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Van Buren, NY map Population (year 2000): 12,667. Estimated population in July 2006: 12,473 (-1.5% change)
 

Males: 6,057  (47.8%)
Females: 6,610  (52.2%)

Onondaga County

Median resident age:  39.3 years
New York median age:  35.9 years

Estimated median household income in 2005: $47,600 (it was $43,003 in 2000)
Van Buren  $47,600
New York:  $49,480

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $91,700 (it was $75,200 in 2000)
Van Buren  $91,700
New York:  $258,900

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Races in Van Buren:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.5%)
  • Two or more races (1.1%)
  • American Indian (0.9%)
  • Black (0.8%)
  • Hispanic (0.7%)

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Ancestries: German (21.5%), Irish (21.0%), English (16.7%), Italian (14.1%), French (8.8%), Polish (7.3%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 500 feet

Land area: 35.6 square miles.

Population density: 351 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Van Buren

  • High school or higher: 87.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.1%
  • Unemployed: 3.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Van Buren town

  • Never married: 23.3%
  • Now married: 53.9%
  • Separated: 2.9%
  • Widowed: 6.9%
  • Divorced: 13.0%

285 residents are foreign born (0.9% Europe, 0.6% North America, 0.6% Asia).

This town:  2.2%
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:

Van Buren:  2.7% ($2,008)
New York:  1.9% ($2,847)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Clay, NY (10.3 miles , pop. 58,805).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Rochester, NY (87.3 miles , pop. 219,773).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Manhattan, NY (230.1 miles , pop. 1,537,195).

Nearest cities: Village Green, NY (2.3 miles ), Baldwinsville, NY (2.6 miles ), Lysander, NY (3.6 miles ), Seneca Knolls, NY (4.0 miles ), Camillus, NY (6.2 miles ), Lakeland, NY (6.9 miles ), Camillus, NY (7.0 miles ), Phoenix, NY (8.1 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 14 buildings, average cost: $83,600
  • 1997: 13 buildings, average cost: $78,100
  • 1998: 7 buildings, average cost: $84,700
  • 1999: 8 buildings, average cost: $97,700
  • 2000: 11 buildings, average cost: $99,200
  • 2001: 13 buildings, average cost: $111,100
  • 2002: 8 buildings, average cost: $122,600
  • 2003: 9 buildings, average cost: $131,200
  • 2004: 32 buildings, average cost: $158,300
  • 2005: 27 buildings, average cost: $191,300
  • 2006: 24 buildings, average cost: $170,700
  • 2007: 77 buildings, average cost: $196,300

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Latitude: 43.12 N, Longitude: 76.34 W


People in group quarters in Van Buren
  • 119 people in nursing homes
  • 10 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 8 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 3 people in religious group quarters

Area code commonly used in this area: 315

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Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (7%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Health care (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (17%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)
  • Social assistance (3%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)
  • Business operations specialists (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)


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Van Buren-area historical tornado activity is below New York state average. It is 75% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/2/1983, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 7.9 miles away from the Van Buren town center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 5/2/1983, a category 3 tornado 12.9 miles away from the town center killed one person and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Van Buren:
  • COMMUNITY GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; SYRACUSE, NY)
  • FOUR WINDS SYRACUSE (about 15 miles; SYR, NY)
  • ST JOSEPHS HOSPITAL HEALTH CENTER (about 15 miles; SYRACUSE, NY)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Van Buren:
  • SYRACUSE HANCOCK INTL (about 17 miles; SYRACUSE, NY; ID: SYR)
  • ITHACA TOMPKINS REGIONAL (about 45 miles; ITHACA, NY; ID: ITH)
  • WATERTOWN INTERNATIONAL (about 64 miles; WATERTOWN, NY; ID: ART)
Other public-use airports nearest to Van Buren:
  • CAMILLUS (about 6 miles; CAMILLUS, NY; ID: NY2)
  • AIRLANE ENTERPRISES (about 14 miles; CLAY, NY; ID: 1H1)
  • WHITFORDS (about 14 miles; WEEDSPORT, NY; ID: B16)

Amtrak station near Van Buren:
  • 14 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 Van Buren:
  • ONONDAGA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 14 miles; SYRACUSE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 5,132)
  • SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY (about 16 miles; SYRACUSE, NY; FT enrollment: 15,859)
  • LE MOYNE COLLEGE (about 20 miles; SYRACUSE, NY; FT enrollment: 2,517)
  • SUNY COLLEGE AT OSWEGO (about 25 miles; OSWEGO, NY; FT enrollment: 7,138)
  • SUNY COLLEGE AT CORTLAND (about 39 miles; CORTLAND, NY; FT enrollment: 6,187)
  • CORNELL UNIVERSITY-ENDOWED COLLEGES (about 48 miles; ITHACA, NY; FT enrollment: 12,036)
  • CORNELL UNIVERSITY-NY STATE STATUTORY COLLEGES (about 48 miles; ITHACA, NY; FT enrollment: 7,413)

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Notable locations in Van Buren: Crows Hollow (A), Ironwood Country Club (B), Daboll Corners (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Van Buren include: Saint Pauls Church (A), Saint Augustines Church (B), Kingdom Hall Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Kingdom Cemetery (1), Riverside Cemetery (2), Rouse Cemetery (3), Saint Marys Cemetery (4), Sears Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Crooked Brook (A), Dead Creek (B), White Bottom Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This town:  2.4 people
New York:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  64.0%
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: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  6.6%
Whole state:  14.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  3.0%
Whole state:  7.4%

Van Buren compared to New York 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.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Onondaga County New York:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:

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 Van Buren:
  • WFBL (1050 AM; 3 kW; BALDWINSVILLE, NY; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WHEN (620 AM; 5 kW; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WDCW (1390 AM; 5 kW; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WSYR (570 AM; 5 kW; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WNSS (1260 AM; 5 kW; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WHAM (1180 AM; 50 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WAMF (1300 AM; 1 kW; FULTON, NY; Owner: DONALD H. DEROSA)
  • WOLF (1490 AM; 1 kW; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: WOLF RADIO INC.)
  • 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.)
  • 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.)
  • WPIE (1160 AM; 5 kW; TRUMANSBURG, NY; Owner: PEMBROOK PINES ITHACA LTD. N.A.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Van Buren:
  • WZUN (102.1 FM; PHOENIX, NY; Owner: GALAXY COMMUNICATIONS, L.P.)
  • WSEN-FM (92.1 FM; BALDWINSVILLE, NY; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WBXL (90.5 FM; BALDWINSVILLE, NY; Owner: BALDWINSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DIST.)
  • WBBS (104.7 FM; FULTON, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WMHR (102.9 FM; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: MARS HILL BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • W207BH (89.3 FM; BALDWINSVILLE, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WYYY (94.5 FM; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WPHR (106.9 FM; AUBURN, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WLTI (105.9 FM; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • W251AK (98.1 FM; NEDROW, NY; Owner: PATHWAY COMMUNITY RADIO, 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.)
  • WNTQ (93.1 FM; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WWHT (107.9 FM; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WAQX-FM (95.7 FM; MANLIUS, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WAER (88.3 FM; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY)
  • W256AC (99.1 FM; SOLVAY, NY; Owner: GALAXY COMMUNICATIONS, L.P.)
  • W267AL (101.3 FM; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: GALAXY COMMUNICATIONS, L.P.)
  • WKRL-FM (100.9 FM; NORTH SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: GALAXY COMMUNICATIONS, L.P.)
  • WTKV (105.5 FM; OSWEGO, NY; Owner: GALAXY COMMUNICATIONS, L.P.)

TV broadcast stations around Van Buren:
  • 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.)
  • WNYS-TV (Channel 43; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: RKM MEDIA, INC.)
  • WSYT (Channel 68; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: WSYT LICENSEE L.P.)
  • W11BP (Channel 11; SYRACUSE, ETC., NY; Owner: RENARD COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WSPX-TV (Channel 56; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: PAXSON SYRACUSE LICENSE, INC.)
  • WIXT-TV (Channel 9; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: CENTRAL NY NEWS, INC.)
  • WTVU-LP (Channel 22; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: RENARD COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WTVH (Channel 5; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: WTVH LICENSE, INC.)
  • 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)
  • W51BA (Channel 51; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: RENARD COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • W30AJ (Channel 30; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: JOHN MESTER INCOME FAMILY TRUST)
  • WMBO-LP (Channel 60; SYRACUSE, ETC., NY; Owner: METRO TV, INC.)
  • WNDR-LP (Channel 18; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: METRO TV, INC.)
  • W40BJ (Channel 40; DEWITT, NY; Owner: RENARD COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • W48AO (Channel 48; AUBURN, NY; Owner: SONNY PERSAD)

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