Cayuga County, New York (NY)

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% of renters here:	28%
State:	47%

Cayuga County:	12.9%
New York:	13.8%

This county:	11.1%
Whole state:	14.6%

This county:	4.4%
Whole state:	7.4%

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Races in Cayuga County, New York:

Median resident age:	37.3 years
New York median age:	35.9 years

Males: 41,430	(50.5%)
Females: 40,533	(49.5%)

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Cayuga County:	2.5 people
New York:	2.6 people

This county	$42,746
New York:	$49,480

Cayuga County	$132,081
New York:	$258,900

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 14
• Burglaries: 90
• Thefts: 240
• Auto thefts: 8

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 22
• Burglaries: 89
• Thefts: 189
• Auto thefts: 10

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Cayuga County is $472 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $566 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $753 a month.

Cities in this county include: Auburn, Brutus, New Hempstead, Moravia, Owasco, Sterling, Sennett, Aurelius, Cato, Fleming.

Neighboring counties: Cortland County , Onondaga County , Oswego County , Seneca County , Tompkins County , Wayne County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Cayuga County: Half Acre Station (A), Montezuma Station (B), Prospect Corners (C), Forks of the Creek (D), Kings Corners (E), High Bridge (F), Satterly Corners (G), Bolts Corners (H), Sayles Corners (I), Highland Park Golf Club (J), Barbers Corners (K), Bruton Corners (L), Polk Corners (M), Mentz Corners (N), Lockview Marina (O), Camp Columbus (P), Grays Corners (Q), Holley Corners (R), Murphy Corners (S), Number One (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Cayuga County include: Brick Church (A), Springbrook Chapel (B), Faith Chapel (C), Summer Hill Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Parsell Cemetery (1), Indian Mound Cemetery (2), Union Cemetery (3), Cranebrook Cemetery (4), Howland Cemetery (5), Old Westbury Cemetery (6), Old Quaker Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Duck Lake (A), Stark Pond (B), Como, Lake (C), Slayton Pond (D), Mud Pond (E), Pond, The (F), Juniper Pond (G), Otter Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bear Swamp Creek (A), Big Salmon Creek (B), Putnam Brook (C), Hemlock Creek (D), Mill Brook (E), Little Sodus Creek (F), Little Salmon Creek (G), Little Creek (H), Muskrat Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Cayuga County include: Fair Haven Beach State Park (1), Fillmore Glen State Park (2), Howland Island Game Refuge (3), Long Point State Park (4), River Forest Park (5). Display/hide their locations on the map Beach: Glenwood Beach (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	4.0%
New York:	4.4%

Current college students: 3,240
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 79.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,856 (56% naturalized citizens)

Cayuga County:	2.3%
Whole state:	20.4%

Mean travel time to work: 22.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 63.4%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 22,627
• One, attached: 385
• Two: 3,557
• 3 or 4: 1,880
• 5 to 9: 906
• 10 to 19: 764
• 20 or more: 891
• Mobile homes: 4,332
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 135

Housing units in Cayuga County with a mortgage: 9,372 (793 second mortgage, 1,329 home equity loan, 31 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5,557

Cayuga County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near New York state average. It is 2.2 times below overall U.S. average.
On 5/2/1983, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed one person and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 29,490 (80%) Carpooled: 4,006 (11%) Bus or trolley bus: 253 (1%) Subway or elevated: 2 (0%) Taxi: 107 (0%) Motorcycle: 22 (0%) Bicycle: 44 (0%) Walked: 1,378 (4%) Other means: 214 (1%) Worked at home: 1,268 (3%)

4.39% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,387 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.39%
New York average:	5.41%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.16% relocated from other counties in New York ($24,212 average AGI)
1.23% relocated from other states ($10,175 average AGI)

Cayuga County:	1.23%
New York average:	1.94%

from Onondaga County, NY	1.11% ($40,229 average AGI)
from Tompkins County, NY	0.39% ($29,685)
from Oswego County, NY	0.29% ($28,904)
from Wayne County, NY	0.25% ($24,945)
from Cortland County, NY	0.22% ($23,719)
from Seneca County, NY	0.16% ($30,652)
from Ontario County, NY	0.10% ($26,000)

5.09% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,673 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.09%
New York average:	6.26%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.39% relocated to other counties in New York ($20,138 average AGI)
1.70% relocated to other states ($11,535 average AGI)

Cayuga County:	1.70%
New York average:	2.96%

to Onondaga County, NY	1.28% ($34,652 average AGI)
to Oswego County, NY	0.36% ($21,115)
to Tompkins County, NY	0.26% ($29,427)
to Cortland County, NY	0.24% ($26,333)
to Wayne County, NY	0.19% ($23,574)
to Seneca County, NY	0.16% ($31,587)
to Monroe County, NY	0.15% ($28,791)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.7

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.6

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 13,006 (11,057 aged, 1,949 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 65,462 (16,052 male householders, 4,920 female householders)

  16,343 spouses, 24,128 children (22,189 natural, 620 adopted, 1,319 stepchildren), 833 grandchildren, 344 brothers or sisters, 455 parents, 599 other relatives, 1,788 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 11,702 (4,326 male householders (3,304 living alone)), 5,291 female householders (4,686 living alone)), 2,085 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 4,799 (3,966 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 8,743 2-persons, 4,952 3-persons, 4,415 4-persons, 1,922 5-persons, 656 6-persons, 284 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 7,990 1-person, 1,347 2-persons, 181 3-persons, 68 4-persons, 25 5-persons, 3 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons.

94.5% of residents of Cayuga County speak English at home.
2.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
3.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (81% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (91% speak English very well, 9% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $433,267,000 ($5289 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $18,426,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $187,855,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $93,567,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $3,978,000
Federal grants: $121,965,000
Federal procurement contracts: $14,375,000 ($10,137,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $11,528,000 ($983,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $7,374,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $29,740,000
Federal Government insurance: $38,791,000

Here:	55 per 1000 residents
State:	70 per 1000 residents

Here:	49 per 1000 residents
State:	42 per 1000 residents

Here:	+2 per 1000 residents
State:	+35 per 1000 residents

Here:	-14 per 1000 residents
State:	-52 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 9.71 millions of gallons per day (13% from ground, 87% from surface)

Here:	6.5
State:	6.3

Here:	4.6
State:	3.6

65% of Cayuga County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 74% lived in New York.

Cayuga County:	64.8%
State average:	64.4%

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

• This state: 70728
• Northeast: 3545
• Midwest: 1448
• South: 2497
• West: 1140

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $65,900

Here:	8.5%
New York:	14.0%

Here:	3.4%
New York:	13.2%

Here:	23.2%
New York:	38.2%