Wilna, New York
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| Males: 3,194 |  (49.7%) |
| Females: 3,233 |  (50.3%) |
| Median resident age: |  33.0 years |
| New York median age: |  40.7 years |
Zip codes: 13619.
| Wilna: | $43,738 |
| NY: | $60,850 |
Estimated per capita income in 2015: $19,973 (it was $13,556 in 2000)
Wilna town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2015: $136,533 (it was $58,000 in 2000)
| Wilna: | $136,533 |
| NY: | $293,500 |
Mean prices in 2015: All housing units: $184,907; Detached houses: $198,046; Townhouses or other attached units: $106,259; In 2-unit structures: $121,737; In 5-or-more-unit structures: over $1,000,000; Mobile homes: $82,759
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Races in Wilna, NY (2010)
- 5,73189.2%White alone
- 2383.7%Hispanic
- 1953.0%Black alone
- 1262.0%Two or more races
- 861.3%Asian alone
- 400.6%American Indian alone
- 100.2%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone - 10.02%Other race alone
Races in Wilna detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: Irish (16.8%), German (15.2%), English (12.2%), French (12.0%), United States (10.6%), Italian (8.4%).
Current Local Time: EST time zone
Land area: 78.9 square miles.
Population density: 81 people per square mile (very low).
For population 25 years and over in Wilna:
- High school or higher: 80.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.8%
- Unemployed: 11.7%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 19.5 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Wilna town:
- Never married: 23.3%
- Now married: 55.5%
- Separated: 4.7%
- Widowed: 8.8%
- Divorced: 7.7%
192 residents are foreign born (2.1% Europe, 0.6% Asia).
| This town: | 3.1% |
| New York: | 20.4% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Wilna town: | 2.5% ($1,447) |
| New York: | 1.9% ($2,847) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Utica, NY 
(66.3 miles , pop. 60,651).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Rochester, NY (116.9 miles , pop. 219,773).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (236.3 miles , pop. 1,332,650).
Nearest cities: Carthage, NY (1.6 miles ),
Herrings, NY (1.8 miles)
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West Carthage, NY (1.8 miles ),
Deferiet, NY (2.1 miles ),
Champion, NY (2.2 miles ),
Great Bend, NY (2.4 miles ),
Natural Bridge, NY (2.5 miles ),
Fort Drum, NY (2.9 miles ).
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 1998: 6 buildings, average cost: $46,300
- 1999: 4 buildings, average cost: $62,300
- 2000: 4 buildings, average cost: $60,000
- 2001: 2 buildings, average cost: $72,500
- 2002: 4 buildings, average cost: $55,300
- 2003: 4 buildings, average cost: $68,200
- 2004: 4 buildings, average cost: $87,500
- 2005: 4 buildings, average cost: $83,900
- 2006: 2 buildings, average cost: $112,300
- 2007: 2 buildings, average cost: $112,300
- 2008: 1 building, cost: $112,300
- 2009: 1 building, cost: $112,300
- 2010: 2 buildings, average cost: $112,300
- 2011: 1 building, cost: $112,300
- 2012: 1 building, cost: $112,300
- 2013: 1 building, cost: $112,300
- 2014: 1 building, cost: $112,300
Latitude: 44.02 N, Longitude: 75.60 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 315
| Here: | 5.8% |
| New York: | 4.8% |
Unemployment by year (%)
Historical population
Historical housing units
- Educational services (10%)
- Paper (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Construction (7%)
- Health care (6%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Repair and maintenance (5%)
- Health care (23%)
- Educational services (17%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Food and beverage stores (5%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (9%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Work and jobs in Wilna: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Average climate in Wilna, New York
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Earthquake activity:
Wilna-area historical earthquake activity is near New York state average. It is 89% 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 62.6 miles away from the city 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 98.6 miles away from Wilna center
On 1/19/1982 at 00:14:42, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 MD, 4.5 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 202.8 miles away from the city center
On 4/20/2000 at 08:46:55, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 LG, 3.8 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 66.9 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 299.8 miles away from Wilna center
On 4/20/2002 at 11:04:42, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, 3.7 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 100.0 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Jefferson County (13) is near the US average (13).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 6
Emergencies Declared: 7
Causes of natural disasters: Winter Storms: 4, Floods: 3, Snowstorms: 3, Hurricanes: 2, Storms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Power Outage: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Birthplace of: Zeboim Cartter Patten - Businessman.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wilna:
- Jefferson Community College (about 18 miles; Watertown, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,886)
- St Lawrence University (about 46 miles; Canton, NY; FT enrollment: 2,501)
- SUNY College of Technology at Canton (about 46 miles; Canton, NY; FT enrollment: 3,411)
- Clarkson University (about 54 miles; Potsdam, NY; FT enrollment: 3,472)
- SUNY College at Potsdam (about 55 miles; Potsdam, NY; FT enrollment: 4,307)
- SUNY College at Oswego (about 62 miles; Oswego, NY; FT enrollment: 7,550)
- Utica College (about 66 miles; Utica, NY; FT enrollment: 2,952)
Notable locations in Wilna: Hewitt Park (A), Gates Corners (B), Lewisburg Corners (C), Ormiston Corners (D), Devoice Corners (E), Wilna Range (F), Herrings Village Wastewater Treatment Facility (G), CCC Camp (H), Carthage Youth Center (I), Carthage Fire Department (J), Carthage Free Library (K). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Wilna include: First Methodist Episcopal Church (A), New Covenant Church (B), Saint James Roman Catholic Church (C), Grace Episcopal Church (D), First Presbyterian Church (E), First Baptist Church (F), Church of the Nazarene (G), Carthage Mennonite Church (H), Deferiet Union Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Saint James Cemetery (1), Fairview Cemetery (2), Hillside Cemetery (3), Natural Bridge Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Swamps: Warren Swamp (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Creeks: Buck Creek (A), Blanchard Creek (B), West Branch Black Creek (C), Cold Creek (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2013 was 59.2. This is better than average.
| City: | 59.2 |
| U.S.: | 74.7 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2013 was 30.5. This is about average. Closest monitor was 19.3 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 30.5 |
| U.S.: | 32.0 |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Wilna, 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: | 2.5 people |
| New York: | 2.6 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 68.1% |
| Whole state: | 63.5% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 8.7% |
| Whole state: | 6.8% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
| This town: | 20.4% |
| Whole state: | 14.6% |
| This town: | 8.1% |
| Whole state: | 7.4% |
People in group quarters in Wilna in 2010:
- 255 people in military barracks and dormitories (nondisciplinary)
- 111 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 16 people in hospitals with patients who have no usual home elsewhere
- 7 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 7 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 4 people in other noninstitutional facilities
People in group quarters in Wilna in 2000:
- 121 people in nursing homes
- 5 people in religious group quarters
- 5 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 10.7 |
| New York average: | 14.2 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Wilna town (based on Jefferson County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 21,194 | 23 |
| Mainline Protestant | 10,124 | 73 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 4,888 | 43 |
| Other | 3,176 | 8 |
| Orthodox | 140 | 1 |
| Black Protestant | 16 | 1 |
| None | 76,691 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 28
| Jefferson County: | 2.37 / 10,000 pop. |
| New York: | 4.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
| This county: | 0.08 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 0.06 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 7
| Jefferson County: | 0.59 / 10,000 pop. |
| New York: | 0.92 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 53
| Jefferson County: | 4.49 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 1.68 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 116
| Here: | 9.84 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 8.82 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| This county: | 7.3% |
| New York: | 8.2% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Jefferson County: | 28.0% |
| New York: | 23.8% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| This county: | 10.1% |
| State: | 15.6% |
12.08% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($30,728 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 12.08% |
| New York average: | 5.06% |
0.92% of residents moved from foreign countries ($2,447 average AGI)
Jefferson County: 0.92% New York average: 0.08%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
| from Lewis County, NY | 0.35% ($31,542 average AGI) |
| from St. Lawrence County, NY | 0.33% ($28,681) |
| from Bell County, TX | 0.22% ($34,656) |
12.31% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($32,733 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 12.31% |
| New York average: | 5.46% |
0.78% of residents moved to foreign countries ($2,116 average AGI)
Jefferson County: 0.78% New York average: 0.11%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
| to St. Lawrence County, NY | 0.32% ($29,655 average AGI) |
| to Lewis County, NY | 0.28% ($32,870) |
| to Onondaga County, NY | 0.27% ($43,967) |
Strongest AM radio stations in Wilna:
- WNER (1410 AM; 5 kW; WATERTOWN, NY)
- WGY (810 AM; 50 kW; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WICY (1490 AM; 50 kW; MALONE, NY; Owner: CARTIER COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
- WTNY (790 AM; 1 kW; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF WATERTOWN, INC.)
- WCHP (760 AM; 35 kW; CHAMPLAIN, NY; Owner: CHAMPLAIN RADIO, INC.)
- WATN (1240 AM; 1 kW; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: CLANCY-MANCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
- WHAM (1180 AM; 50 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WPTR (1540 AM; 50 kW; ALBANY, NY; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
- WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WSCP (1070 AM; daytime; 3 kW; SANDY CREEK-PULASKI, NY; Owner: GALAXY COMMUNICATIONS, L.P.)
- WHEN (620 AM; 5 kW; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
- WSYR (570 AM; 5 kW; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Wilna:
- WBDI (106.7 FM; COPENHAGEN, NY; Owner: FORCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
- WJNY (90.9 FM; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: PUBLIC B/CNG COUNCIL CENTRAL NY, INC)
- WTOJ (103.1 FM; CARTHAGE, NY; Owner: CLANCY-MANCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WFRY-FM (97.5 FM; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF WATERTOWN, INC.)
- WWJS (90.1 FM; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: LIBERTY COMMUNICATIONS FAMILY B/G)
- WSLJ (88.9 FM; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: THE ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY)
- WLLG (99.3 FM; LOWVILLE, NY; Owner: THE FLACK BROADCASTING GROUP L.L.C.)
- WRVJ (91.7 FM; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK)
- WCIZ-FM (93.3 FM; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF WATERTOWN, INC.)
- WGIX-FM (95.3 FM; GOUVERNEUR, NY; Owner: CLANCY-MANCE COMMUNICATIONS NORTH, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Wilna:
- WWNY-TV (Channel 7; CARTHAGE, NY; Owner: UNITED COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WWTI (Channel 50; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: CENTRAL NY NEWS, INC.)
- WPBS-TV (Channel 16; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: ST. LAWRENCE VALLEY EDUCATIONAL TV COUNCIL, INC)
- WNYF-CA (Channel 25; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: UNITED COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WBQZ-LP (Channel 34; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: ANTHONY DiMARCANTONIO)
- WLOT-LP (Channel 66; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: R. ANTHONY DiMARCANTONIO)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 5Number of bridges
- 4m13ftTotal length
- $2,170,000Total costs
- 7,654Total average daily traffic
- 637Total average daily truck traffic
- 10,242Total future (year 2029) average daily traffic
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (46%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (32%)
- Electricity (12%)
- Wood (7%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)
Wilna 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 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.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
Wilna on our top lists:
- #2 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (population 5,000+)"
- #7 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: Retail florists (population 5,000+)"
- #9 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (population 5,000+)"
- #9 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: Recyclable material merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #13 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: Paper (population 5,000+)"
- #18 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Occupational and physical therapist assistants and aides (population 5,000+)"
- #18 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: Gasoline stations (population 5,000+)"
- #19 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (population 5,000+)"
- #22 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (population 5,000+)"
- #24 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Secondary school teachers (population 5,000+)"
- #28 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (population 5,000+)"
- #35 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: Paper (population 5,000+)"
- #42 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: Drugs, sundries, and chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #51 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: Health care (population 5,000+)"
- #51 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: Pharmacies and drug stores (population 5,000+)"
- #69 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: Retail florists (population 5,000+)"
- #70 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: Repair and maintenance (population 5,000+)"
- #94 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: Chemicals (population 5,000+)"
- #1 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"
- #9 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2011"
- #12 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011"
- #16 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013"
- #17 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
