Broome County, New York (NY)

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% of renters here:	35%
State:	47%

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Races in Broome County, New York:

Median resident age:	38.2 years
New York median age:	35.9 years

Males: 96,733	(48.2%)
Females: 103,803	(51.8%)

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Broome County:	2.4 people
New York:	2.6 people

This county:	$44,017
New York:	$53,514

This county:	$479
State:	$802

Broome County:	$97,600
New York:	$311,000

Detached houses: $131,356

Here:	$131,356
State:	$352,556

Townhouses or other attached units: $100,734

Here:	$100,734
State:	$476,263

In 2-unit structures: $130,437

Here:	$130,437
State:	$482,362

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $105,335

Here:	$105,335
State:	$552,553

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $146,317

Here:	$146,317
State:	$503,284

Mobile homes: $30,751

Here:	$30,751
State:	$40,766

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 4
• Robberies: 8
• Assaults: 43
• Burglaries: 146
• Thefts: 801
• Auto thefts: 37

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 14
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 35
• Burglaries: 177
• Thefts: 901
• Auto thefts: 56

Broome County:	14.5%
New York:	13.7%

This county:	12.8%
Whole state:	14.6%

This county:	5.7%
Whole state:	7.4%

Area name: Binghamton, NY MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Broome County is $456 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $546 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $713 a month.

Cities in this county include: Union, Binghamton, Vestal, Johnson City, Endicott, Endwell, Chenango, Fenton, Windsor, Conklin.

Neighboring counties: Chenango County , Cortland County , Delaware County , Tioga County , Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania , Wayne County, Pennsylvania .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Broome County: Camp Amahami (A), Barnes Corners (B), Pine Valley Campsite (C), Belden Hill Golf Course (D), Indian Trail Camp (E), Initial Monument (F), Clough Corners (G), State Line (H), Vestal Hills Golf Club (I), Hazzard Corners (J). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Broome County include: Holy Rosary Church (A), Calvary Tabernacle (B), Bunn Hill Church (C), Wesley Church (D), Front Park Church (E), South Hills Church (F), McClure Church (G), Tracy Creek Church (H), Gulf Summit Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Ingraham Hill Cemetery (1), Adams Street Cemetery (2), Alexander Hill Cemetery (3), All Saints Cemetery (4), Perch Pond Hill Cemetery (5), Allentown Cemetery (6), Huggins Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Summit Lake (A), Stilson Pond (B), Clines Pond (C), Deer Lake (D), White Birch Lake (E), Chenango Lake (F), Fly Pond (G), Mill Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Ballyhack Creek (A), Glenwood Creek (B), Belden Brook (C), Bradley Creek (D), Brooks Creek (E), Bull Creek (F), Bunn Hill Creek (G), Carlin Creek (H), Castle Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Broome County include: Chenango Valley State Park (1), Glendale Park (2), Arnold Park (3), Union Park (4). Display/hide their locations on the map Post office: Ouaquaga Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	7.9%
New York:	8.0%

Current college students: 17,211
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 83.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 22.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 10,536 (55% naturalized citizens)

Broome County:	5.3%
Whole state:	20.4%

Mean travel time to work: 18.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 91.5%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 52,198
• One, attached: 1,658
• Two: 11,745
• 3 or 4: 6,869
• 5 to 9: 4,917
• 10 to 19: 2,961
• 20 or more: 3,061
• Mobile homes: 5,351
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 57

Housing units in Broome County with a mortgage: 25,428 (1,778 second mortgage, 3,368 home equity loan, 73 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 16,243

Here:	61.0% with mortgage
State:	67.9% with mortgage

Broome County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below New York state average. It is 3.6 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 6 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 9/3/1992, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured 6 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Broome County-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 70.6 miles away from Broome County center
On 2/3/2001 at 20:15:15, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 78.4 miles away from the county center
On 7/24/2007 at 01:56:48, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 MD, 2.7 LG, Depth: 9.3 mi) earthquake occurred 96.0 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 71,226 (80%) Carpooled: 9,145 (10%) Bus or trolley bus: 2,323 (3%) Streetcar or trolley car: 11 (0%) Subway or elevated: 11 (0%) Taxi: 145 (0%) Motorcycle: 65 (0%) Bicycle: 193 (0%) Walked: 3,852 (4%) Other means: 344 (0%) Worked at home: 2,237 (2%)

4.61% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,735 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.61%
New York average:	5.41%

0.27% of residents moved from foreign countries ($617 average AGI)

Broome County:	0.27%
New York average:	0.24%

2.35% relocated from other counties in New York ($16,687 average AGI)
2.00% relocated from other states ($17,431 average AGI)

Broome County:	2.00%
New York average:	1.94%

from Tioga County, NY	0.52% ($32,123 average AGI)
from Chenango County, NY	0.27% ($28,965)
from Susquehanna County, PA	0.21% ($31,877)
from Kings County, NY	0.12% ($28,848)
from Delaware County, NY	0.10% ($30,091)
from Cortland County, NY	0.09% ($27,186)
from Onondaga County, NY	0.09% ($40,836)

5.00% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,915 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.00%
New York average:	6.26%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($223 average AGI)

Broome County:	0.05%
New York average:	0.10%

2.13% relocated to other counties in New York ($13,850 average AGI)
2.82% relocated to other states ($22,842 average AGI)

Broome County:	2.82%
New York average:	2.96%

to Tioga County, NY	0.41% ($37,457 average AGI)
to Chenango County, NY	0.22% ($28,041)
to Onondaga County, NY	0.18% ($53,385)
to Susquehanna County, PA	0.13% ($43,229)
to Erie County, NY	0.09% ($21,369)
to Queens County, NY	0.08% ($25,258)
to Cortland County, NY	0.08% ($22,017)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.7

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.8

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 38,389 (32,601 aged, 5,788 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 154,025 (38,177 male householders, 12,511 female householders)

  39,188 spouses, 54,591 children (50,500 natural, 1,395 adopted, 2,696 stepchildren), 2,043 grandchildren, 1,020 brothers or sisters, 1,137 parents, 1,595 other relatives, 3,763 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 37,393 (13,343 male householders (10,316 living alone)), 16,886 female householders (14,680 living alone)), 7,164 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 9,118 (3,357 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 22,798 2-persons, 11,529 3-persons, 9,942 4-persons, 4,223 5-persons, 1,558 6-persons, 638 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 24,996 1-person, 4,203 2-persons, 621 3-persons, 234 4-persons, 108 5-persons, 41 6-persons, 26 7-or-more-persons.

91.1% of residents of Broome County speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (74% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
4.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
2.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (61% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (73% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 3% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $1,279,470,000 ($6472 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $143,032,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $543,940,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $261,168,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,977,000
Federal grants: $280,963,000
Federal procurement contracts: $140,443,000 ($125,571,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $49,978,000 ($4,884,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $39,281,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $54,823,000
Federal Government insurance: $73,528,000

Here:	56 per 1000 residents
State:	70 per 1000 residents

Here:	56 per 1000 residents
State:	42 per 1000 residents

Here:	+10 per 1000 residents
State:	+35 per 1000 residents

Here:	-26 per 1000 residents
State:	-52 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 31.47 millions of gallons per day (80% from ground, 20% from surface)

Here:	6.4
State:	6.3

Here:	4.3
State:	3.6

60% of Broome County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in New York.

Broome County:	60.2%
State average:	64.4%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 152199
• Northeast: 23706
• Midwest: 4517
• South: 5933
• West: 2273

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $59,100

Here:	9.3%
New York:	14.0%

Here:	7.5%
New York:	13.2%

Here:	7.0%
New York:	38.2%

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