Fulton County, New York (NY)

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% of renters here:	28%
State:	47%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (23.4%), Manufacturing (21.1%), Retail trade (11.2%).

Type of workers:

Fulton County, New York business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Fulton County, New York:

Median resident age:	38.6 years
New York median age:	35.9 years

Males: 27,130	(49.3%)
Females: 27,943	(50.7%)

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Fulton County:	2.4 people
New York:	2.6 people

This county:	$41,514
New York:	$53,514

This county:	$477
State:	$802

Fulton County:	$118,871
New York:	$311,000

Detached houses: $150,992

Here:	$150,992
State:	$352,556

Townhouses or other attached units: $168,674

Here:	$168,674
State:	$476,263

In 2-unit structures: $115,468

Here:	$115,468
State:	$482,362

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $140,783

Here:	$140,783
State:	$552,553

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $162,967

Here:	$162,967
State:	$503,284

Mobile homes: $39,128

Here:	$39,128
State:	$40,766

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $12,000

Here:	$12,000
State:	$137,621

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 16
• Burglaries: 107
• Thefts: 291
• Auto thefts: 24

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 17
• Burglaries: 63
• Thefts: 295
• Auto thefts: 19

This county:	12.5%
Whole state:	14.6%

This county:	5.5%
Whole state:	7.4%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Fulton County is $457 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $578 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $692 a month.

Cities in this county include: Gloversville, Johnstown, Mayfield, Broadalbin, Perth, Northampton, Oppenheim, Ephratah, Caroga, Northville.

Neighboring counties: Hamilton County , Herkimer County , Montgomery County , Saratoga County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Fulton County: Bowlers Corners (A), Northampton Beach Campsite (B), Fical Corners (C), Mohawk Pathway Camp (D), Pinnacle (E), Fairchilds Corners (F), Phipps Corners (G), Osbourne Bridge (H), Beatty Corners (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Fulton County include: Northamption Church (A), Saint Basils Church (B), Bible Truth Hall (C), Saint Barbaras Chapel (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Union Mills Cemetery (1), Rural Cemetery (2), Saint Johns Cemetery (3), Kecks Center Cemetery (4), Rhodes Cemetery (5), Dillaborough Cemetery (6), Hageman Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: County Line Lake (A), Stony Brook Lake (B), Stoner Lakes (C), Stewart Lake (D), Vandenburgh Pond (E), East Caroga Lake (F), Conglin Lakes (G), Spectacle Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Anthony Creek (A), Ayers Creek (B), Beaver Creek (C), Brandy Brook (D), Mead Creek (E), Lynus Vly Outlet (F), Long Lake Outlet (G), Healy Kill (H), Klock Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Fulton County: Adirondack State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	9.3%
New York:	8.0%

Current college students: 1,822
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 77.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,070 (69% naturalized citizens)

Fulton County:	1.9%
Whole state:	20.4%

Mean travel time to work: 22.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 65.4%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 17,454
• One, attached: 193
• Two: 4,255
• 3 or 4: 1,356
• 5 to 9: 491
• 10 to 19: 347
• 20 or more: 408
• Mobile homes: 3,161
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 122

Housing units in Fulton County with a mortgage: 5,985 (342 second mortgage, 800 home equity loan, 30 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,916

Here:	54.9% with mortgage
State:	67.9% with mortgage

Fulton County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near New York state average. It is 2.0 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one injury recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 8/23/1986, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured one person and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Fulton County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above New York state average. It is 87% 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 60.5 miles away from Fulton County center
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 34.9 miles away from the county 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 60.4 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, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 35.1 miles away from Fulton County center
On 7/31/1997 at 07:15:29, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 63.1 miles away from the county center
On 8/30/2007 at 03:47:45, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 ML, Depth: 1.2 mi) earthquake occurred 86.0 miles away from Fulton County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 18,915 (80%) Carpooled: 2,991 (13%) Bus or trolley bus: 231 (1%) Streetcar or trolley car: 2 (0%) Subway or elevated: 4 (0%) Taxi: 86 (0%) Motorcycle: 4 (0%) Bicycle: 26 (0%) Walked: 737 (3%) Other means: 105 (0%) Worked at home: 662 (3%)

4.67% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,472 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.67%
New York average:	5.41%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.57% relocated from other counties in New York ($24,380 average AGI)
1.11% relocated from other states ($7,092 average AGI)

Fulton County:	1.11%
New York average:	1.94%

from Montgomery County, NY	1.44% ($28,757 average AGI)
from Saratoga County, NY	0.50% ($34,619)
from Schenectady County, NY	0.33% ($40,377)
from Albany County, NY	0.27% ($26,614)
from Herkimer County, NY	0.18% ($22,297)
from Rensselaer County, NY	0.07% ($33,400)
from Hamilton County, NY	0.06% ($24,308)

5.04% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,183 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.04%
New York average:	6.26%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.21% relocated to other counties in New York ($20,391 average AGI)
1.82% relocated to other states ($11,792 average AGI)

Fulton County:	1.82%
New York average:	2.96%

to Montgomery County, NY	1.22% ($29,100 average AGI)
to Saratoga County, NY	0.44% ($34,129)
to Albany County, NY	0.32% ($38,582)
to Herkimer County, NY	0.25% ($21,396)
to Schenectady County, NY	0.23% ($51,061)
to Hamilton County, NY	0.08% ($24,588)
to Warren County, NY	0.06% ($47,538)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 3.7

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 9,273 (7,580 aged, 1,693 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 44,444 (11,079 male householders, 3,576 female householders)

  11,229 spouses, 15,601 children (14,225 natural, 451 adopted, 925 stepchildren), 586 grandchildren, 257 brothers or sisters, 283 parents, 467 other relatives, 1,366 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 8,699 (2,996 male householders (2,349 living alone)), 4,228 female householders (3,684 living alone)), 1,475 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,930 (1,512 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 6,572 2-persons, 3,518 3-persons, 2,838 4-persons, 1,151 5-persons, 407 6-persons, 169 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 6,033 1-person, 1,029 2-persons, 96 3-persons, 38 4-persons, 28 5-persons.

95.4% of residents of Fulton County speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
2.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (35% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 31% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (67% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 9% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $283,411,000 ($5110 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $8,897,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $134,422,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $61,476,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,135,000
Federal grants: $72,082,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,591,000 ($170,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $11,706,000 ($5,014,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $465,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $14,238,000
Federal Government insurance: $9,376,000

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

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

Here:	+3 per 1000 residents
State:	+35 per 1000 residents

Here:	+9 per 1000 residents
State:	-52 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.91 millions of gallons per day (10% from ground, 90% from surface)

Here:	6.1
State:	6.3

Here:	4.7
State:	3.6

63% of Fulton County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 74% lived in New York.

Fulton County:	63.1%
State average:	64.4%

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

• This state: 48147
• Northeast: 2593
• Midwest: 725
• South: 1550
• West: 707

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $46,600

Here:	2.8%
New York:	14.0%

Here:	3.6%
New York:	13.2%

Here:	12.7%
New York:	38.2%

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