NY; Owner: WSKG PUB. TELECOMMUNICATIONS COUNCIL)

TV broadcast stations around Tioga:
  • WSKG-TV (Channel 46; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: WSKG PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COUNCIL)
  • WICZ-TV (Channel 40; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: STAINLESS BROADCASTING, L.P.)
  • WBNG-TV (Channel 12; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: TELEVISION STATION GROUP LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
  • WETM-TV (Channel 18; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: SMITH TELEVISION OF NEW YORK LICENSE HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • W52CE (Channel 52; SAYRE, PA; Owner: WOLF LICENSE CORP.)
  • W26BS (Channel 14; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WIVT (Channel 34; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: CENTRAL NY NEWS, INC.)
  • WBPN-LP (Channel 10; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: STAINLESS BROADCASTING, L.P.)
  • WENY-TV (Channel 36; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: LILLY BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • W59DG (Channel 59; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WBGH-CA (Channel 20; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: CENTRAL NY NEWS, INC.)
  • W21BW (Channel 21; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK INC.)


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 19
Total length: 57 meters (187ft)
Total costs: $16,673,000
Total average daily traffic: 34,246
Total average daily truck traffic: 2,307
Total future (year 2018) average daily traffic: 40,539

New bridges - Historical Statistics

  • 1930-1939: 2
  • 1940-1949: 1
  • 1950-1959: 2
  • 1960-1969: 3
  • 1970-1979: 1
  • 1980-1989: 5
  • 1990-1999: 4
  • 2000-2009: 1
See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Tioga, NY

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1
  • Sean O'Malley, 2601 Rte. 17 C (010286), Type: Tower, Structure height: 60.6 m, Overall height: 60.6 m
    Registrant: American Towers, Inc., 116 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02116, Phone: (617) 585-7600

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1
  • Spaulding Hill Road, Call Sign: WSQ991
    Assigned Frequencies : 39.9800 MHz
    Grant Date: 04/05/2005, Expiration Date: 05/31/2015
    Registrant: Tioga County Of, 103 Corporate Drive (Lower Level), Owego, NY 13827, Phone: (607) 687-1010


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