Races in Cattaraugus County, New York:

Average household size:

Estimated median household income in 2009: $38,551 ($33,404 in 1999)

Median contract rent in 2009 for apartments: $409 (lower quartile is $318, upper quartile is $517)


Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $77,800 (it was $59,000 in 2000) Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $54,100 - $121,800

Mean price in 2009:

Detached houses: $128,420

Here:	$128,420
State:	$343,827

Townhouses or other attached units: $152,565

Here:	$152,565
State:	$484,742

In 2-unit structures: $317,290

Here:	$317,290
State:	$460,134

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $651,732

Here:	$651,732
State:	$569,159

Mobile homes: $60,771

Here:	$60,771
State:	$40,766

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,044
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $424

Institutionalized population: 724

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 8
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 48
• Burglaries: 147
• Thefts: 285
• Auto thefts: 32

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 5
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 26
• Burglaries: 129
• Thefts: 245
• Auto thefts: 29

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $2,084 (2.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $1,487 (2.1%)

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 17.4%

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 17.4%
Median age of residents in 2010: 40 years old
(Males: 39 years old, Females: 41 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 41 years old, Black residents: 25 years old, American Indian residents: 30 years old, Asian residents: 29 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 20 years old, Other race residents: 22 years old)

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Cattaraugus County is $447 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $538 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $707 a month.

Cities in this county include: Olean, Allegany, Salamanca, Yorkshire, Portville, Franklinville, Gowanda, Randolph, Persia, Freedom.

Cattaraugus County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential

City or Town	Homes measured	Living Area		Basement
		Homes Above 4 pCi/L Best Estimate (%)	Homes Above 4 pCi/L Range (%)	Homes Above 4 pCi/L Best Estimate (%)	Homes Above 4 pCi/L Range (%)
Allegany Reservation	3	13	7 - 21	38	25 - 51
Allegany town	166	24	20 - 28	54	48 - 59
Ashford town	18	30	21 - 40	63	53 - 73
Carrollton town	12	5	2 - 10	18	9 - 30
Cattaraugus Reservation	0	27	15 - 40	57	40 - 71
Cold Spring town	7	22	14 - 34	51	36 - 66
Conewango town	11	12	7 - 19	34	24 - 45
Dayton town	5	17	10 - 27	43	30 - 57
East Otto town	7	28	18 - 41	60	47 - 71
Ellicottville town	21	23	16 - 32	54	45 - 62
Farmersville town	5	25	16 - 38	53	40 - 66
Franklinville town	40	32	26 - 39	62	56 - 68
Freedom town	11	34	25 - 44	66	56 - 75
Great Valley town	29	25	19 - 31	53	45 - 61
Hinsdale town	46	37	30 - 45	67	60 - 73
Humphrey town	8	35	23 - 47	66	54 - 77
Ischua town	15	28	17 - 43	64	52 - 78
Leon town	15	27	19 - 36	58	47 - 66
Little Valley town	44	42	36 - 50	78	72 - 84
Lyndon town	5	33	21 - 48	66	51 - 78
Machias town	39	34	29 - 41	63	57 - 69
Mansfield town	5	38	25 - 51	70	57 - 80
Napoli town	9	14	8 - 22	34	23 - 46
New Albion town	35	61	52 - 69	86	81 - 91
Oil Springs Reservation	0	36	19 - 55	70	49 - 85
Olean city	368	10	8 - 12	36	33 - 39
Olean town	45	14	10 - 19	37	31 - 45
Otto town	10	24	14 - 36	58	45 - 70
Perrysburg town	27	27	18 - 38	60	48 - 70
Persia town	25	11	7 - 17	41	33 - 49
Portville town	59	17	13 - 21	43	37 - 49
Randolph town	14	25	18 - 33	56	47 - 65
Red House town	9	4	1 - 11	19	7 - 36
Salamanca city	66	16	12 - 19	43	37 - 49
Salamanca town	10	17	9 - 30	44	28 - 62
South Valley town	2	12	4 - 27	37	18 - 60
Yorkshire town	33	36	30 - 42	65	59 - 72
Cattaraugus county	1224	24		52

Click to draw/clear Cattaraugus County borders

Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Cattaraugus County: Gowanda Waterworks (A), Eagle Rod and Gun Club (B), Beaver Siding (C), Bova Ski Tow (D), Birch Run Country Club (E), Kendall Corners (F), Childs Blueberry Farm (G), Fox Valley Greenhouse (H), Great Valley Berry Patch (I), Hillside Acres (J), Marivale Farms (K), Pine Top Plantation (L), Sinn Valley Gardens (M), Wild Acres Farm (N), Scouthaven Camp (O), Judd Corners (P), Thomas Corners (Q), Yardman Farm (R), Triple R Campground (S), Pope Haven Campground (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Cattaraugus County include: Sacred Heart Church (A), Saint Johns Church (B), Saint Pacificus Church (C), Salem Church (D), Seneca Church (E), Full Gospel Mission (F), First Free Methodist Church (G), Allegany Baptist Church (H), Alliance Community Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Broadway Cemetery (1), Root Cemetery (2), Saint Johns Cemetery (3), Sample Hill Cemetery (4), Bowen Cemetery (5), Schwartz Cemetery (6), Franktown Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Linlyco Lake (A), Lucky Lakes (B), Millers Pond (C), Moores Pond (D), Pickup Lake (E), Red House Lake (F), Skim Lake (G), Stillson Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Gull Brook (A), Gulf Creek (B), Tunungwant Creek (C), Great Valley Creek (D), Buttermilk Creek (E), Gooseneck Creek (F), Goodell Creek (G), Hidden Creek (H), Slab City Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Cattaraugus County include: Rock City Park (1), Allegany State Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Neighboring counties: Allegany County , Chautauqua County , Erie County , McKean County, Pennsylvania , Wyoming County , Warren County, Pennsylvania .

Current college students: 4,328
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 81.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,183 (57% naturalized citizens)

Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 71.2%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 25,997
• One, attached: 698
• Two: 2,990
• 3 or 4: 1,702
• 5 to 9: 970
• 10 to 19: 458
• 20 or more: 589
• Mobile homes: 5,939
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 496

Housing units in Cattaraugus County with a mortgage: 8,849 (444 second mortgage, 1,198 home equity loan, 37 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6,805

Religion statistics:

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 41.56%

Here		41.6%
USA		50.2%

Total adherents: 34,890
Total congregations: 139

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

Name	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	Lutheran Church	Presbyterian Church (USA)	American Baptist Churches in the USA
Adherents	18,187 (52.1%)	4,840 (13.9%)	1,828 (5.2%)	1,372 (3.9%)	1,198 (3.4%)
Congregations	23 (16.5%)	27 (19.4%)	7 (5.0%)	8 (5.8%)	3 (2.2%)

Name	General Association of Regular Baptist Churches	Free Methodist Church of North America	The Wesleyan Church	Episcopal Church	Other
Adherents	1,173 (3.4%)	1,090 (3.1%)	1,017 (2.9%)	770 (2.2%)	3,415 (9.8%)
Congregations	11 (7.9%)	9 (6.5%)	5 (3.6%)	6 (4.3%)	40 (28.8%)

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Religions in Cattaraugus County - Olean, Allegany, Salamanca, Yorkshire, Portville

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Cattaraugus County:

Average size of farms: 175 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $50,434
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $203.43
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 16.58%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 73.15%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $50,928
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 38.15%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.40%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $92,376
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 91.70%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 17.47
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 47.36%
Corn for grain: 5566 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 338 harvested acres
Vegetables: 462 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 691 acres

Tornado activity:

Cattaraugus County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above New York state average. It is 1.3 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 9 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 8/6/1968, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 4 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Cattaraugus County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below New York state average. It is 95% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

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 54.5 miles away from the county center
On 2/3/2001 at 20:15:15, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG) earthquake occurred 64.2 miles away from the county center
On 5/25/1995 at 14:22:32, a magnitude 3.0 (2.6 LG, 3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 53.8 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Most recent natural disasters:

• New York Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: August 8, 2009 to August 10, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1857): September 1, 2009, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1857, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• New York Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 1, 2005, Emergency Declared (EM-3262): September 30, 2005, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3262, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• New York Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: August 13, 2004 to September 16, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1564): October 1, 2004, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1564, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• New York Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: May 13, 2004 to June 17, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1534): August 3, 2004, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1534, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• New York Power Outage, Incident Period: August 14, 2003 to August 16, 2003, Emergency Declared (EM-3186): August 23, 2003, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3186, Natural disaster type: Power Outage
• New York Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding, Incident Period: July 21, 2003 to August 13, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1486): August 29, 2003, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1486, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• New York Snowstorm, Incident Period: December 24, 2001 to December 29, 2001, Emergency Declared (EM-3170): December 31, 2001, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3170, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm
• New York Snow Storm, Incident Period: November 19, 2000 to November 21, 2000, Emergency Declared (EM-3157): December 4, 2000, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3157, Natural disaster type: Storm, Snow
• New York Virus Threat, Incident Period: May 22, 2000 to November 1, 2000, Emergency Declared (EM-3155): October 11, 2000, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3155, Natural disaster type: Other
• New York Severe Storms, Incident Period: May 3, 2000 to August 12, 2000, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1335): July 21, 2000, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1335, Natural disaster type: Storm
• 9 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Cattaraugus County (19) is greater than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 11
Emergencies Declared: 8

Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 9, Floods: 8, Snowstorms: 3, Snow: 1, Storm: 1, Tornado: 1, Blizzard: 1, Hurricane: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Power Outage: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).





Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $40,455.

4.58% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,497 average adjusted gross income)

0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,494 average AGI)

Cattaraugus County:	0.06%
New York average:	0.24%

2.95% relocated from other counties in New York ($17,855 average AGI)
1.57% relocated from other states ($16,147 average AGI)

Cattaraugus County:	1.57%
New York average:	1.94%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

5.81% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,199 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.23% relocated to other counties in New York ($16,001 average AGI)
2.58% relocated to other states ($17,198 average AGI)

Cattaraugus County:	2.58%
New York average:	2.96%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.0

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.9

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 14,788 (12,342 aged, 2,446 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 2.4
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 10757.52
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 247.660
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 37525.1

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1123.610
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1044.820
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 9.7

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 32.91
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 77.57

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 6.06

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 110.8. This is more than state average.

Household type by relationship:

Households: 77,638

• In family households: 63,194 (14,497 male householders, 6,063 female householders)

  15,121 spouses, 22,196 children (20,449 natural, 554 adopted, 1,193 stepchildren), 1,437 grandchildren, 409 brothers or sisters, 422 parents, 457 other relatives, 2,301 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 14,444 (5,918 male householders (4,570 living alone)), 5,785 female householders (4,937 living alone)), 2,741 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 2,679 (724 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 9,673 2-persons, 4,614 3-persons, 3,545 4-persons, 1,644 5-persons, 631 6-persons, 453 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 9,507 1-person, 1,874 2-persons, 188 3-persons, 78 4-persons, 39 5-persons, 11 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons.

94.9% of residents of Cattaraugus County speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
2.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (51% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (52% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (79% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $607,776,000 ($7307 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $10,365,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $215,567,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $145,568,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $3,538,000
Federal grants: $187,721,000
Federal procurement contracts: $27,448,000 ($4,135,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $27,936,000 ($1,020,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $150,543,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $17,408,000
Federal Government insurance: $82,665,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Births: 5,186

Deaths: 4,401

Net international migration: +95

Net internal migration: -2,209

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 8.59 millions of gallons per day (87% from ground, 13% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Median number of rooms in apartments:

64% of Cattaraugus County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 68% lived in New York.

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

• This state: 69540
• Northeast: 6809
• Midwest: 2047
• South: 2741
• West: 1185

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $40,200

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 5%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5%

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 811

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 210

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2,122

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 2,535
• Number of aged recipients: 184
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 2,351
• Number of recipients under 18: 302
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,811
• Number of recipients older than 64: 422
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 1,035
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 1,238

Most common first names in Cattaraugus County, NY among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	769	74.6 years
Mary	666	79.7 years
William	564	74.0 years
Robert	483	70.8 years
Charles	425	75.3 years
Helen	393	78.6 years
Joseph	369	76.1 years
James	363	70.9 years
George	319	76.1 years
Edward	301	75.4 years

Most common last names in Cattaraugus County, NY among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Smith	268	76.5 years
Brown	177	78.0 years
Johnson	161	76.3 years
Miller	156	75.8 years
Williams	101	76.8 years
Anderson	90	80.4 years
Jones	86	77.3 years
Clark	80	74.3 years
Phillips	72	77.0 years
Baker	66	71.8 years

Businesses in Cattaraugus County, NY
Name	Count		Name	Count
AT&T	2		McDonald's	3
Applebee's	1		New Balance	1
Ashley Furniture	1		Nike	2
AutoZone	2		Old Navy	1
Bath & Body Works	1		Payless	1
Best Western	1		Penske	1
Burger King	5		Pizza Hut	2
CVS	1		RadioShack	3
Carson Pirie Scott	1		Raymour & Flanigan	1
Cold Stone Creamery	1		Rite Aid	4
Decora Cabinetry	2		Rue21	1
Dunkin Donuts	3		SAS Shoes	1
FedEx	7		Sears	1
GNC	3		Staples	1
GameStop	2		Subway	10
H&R Block	4		T-Mobile	2
Holiday Inn	1		Taco Bell	1
Home Depot	1		Tim Hortons	7
JCPenney	1		True Value	1
Jones New York	1		U-Haul	4
KFC	1		UPS	9
Kmart	1		Verizon Wireless	3
La-Z-Boy	2		Walgreens	1
Lane Bryant	1		Walmart	1
Lane Furniture	3		Wendy's	1
Little Caesars Pizza	1		Wingate	1
MasterBrand Cabinets	7		YMCA	1
Maurices	1

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Cattaraugus County on our top lists:

• #27 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for 3rd party candidates in the 2004 Presidential Election, pop. 50,000+"
• #33 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving out compared to moving in (pop. 50,000+)"
• #67 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest surface withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
• #78 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for 3rd party candidates in the 2004 Presidential Election"
• #100 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2005 and 2006 (pop. 50,000+)"

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